IRC On The PSP

An anonymous reader writes "Volksport has created a new script that allows PSP owners to access IRC from the PSP. The script requires the use of the Wipeout Pure Web browser hack in order to get the PSP online. Once that is done, all you have to do is access this Web page (as the script is server side), and you will be able to chat on the official PSPIRC project IRC channel. Users are currently limited to the PSPIRC chatroom. The script also features virtual PSP keyboard support."

Comments

I would find this useful...

[FireballX301]

If it weren't so godawful to type on the PSP.

At least let it be a standard keyboard interface where you move a cursor, instead of that horrible dialpad.

Re:I would find this useful...

[DannyiMac]

I totally agree! I hate the PSP's keypad and I believe it would be a good idea if Sony allowed one to choose between a keyboard or the keypad. (An option in the System settings would be nice).

I guess they thought it would appeal more toward people who text message all the time. Though, it's not the same as using a phone since you have to navigate the cursor to the button with the letter or number you want. It's way more tedious and annoying than text messaging.

Ultimately, it's a shame the PSP doesn't have a touch screen... The NDS beats the PSP for data input any day. (Man, if it did have a touch screen, Nintendo would be fuct!)

Though, I have heard that there are keyboards in development. Oh boy, there will be some more crap to buy for the already expensive PSP.

Wow

[Sv-Manowar]

All these developments for the PSP within the first month of it being released will definetley increase the market share for the PSP in the battle in sales against the DS

When you think about how much has been done in the first month, It's exciting to think about what people will develop for it given some time. Kudos to the developers of this.

Re:Why buy the PSP?

[kryogen1x]

It doesn't weigh as much.

I'm no Sony fanboy (in fact, I'm more of a nintendo fanboy), but that argument was ridiculous.

However, you can try this.

Bullshit

[Anonymous Coward]

This is "IRC on the web server". It's HTML on the PSP.

Now that IRC on the PSP is SOP

[Anonymous Coward]

Hopefully after we RTFA we'll all learn the acronyms and stop with all the WTFs. I did. YMMV.

Slashdot -- the english web page where english is a second language.

Why?

[JackAxe]

When I look at the PSP, I see is a great portable PS2 with a nice screen. But if I look at it for web browsing, IRC or whatever, all I see is a "glorified cellphone." I own a Clié, Axim and soon a Treo650 to replace those two items. Anyways, unlike a PSP my PDAs have "touch-screens," even a built-in keyboard and are better suited for this type of thing then a PSP. And with the Treo, I won't be limited to a wi-fi connection to get my e-mail or chat. I'll be able to do it prety much anywheres. (Yes, I'll be paying for that.).

But why would you want to use your PSP for this type of thing? It's not exactly small (It's Larger then my Clié which has a higher-rez touch-screen, longer battery life and keyboard.). The keyboard attatchments that I've seen for the PSP can not be used while holding the device and if you're going to carry that around, you might as well carry around a PDA. The PSPs only real input for portability is the control pad or analstick and that's even worse then a cell phone which is a tedious way of doing so. At least the phone has 12 main buttons that each contain a segment of the alphabet.

All I can think of is that this is more of a novelty then a useful function.

Re:Why?

[Rii]

The point is not to make the PSP an end-all ubergadget that replaces everything else. It's more like "Wow, look what else we can make it do after its (arguably) a good gaming device!"

Don't worry, your very expensive gadgets will always be superior to mods and hacks to a handheld game device. But don't rain on the parade of us that like the ability to stretch our PSPs to their best potential. I mean, wouldn't you be happy if you found out your new toy had an unexpected extra function, beyond what you paid for?

Re:PSP sucks

[IANAAC]

Number of original game experiences on PSP... 0 Whoops, better stick to my laptop for the airplane and my mp3 player for walking around.

Yes, because they're not original titles, everything sucks.

Good grief. So you don't like the PSP. We get it. Seems there are plenty of people out there who do, though.

Re:Infect PSP with Viri

[The-Perl-CD-Bookshel]

Highly unlikely--as the web page is just a proxy for the IRC client. The PSP only sees the HTML that the web site spits out. It would be really hard to transmit the virus through the mark-up, unless the web page itself was corrupt.