It's Apparently Real, Folks: "Undiluted Platinum" PSP Modchip Specs and Pic (will it ever see the light of day, or just the cold flourescent lights of a courtrooms and the reflections from Sony's attorney's spectacles?)
PSP owners, rejoice. Max Console has more details on the world's
first PlayStation Portable modchip, the Undiluted Platinum. The chip
(dubbed "U.P.") is a replacement flash that allows folks to run
homebrew code on the latest PSP systems. Here's the technospeak from
Max Console:
The U.P. contains 32MB NAND flash which is programmable from the PC via
a high speed USB connection, using our user friendly software. You may
boot the PSP from either its onboard flash or the flash contained on
the U.P; the flash which is used is determined by a button press as the
PSP is powered on (U.P. flash is used by default, hold L1 to use the
PSP onboard flash). Since U.P. provides a secondary flash which the PSP
can boot from, it can even be used to restore a PSP which has been
"bricked".
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Other details from PSPUpdates:
Features Announced:
* Ultra reliable and feature rich Actel ProASIC Plus FPGA
* Full Speed USB 1.1 ASIC onboard
* Branded 32MB NAND flash onboard (same flash as used in PSP)
* Stable and reliable flashing software freely available for download
* Installation verification using flashing software
* Ultra compact four layer PCB
* High quality Japanese connectors
* USB cable included
* FPC cable included, reducing installation effort and improving shock resistance
* Copper enamel wire included
* Open platform development system for software developers
* Installation has been optimized to fit entirely inside PSP
* All PSP hardware versions/regions supported
* User updatable flash
* Low power consumption
* Flash select via button press
* Ultra compact PCB has been designed to avoid signal bounce
Bundled Stuff:
* U.P. MAIN MODULE x1
* U.P. USB BOARD x1
* USB CABLE x1
* INSTALLATION AIDS 1 SET
* COPPER ENAMEL WIRE 1 SPOOL
* FPC CABLE x1
Source: Kotaku