Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - Posts

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:17 PM

Portable Software to Soar?

Video Game Journal's clairvoyant analysts Jason Fraft and Chris Kwak have pulled out their runes, tea leaves, and crystal balls and made some predictions as to what some game publishers can expect to rake in over the next 4 years. According to the future-telling skills of Fraft and Kwak, "portable software revenue could grow over 140%".

Some of this is thanks to the prominence of the PSP and DS on the market, and the fact that these games (especially on the PSP side) are so darned expensive. All is not peachy for the PSP though, "PSP sales could take a hit when PS3 and Nintendo Revolution launch. Sony will need to make PSP an extension of the PS2/PS3; otherwise, the PSP will be another console-like device and Sony risks cannibalizing PSP with the PS3."

The PS3 might want to have some Tums on hand for that meal...

Source: PSPWorld and PSPUpdates
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:16 PM

GUBA Launches Free Video Upload Service

All you iPod and PSP owners now have another way to upload video and share it with others. And it's free! Macworld reports that GUBA is expanding its offerings by starting a free video upload and sharing service that automatically transcodes into different formats, including iPod and Sony PSP.

The new service lets content creators upload short films, video clips and home movies, all hosted on GUBA servers. Those videos are then available to GUBA subscribers and non-subscribers for no cost. At first, the service will be limited to 200MB uploads, but that will grow to 1GB by April, according to the company.

GUBA Upload embeds content with information you provide, including name, tags, categories and date. An individual URL is provided so you can share uploads with friends and family. GUBA restricts uploads to user-generated content; the service will not allow users to index feature-length films, for example.

GUBA users who want to download the content can subscribe via Really Simple Syndication (RSS), and the service handles on-the-fly transcoding to ready the content for playback through iTunes, on an iPod, Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP), or in instant playback on the Web browser using Flash video.

Source: MacWorld via PSPUpdates
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:09 PM

PSP: YEAR ONE - A Report in the Chicago Tribune

Published March 21, 2006
I love my Sony PlayStation Portable, which turns 1 year old on Friday. It boasts more than 100 games ($20 to $40 each) that get better all the time (Must-haves include new releases "Daxter," "Syphon Philter: Dark Mirror" and the still-good "Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories). It has about 350 movies and TV shows ("Chappelle's Show: Season 1" makes bus rides bearable). And it stores music and photos, as well as surfs the Web via your home wireless network (psp.connect.com has details) or Wi- Fi hot spots (JiWire.com will find one near you).

Sony has sold more than 15 million PSPs worldwide, and now you can buy one for $199.99. A lot of great accessories are available such as Datel's 4 gigabyte hard drive/battery pack makes your PSP bulkier but holds so much stuff ($250; datel.co.uk); Pinnacle's Studio Version 10.5 helps you edit your home movies and store them on a PSP Memory Stick ($49.99 with limited-time $20 mail-in rebate; pinnaclesys.com).

The entire article can be found here.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:47 PM

Homebrew Releases for March 21, 2006

Games
Bushisms - Lua app that generates random U.S. President George Dubya Bush quotes.
Jumper - Like PSP Helicopter, but with a weird oompa-loompa vibe.
LUA Chuck Norris Fact Viewer - Pretty self explanatory.
Super Dog 2 Improved - Save even more babies falling from the sky (wow, I did just that today!).

Applications
PSP Radio v0.38.07 - The very popular PSP Internet Radio app! Two versions: For PSPs with Firmware 1.5, and for Firmware 2.00

Utilities
FileAssistant++ - Work with and play any type of file, media file, and more with this handy utility!
TaSkPSP v0.3 - PSP Task and Performance Manager
Lua FileManager v0.10-beta3 - A PSP file manager, updated to beta 3.

Shells and Operating Systems
PSPOSX v0.1 Beta - A cool PSP shell that looks like Apple's OS X.


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Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:36 AM

Allume Systems Releases New Manga Studio for PCs

I know it's not exactly PSP related, but a LOT of PSP owners view Manga on their PSPs, so maybe this will be of interest to you!

From their release:

The eagerly awaited Manga Studio 3.0 Debut is finally here. Allume Systems has partnered with e-frontier to bring you the best selling manga software worldwide, with a special bonus for Allume customers only!

Manga Studio 3.0 Debut allows aspiring artists and hobbyists to create professional looking manga and comic art. Using Manga Studio, you get complete control over comic art, page layout, lines, text, word balloons, screen tones and shades to create your own manga art.

Get started quickly. Manga Studio’s intuitive interface, extensive built-in page templates, and layout tools make it easy to begin your project.

Design with power and flexibility. Choose from 1,800 screen tones, dozens of special effects, and comprehensive pen and brush tools to give your artwork a unique style and achieve that professional look.

Produce results fast. Accomplish complex tasks with a single mouse click and double your productivity by reusing design elements as needed in other scenes.

Whether you're a newcomer to manga or a professional comic artist, whether you create art for work or for pleasure, Manga Studio Debut will help you create top quality black and white manga and comics!

More info can be found at www.allume.com.


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