PSP Update 2.6: Podcasting (RSS) and WMA Music Support!
Russell Beattie Notebook » PSP Update 2.6: Podcasting (RSS) and WMA Music Support!: Sony does the logical thing: they build in a podcatching client into the PSP. No synching via the computer needed, the audio files go straight to your PSP.
Of course they manage to fuck it up: the audio (no video??) streams, so you have to be connected to a wireless network for streaming.
This won't take off. It's almost there, so close, but misses a crucial part of podcasting: the caching locally and then listening whenever you want.
Sony will conclude people don't want podcasts on their PSP, and the opportunity will be lost. So close. I hope they'll improve it to the point of usefulness though. Even if it means I have to buy a memory stick. Sell cheap memory sticks, add video, and you have a killer app for the PSP.
Too bad they make their money on games, not hardware. Coz if they made money selling PSP's, they would do everything to make it a more useful platform and fix these problems.