Datel announces PSP extras

Peripherals manufacturer Datel has announced a series of new products for owners of Sony's PlayStation Portable console. The issue of greater storage is top of the list for the 4GB hard drive for the PSP Solus Pack, which includes enough space for around eight full-length movies or about 1,000 songs.

The Pack also ships with the MAX Media Manager, which allows users to convert different kinds of video into a PSP-compatible format. Among the formats the Media Manager will convert are AVI, MPG/MPEG, VOB (DVD), WMV, MOV, MPE, 3GP, and MP4. It will be available this week in the UK for £129 and in the US for $149.

Datel is also releasing a MAX Media Dock, which will plug directly into the PSP and enable the connection of Flash cards and micro hard drives to the unit. It will be available this week in three editions; either just the base unit for £29.99 ($39.99), or with 1GB for £54.99 ($79.99) or 2GB for £84.99 ($119.99) with Flash cards supplied.

In addition, Datel is also releasing two standard-format memory cards, which insert into the unit in the same way as Sony's official cards. They will be available in the UK later this month, with a 1GB card costing £39.99 and a 2GB card costing £69.99.

Datel has also addressed another important PSP issue--battery power. The Essential Power Duo Pack for PSP contains two Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries, with up to 10 hours' worth of power each (depending on usage). The pack is available in the UK now for £29.99, and all items are available for purchase through the Codejunkies Web site.