Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - Posts

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:19 PM

Need to remove scratches from your PSP faceplate? Check out this guide from PSP411...

Note: My book has a complete PSP maintenance section. Check it out at http://www.hackingpsp.com.

http://www.psp411.com/show/guide/37/0/Removing_scratches_from_PSP_faceplate.html


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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:14 PM

TV Adaper Kit for Sony PlayStation Portable without Modification: Hands-on Review (PSP-News)

TV Adaper Kit for Sony PlayStation Portable without Modification: Hands-on Review
Posted on Tue 13 Dec 2005, 5:44 PM

The great people over at Lik Sang have done a crackin handson of the new NO MOD PSP TV Adapter by Blaze, heres their findings:

We have today received a new TV Adapter Kit from Blaze, which follows up on the so-called PSP2TV Adapter Kit that we have been reviewing in October. There are two major differences between the latter and the new Blaze product: this new model requires no modification of the PSP whatsoever and comes in at half price. Additionally, it offers a NTSC-PAL switch which makes the item universally compatible. Please note that this new Adapter Kit is also different than the 98.90 US$ model from Q-Mark/Gametech that we have been reporting about, and which is also known as PSPonTV, after some american marketing genius renamed it this way. The Blaze TV Adapter Kit for PSP is in stock and ships within 24 hours for the attractive price of US$ 59.90 only.



We have played around a bit with this new toy earlier today and have been overall satisfied with the item, without jumping up and down of excitement neither. Hooking up the device took less than two minutes: pluck the big black adapter on top of the PSP screen and connect both the supplied AV cable as well as the original AC Adapter that you received with your PSP console. Turn it on with the black button on the top, select NTSC or PAL with the switch at the back of the product, and configure the focus with the dialer. It's that simple. The image displayed on the PSP screen is captured by a mirror-and-lens system, similar to what you can find inside a camera. Yes, this means finger prints and dust will be visible on the TV, if you don't properly clean up your display beforehands. Compared to the previous TV Adapter that we had in our hands a couple of months back, the display result you get varies from "as good" (16:9 ratio wide screens) to "better" (on 4:3 ratio) depending on the type of television set you use the devices with.

At the end, the picture quality is alright, the price is affordable (at last), and the installation is a piece of cake... but... one still has to wonder what exactly is the point. Except of course if you're in it for the fun of freaking around with a new gadget, we have to say that for playing PlayStation games or even movies on a TV, you get a better result by using a PlayStation 2 and sticking to just that configuration. As a matter of fact, , even though it's still relatively lightweight, the adapter kind of makes the handheld bulkier and less comfortable. It for sure doesn't quite stand the comparison when playing with the good old Dual Shock 2. Same goes for the display of the image: it works fine and all but it doesn't come close to the crispness of the graphics you can get by using a home entertainement system with an RGB or S-Video cable. In conclusion, it's probably the TV Adapter Kit for PSP that makes the most sense so far but it doesn't transform the PlayStation Portable into a PlayStation 2. Mankind just can't fight fate or change destiny I guess. To go down from my philosophical horse, I would say you can't change the purpose of a system by releasing any kind of converter for it. If the PSP was meant to be played on a television, there would be a signal output going out of a connector on the actual machine, and there would be an official Sony cable allowing you to do just that. Like Sony does for all its digicams. Like Sega did for the Nomad in the nineties. Or like with the PlayStation 2 actually.



Many more screenshots and a movie of the device at Lik Sang
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:14 PM

6000 mAh PSP Battery!!! w00t! (PSP-News)

Maximize your Playtime: New External Battery offering 6000 mAh of power for PSP
Posted on Tue 13 Dec 2005, 12:33 AM

I mentioned the release of a new external battery earlier but now theres an article from Lik Sang

We have today received stock of the most powerful External Battery available on the market. We have two models shipping within 24 hours, one in fancy black for the Sony PSP and another in stylish white for the iPod. Both models are the same in terms of capacity, they boast 6000 mAh, which is a hell lot of playtime. Nothing even remotely comes close to it at the time being

From our tests, you can expect the following when using this new battery with the Sony PSP:

Tests performed using third brightness mode. Depending on overall conditions, experiences may slightly vary.

Running MP3s on the iPod takes of course less power than spinning a UMD in your PlayStation Portable, which makes the External Battery 6000 mAh virtually impossible to empty with the little Mac sensation

Retailing for US$ 49.90 only, these bad boys are still very affordable and are of very great quality. Made by a manufacturer outside of the video games industry and specialized in producing only Lithium batteries, you can expect it to be extra reliable. Bulk discounts are available for resellers.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:13 PM

PSP OSS (Open Source Shell) (PSP-News)

PSP-OSS - An Open Source Shell
Posted on Tue 13 Dec 2005, 8:33 PM

Mondy posted in our Submit News Forum --> http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=15279 some great news about an open source shell for the PSP that they have been developeing for a while, see the screenshots and videos etc via the thread on our forum here --> http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=15279
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:12 PM

Super Mario Portable DEMO v0.2 (PSP-News) - Homebrew Game

Super Mario Portable DEMO v0.2
Posted on Tue 13 Dec 2005, 8:59 PM

312527404 a new forum user i think from China has posted an awesome looking Demo/Game called Super Mario Portable for the PSP in our forum, the screenshots look excellent, lets hope this turns into a killer game, more info in our PSP Emulation and Homebrew forum here --> http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=15292
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:10 PM

NYC 2123: Dayender Issue 4 (PSP-News)

NYC 2123: Dayender Issue 4
Posted on Tue 13 Dec 2005, 9:13 PM

NYC 2123 have released a new version of their Graphic Novel for the PSP, you can get this and the other 3 issues at their site here --> http://nyc2123.com/
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:09 PM

WonderSwan Emulator: eSwan v0.8 (With Source) for PSP (PSPUpdates)

ICON04343900934345Looks like Japanese legend programmer “E” is back in business full swing. He has released a new version of his popular WonderSwan emulator for the PSP, called eSwan. The WonderSwan is a Japanese handheld game console released by Bandai in 1999. eSwan allows you to play WonderSwan games on your PSP.

- The graphics processing seemed slow so I'm in the process of improving it.
- Sound doesn't work anymore.
- Since my implementation is still not so great, the chances are good that I won't be able to get it to run sufficiently fast.
- Please stop with the complaints, etc. But if you have any info pertaining to the WonderSwan, that as always is welcome.

You can get it in PSP Updates' PSP Download section [here].
Thanks a lot fot the translation abszero =)

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:09 PM

GotFrag Hosting Sony Sponsored Fire Team Bravo Tourney - Giving Away PSP's (PSPUpdates)

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The line in the sand has been drawn. The smack talk has been thrown down. This Thursday live at the CPL come witness the GotFrag staff as they put up or shut up for their chance to win a Sony PSP. The tournament is sponsored by Sony PSP and will feature the game Socom FireTeam Bravo. Come watch as Editor in Chief Jason "Anomoly" Bass squares off against Trevor "Midway" Schmidt or perhaps a match up of the mouth versus the head as Scott "SirScoots" Smith takes on Chris "Bootman" Boutte. All matches will be head to head using Sony PSP's wireless network functionality, in single elimination melee. So, every frag counts. If the match ups of your favorite GotFrag staff are not enough reason to swing by, how about the chance to win your very own Sony PSP? GotFrag will be giving away, via raffle, two Sony PSP's to two lucky spectators. So swing by the GotFrag booth this Thursday at 5 PM CST to watch the fun and for your chance to win a Sony PSP.
The competitors:

Jason "Anomoly" Bass
Trevor "Midway" Schmidt
Scott "SirScoots" Smith
Chris "Bootman" Boutte
Jason "Alchemist" Baker
Philip "keemo" Yoe
Brian "Karpov" Johnson
Mark "Jesuit" Cheben

Check out their site [here].
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:28 AM

XBox 360 File System Support for Linux?

I am posting this on my PSP site 'cause I think this is very cool... I don't know how well it works... However, Microsoft is a big believer in developers, so they'll likely just let us all write (legitimate, non-piracy-inspiring, let's hope) software for it anyway.

"13 Dec 2005: Initial Xbox 360 File System Support. There is now initial support for the Xbox 360 hardisk filesystem (XTAF) in [CVS (http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/free60)]. This is a patch for the 2.4.32 Linux kernel."

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:22 AM

If you're looking for the 2.0 Homebrew Loader Guide...

Here it is!

http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=23138

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