Ok so I know that I've harped on about the joys of iPods and podcasting when used for training. I haven't really touched on the use of other gaming consoles like the nintendo DS and PSP. Well, I haven't really looked into the DS yet, but I have it on good authority that it could be used as a training device, I just need to figure out how you get stuff onto it. The PSP however, I have had considerable success with. (special thanks to Bomski in our office who has been invaluable when I needed help with video creations and conversion) I have managed to load training videos onto it, powerpoint presentations and I have accessed web pages and pocasts from it. It also has a larger screen that the iPod, and small speakers. Plus you can pick them up for a very reasonable £130! You do need to convert any video into the relevant mp4 format (there are different mp4 formats for different devices) but this is not difficult to do. But what has got my mind racing is this:
This little eyeToy camera is coming soon as an add-on for the PSP together with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol - basically allows you to make voice calls over the web - heard of Skype?) Imagine if you can access the web, you can use Skype or an instant messaging service to talk in real time with your tutor and actually see them too! How cool is that?
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