<s>
Talkman	B-General_Concept
(	O
PSP-240	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
program	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
voice-activated	O
translation	B-Application
software	I-Application
application	O
that	O
operates	O
in	O
four	O
languages	O
Japanese	O
,	O
English	O
,	O
Korean	O
,	O
and	O
Chinese	O
(	O
Mandarin	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Talkman	B-General_Concept
"	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
Walkman	O
line	O
of	O
portable	O
audio	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
and	O
in	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
(	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
)	O
as	O
Talkman	B-General_Concept
Travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
pure	O
translations	O
,	O
Talkman	B-General_Concept
also	O
lets	O
players	O
play	O
games	O
to	O
test	O
their	O
fluency	O
of	O
a	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
microphone	B-Application
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
microphone	B-Application
draws	O
power	O
through	O
two	O
gold-colored	O
contacts	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
one	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
mini-USB	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
uncommon	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
most	O
USB	B-Protocol
products	O
to	O
draw	O
power	O
through	O
USB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
:	O
The	O
Chotto	B-Device
Shot	I-Device
(	O
aka	O
"	O
Go	B-Device
!	I-Device
Cam	I-Device
"	O
)	O
has	O
a	O
built-in	O
microphone	B-Application
that	O
also	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Talkman	B-General_Concept
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Asian	O
version	O
of	O
Talkman	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
version	O
designed	O
for	O
translating	O
European	O
languages	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talkman	B-General_Concept
Euro	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talkman	B-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
UMD-only	O
package	O
,	O
so	O
users	O
who	O
already	O
have	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
mic	O
or	O
camera	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
purchase	O
this	O
standalone	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
PSP	I-Operating_System
Headset	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
confirmed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Talkman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
