Sony announced a new accessory for PSP, Sony PSP Talkman (PSP-240). The Talkman is a microphone connected to the USB interface of the Sony PSP.

Sony PSP Talkman bundled with speech recognition software. Basically, it’s a language interpreter and a language trainer. The software, features a funky blue talking bird, supports four different language: Japanese, Chinese, English and Korean

Sony PSP Talkman measures 50 x 10 x 10mm and weighs only 6g. It will be available in Japan on 17 November 2005 for 5,800 Yen (around $52) or $69.00 (international). You can pre-order it through Play-Asia, the Japanese Game Exporter.

[ Press Release (Japanese) ] [ Via Start.Com.My ]