Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - Posts

PSP dev kit on eBay? What the...

We know the homebrew scene just loves to push the PSP to the limit, to show what they and Sony's little machine can do. Still, there's pushing, and there's pushing, especially if the brewer in question has THIS sitting in his bedroom.

The two questions on our minds are (1) is this really for real, and (2) if it is real, where in creation did emceemoney get a PSP development kit to auction on eBay? Not like the guy's a prolific eBayer, even with a 100% feedback rating. We're even not going to make the comment that the current bid as of this posting is US$ 329.00.

If you were to get hold of this devkit, what would you do with it? What games out of your imagination could you conjure up in the darkness of your development lab/bedroom? (Although somehow, a pro-level UMD of Ponies and Kittens just made us... have kittens). Yeah, it's gonna be a somewhat steep learning curve to learn how this thing works, but that's the price of playing the big boys' game. That and whatever the final bid for this kit will be.

(This is, of course, presuming that this is a legit deal to begin with.)

(Update from Auri: I couldn't find the listing on eBay anymore, so maybe it was a hoax or was taken down...)




Source: PSPUpdates & eBay
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Firmware 3.02 Released, Works With DevHook v0.51

Sony has just released the 3.02 System Update for the PSP but no worries since it has been confirmed to work with DevHook. I have posted the updated 3.02 DevHook Installer in my homebrew software library, which you can find using the link below. Be aware that actually upgrading to this version will destroy your changes of running homebrew (at lease for now). The update only contains security fixes so don't expect any new features this time around. If you choose to upgrade then you can use the link to the update below. If you choose to emulate then download both of them (assuming you can run homebrew).

Download 3.02 DevHook Installer
Download 3.02 System Update

Via PSP-Hacks & PSPUpdates
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Internal dual analog PSP mod

What do we have here? A working right analog stick for the PSP? Well, if that isn't a treat. canwehackit shared this vid over at YouTube, but not before doing some tweaking with his PSP for the mod, of course.

Basically, he says that what it does is hijack the button functions. But don't worry, the buttons will still work normally, so you can still play your games the "normal" way. For now, it's still in its developmental stages, but the goal is to have it completely molded into the PSP in about a week or less.

Now, guys, keep in mind that this is not an external analog, so there'll be no need for connecting and disconnecting. Rather, the analog is internally built into your handheld. Also, put a halt first to whatever criticisms you may have, as this is but a prototype. So what you'll be seeing in the vid below is not how the final product will look like. Then again, it's pretty clear to see that it does indeed work.

If you guys become interested, and if demands grow enough, he assures that there will be premade parts ready for installation, so you can veer off from more soldering projects.

Oh, and canwehackit shouts out loads of thanks to cyberprot and all the folks at acidmods for all the help with this little endeavor.

Check out the video here...

Source: PSPUpdates
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SanDisk 4GB Now $64.95 @ Buy.com with Google Checkout

About a week ago I posted something about the SanDisk 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo being on sale at Buy.com. We'll they've dropped the price again. This time to $84.95 with a $20 discount if you use Google Checkout, bringing the total to $64.95 with free shipping. They're in stock as of the time of this post to head over to Buy.com and snag one for yourself.

Check it out here...

Via PSPUpdates
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(Australian) Law lets modders back into consoles

GAMES console makers such as Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft may need to re-engineer anti-piracy technology in consoles made for the Australian market to stop consumers using illegal game titles, according to law firm Minter Ellison.

Amendments to Australia's copyright laws expected to be passed this week will make it legal for consumers to use modified chips (mod-chips) that circumvent anti-piracy technology built into game consoles if they also overcome measures that restrict the use of DVDs and games titles purchased legally in other regions.

Minter Ellison special counsel Carolyn Dalton said technology measures designed to restrict use of copyright material in geographic regions, including coding built into DVD players and games consoles, won't be given special protection under the law.

Games manufacturers will need to have technology in their consoles to deal with region coding and copyright protection that operate independently.

"I think people are just going to have to sit down and think about manufacturing standards," Ms Dalton said.

Read the full text here...

Andrew Colley
December 5, 2006

Source: Australian IT
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Lua PC Remote Viewer

Sanguinus has just informed us via our forums about his latest release which he calls the "LUA screen shot viewer thing," or in more *ehem* techie terms, he calls the Lua PC Remote Viewer.

He said he was originally trying to set up VNC (the thing that allows PSP control via WiFi) but he was unsuccessful at that so he worked on the PC Remote Viewer instead. So anyway, what does this app do? Basically, it takes screenshots and sends them through USBhostfs or Nethostfs (untested yet) to your PSP and updates them about twice a second. For the next version, he's planning to add mouse control as well.

Got it? Good. Sanguinis says that this has only been tested on USBhostfs because he couldn't set up Nethostfs on his PC. Also, the EXE was programmed on VB6 and was tested on Windows Vista RC1 should work on most versions of Windows. This is his first Lua project so he's asking you guys to be kind and not flame him if you find bugs. And as usual, feedback and comments from you guys would be highly appreciated so if you can, please drop him a line at our forums, which you can access via the link below.

Installation instructions:
  • unzip the zip file into the folder which your psp sees when you go into net/usb hostfs. Start usb/net hostfs. Run the exe in the luaplayer/applications/screenshot/ folder this is what sends the pics and acts as a psp visible mouse.
  • Open usb/net hostfs.
  • Run the eboot in the luaplayer folder.
  • It should run if you get an error mentioning JPG then try again it just means the EXE and the PBP are out of sync.
By the way, Sanguinus leaves us with the following note: "by decreasing 10 it goes faster but will reduce stability by increasing it, it will become more stable but the screen will refresh less often."

Download Lua PC Remote Viewer




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