Update: If you’re stuck at a black screen with “WAITING” printed across the top right, then you must download Custom Firmware Extender v2.2 (below) and install the appropriate ‘”PSP” Type B’ USB driver.

Thanks Amrish.

You may or may not recollect TyRaNid’s PSP dev. tool: RemoteJoy. Essentially RemoteJoy provides “TV out” capabilities over a USB connection with your PC. With that said — non-Slim owners and non-FuSa users — you too can now experience PSP on a larger scale.

Japanese developer, Akind (correct me if I’m wrong?), has taken TyRaNid’s project and has further optimized it for us end-users. Packaged in the form of a small PRX plug-in and Windows executable — we have RemoteJoyLite.

Sadly, I can’t provide a screenshot for you; RemoteJoyLite doesn’t seem to function under Parallels on my Mac. Although, I did stumble across this YouTube video demonstrating the dopeness:

RemoteJoyLite v0.15 [translated] changes:

• “SceCtrlLatch” related to behavior modification.
• Image-transfer method (TYPE2, TYPE3) added.
• HOME POPS button on a good behavior.
• Gamma correction added.

Download:
RemoteJoyLite v0.15
Custom Firmware Extender (CFE) v2.2 (includes USB driver)

- source: cgi.din.or.jp

Equipped with a special version of piKey and the 360 Chatpad custom flashed, l0rdnic0 is keyboardin’ like no other.

Developed by Jean @ ps2dev, this hack/mod is fully functional with the Sony on-screen keyboard (OSK) and Danzeff’s OSK under AFKIM. Currently, for the moment, keyboard-enabled homebrew from ZX-81 doesn’t quite work; however, there is a more suited driver in development.

- source: acidmods

Hack (or recover) your hand-held real good and proper like with DJB’s updated version of PSP Pandora Deluxe; dubbed PPD for short. I once described PPD so wonderfully; I’ll just reiterate that –

Conveniently handle all your Pandora needs with DJB’s all-in-one solution… PSP Pandora Deluxe prepares your — preferably second or extra — memory stick to be used with a Pandora Battery. This program will not convert your battery; however, it does include the necessary support tools to do just that.

PSP Pandora Deluxe v1.3 changes:

• Fixed the Installer (wasn’t installing to specified path).
• Added Windows 98SE/ME/2000/2003 Support.
• Added an option to use MSPFormat to format the stick.
• Added an option to inject the Time Machine IPL Loader.
• Added more XMB Support Tools:
  • FuSa screenShoot
  • JoySens 1.42b

Download:
PSP Pandora Deluxe v1.3
Sony Firmware Updates

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Winner winner Swanson TV dinner… Kick back in the courtesy of your own living room with a Blackjack-loaded PSP and a hungry-man ready meal dinner. That’s the life.

Written by Cutch, Blackjack version 2.0 currently supports one (1) to four (4) players with the mentioned prospect of multiplayer Ad Hoc. Keep your fingers crossed for that.

Download: Blackjack v2.0

- source: qj

Continuing along the direct-to-PSP line is Klutsh with his newly released homebrew app, which in itself downloads homebrew apps — and games, too. All that and more downloaded/installed direct to your hand-held.

X Installer is currently beta, so expect the unexpected. For one — X Installer will re-download updates over and over again, homebrew as well. Otherwise, if/when the remote end is updated with more ‘brew and improved versions are available; you’ll find interest in this app.

Download: X Installer Beta

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Sony’s revamped beauty, the soon to be released PSP-3000, packs a new set of configurable options in the firmware. Yup, we have it verbatim — over at IGN, via Famitsu.com — they’ve detailed the discovered changes. But first — the visual comparison…

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The PSP-3000 has a setting for “Color Space” under the system settings section of the XMB. This can be switched between Wide and Normal. Wide exploits the full color depth of the revised hardware, while Normal returns you back to PSP-2000 level color.

The 3000 firmware has an option for Automatic USB Connection. When this is switched on, the PSP switches to USB mode automatically when a USB device is connected.

Finally, the 3000 firmware offers a noise reduction feature for video out. This is used to cut the noise when outputting the PSP’s video signal to a television.

And while we’re on the subject of firmware changes; Sony Japan announced come fall we’ll be able to download games/demos, amongst other goodies, direct from the PSN store. That means no need for a PC or PS3. This update will be available for all PSP models.

Now return to the premiere of 90210.

- source: ign

Accounting for the cumulative time spent playing your favourite game is always fun. That is, providing the time tracking software works properly, which seemingly isn’t the case with BigProMan’s initial release. After all — it’s version 0.1 and french.

Once enabling Game Time Calculator, my N+ UMD review copy fails to start resulting with error 800200D9; as well, homebrew becomes a little dodgy. Try for yourself and leave your experience/findings below.

Usage: press ‘SELECT’ while in game to toggle the time counter display. On exit, from what I understand, immediately switching HOLD to the “on” position will save the running time under ms0:/GTC. And I’ve only had success with that once.

A graphical interface detailing game/homebrew usage would be nice too — just a suggestion, if you’re reading this BigProMan.

Download: Game Time Calculator v0.1

- source: xtreamlua

PSP CTF themes downloaded direct to your hand-held, all thanks to trobert94 and his freshly released homebrew. Currently 214 themes are available and best of all — no intermediary. You’ll only require USB for initial installation of this app. Connect, browse, download, activate — all via Themes Downloader version 1.0.

Themes Downloader features:

• French and English languages
• Display a little preview for each theme
• View screenshot of the actual size
• Downloading subject directly into the PSP/THEME/ folder
• Display faster and more responsive than in the browser
• Display name and authors of themes

Download: Themes Downloader v1.0

- source: qj

Squeeze extra juice from your PSP battery life with Torch’s Hold+. Really, it’s simple — when the hold switch is on, your battery power stays strong.

Here’s how Hold+ works…

• Switches off the LCD backlight.
• Switches off the actual LCD screen. (This is important because the backlight and actual screen are two different things. You can have an image being displayed on the screen while the backlight is switched off, such that you can see the image if you use a flashlight. You can also have the screen switched off while the backlight still illuminates the powered off screen.)
• Under clocks the CPU to 61MHz (Sony has changed the clock speed functions such that only certain combination of speeds work correctly. Simply trying to under clock to arbitrary values will result in the CPU simply running at the stock speed. I have verified that Hold+ successfully under clocks to 61MHz.)
• The original screen brightness and clock speed are restored when the Hold switch is released.
• Prevents the PSP from going into suspend mode if you accidentally push the power switch too far when turning off Hold mode.
• Allows operation of the PSP with the display turned off, to change volume, skip songs etc.

Download: Hold+ v2.63

- source: qj

With any luck buried alongside your Ultima VII discs are those classic point-and-click adventure games you once laid to rest… Yup, the ones from LucasArts, Sierra, Adventure Soft — Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, King’s Quest, Simon the Sorcerer, The Feeble Files… And the list goes on and on… Scumm Virtual Machine lays the necessary groundwork for reliving the hours spent enjoying these classics.

Lets hope one day Normality and/or Beavis & Butthead Virtual Stupitdy becomes Scumm-ified in the non-scumm fashion.

ScummVM release notes, download, and all that follows… (more…)