Google
recently met with Sony to discuss how users could use their PSPs to access municipal Wi-Fi networks, which Google hopes
to bring to the San Francisco area and beyond. The San Francisco network would be free to the city and its users, to an
extent—Google will likely offer a premium service, featuring higher speeds for paying customers. In addition,
with the proper network access installed on the PSP, Google could deliver location-specific ads to gamers. That is,
Google can track which access point the PSP is connecting through and send out an ad for a business around the
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Although the touch screen and the more solid WiFi connection the DS gets would seem to beg for this sort of thing. However, the DS's low memory and screen format hinder the possibility of a browser (not that the home-brewers aren't trying).
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Remember that Live is more than software and services, Microsoft worked with ISPs and network hardware folks to make it work as seamless as possible. There is only one other company on the planet that can pull it off -- Google.
Enemy of my enemy is my friend.
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Most likely the customer demographic that owns PSP's have a much higher purchasing power than those that own DS's and are therfore the "premium" customers to target with an advertising service such as this.
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Cheers,
Darius
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