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Sony's PSP / PS3 and their Global Mapping System

posted by Satri on Friday October 06, @07:33AM        Permalink  Trackback URI  Slashdotthis  Diggthis  Del.icio.us
from the another-way-to-play-with-your-PS3 dept.

Very Spatial have a nice summary of Sony's Global Mapping System and the upcoming PS3 game console. They also link to a NaviGadget entry with PSP GPS screenshots. From VS's entry: "And, by integrating its mapping functionality with its very popular gaming and other entertainment features (imagine playing DDR using real-world data, for example), Sony’s networked platforms will allow even more users to seamlessly integrate geospatial information into their dail experiences in ways that we probably can’t imagine."

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  by Satri (3) on Monday October 30, @09:29AM (#1058)
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  Ogle Earth shows it to us [ogleearth.com].