Gizmodo: extended battery

PSP 3000 Actually Has Same Battery Life as the Current PSP

Sean Fallon — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Originally, it was believed that the battery life of the PSP 3000 would be worse than the original, but Gamespot has learned from Sony that it will actually be the same (about 4 to 6 hours for games and about 4 to 5 hours for UMD videos). While the new screen does require more power, Sony has compensated by reducing the power draw of other components. The weird thing here is that Sony originally suggested that re-releasing the discontinued PSP extended battery pack was the solution. Is there some confusion here or did they just reverse ground? [Gamespot via Playstation Blog]

Sony Discontinues PSP Extended Battery Pack

Jason Chen — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:30:00 EDT

PSP Fanboy just learned that Sony's discontinuing their 2200mAh PSP battery pack, an official aftermarket addon that would allow you to game for up to 12 hours or so. What's the deal? We're not sure, but someone from Sony said they're looking at other ways to "service the consumer," which might say to us that they're looking at ways to extend battery life without making the back of the PSP bulge out in an unseemly manner. And just when we learned how to hack your PSP for homebrew apps too. [PSP Fanboy]

Samsung Blackjack to Include Extended Battery

Travis Hudson — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:45:42 EST

Samsung got the memo and found out where one of their competitors, the Motorola Q, failed and has compensated for it. Someone ordering a couple Samsung Blackjacks was pleasantly surprised when the retail packages included the extended battery. The weak battery life and need of the extended battery is what really hinders the Q.

I am not a Blackjack user, but I happily salute and applaud companies that include the extended batteries with their products. Lets just hope more companies catch on. –Travis Hudson

Blackjack Now Shipping with Extended battery? [CG]