October 2007 - Posts

Sony Releases Firmware 3.72

Sony has released Firmware 3.72... Here's the info from their site... but be warned that upgrading to the new firmware will likely prevent you from running homebrew for possibly forever... (ha!):

The PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system software update may include security patches, new or revised settings and features and other items, which will change your current operating system. We encourage you to check this page from time to time for software updates and to always maintain your system to use the latest version of the system software.

An update to the PSP® system software was made available on October 30, 2007. If you update your PSP® system, the system software will be version 3.72.

Notices

  • This update is for customers who own PSP® systems with model numbers PSP-1001 and PSP-2001, sold in North America. DO NOT update your PSP® system through this Web site if you purchased your system outside North America. There is no guarantee of proper operation with models sold outside North America.
  • Do not perform updates using any data other than the official update data provided by Sony Computer Entertainment over a network or on disc media, and do not perform updates by methods other than those described in the product documentation or in this site. If an update is performed using data from another source, by another method, or with a PSP® system that has been altered or modified in any way, the PSP® system may not operate properly and may not be able to install the official update data. Any of these actions may void the PSP® system warranty and affect your ability to obtain warranty services and repair services from Sony Computer Entertainment.
  • For customers using PSP® system software version 2.80 or earlier:
    PSP® systems with system software version 2.80 or earlier do not correctly recognize high-capacity Memory Stick PRO Duo™ with more than 4 GB of free (recordable) memory space. For further details, select here.
  • The system software included within this product is subject to a limited license from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Refer to http://www.scei.co.jp/psp-eula for further details.
  • If your PSP® system software version is 3.72 (or later), you do not need to perform this update. To check the version of your system software, go to (Settings) > [System Settings] > [System Information]. The information is shown in the [System Software] field.
  • Depending on the software title, you may not be able to play without first updating the system software.
  • This system software update includes all features contained in previous versions.
  • To connect to the Internet using your system, you must be within range of a wireless access point (or hotspot) that allows connections to the Internet.
  • Depending on your PSP® system software version, the screen images and icons appearing on this Web site may differ from the actual product.
  • Some of the features and functions described in this Web site are applicable only to PSP-2000 series systems, as indicated by the icon.

The PSP® system software version 3.72 (with 3.70 / 3.71) update includes the following:

Notice

The [PlayStation Spot] icon that appeared as the result of the version 3.70 system software update is for a service that is not available in this region. This icon does not appear in version 3.71 / 3.72.

Theme Settings

You can now set a theme under [Theme Settings].

The home menu color, background and icons for XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) will change, based on the theme that is selected. > See details

cookies

 Scene search

You can now search for a scene when playing a movie that is saved on Memory Stick Duo™ media.

You can select and play the scene you want to see from a thumbnail image. This is convenient when you want to quickly play only a specific scene.> See details

 

scene search


 

&  Viewing a slideshow while listening to music


Simultaneous playback of content under (Music) and (Photo) is now supported.

You can view a slideshow of your favorite photographs while listening to music. > See details

Other new or revised features in version 3.72 (with 3.70 / 3.71):



  • Games
    • New for 3.72: Support for PLAYSTATION ®Network titles has been expanded.
  • Network
  • Video

You can update your system software by any of the following methods:

  • Update using a PC »
    Download the update data to a PC, and then save on Memory Stick Duo™ media. Start the saved update data on your PSP® system to perform the update. Select the link above for update instructions.
  • Network Update »
    Use the PSP® system's Network Update feature to perform the update. Select the link above for update instructions. Refer also to the instructions for the PSP® system.
  • Update using a UMD »
    Use the update data included on a UMD™ to perform the update. Select the link above for update instructions.
    *As of October 30, 2007, this method is only available for updates up to version 3.71.

Customers Using PSP® System Software Version 1.52 or Earlier

When updating PSP® system software version 1.52 or earlier, you may not be able to perform a network update using the wireless LAN feature of the PSP® system.

In this case, use one of the following methods to update the system software.
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Pandora Working On PSP Slim Battery (rumor)

2 Videos on Youtube are basically claiming that Pandora is working on the PSP Slim

Heres the vids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76ZnLHfg5co
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VThk8GsWtw8

Real or Hoax you decide...

Source: PSP News
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TONS of PSP-formatted magazines released

Perooz have released a ton of new mags in the last few days, heres a short rundown:

Style.com - Issue 002
Get the latest from Style.com for your mobile device including fashion trends, people and parties, shopping, beauty and much more.

DailyCandy.com - Issue 002
Get the latest from DailyCandy.com for your mobile device including house & home, food & dink, arts, travel and much more.

VanityFair.com - Issue 016
Get the latest from VanityFair.com for your mobile device including entertainment news, politics, fame, scandal and much more.

Nylon Magazine - Issue 012
Get the latest from Nylon Magazine (NylonMag.com) for your mobile device, including fashion, beauty, culture and much more.

TreeHugger.com - Issue 042
TreeHugger.com is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream bringing you green news, solutions, and product information.

The Onion - Issue 027
Get the latest from TheOnion.com for your mobile device. “America’s Finest News Source” brings you the news and views that readers can’t get anywhere else.

Esquire.com - Issue 029
Get the latest from Esquire.com for your mobile device including women, featured magazine articles, style, fiction and much more.

AutoBlog.com - Issue 042
Get the latest from AutoBlog.com for your mobile device including automotive news, reviews, spy shots, galleries and much more.

Rotten Tomatoes - Issue 036
Get the latest in entertainment news from RottenTomatoes.com for your mobile device including Movie and Televison updates, Interviews and much more.

Gizmodo.com - Issue 045
Get the latest content from Gizmodo.com for your mobile device including gadget and technology news, reviews and much more.

TechCrunch.com - Issue 040
Get the latest from TechCrunch.com, a web blog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies.

RollingStone.com - Issue 029
Get the latest in entertainment news from RollingStone.com for your mobile device including Music News, Interviews and much more.

PerezHilton.com - Issue 026
Get the latest from Perez Hilton (PerezHilton.com) for your mobile device including uncensored celebrity gossip, news and more.

Car Magazine - Issue 029
Get the latest from Car Magazine (carmagazine.co.uk) for your mobile device including automotive news and reviews and much more.

Nylon Magazine - Issue 011
Get the latest from Nylon Magazine (NylonMag.com) for your mobile device, including fashion, beauty, culture and much more.

The New Yorker - Issue 014
Get the latest from The New Yorker (newyorker.com) for your mobile device including arts and culture, politics, cartoons and much more.
Download at Perooz

Source: PSP News
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PSP Development Kit ready to use for Windows Users

News/release from zx-81:

Hi All,

For windows users who want to develop on their windows PC, little homebrew for the PSP, without spending hours or days trying to install cygwin and compile the toolchain, this package is for you !!

You have first to install VirtualBox that is freely available : http://www.virtualbox.org/

You should then download all rar files present here :
http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/public/psp/virtualbox/

You have to unrar the rar archive in disk1.vdi (you need at least 4Gb of free space on your hard disk)

Then create a new virtual host, Linux 2.6 with 256 Mb of memory, and use the disk1.vdi as a disk image !

This disk image contains a full install of xubuntu 7.4, where the PSP SDK has been already compiled, and several other software added (such as the famous IDE Kdevelop, gcc, SDL etc ...).

After virtually booting Xubuntu, the login name is psp, and the password is psp.

I've written a small PSP project (hello world) for Kdevelop, ready to use.

The source code of PSPWrite is also given as an example, with a linux version and a PSP version (but with makefile only, without project file for Kdevelop).

Hope that helps,

Zx
Check it out: http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity...ows-Users.html

Source: PSP News
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GP2X F-200 Released With Touchscreen and More



Gamepark have  released what they hope will get homebrew and amateur developers buzzing and entice many games and ports from the Nintendo DS over to the GP2X with the release of the GP2X F-200 with the main new selling feature being the Touchscreen and its availability in white.

Heres the full details on this newly revised console.

features

Color: White
All new touch screen interface
New and improved 8-way digital pad
Comes with various games built-in: Blocked, GhostPix, Cavestory, Phishy, Ruck-Man, SQdef
5 new game titles available at launch
Multi-tasking functionality: enjoy music while reading e-books or browsing photos
3.5 inch LCD screen with 320*240 (30 frames) resolution
Simple and convenient e-book viewer
Size: 134.6x82.9x29.6 mm
Weight: 161g (without battery)
The GP2X F200 is on sale at Play Asia for US$ 169.90 (~82.71 GBP)

For those who dont know there are hundreds of Games, Applications and Emulators for the Console all available at GP2X News.

Check out Play Asia to buy this new revised GP2X --> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-277b.html

Source: PSP News
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(Off Topic) Mr. Modchips Gets Convicted in the U.K.

A 'businessman' who traded under the name Mr Modchips has become only the second person in the UK to be convicted for distributing and selling chipped consoles.

39 year-old Higgs was found guilty of 26 offences: three counts of advertising, supplying and selling modification chips designed to enable people to play illegally copied games on their consoles, 12 counts of possessing 19 chipped games consoles and another 11 counts of possessing Executor modchips for Microsoft consoles, as well as Viper GC chips for Nintendo systems. He was cleared of a further four counts of possessing chipped consoles.

The jury at his trial voted unanimously against Higgs, whose lawyers requested leave to appeal which was granted by the Judge. A date for the appeal hearing has yet to be set.

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?op...75&Ite mid=53 (via PSP News)
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XCM 1080p VGA Box Inc. PSP Slim Cable (is this really useful?)

New from Divineo USA



A true universal VGA box compatible with the new generation consoles on todays market (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii and PSP Slim & Lite) and also with Xbox.

Compatible with both PAL and NTSC system, it only requires a USB slot for power. A plug and play installation will give you Ypbpr input with all consoles, now with a 1080p resolution!

4 cables are included, 2 of them shielded to transfer hi-resolution signal (1080p).

Source: PSP News
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Sony PlayStation Operating Losses Double in Q2

Sony said Thursday that quarterly operating losses for its games unit had more than doubled, but that it hoped the division would break even or better in the second half of the financial year.

During the quarter Sony sold 1.31 million PlayStation 3s and 10.3 million PS3 software units globally. The ageing PS2 notched up 3.28 million sales and 38 million game sales, while the company also shifted 2.58 million units of its handheld PSP console and 12.6 million games for the system.
The company feels it is still on track to sell 11 million PlayStation 3s during the current financial year.

The games division losses weren't enough to stop Sony posting a quarterly operating profit across its full business however. Overall Sony's quarterly operating profit reached 90.5 billion yen, compared to a loss of 20.83 billion during the same period last year. Growth was largely driven by strong LCD TV, camera and camcorder sales.

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?op...672&Ite mid=2 (via PSP News)

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[Release or Summat] PSP development-ready environment for VMWare (sweet!)

MK2k reports:

Hi there,

I was a bit frustrated with Cygwin+PSP Toolchain so I created a gentoo linux environment for VMWare. Now I had the situation that already two guys could use this so I uploaded the virtual hard disk of it for you to download and enjoy.
VMWare is a software which runs on Windows and Linux and is able to boot up other operating systems alongside your host operating system. With the virtual hard disk from me you can rather easily compile your projects with this. With Samba folder sharing, you can connect directories of the virtual machine to your windows machine too.

To get the gentoo linux environment running you have to download the free VMWare Player software. Read about all this in the Readme packed with the files.

You can download the virtual machine and read some necessary setup steps over there: http://gentoo.pspuae.com

Preinstalled on the virtual machine are: mc, gpm, screen, samba, psp toolchain, ps2 toolchain

All files hosted by the courtesy of FOL (member of the PSPUAE team, thanks alot!)

cheers!

-- MK2k

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Slim Battery as a Jigkick

A user by the name of DarkRayne has posted 2 videos with his slim battery used as a maigc Pandora's Battery. He claims that it is a software mod, not hardware (benheck method)... Attempt it at your own risk!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76ZnLHfg5co

Source: PSP News
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Review: MMR PSP UMD Replacement Case

Manufacturer: Multimedia Recovery
Site: Buy from Multimedia Recovery
Price: $3.99 each / $11.99 (3-pack)


Overview : Finally a solution to your broken UMD games & movies. This nearly indestructible UMD repair shell is a replacement case carriage for those flimsy UMD shells that the game is originally contained in. Stop throwing out your games & start playing & watching all your PSP UMDs again!

Features :
  • Works as a replacement for ALL UMD Media - Game or Movie
  • Comes in clear colors
  • Reusable casing to change discs
Quality/Usability : I know everyone had at least one horribly scratched up UMD disc or a UMD disc that has cracked. With the item being damaged, it either wont play or you had to go out and buy a new game/movie. Now, there is a solution that Sony failed to provide whether it be replacement cases or better quality product.

Multimedia Recovery has filled that void by releasing a PSP UMD Replacement Case. The size is replacement case is exactly the same size of that of the original UMD case. There are some slight differences. The replacement case consists of two plastic pieces (front and back) while the original consists of multiple pieces. The replacement case snaps on and uses a screw to hold the cases together tightly and the replacement case comes in multiple colors.

To install, simply remove the disc from the original case. Place the disc on to the bottom replacement case and then place the top replacement case on top to encase the disc. All you have to do now is press all around the replacement case to ensure that it is in place and complete the process by screwing in the small screws. You can use a screwdriver similar to the ones used for glasses to tighten the screws.

Multimedia Recovery offers two types of cases; screw and snap-on. We only received the screw version so we are unable to give a review on the snap-on version. Some colors they currently offer are clear blue and crystal clear New colors will be available soon such as purple, red, yellow, multi-color, metal flake, pink and black.

Conclusion : Overall, the Multimedia Recovery PSP UMD Replacement Case is probably the only replacement UMD case on the market right now. The replacement case is durable and will not fall or break apart unlike the original case. The price is very cheap at $3.99 including free shipping within US, $4.99 including free shipping Internationally and $11.99 for a 3-pack. Its definitely better than spending $30 on a new game or movie. You can also swap disc with the replacement case but be sure to handle and place the UMD disc carefully as they are not well coated to begin with.

Here is a video by David from Multimedia Recovery:



Source: PSP News
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Uberjack Releases PSP Slim Versions of all his emulators

Uberjack has today released PSP Slim Versions of all his emulators for the PSP

Handy PSP - Atari Lynx emulator for PlayStation Portable
Atari800 PSP - Atari 800, 800XL, 130XE and 5200 emulator for PlayStation Portable
fMSX PSP -MSX emulator for PlayStation Portable
NeoPop PSP - NeoGeo Pocket and Pocket Color emulator for Playstation Portable
SMS Plus PSP - Sega Master System and Game Gear emulator for PlayStation Portable
ColEm PSP - ColecoVision emulator for PlayStation Portable

PSP “Slim”-compatible binaries have been added for all my emulator ports. Visit the specific emulator’s site and click the ‘Firmware version 1.00 and 2.00+’ binary link to download EBOOT’s compatible with older 1.00 firmware as well as the newer custom firmware.
Because they are only new binaries of older versions please download from Uberjacks site here --> http://psp.akop.org/

Source: PSP News
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New 32 GB PSP memory stick? (w00t!)

Sony and SanDisk revealed a new version of Sony’s flash media last week. The PRO-HG series will theoretically be capable of capacities up to 32GB, with write speeds of up to 60MB/sec. PSP owners can celebrate that HG line is backwards compatible with the regular PRO series of cards, meaning you’ll be able to buy an HG card and use it in your PSP. You won’t get the same speed advantage, but you will be able to use the card’s ridiculous amount of storage.

The idea of a 32GB PSP is awesome. Hopefully they will be priced reasonably. Not likely, but we can hope.

Source: PSP News
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TUTORIAL: Make a Pandora's Battery without a homebrew PSP!

Via iam7805@Benheck Forums (and via PSP News)

Ok, so you want to unbrick or downgrade your PSP but don't have a PSP capable of running homebrew apps. No problem! In this tutorial I will show you how to modify the battery's hardware to make it activate service mode.

This is our victim. Please note that while this concept may work on non-Sony batteries, only official batteries are guaranteed to have the same internals, so we recommend using one.

STEP 1:

The first thing you need to do is obviously crack open the battery. Surprisingly, the battery isn't very hard to get in to. In this picture

STEP 2:

Next, we need to locate a certain chip. The chip has the model number S93C56 printed on it. We are going to need to desolder pin 5 and lift it off of the board. Here is a magnified view of the board, which shows where the chip is and which pin needs to be lifted.

Newer batteries have a much smaller board with a different layout. The same chip needs to have the pin lifted, but the chip is in a different position. Once you've located chip S93C56, the rest of the instructions are basically the same. This has been confirmed with the 2200 mAH Official Sony battery.

STEP 3:

If you are not confident in your soldering skills, have a less than steady hand or have a larger-than-optimal sized tip, please desolder the cell pack from the battery first. If you make contact between pins 5 and 6 then you will short ground to +3.6VDC! Not good! When desoldering the cell, only keep the iron on long enough to melt the solder. If you can, use a higher wattage iron so that the tip will be hotter, but you won't transfer as much heat to the cell pack. Remember that heat + Li-Ion battery = large explosion (t3h sux0r5, unless you get in on video. Seriously though, this operation is not for the faint hearted, and should definitely not be your first soldering experience. I recommend trying your hand on lifting the pins on an N64 CPU chip. Surely if you spend enough time here you have a couple killed N64 mobos laying around. )

Now is actually desoldering the pin. There are a few ways you could do this, but I think my method is the best because its less likely to damage components near by. Use an Xacto knife with a sharp tip and try to put it underneath the pin. Get somebody to hold a soldering iron (WITH A VERY FINE CONICAL TIP!) on the pin. When the solder melts you can pop the pin up with the knife. Be sure not to hold the iron on the board too long to avoid the lithium battery from getting too hot and exploding. When your done it will look something like this.

STEP 4:

Finally, close the battery's casing. Use some Krazy Glue to keep it closed, or just use electrical tape around the edges like I did. I don't actually recommend the electrical tape as it makes the battery very snug in the compartment and it takes a bit of force to get it out. You can use the battery just like a regular Pandora's battery. As for getting the Memory Stick files, I can tell you that they are out there and you can find them after a bit of Googling. However, I can't tell you exactly where to find them as they contain copyrighted Sony code, and sharing them is illegal.

How does this work?

The pin that we just lifted was actually the ground pin of the EEPROM. Removing this pin effectively shuts off the EEPROM. When the microcontroller inside the battery tries to read the EEPROM, it will think the EEPROM contains all 1s (in binary). This is because of the pull-up resistors on the data lines. So the microcontroller returns a serial number of 0xFFFFFFFF to the PSP, which then goes into service mode.

Thank you for reading this, and if you have any questions, make sure to post and I'll try to help you!

-iam
you can see that I'm just using a guitar pick to slide in through an edge and slide around the perimeter of the battery to seperate the two halves.
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skyPSP Webcam Suite (Neat!)

News/release from Califrag (via PSP News):

Webcam Client and Server Suite for the Sony PSP

I am proud to announce the release of the skyPSP Webcam Client and Server suite for the Sony PSP.

What is it?:
The skyPSP Webcam Suite is a pair of applications which transform your PSP into a mobile webcam studio.

These homebrew applications are written in C and do not use HTML or the PSP's web browser.

Server Application - Controls and Other Information:

The server application turns your PSP into a mobile webcam, using the GoCam!/ChottoShot camera for the Sony PSP.

FTP server and the GoCam!/ChottoShot camera ARE REQUIRED for the SERVER application.

Edit the skyPSP.cfg file and add your own ftp login information.

Run the program, it will connect to the first network.
Once it has connected to the network, it will prompt you to connect the camera and press X.
Upon doing so your memory stick and wlan LEDs will flash wildly (saving the cam image, uploading it).
Visit your FTP via whatever url to your domain: the image will be saved as www.yourdomain.com/skyPSPcam.jpg

Video of Server Application:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh7cks5SawQ
Client Application - Controls and Other Information:


The client application allows you to view webcam streams on five of the seven continents, in over ten countries.

You DO NOT need an FTP server, or the GoCam!/ChottoShot camera for the CLIENT application.

Snapshots will be posted to my own FTP server and can be viewed at:
http://www.califrag.com/skypsp/

Holding the L button when the program starts will save EVERY image to the ms0:/PICTURE/skyPSP/ folder.

Otherwise, if you would like to save a picture, press R anytime to save a snapshot into the ms0:/PICTURE/snapshots/ folder.

The folders will automatically be created so don't worry about that.

If you set up the FTP server information in the .cfg file, the snapshots will automatically upload to your own server.

If not, you can view snapshots at:
http://www.califrag.com/skypsp/
Note that everyones snapshots will be posted here and you'll have to browse through them.

Press R Trigger to take a snapshot (as described above)

Left and Right will change to previous or next webcam

Up or Down will enable webcam auto-cycle which will either go to the next or previous webcam after each refresh.

Press Triangle to stop the webcam auto-cycle.

Press X to enable "Theatre Mode"

Press O to switch between grayscale and color mode.

After startup, pressing the L Trigger will toggle between 1 and 2 second refresh.

There are over 40 webcams included in this release:
(and more to be added in future releases!)

Spoiler for Webcam List:

North American Webcams
NA, US - New York, New York: Hawaiian Tropic bar and catwalk
NA, US - New York, New York: Hawaiian Tropic restaurant
NA, US - New York, New York: Hawaiian Tropic front desk
NA, US - New York, New York: Hawaiian Tropic front entrance
NA, US - Los Angeles, California: View of Los Angeles skyline
NA, US - Los Angeles, California: View of downtown LA
NA, US - Los Angeles, California: View of LAX airport
NA, US - Long Beach, California: View of the Queen Mary
NA, US - Burbank, California: View of Burbank
NA, US - Las Vegas, Nevada: View of the street
NA, US - Provincetown Massachusettes:
NA, US - Los Angeles, California: UCLA BruinCAM, Live picture of Dickson Plaza and Royce Hall
NA, US - San Francisco, CA: View of The Golden Gate Bridge
NA, US - San Francisco, CA: View of Alcatraz Island
NA, US - Maui, Hawaii: View of Waileaelua Village
NA, US - Unknown, Unknown: View of Sergio's Coffeeshop

African Webcams
AF, EG - Hurghada, Cairo: View of Colona Hurghada Jetty
AF, EG - Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai: View of Helnan Marina
AF, MU - Beau-Bassin, Mauritius Island: View of the street
AF, MU - Flic en Flac, Mauritius Island: View from a balcony

European Webcams
EU, FR - Paris, Île-de-France: View of Eiffel Tower
EU, UK - London, England: Trafalgar Square
EU, UK - London, England: Aquarium Sharks
EU, UK - London, England: BBC Radio 1 Studio A
EU, UK - London, England: BBC Radio 1 Studio B
EU, SZ - Geneve
EU, UK - London, England: Norfolk
EU, UK - London, England: Manchester
EU, UK - Leeds, West Yorkshire: View of Millenium Square
EU, UK - London, England: View of Abbey Road Crossing
EU, FI - Helsinki
EU, FI - Tempere

Australian Webcams
AU, AU - Perth, Western Australia: Webcam 1
AU, AU - Perth, Western Australia: Webcam 2

Asian Webcams
AS, CN - Wolong, China: Wolong PandaCam
AS, RP - Manila
AS, KO - Hong Kong: View of Victoria Harbor
AS, KO - Hong Kong: View of Causeway Bay
AS, KO - Hong Kong: View of Victoria Park
AS, KO - Hong Kong: View of the skyline
AS, KO - Hong Kong: View from the Peak

This uses pgeFont engine by Insert_Witty_Name, which I've modified slightly (and released the modified source at psp-programming).

The graphics aren't polished as this is a BUILD 1 (alpha) release.

Also, due to the varying nature of the internet, when a webcam goes down and does not post images, it will cause the program the crash when you try to access that camera. Just wait and try it again later or on a different day. Unfortunately webcams aren't maintained as regularly as they should be.

Any webcams with images larger than 640x480 will crash the PSP. I plan to fix this and add scaling to future releases.

Please let me know if you have any troubles connecting to your networks
It will only connect to the first access point in the list.

Any questions please comment here or send any questions or comments to skypsp@califrag.com.

EDIT:
I've also attached an updated EBOOT for anybody experiencing issues with the network connection.
It bypasses the sceUtilityCheckNetParam() calls which check to make sure a network even exists in the configuration.
This should solve some issues, but may open more up, as if you do not have any connections in your list, it will still try to connect and will ultimately fail.

I've also increased the timeout from a 5s timeout between connection states to 10s.

Please let me know if this helps solve any issues.
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Off Topic: Target Gets Exclusive Guitar Hero III Bundle

If you're a Guitar Hero fan, you may like this deal:

From XBox360Achievements:
Target, Activision, and RedOctane are teaming up to form a supergroup this holiday season with the release of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on October 28. Aspiring shredders can head on into Target stores for an exclusive bundle that includes the game, two specially designed guitar controllers and a customization kit full of guitar straps and stickers. The bundle will retail for $109.99.
 
Thanks to [Planet Xbox]


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Off Topic: EA's Florin calls for single gaming platform

EA's Gerhard Florin has said he wants to see one single gaming platform rather than a handful of incompatible consoles.

Talking with the BBC about the difficulties of developing for multiple systems, he said that within around 15 years we could see a dedicated platform that would play everything.
"We want an open, standard platform which is much easier than having five which are not compatible," Florin told the BBC.

"You don't need an Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii - the consumer won't even realise the platform it is being played on."

Florin feels that hardware could take the shape of the increasingly powerful set-top boxes that can already handle HD streams and provide access to the Internet.

But he said it is also important that everything stays open and that no one puts up a "walled garden", a closed monopoly on the service where everything has to be published by the owner - much like the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.

Source: Game Industry News via PSP News
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DCEmu is looking for console tutorials...

Wraggster over at PSP News is looking for folks willing to submit some console tutorials:
If you have any guides and tutorials for PS3, Wii, Xbox360, PSP, Nintendo DS, GP2X, GBA, Gamecube, PS2, Xbox, Gizmondo, Iphone, iPod, Tapwave Zodiac, GP32, Dreamcast, Sega Saturn and others, then we want them

You can submit new Guides and Tutorials in our new Submit Tutorials/Guides Forum

The Guides and Tutorials dont have to be homebrew related so please submit away.
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Free Upgrade to Media Manager PRO for PSP™

I received a note from Sony today that they have an upgrade for their Media Manager Pro software... Here are the details:

Sony Creative Software is happy to announce Media Manager PRO for PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) 2.5 software.

New in version 2.5

  • Windows Vista™ support
  • Backup of games downloaded from PLAYSTATION® Store
  • Audio shuffle and search
  • FLAC format support
Best of all, as a registered user of Media Manager for PSP™ 2.0, you qualify for a free upgrade to Media Manager PRO for PSP™ 2.5 software.

Thank you for your interest in Media Manager PRO for PSP™ 2.5 software. We hope you enjoy the new version!
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Off Topic: Nintendo Officially Drops Support for Original NES (a.k.a. Famicom)

via Play.tm (via PSP News):
Those of you who still own a working NES will have to take extra special care of it from now on. Nintendo have announced they’re no longer offering support for the old favourite.

The report, first noticed by Arcade Renaissance, also says that Nintendo have plans to start winding down support for the Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Gameboy, and Gameboy Pocket consoles in the future.

We're not quite sure what 'support' means, would Nintendo have still repaired your NES if asked up till recently? However, with the huge number of emulators and retro compilations available, not to mention download services like the Wii's Virtual Console and Xbox Live Marketplace, there's still plenty of ways to enjoy the massive back catalogue of old-school titles from all those consoles.

We'd love to hear from you if you still own an ancient console; do you ever actually get it out and use it? I have to admit my old Spectrum +2 remains safely packed away in the loft.
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PSP Magazines Galore Released

From PSP News:

Its always nice to see a good site updated and the PSP Magazine site also known as Perooz have recently started updating again and they have released a mass of new magazines, heres the quick copy of their news:

Style.com - Issue 001
Get the latest from Style.com for your mobile device including fashion trends, people and parties, shopping, beauty and much more.

DailyCandy.com - Issue 001
Get the latest from DailyCandy.com for your mobile device including house & home, food & dink, arts, travel and much more.

GQ.com - Issue 001
Get the latest from GQ.com for your mobile device including fashion trends, news, gear, interviews, mens style and much much more.

AutoBlog.com - Issue 040
Get the latest from AutoBlog.com for your mobile device including automotive news, reviews, spy shots, galleries and much more.

Car Magazine - Issue 027
Get the latest from Car Magazine (carmagazine.co.uk) for your mobile device including automotive news and reviews and much more.

Esquire.com - Issue 027
Get the latest from Esquire.com for your mobile device including women, featured magazine articles, style, fiction and much more.

Gizmodo.com - Issue 043
Get the latest content from Gizmodo.com for your mobile device including gadget and technology news, reviews and much more.

Nylon Magazine - Issue 010
Get the latest from Nylon Magazine (NylonMag.com) for your mobile device, including fashion, beauty, culture and much more.
Full downloads Here -> http://www.perooz.com/v2.0/

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PSP Chef: The PSP's First Cooking Portal (whoa)

News/release from jfig111:

Ever wanted to be a chef with no Cookbooks or No Online Cookbooks? Then you want PSP Chef, The worlds best portable cooking guide.

20 Unique Starter Recipes including

-Waldorf Salad
-Tomato Soup
-Chicken Taco Blast

15 Main Course Recipes such as

-Gnocci
-Fish & Chips
-Peppered Steak with 5 Star Gourmet Sauce

12 Mouth Watering Dessert Recipes, Including
-Marble Cheesecake
-Tiramisu

10 Great Drink Concoctions, Including
-Tang Colada
-Chocolate Smoothie Supreme

Features

Pictures with each meal, drink, and dessert.
Easy Navigation
Tip section completely made in Javascript.
Music to listen to while cooking.

Screenshots
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Not yet but very soon...

Coming 08/10/07
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Staff Needed
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Photo Shopper
A person with advanced HTML Knowledge

With all regards, jfig111 (Xyan Jurgensen)

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PSP Chef Speech Beta Released!

1. Download file from (www.resiststorage.org/images/PSPchef4.zip )

2. Make a folder in PSP/COMMON/ called "PSPchef"

3. Dump all the files from the .zip into that folder.

4. Exit USB Mode, and go to the web browser.

5. Enter in your address bar, "file:/PSP/COMMON/PSPchef/index.html

6. Just watch as you get an automated tour of PSP Chef, No reading, just listen to the talking voice.


Make Screen Mode "Normal" and set everything on except Conserve Memory. Turn it on.

Source: PSP News
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Talkman transforms into a pocket tour guide

According to Silicon Era:

The concept behind Sony's Talkman series is brilliant: a UMD disc bundled with a microphone that transforms the PSP into a crude language translator. Even though multiple versions of the game have been released, the series never exploded like Nintendo’s English training game for the DS.

However, Sony isn’t dropping the Talkman. They are continuing it with the radically redesigned Talkman Travel. Max the colorful chatty bird got the axe so Talkman Travel could get a sleek overhaul. Plus they added in handy features for tourists like maps with landmarks on top of canned phrases. The downside is it only supports a few locations: Taiwan, South Korea and Shanghai. Also it’s in Japanese, which means it won’t be nearly as useful as the original Talkman or Talkman Euro which translates English into other languages.
Note from Auri: The TalkMan is AWESOME. If you're in Japan, get it, or at least buy it online... what a cool app... Why doesn't Sony ever bring the coolest stuff to the U.S.?

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Complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi service for your PSP® system

Note from Auri: Don't upgrade your PSP to the latest firmware if you want to keep running homebrew!

From PSP News:

Get six months of complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi service for your PSP® system, and experience online gaming like never before!

It's simple. Just download the latest system software update to your PSP, locate the nearest T-Mobile HotSpot, choose the "Use Wireless HotSpot" option and follow the instructions to get connected. Look for the T-Mobile HotSpot call-out on the packaging of T-Mobile supported PSP® games.

Now you can play your PSP® games online at thousands of T-Mobile HotSpot locations nationwide! T-Mobile HotSpots are located in places you already go like Starbucks coffeehouses, Borders Books & Music stores, FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Centers, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Sofitel and Novotel hotels, airports, and the airline clubs of American®, Delta, United®, and US Airways®. With T-Mobile HotSpots, unleash the power of your PSP® through thrilling online gaming against players from all around the world.

Online gaming in the palm of your hand.

Find your closest T-Mobile HotSpot.

Limited time offer; subject to change.Participating US locations only. PSP® system must be activated on the T-Mobile HotSpot network before March 28, 2008. For more details see T-Mobile HotSpot terms and conditions at hotspot.t-mobile.com. T-Mobile, the magenta color, and the HotSpot design are federally registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG. ©2007 T-Mobile USA, Inc

http://www.us.playstation.com/EP/Pro...1_Prom o267_H

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Hardware Mod: PSP with internal camera and speakers

Rex over at Acidmods posted his new PSP Mod:

Greetings to all , just finished my mod. Introducing the Internal PSP Chotto Shot Camera Mod. Please if any one has any questions please feel free to ask them in this thread. With the limited space in the PSP phat I had to remove the UMD drive. We are working on a PSP Slim version as it looks now the slim version should not need the UMD drive to be removed. We will post tutorial soon.

View the video and other stuff here

Notes from Auri:

Hey Sony: When are you bringing that PSP Camera to the U.S.?

I just got back from Japan... picked up a couple of the cameras... they work *great*... The later PSP firmwares have the camera software built-in, so you don't even need the software that comes with the cam... Joy :)
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I'm back from Japan... Blog updates coming!

Ok friends, I'm back from Japan. Internet access was a bit limited at my hotel, plus I was covering the CEATEC show. I'll be updating the blog with the latest happenings over the next few days - thanks for your patience!

Best,

-Auri

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I'm at CEATEC this week...

Well, I've been in Japan the past week or so. I have finally picked up the PSP Camera, GPS Unit, and TalkMan.

There are at least four different PSP colors here, as well as the Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid PSP packs. LOTS Of PSPs being played by kids and adults in the street, very few DS. Odd compared to reports I've read.

I stayed at the Akihabara ("Electric Town", like if Fry's was turned into a city), and now I'm in Makuhari for the CEATEC convention, the largest tech trade show next to CES. AMAZING innovation here. I'll be reporting on what's new, even though it's a bit off topic.

Note that Sony had NO PSP announcements here, so it doesn't sound any new innovation is coming for the holiday season for the PSP. Well, other than the Slim, but that's marginable.

If you want to see my photos... http://AuriRahimzadeh.spaces.live.com

Lots of cool gadgets and technology and robotics photos and videos are coming...

Best,

-Auri
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