PSP-300 Now Available In North America
The wait is over, the PSP-3000 Ratchet & Clank entertainment pack is now available in North America. The bundle will cost you $199.99, while pricing on the economy black PSP-300 kit due out next month is still unknown. The Ratchet & Clank bundle includes a silver PSP with a copy of Ratchet & Clank: Size [...]
360 Chatpad On A PSP
Just because the Xbox 360 Chatpad box says that you need an Xbox 360 to make it work doesn’t mean that it won’t work on a PSP, with a bit of skill that is. All it takes is some patience and the willingness to try something different. “Hey all talk a look at my Microsoft [...]
Sony’s PSP 3000
Sony has finally officially announced it’s latest PSP model, the PSP-3000. After earlier reports leaked onto the internet earlier this week, it was bound to come from the horses mouth sooner or later. The unit will look exactly like the PSP-2000, though it will feature an improved screen that has no glare and will operate [...]
Crafty PSP/Cell Hack
Hold off Sony, we no longer need you to build a PSP with a built in cell phone, a crafty Chinese hacker has already done it for you. By removing the UMD drive (who really needs it if you have Dark Alex’s firmware installed anyway), he was able to cram his cell phone in the [...]
PS2 Hack Simulates Fatigue
I’ve sure seen my fair share of console game controller hacks, but never one like this. The guys at Near Future Laboratory have been working on a hack for a PS2 controller that will making gaming more “realistic” by simulating fatigue. By wiring in the ever versatile Arduino platform to the PS2 controller’s DualShock 2 [...]
Sub $100 Blu-Ray Drives By Xmas
Looks like we all might just have Blu-Ray drives in our PC’s come Christmas. Sony and HP have jointly said that by this coming holiday season Blu-Ray drives for desktops should be under $100. Laptop models should be about $150 OEM. This is the perfect marketing strategy for ensuring universal adoption of the Blu-Ray standard. [...]
PSP Phone Mock-Up
The PSP might just have some life in it. Although this is nothing more than a mock-up of what a PSP Phone might look like, the designer behind it just might have something. We have seen failed portable gaming unit with cell phone capabilities in the past, and most of them have failed. What if [...]
Sony XPERIA
Sony just launched a new line of phones dubbed the XPERIA. Looks like they are aimed directly at phone such as the Sidekick and Ocean. The unit has a full QWERTY keyboard, a 3-inch touchscreen, WiFi connectivity, 400MB of storage onboard, and microSD expansion support. It runs on a modified version of Windows Mobile, which [...]
Rumour: Slimmer PS3 Due In The Fall?
If you believe rumours (you know how much we love to) then this fall we just might see a new, thinner version of the PS3. Maybe it will be called the PS3.1 or PS3 Rev 2. Sources are also claimed that not only will it be slimmer be we should expect to have a 160GB [...]
Custom PSP 3.90 Firmware Out
It was only days ago that Sony announced the 3.90 firmware for it’s portable gaming system, and only days later crafty hackers have created a custom version of the firmware that support all the 3.90 goodies including Skype. To boot, you can also update your PSP to the custom firmware via the new network update [...]
PSP To Get A Keyboard
Sony is just on a roll, First the announce Skype for the PSP then a GPS unit and now a Keyboard. We’ve all seen third party keyboards for the PSP, but it now appears that Sony is crafting their own first-party keyboard. Gamespot reports that the design hasn’t been finalized yet (the image above is [...]
PSP To Get GPS
Looks like Sony is at it yet again, adding more functionality to it’s PSP line of portable gaming units. The GPS reciever for the PSP is about to leave it’s Japanese stomping ground and make it’s way over to North America. Sony has posted on it’s CES 2008 page that “Your PSP will provide 2D/3D [...]
Neuros OSD – Hack Away
The Chicago based company Neuros Technology International has created a very unique product. The Neuros OSD (for open source device) is a versatile media recorder that, by using a memory card or a USB drive can record video from multiple sources that is then stored in MPEG-4 format. The OSD has not only open hardware, [...]
Skype for the PSP?
Are all of the rumours true? Will my PSP once again become a usable device (actually I do use it quite frequently to watch video, it has an awesome battery life and great screen). Seems like this screen shot was snapped from Sony’s 2008 CES website and it’s something that is definitely not out yet. [...]
Shocking Gadgets
At first glance these gadgets might like look like sloppy knock-offs of the Sony PSP, a laser pointer, and an iPod. But once you pick them up you’ll be in for a shocking surprise. These bad knock-offs actually deliver a shock to the unsuspecting victim. The devices cost about $4 a pop and deliver a [...]
