Sony PSPs to be used as in-flight entertainment
Beats a packet of nuts
IFE Services, a UK in-flight entertainment specialist, is to bring modified PSPs to long haul flights.
The PSPs used will have a 11-hour battery life and will be used by six, as yet unnamed, major airlines.
"The peripherals were specifically selected for use by airline passengers enabling the PSP system to be comfortably held or positioned on a seatback tray," says IFE's release.
"The PSP system has a high-resolution, widescreen TFT display and a sleek, lightweight design. To provide an enhanced experience to passengers, the PSP systems will be equipped with an extended battery life offering from 5.5 to 11 hours while playing games."
Long awatied
Speaking about the link-up with Sony, Mark Hogg, CEO of IFE Services, said: "We're delighted to be able to bring the PSP system to the airline industry.
"As a veteran provider of in-flight entertainment, we know that many airline passengers are interested in playing full-scale games with impressive graphics, which the PSP delivers.
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"Our view is that this has been long awaited by the airline industry and the passengers they fly."
A new PSP is set to be announced at E3, but we're expecting that the ones used by airlines will be the a version of what is in on sale at the moment.
Via Joystiq
Marc Chacksfield is the Editor In Chief, Shortlist.com at DC Thomson. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.