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Skype-PSP Now Available


This bit of news managed to slip by us with all the other happening around the net.

It seems that the new PSP firmware which includes the Skpe VoIP feature has been available for download since the first week of this month. So if you don’t mind giving up your Homebrew privileges, update your firmware now for added functionality to […]

Skype for PSP


Ever thought of using your PSP for making international calls?

Well, now you can with the made-for-PSP version of Skype. This latest iteration of the infamous IM application was unveiled at CES with Sony reps making demo calls to one another (which in reality is just a few feet away). Theoretically possible considering that the PSP […]

Blu-ray movies to go


Sony has habit of making their various products complement each other. Just take a look at how their portable imaging devices all make use of Memory Sticks instead of the vastly popular and affordable SD card. The ability to seemingly integrate various products under the Sony name is one attribute which, in one way or another, […]

Sony Firmware Update


Here’s a another bit of news for PSP owners. The buzz around the net is that Sony Japan will be releasing firmware 3.80  on December 18 which will bring enhancements such as streaming Internet Radio player, Video scene search and RSS support for OPML and pictures.
 
It will also allow digital video recording for those using the 1-Seg tuner which, […]

PSP Direct Download


Trying to add more value to their portable gaming console, Sony is apparently drumming up the idea of providing direct-to-PSP downloads.

As every PSP gamer knows, the built-in Wi-Fi feature of the console has been there from the very beginning, but it is only recently that users can now access the Playstation store directly without a […]

DS Lite trumps PSP


 
Mark Wilson of Gizmodo recently gave his two cents on why Sony’s PSP will never beat Nintendo’s mighty DS. He points out that while the PSP Slim enjoys its latest achievement of selling 2 million units in its first two months, the DS Lite has been a consistent top seller since 2005 with shops selling it […]

Wii-multi-Touch


What to feel all Minority Report-ish and take control of your applications with just the tip of your fingers?
This latest hack of the Wiimote allows you to do just that with some not so fancy tools for a little homegrown affordable modification. Probably the most expensive part of this trick is the infrared emitter which you will need […]

No Wii? Get a Vii!


From the Now-We’ve-Seen-Everything Department
Your friendly Nameless and Shameless Chinese Cloner Corporation has made a Nintendo Wii clone called the Vii, according to Engadget China.
The clone apparently can do a good approximation of the Wii, although no one has really gotten their mitts on one to review it yet. The Chinese Engadget site is as yet […]

PSP TV


First, it was our mobile phones. Now, the latest mobile device to get the TV treatment is the Sony PSP. Engadget has a hands-on on this latest development. Using the 1-SEG digital TV tuner add-on accessory, the PSP is transformed from being an ordinary gaming console to a mobile entertainment console. The PSP […]