The PSPodium

[boatofcar]

Mad props to Kotaku (http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/psp/hack/index.php#use-your-psp-to-distract-drivers-102157) for this write up.

Use your PSP to Distract Drivers


Filed under PSP: Hack


Holy crap, this is an accident waiting to happen. The PSPodium is a long flexible metal post that you can use to mount your Playstation Portable in your car. The creators are begging to get sued with instructions like this:

In your vehicle the PSPodium allows you to… View UMD or Memory Stick Pro Duo movies!

View a slideshow of your favorite photos while you drive

Listen to MP3’s


It looks like the mounting kit allows you to attach the podium to a cup holder or other flat surface in your car. Now you can watch House of Flying Daggers at 90 miles an hour.

[Jibbajaba]

How does this differ from having a TV screen in your dashboard? I fail to see why the creators of this device are at risk of being sued.

Chris

[Promophile]

Yay for more driver distractions. Now all we need are projection TV Windshields.

[Humanoid]

How does this differ from having a TV screen in your dashboard? I fail to see why the creators of this device are at risk of being sued.

It's illegal to have a TV screen in view of the driver. People in California just choose to ignore that law. :P

[rbudrick]

Big LCD screens to run your luxury sedans in the dash are OK though! Strange world...

-Rob

[Zubiac666]

wow.......watching movies while driving is just wrong.
but for your co-pilot....why not.

I also heard rumours about a car-navigation add-on for the DS(made by a swiss company) which also comes with a clamp and battery charger for your car.Instead of DVDs(where the info is saved on) the road-information is saved on GBA cards whilst the add-on itself wíll use the DS port.
The upperscreen will show you the driving direction(a big arrow) and a compass whilst the lower screen will be used for departure/destination input via stylus and (while driving) displaying of the actual roadmap.