Archive for September, 2005
Homebrew PDF Reader for the PSP
Man the psp homebrew community is hard at work. I mean I thought the XBOX homebrew crowd had time on their hands but these guys take the cake. Just kidding about that but they are coming out with some really cool stuff. Just check this out. Basically this PDF reader for the PSP is the [...]
Official DS WiFi Site
Nintendo has their WiFI preview site up and running at NintendoWiFi.com. In just over a month, I’ll be pWning y’ll on MarioKart DS Online! Can’t wait for the real fun to begin…
[via digg.]
DS Wi-Fi Cracked
Hey you all remember there are other handheld consoles out there, right? Check out this cool little article about how people are gradually figuring out the Wi-Fi on the DS. And in fact there is currently a 2,000 dollar + bounty to the person who cracks the DS Wi-Fi code. Awesome!
Playing PSP games on your PC
Currently as it turns out the ability to play PSP games on PC is possible, but a full fledge PSP emulator is currently not available.
Before getting too depressed, people are working on this. Currently there is a rudimentary PSP emulator that can be used to play homebrew games available online. Check out this link [...]
More new PSP Hardware and Software
There are a bunch of new PSP accessories available. Radica has released a new line of peripherals including a hard case, a silicone sleeve, a UMD holder, a car station, a home station and comfort grips.
The car station seems interesting to me, it comes with a cigarette lighter adapter/charger and allows for your PSP to [...]
Talkman for Sony PSP
Cool accessories are starting to appear for the PSP, like this microphone called the Talkman. Talkman comes bundled with translation software that will convert between English, Japanese, Chinese and Hangul (which I’ve never heard of, perhaps it is a slang the Nazgul use?) You can pre-order Talkman now on Lik-Sang.
Playing Emulators on your PSP
Hmmm. So are emulators on your PSP legal? I mean if you own the original NES game can you still go around playing Mario Brothers on your PSP. Well anyway you look at it Emulators on your PSP have reached maturity. The dudes over at Informit have written a great little article on how to [...]
Gizmondo Talks the Talk, but Never Walks the Walk
Saw a great little story over in Next Generation about Gizmondo and how they plan to release a wide-screen PSP killer. Their CEO said this “We’re looking at bringing out future generations early next year, a wide screen version of our device that’s not dissimilar in the size to the screen of the Sony [...]
Hurricane Katrina and Gaming
Although this is not really portable gaming related I just wanted to point out that Sony’s Everquest II has added a command in game that let’s you donate to the Red Cross. Not in game money either but the real deal. Check out the full letter below that they sent their players. Pretty cool in [...]
PSP sets New Record in UK
According to the lads over the pond at the Register, Sony sold 185,000 PSP’s in the UK this past weekend, smashing the previous three-day record, set by Nintendo’s DS. Sony’s sales, said market watcher Chart-Track, which provided the statistic, makes the PSP’s UK debut the most successful console introduction in the territory yet.
The PSP [...]
