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Sony, Waste Management to start recycling program

(Those of you in the U.S. probably recognize Waste Management as that awful company that always bills its customers multiple times in a month, then inexplicably denies they send multiple bills... For shame!)

From News.com:

Trash hauler Waste Management and the Electronics division of Japan's Sony announced on Thursday the establishment of a consumer electronics recycling program.

Starting September 15, customers will be able to recycle all Sony products for free at 75 Waste Management recycling centers, the companies said in a statement. The number of centers is set to increase to at least 150 sites within a year, with at least one location in every state.

Lets Not Go Down the Wrong Path - Keep Brickers Out of Homebrew

From DC Emu:

Yesterdays release of the rather excellent M33 Custom Firmware was overshadowed somewhat by talk later in the day that the release itself would brick PSP Consoles who go to a certain site (not this one).

A little history lesson is needed here, one of the DS Scenes best hackers himself released a bricker some time ago that did indeed brick some consoles, the worldwide anger against the hacker was in my opinion well justified, you dont post releases to destroy others consoles, simple as that. Now he had his reasons but the quickest way to harm homebrew is to release brickers its as simple as that.

Now back to yesterdays release. I personally agree with Team M33 that the site they hate are the worst scum in the scene, they did the same in the PS2 scene too. But under no circumstances do you release anything that could brick consoles just because they visit that site.

Im sure that as a scene of Coders, Webmasters, Staff and Homebrewers we can ignore those sites who do harm to the scene but we dont want to hurt homebrewers like us.

I do hope that Team M33 and others dont take me the wrong way but theres always another way of skinning a cat

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New GPS Extension Cable from PC-Mobile.net

pc-mobile.net just came up with a new extension cable for PSP-290 GPS unit, which improves gps reception, especially for "in-car" setup.


More Info: http://pc-mobile.net/pspue1.htm

Source: DC Emu

A closer look at PSP's AV cables

(Source: PSPFanboy and DC Emu)






Here are the cables that you'll need to get your PSP connected to your TV. Official pricing hasn't been announced quite yet, but we can still stare in awe at the packaging, marveling at when we'll be able to connect our PSP systems to the TV.

The Simpsons game Web site is now live

The official website for Electronic Arts' upcoming multiplatform title The Simpsons has finally gone live. If you're looking forward to the game or just want to learn more about it, give it a look-through by clicking on the Read link below.

The website doesn't have a lot of news at the moment but there are a few goodies there. You can check out screenshots from The Simpsons as well as view a trailer for the game. The trailer is the edited version of the game's E3 trailer. All the obsolete console logos shown at the end have been removed, leaving only the current platforms the game is set to be released on.

The Simpsons is currently slated for release on the Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation Portable. You can grab a copy when it hits retail later this year.

Source: PSP Updates

Here's the site link: http://www.ea.com/gts/

Play-Asia now taking PSP Slim AV Cable pre-orders

If you're getting the slimmer Sony PSP model ("PSP 2000") due out next month, you'll probably want to take advantage of its video out feature, right? If so, you're going to be interested in the AV cable that you'll need to view PSP content in other monitoring devices.

Play-Asia is already open for pre-orders on this accessory. Their site displays the image of the PSP AV cable reproduced above, and the info on their page suggests that it's 2.5 meters long. That's roughly eight feet for you.

Pricing hasn't been revealed yet by official sources, so you might want to do some verification for yourself. Play-Asia says that the AV Cable will be in stock by September 13, 2007. The read link below will take you right to their pre-order page. We'll update you for more on this new accessory.

Source: PSPUpdates

Update from Auri: Here's the link: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-io-77-3-49-en-15-psp%2Bslim%2Bav-70-25l2.html

*UPDATE* Some clarifications on bricking, licenses, and CFW 3.52 Update #3

This next one is a LITTLE clarification about what has transpired the last 24 hours concerning Team M33's newest release, CFW 3.52 Update #3. Apparently, the program has refused to work and, in more serious incidents, have bricked a number of PSP units because of issues with some sites and the program's license.

QJ.NET reader MikeyMike01 sent us the information below in the hope that all misunderstandings and issues will be resolved. Here's the message, verbatim:

    * Going to, or having gone to "Criminal" Sites does not, and cannot cause a brick.
    * Upon completion of installation, one can still visit "Criminal" Sites
    * The ONLY code implemented by team M33 is one that checks to make sure that the MD5 is the correct one. Any editing of the installation (Including ICON0, etc.) done will result in a non-functional bricked PSP. Any files on "Criminal" sites have been edited, and thus are causing brickage.
    * The one hosted here on QJ is not an intentional bricker, which does not carry any higher risk of bricking than any other CFW install (Next to none)

That clears a whole lot of conspiracy theories and rumors floating around the interwebs, right? Lesson to be learned: be careful and check out readmes that come with anything you install on your PSPs. It doesn't hurt to be cautious.

UPDATE: MikeyMike01 has sent us another bit of information regarding the clarifications. Apparently, the tipster was referring to visiting the "Criminal" sites using a PC (bricking your PSP because you visited a site on your PC is quite absurd). According to MikeyMike01, in case you did visit the Criminal site on your PSP browser, "you still have to delete your ms0:/SYSTEM/BROWSER folder".

Source: PSPUpdates and PSPX.ru