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April 6, 2007

Sony PSP Gets VOIP

Give Sony credit for this one. The PSP now sports VoIP capability, and it’s not from industry standard Skype.

No, Sony has gone with JAJAH on this one, and the result is something that you can get right now on your PSP, with just a few clicks and no software to download. That’s right, the browser handles everything, including taking what little money you’ll have to pay for this service.

As you can see from the photo, the interface is rather familiar-looking and all you have to do is type in the phone number for the call process to initiate.

What’s more, Sony is promising to retrofit its other gaming consoles to reflect the JAJAH partnership.

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January 8, 2008

Sony Bringing Blu-ray to PSP, Sort Of

Sony reveals new details for BD-Live Interactivity.

Sony kicked off its CES conference today with some big news highlighting several planned BD-Live interactive features coming to Blu-ray in 2008. During an interactive demo on the show floor, Sony revealed a series of interactive features currently planned for the BD-Live networking capabilities.

The first feature previewed was one that would allow viewers to send ringtones to their personal mobile phones, including content from the movie itself. Viewers could extract lines of dialogue from the movie or other audio clips.

More excitingly revealed was that Sony is planning select Blu-ray titles that will include a version of the film encoded for the PSP, thus making the film portable. However, Sony didn’t announce a planned release date or titles that will include this new feature.

Stay tuned for more details on this hot new development.

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February 2, 2007

PSP Blender - Sony PSP Firmware and Demos Released

It is recommended that PSP Blender members do not update their firmware to 3.10 for the time being.
Sony released their PlayStation Portable firmware update, 3.10 and now makes demos even easier to check out.

Sony announced the release of the Sony PSP firmware 3.10. It includes Conserve Memory to optimize your Internet browser to see more data while using less memory. Also included with this firmware update is Dynamic Normalizer in the sound settings allowing automatic volume adjustment settings for playback of music and other audio sources with variable output levels.

Sony is also making it easier to check out their demos. Demos are downloadable at the official Sony PSP site as well as at the PlayStation site.

Some of the demos that can be downloaded are Killzone: Liberation which is a third-person shooter putting players into 16 intense missions to rescue hostages from the evil Helghast. Other demos include Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2, both of which are set for release in the next few weeks.

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April 28, 2007

Sony Tackles YouTube with PSP-Compatible eyeVio

If everything goes according to play, eyeVio — the new video sharing service launched by Sony — will get bought out by Google, just like YouTube before it. Then again, I don’t think Sony is as willing to sell off portions of its business.

The eyeVio service is scheduled to launch in Japan (only) today, providing users with a space where they can share “my life, your emotion.” Whatever that means.

Videos can be remotely uploaded via portable devices (like cell phones and web-connected PDAs) using the mobile version of the site (m.eyevio.com). On the flip side, videos can be downloaded in PSP-compatible formats for later viewing. They’d probably work on iPods too, but Sony wouldn’t say.

Will this be another PS3? Powerful but with no one caring? Or will it be the killer app to revitalize interest in the PSP? Considering that Japan is currently Nintendo-land, I think it’s pretty safe to draw certain conclusions.

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May 5, 2007

Sony Announces the Go!Cam for PSP

Sony has announced the launch of the Go! Cam, a camera that will allow PSP users to take pictures and videos. The camera, that has a 180-degree vertical swivel base, is very similar to the PS3 eye camera. The edit software bundled with the camera will allow users to edit photos, videos and audio clips on the PSP. Apart from these functionalities, the camera also has an in-built microphone.

According to sources in Sony, considering a 4GB Memory stick Pro Duo, the camera will be able to store up to two and half hours of videos and over 40,000 photos. And that’s not all. Users will also be able to upload all the pictures and videos on to the internet directly from the PSP.

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February 6, 2007

PSP Hacking 101 Episdoe 22 v3.03 Firmware Downgrader

Download in High Def Windows Media HD 720p

-How to Downgrade any PSP 1.51 to 3.03
- The Noobz 3.03 Downgader
- Sony 3.03 update
- Sony 1.5 Update

Taped 1-28-07 (Sony released 3.10 during editing)

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June 30, 2007

Sony Releases Firmware Version 3.51

You’ve got to pat Sony on the back for giving it the good, old college try. After the Lumines hack debacle, Sony is trying to fight back with a 3.51 update that has been added today over at their Japanese site which would close up holes in the PSP’s security . Other than just the security fix, there isn’t much else you would need the update for. There is no added functionality included in the update and none of the currently released games will require it. But if you just love updates, and hate hacks, you’re more than welcome to go pick it up.

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July 3, 2007

PSP Hacking EPISODE 25 - v3.5 Firmware Downgrade

How to Downgrade any PSP to 1.5
- The Noobz 3.5 Downgrader
- Sony 3.5 update
- Sony 1.5 Update

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February 17, 2007

Skype Coming to the PSP?

A piece of code referring to Skype has been found in the recently decrypted firmware version 3.10.

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There is a rumour circulating that Sony is working to partner the PSP with Skype. Skype is a popular application that allows PC and Mac users to call one another for free based on P2P telephony technology.

A reference to Skype was recently found in a decrypted version of vshmain.prx from PSP firmware revision v3.10. It is worth noting that references to both POPS and GPS PRX’s were found in previous decrypted firmware versions and have both since emerged as new features included in subsequent firmware upgrades.

Less than two weeks ago, the internet was abound with rumours about Sony entering into a partnership with some new major software companies and at least one major ISP. This may well have been the smoking gun for an as yet unannounced union between Skype and the Sony PSP, although at present this is as speculative as the recent claims that Yahoo were a likely future business partner for Sony Computer Entertainment.

Unlike the DS the PSP is not equipped with a microphone and so would need a peripheral microphone in order to be used as a P2P telephony device. There have been a slew of mods that allow the DS to be used as a two way communication device and Nintendo themselves demoed an application of their own at E3 2005 (complete with lip synching Mario and Luigi avatars).

Considering the growth in Mobile games and the recently unearthed Nintendo phone patent, it seems that the major console manufacturers certainly have communication in mind as a key feature for the future of their devices. Sony may well be trying to ensure their future credentials in that area of the market.

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July 20, 2008

Where have the PSP Blender Blog writers been?

 Sorry about the PSP Blender blog visitors who have been waiting on an update. We have been busy on a sister site of ours.

http://www.thegameforum.com

You can visit their PSP section here:

http://www.thegameforum.com/sony-psp/

You may want to check it out for all of the latest PSP downloads, and PSP hacking news. PSP Blender members receive special access to a PSP downloads forum. Simply send you receipt number and PSP Blender username to The Game Forum. Contact info can be found on their website.

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