GPS receiver announced for PSP

Sony has officially announced the GPS peripheral for their dying portable console, the PSP. Among the questions to consider would be – will this add-on provide full GPS functionality on your PSP, and can game developers tap into this functionality by creating a game which depends on your location? The GPS receiver for the PSP is slated to be released on December 7, 2006 at the recommended retail price of $50. Do you guys think that the GPS function will revive the PSP’s flagging sales? More specifications are available after the jump.

• Product name: GPS receiver
• Model name: PSP-290
• Reception frequency: 1575.42MHz
• Reception method: Channel 20
• Reception sensitivity: – 153dBm
• Capture: – 140dBm
• Determination renewal time: Approximately 1 second
• Determination precision: 5m (2DRAMS, – 130dBm)
• External size: Approximately 45 x 10 x 7mm (width x height x depth)
• Weight: Approximately 16g