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For you ultra-geeky homebrew fans out there, check out PSPdisp v0.2, which just dropped on the 14th. This is an innovative homebrew application from JJS that allows you to use your PSP as an additional monitor for Windows.

Check out this explanation from its developers:

… on Windows, a display driver, an USB driver and the interface application which captures the screen, compresses it and sends it over USB to the PSP. On the PSP side there is an application that decompresses the frames and displays them. All settings are adjustable from the Windows side, the PSP really only acts as a passive display.

PSPdisp v0.1 will work with either a Phat or a Slim running on CFW. The following hardware is reportedly compatible with the current version of the software: 3.40-OEA, M33 version 3.52, 3.71, 3.90, 4.01, 5.00.

Here’s a changelog, for those of you who have been keeping up:

V0.2:

• can now mirror any existing display
• works on 64 bit systems now
• display driver for Windows XP x64
• display driver supports several display modes from 480×272 to 1920×1080
• all resolutions also available rotated by 90° (portrait mode)
• additional “Follow mouse” mode
• selectable viewport size for “Follow mouse” and “Static” view
• viewport may be rotated by 90, 180 or 270 degree
• reacts on display settings changes, no restart necessary
• multi-threaded, opening the menue will no longer freeze the display
• PSP can be unplugged and replugged while PSPdisp is enabled
• added option to automatically enable PSPdisp when the PSP is plugged in
• installer can now copy the game files to the PSP
• mapping mouse and keyboard buttons to the PSP controls
• experimental Wlan support

Check out the demo video here, and grab the download package to begin nerding out right away. Stay tuned for more updates as they drop.

Download PSPdisp v0.2

The ever-popular jpcsp v0.1 Java-based PSP emulator, which we just reviewed on January 13th, has again been upgraded: jpcsp v0.1 Revision 894 is available here, and you’ll just want to put on your silly hat and dig right in.

With an unprecedented degree of efficiency, Shadow and his JPCSP team have turned out another iteration of the software that’s been well-received from the underground for its technically-advanced rendering of the PSP hardware. Unfortunately, no changelog accompanies this revision, so you’ll have to plug away yourself and draw your own conclusions. We’ll bet that the most important updates are in the form of major and minor bug fixes and some performance jumps. Likely they’ll be working to resolve compatibility issues, too.

Grab jpcsp v0.1 Revision 894 right here, and take a look at the readme, which comes packaged with the download. As always, stay tuned for more updates to this exciting home-brewed software.

Download jpcsp v0.1 revision 894

In some exciting news from the homebrew scene, a developer named pegasus2000 is moving forward with a project known as Nanodesktop Blind Assistant. This cutting-edge piece of software will assist the vision-impaired with a number of functions.

Although there’s no new official release, pegasus2000 has offered up some proof of concept videos which detail some of the functionality of the software. Blind Assistant will allegedly handle voice recognition in the new core release of CFW0005. Later versions may include a vocal e-mail client, a color scanner, and a face recognition function.

Check out the two proof of concept videos to see a bit of the Blind Assistant CFW0005 in action. This is a truly exciting project, and should break new ground with regard to how versatile and useful the PSP can be as a hardware platform. More news on this very progressive piece of software as it drops, so stay tuned.

Fresh from the genius mind of homebrew developer Total_Noob is the latest iteration of Ultimate VSH Menu, titled Ultimate VSH Menu v1.01. It’s loaded up with some handy new features and Total_Noob has smoothed over some really annoying bugs, so fans of the project will be tickled pink. Here’s the changelog, in case you’re on the edge of your seat:

Changelog v1.01

• Fixed much bugs
• Ultimate VSH Menu is now much more stable
• Don’t activated VSH Menu in OSK
• If “ms0:/PSP/GAME/VSHMENU/EBOOT.PBP” does not exist, it will not loaded
• changed much in the menu
• Added a small function to disable M33 VSH Menu
• Added “SCREENSHOT” to make screenshots(“R” + “NOTE”)
• Added “VSH MENU COLOR” to change the color(BLACK, BLUE, GREEN, RED)
• Added “RECOVERY MENU” to load the recovery menu
• You can press “SELECT” in recovery to exit

There was word of an iR Shell loading feature to be included with this release, but Total_Noob has decided instead to include it in the next version. Stay tuned for more news of Ultimate VSH Menu as it drops.

Download Ultimate VSH Menu v1.01

An awesome application for homebrew lovers is now circulating: Xmb-Launcher v1.00, from Smokescreen, promises to be a very handy utility that’ll make home-cooked goodness a little more accessible for everybody. Here’s the instruction list:

• dd xmblauncher(pwr or nopwr*).prx to vsh.txt
• add your favorite game to xmbgame1_RUP.txt or xmbgame2_RDOWN.txt
• add your favorite homebrew to xmbpbp1_RUP.txt or place all hb content in xmbpbp2_LDOWN folder
• enable xmblaucher(pwr or nopwr*).prx in cfw recovery menu
• start xmb menu and press L+UP to launch hb#1 or L+DOWN to load hb#2 out of the xmbpbp2_LDOWN folder or press R+UP to launch game#1 or R+DOWN to load game#2

Grab this handy application and rock your socks off. We’ll keep you savvy with the latest updates as they drop.

Download Xmb-Launcher v1.00

The MacroFire plugin, developed by the homebrew code samurai known as “pen”, has been updated to version 2.4.1. This is a multi-functional plugin that does things like remap buttons, changes the analog stick’s sensitivity, and implements a rapid-fire mode.

Unfortunately, you need to know Japanese to understand the technical stuff of the plugin, as that’s what the readme’s written in. Run it through a translator to get a gist of the functionalities.

The following changes have been made to the plugin in this version:

• macrofire.ini new “AlternativeButtons” “Remap” “Rapidfire” “Macro” section added. Manual_ini.txt more information.
• Analog stick to adjust the menu to add a new option Analog stick movement.
• Adjustment in the analog stick, Deadzone fix was the wrong formula was used to determine.
• With the correction formula, Deadzone radius of the analog stick to adjust the maximum value of 182 percent.
• Range of motion in the adjustment range and disable the analog stick, to show the figure to make the visual and adjusted the position of the current position.

Mad props to pen for putting out this excellent homebrew application.

Download MacroFire v2.4.1

Yep, that’s right. The PSP-3000 is being seen in two hot new colors over there, where all the toys are louder and more awesome. The Hong Kong and Taiwan double-drop is labeled the “Carnival Colors” series, and the first two appearances will be an awesome crystal blue, and a gnarly, mega-thermal red.  They’ll be rolling out on 1/15 in HK, and two days later in Taiwan. Lucky blokes, them.

Keeping our heads ringing with fresh homebrew, the jpcsp team (with Shadow at the helm – hi from the bleachers!) drops a fresh revision for jpcsp v0.1. Revision 866 promises a lot of bug fixes, but also includes some further optimization. Expect better gameplay all around visually thanks to a jacked-up framerate.

Really, just try it out. Ain’t gonna hurt, and you’ll be nerding out to a fake PSP built with real Java code. Stay plugged in for more about jpcsp as it drops. You can peruse the online forums dedicated to this release, wherein much epic nerdy has already ensued. Make sure you ogle the version history for a more detailed overview of functionality.

Download jpcsp v0.1 revision 866

Word from the front is that the popular homebrew project, BakonICE, is steaming ahead, and its developer, NoEffex, has made version 1.80 available to us peons. This is a tasty little home-cooked update that hosts the Socom FTB2 Cheat Device. Some tidbits from the changelog, for those of you in the know:

Flicker bug caused by _pspDebugScreenClearLine was resolved. Anti-Server lock is now removed. Animations applier has been added as a replacement for the anti-server lock. Mega overflow dilemma that gummed up version 1.70 of BakonICE was resolved.  A few other bugs got addressed, too.

We’ll keep our eyes on this project as it continues to evolve; for now, enjoy BakonICE 1.80.

Download BakonICE v1.80 (Old Firmwares)
Download BakonICE v1.80 (New Firmwares)

Check out the homebrew FreeCheat plugin that can get a perspective on memory addresses, peep text, look at graphics, and sniff out things in the hardware that are otherwise off-limits. This is also a handy utility for creating memory dumps. You can use FreeCheat with CWCheat’s database files to maximize your geeky pleasure.

This is a handy utility all around to manage on-the-go file transfers, handle PSP to PC connections, and sort through media clips. Props to Flarejune for the coding, and we’ll look forward to updates as they drop.

Download PSP Homebrew – FreeCheat 1.0.12.18 EN