SONY PSP My latest Gadget

Just got my hands on the Sony PSP . I know its a tad late to be writing a review on this one but I can't contain myself. Move over all so called pocket sized  entertainment devices the Sony PSP is truly the handheld to own, this pocket sized (for the skeptics it fits right into my jeans pocket and I wear slimfits) powerhouse answers all your needs for a personal entertainment device especially if you are someone who is always on the move. The gaming experience is fantastic the screen is brilliant and the controls are just where they ought to be especially if you have broken in a PS1/2/3 (I took to it like a fish to water). The speakers while not anything to write home about do the job, but if you are looking for an immersive audio experience use a pair of headphones. Though one has to test the headphones with the PSP before buying them I personally reccommend a pair of in ear headphones as the volume on any other headphone seems fairly low (the system output seems low I did try a pair of ridiculously priced high end headphones they didn't work too well) especially while playing music the gaming volume appears to be loud enough (maybe my mp3's were encoded at a lower bitrate). The PSP also works as a fairly decent movie player (the screen is fantastic and larger than most personal music devices) , it has three brightness levels to cater for the ambient light. Coming to the capabilities of the music player while it may not satisfy an audiophille the player is good enough for us lesser mortals, especially if you pair it with a decent set of in ear headphones to offset the low volume issue. So what else can the PSP do well its a brilliant internet tablet the Wi Fi is great and configuring it to a connection is a breeze (took me under a minute to get onto my hotel's network) the browser is intutive and is surprisingly easy to use despite the absence of a keyboard, the joystick doubles as a mouse and does the job well. I have yet to use the system as a skype phone so can't really comment on that feature. The battery life is great (it managed to last through my initial overexcited onslaught which lasted as long as any gaming urge would) the battery charging is also smart so you need not worry about leaving the PSP plugged in through the night for charging. The egronomics are great the device has a sleep mode which switches it off in a hurry in case you need to and then gets you back where you left at the flick of a button. Tastly there are a plethora of homebrew applications available with it in case you are the adventurous type (read geek). Over all a brilliant device I regret I didn't pick up one earlier, a word of caution though its sure to annoy your better half/ girlfriend as I found out while I was shamelessly gaming during a shopping spree, so maybe people will look at you as the strange guy yelling "Ronaldo scores" and launching into a celebratory jig in the middle of a busy shopping mall only you would be too busy having fun to notice... so go out and pick one up pronto. Cheers!