
Despite their late entry
into the PSP arena, Griffin is no minor league player in the long-standing peripherals ballgame. Serious followers and
fashion victims of Apple’s iPod line have long had Griffin products to embellish their shiny white gizmos, but
now a whole new army of consumers with shiny black, widescreened gizmos can get their share of the action.
Griffin announced three new PSP-geared products: the
iFM
PSP, the
iTrip PSP, and the
SmartShare PSP. The iFM and the iTrip (which both
retail for $50) are radio receivers and transmitters, respectively. The iFM adds radio functionality to the PSP and
adds a remote control function as well, while the iTrip acts like a standard FM transmitter that can beam audio signals
from the PSP to any nearby radio. The SmartShare, despite the market-ey name, is simply a headphone port splitter with
separate volume controls that will sell for $15.
Now that a major manufacturer like Griffin’s on
board, there’s a good chance that other competitors will also see the market penetration that the PSP has and get
on the bandwagon as well. It’s looking more and more like we’re finally entering the PSP’s golden age,
folks; and it’s looking good. About friggin’ time, I say.
[Via
Engadget]