Darn it, we upgraded our PSP to 3.51 and it turns out that “PSP-Vault.com”:http://psp-vault.com says you can’t go back now and run homebrew above this release without addition hardware. Amazingly there is a special “Pandora’s Battery”:http://www.psp-vault.com/Article1124.psp which unbricks and resets PSPs. You have to run a program on an already hacked PSP that converts a […]

It is very confusing what you can encode on the PSP, it has all kinds of strange restrictions. Like, the file names have to be of in a directory called MP_ROOT/100MNV01 and the file name has to be MV*.MP4. The PSP is really a picky device. Also, when you are encoding, you have to be […]

“PSP Video 9”:http://www.pspvideo9.com/ is a free transcoder that takes common formats and converts them into something you can put on a memory stick and watch on your PSP Powered by ScribeFire.

Want to really be a geek then get to know all the firmware that is available on the PSP. Sony is a constant battle trying to close up loopholes, but you can easily download hackware, although you can also brick (e.g., destroy your PSP). Pirates! for instance requires version 2.82, so I upgraded, the only […]

This lists for $15 and is the best PSP Case apparently. From Pricegrabber, the price is actually pretty bad. Logitech carries it direct for $15 plus $6 shipping. “Mpire”:http://mpire.com/Logitech_PlayGear_Pocket_for_PlayStation_Portable_PSP_-p-30558098.htm had the very best prices which is $10 from Amazon. Of course, bulk up to $25 and shipping is free! Finally there is the dual “Intec […]

Calvin got so bored on his last trip that I finally dug out a PSP I had buried in a gadget drawer and gave it to him. Now he really likes it for trips, so time to accessorize. “Pricegrabber”:http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php/page_id=1935 has popular ones and “PSP411”:http://psp411.com has great reviews. * Memory Stick Pro 4GB. You can now […]

Calvin really likes the PSP but has lost all his games. “Gamespot”:http://www.gamespot.com/games.html?type=top_rated&platform=1024&page_type=games&tag=subnav;top_games. Sid Maeier’s Pirates got an 8.6 and is wonderful on the PC. Powered by ScribeFire.