Make calls from PSP

SONY have teamed up with BT to give PSP users free video calls worldwide via their handheld console.
Gadgits was given a sneak preview of Go Messenger this week and was impressed with how easily the service works.
To make the most of it you need a Go!Cam, the attachable video camera and microphone for PSP which costs around £35, and a wireless broadband connection.
Then you are free to video, voice and instant message other gaming buddies from anywhere in the world from your PSP.
Developed in partnership with BT, users can also connect to wireless broadband at over 2,500 BT Openzone hotspots and in and around city centres.
And you can download the software to a PC if you haven’t got a

PSP and stay in touch that way. That’s great for parents or partners who need to get through to a PSP addict.
On the PSP you get a software interface which lists your community and tells you who is online. You then simply call them and talk into the cam for a video call. If your buddy is not online you can leave a video voice message.
The system works a bit like Skype. Not just anyone can start contacting you. You have to accept other users’ requests to join your community before they can call you, which makes it pretty secure.
And if you want to start talking to someone else, you have to send them a request which they must accept before you can have a conversation.
It also makes the whole set-up very easy for parents to keep an eye on —especially as they can see exactly who is calling.
Other gaming consoles have a chat facility but the real beauty of this is the mobility.
It virtually turns your PSP into a free phone, if you already have broadband.
And this system offers a great cost-saving potential for youngsters who might think it better value to buy a PSP than shell out for a pay-as-you-go phone.
They’ve got the world at their fingertips . . . for free.

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