Sony patents tiny PSP-controlled spy car

[xtop]

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/10/so...olled-spy-car/

So this is why Gran Turismo hasn't come out for PSP: Sony has a much better idea for "realistic" PSP racing. Siliconera found a patent filed by SCEE for a remote-controlled car that uses the PSP as an interface. The car is equipped with a camera that feeds video back to the PSP. One possible application: "a user may control the car... so as to spy on their friends... then upload the stored video images to a website."

In addition, the patent application states that the car could be used for an "augmented reality" racing game in which the game recognizes real objects as elements in the racing game. Basically, you build your own track from stuff around the house.

The only thing we can't figure out about this patent is why it's not a real product yet. Why is nobody selling us this right now? If Sony really wants the PSP to succeed, here's how to do it. A pink PSP and a Hannah Montana game aren't going to be any significant competition for the DS. But a remote-controlled spy car is, because that is awesome.

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by xtop

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/10/so...olled-spy-car/

that's awesome!!

[jkwest]

f you!

are you serious!? This is the best idea I have heard of in a long while! Imagine a panning camera and the upskirts you could take!!!

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by jkwest

f you!

are you serious!? This is the best idea I have heard of in a long while! Imagine a panning camera and the upskirts you could take!!!

the main reason for it!!

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by dpomp

the main reason for it!!

Yeah and then an outraged girl smashes your $300 electronic car, no thanks.

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by jkwest

f you!

are you serious!? This is the best idea I have heard of in a long while! Imagine a panning camera and the upskirts you could take!!!

I can see nothing 'good' come of this.

[Kirsty_Mc]

Originally Posted by jkwest

f you!

are you serious!? This is the best idea I have heard of in a long while! Imagine a panning camera and the upskirts you could take!!!

Gimp!!!

[Goodintentions]

Originally Posted by jkwest

f you!

are you serious!? This is the best idea I have heard of in a long while! Imagine a panning camera and the upskirts you could take!!!

and this is the exact reason why we likely wont ever see this become a reality .. see the things the world misses out om casue we cant grow up !!?!?!

[pacificvibes]

Sign me up for two


My God people, JK was just joking around, maybe

[funnymanbing]

Originally Posted by Goodintentions

and this is the exact reason why we likely wont ever see this become a reality .. see the things the world misses out om casue we cant grow up !!?!?!

Calm down. It's a joke. And I don't think they would all of a sudden stop production on something just because someone is like, "Wait, people will be using this for upskirts."

[Sussudio]

so this is where everyone migrated over to....

that psp idea rules

[Goodintentions]

Originally Posted by funnymanbing

Calm down. It's a joke. And I don't think they would all of a sudden stop production on something just because someone is like, "Wait, people will be using this for upskirts."

actually i was joking as well ...

[fsavoie]

I don't know if it is related, but I've seen in my engineering magazine that there is a surveillance camera car that is controlled via the web via wifi. So when you go out of the house you can log through internet to control the camera car to check in the house. It would be nice if they do that also with the psp.