We recently disucssed about how VOIP is making headways into non-coventional VOIP compatible devices via exploits or workarounds. Today, we are discussing how to make your Sony PSP to work with VOIP.
Sony recently officially declared that Skype is now available for PSP. You just need to upgrade your firmware in order to use this new feature on your PSP later this month. After the update, a Skype icon will be available under the Network menu, allowing users to create a new account or login with their existing one. Of course, you will be able to use all your skype features as is, such as skype in or skype out. You can call your buddies while playing games :-)The downside is Skype will only work on the PSP-2000 (ie: PSP Slim, PSP Lite, PSP Petite).
However if you think skype is too lame to stick with, We found another great alternative to port SIP based VOIP to PSP. Its developed by the NoobZ team. Its called "Furikup", a SIP based softphone for PSP.
You can use it anywhere in the world, subject to signing-up to a suitable local SIP-based voice-over-IP provider and being near a usable wifi access point. In many countries, you can find those for free or nearly-free - e.g. with SIPGate, in the UK, you can call to your PSP from any standard phone (landline or cellphone) for just the standard local call cost, and from PSP to another SIP phone (another PSP or a PC) for free. It runs on both slim and fat PSPs.
It uses open standards, for maximum compatibility with other phone systems.
You can use a Go!Cam (Chotto Shot), Talkman microphone, or SOCOM-style headset for audio input. (And even if you don't have any of those, you can still send audio from a WAV file in a pinch).
If you own a PSP, then you must give it a shot. You can download Furikup from here.
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