Back in 2005, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences added an award category to recognize original video content for computers, cellphones, and other devices like the video iPod and PSP. Unfortunately, the category is awarded during the Technology & Engineering Emmy Award ceremonies where mostly Hollywood D-Listers attend. Which explains why nobody really takes notice.

Anyway, the Academy recently announced winners of the 58th Annual Emmy Awards for geeks at the CES 2007. The PSP came out as the winner in the category "Outstanding Innovation and Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Best Use of Personal Media Display and Presentation Technology."

Specifically, it was the PSP' s Cross Media Bar(XMB) that got the honors. Sony (in a tie with Nintendo) also won another one of them golden statuettes that look like car hood ornament for "Peripheral Development and Technological Impact of Video Game Controllers".

Via: http://totallypsp.com

I had never heard of these awards before but it's nice to see some good press on the PSP.

Indeed, since its launch the PSP has non stop been criticised. By the media, and its users... hopefully the PS3 wont have the same fate!

Well I think the PSP is awesome and cant wait for some accesories to actually be launched for it.

i like the cross media bar (XMB) it sounds cool to me. congrats to sony psp on getting that award.

hmm first never hard such award but wy not psp deserve 1 it awesome play ps1 on it and u know wy it got the award lol