PSPdisp v0.2 Drops With A Demo Video

January 16, 2009
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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…

jpcsp v0.1 Revision 894 Hits The Internet In Record Time

January 16, 2009
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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…

Nanodesktop Blind Assistant CFW0005 Proof Of Concept Videos Available

January 15, 2009
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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…

Ultimate VSH Menu v1.01 Released

January 15, 2009
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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” +…

JPCSP v0.1 rev876 Is Java-Based PSP Emulator For PC

January 13, 2009
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The freshest revision for the Java-based PSP emulator for your PC has just dropped from JPCSP, led by the notorious Shadow. The focus of this update is minor fixes, tweaks, bug zaps, and other little improvements that you probably won’t notice. The download and installation should be pretty straightforward, but if you’re getting your panties in a knot over some folder or another, don’t worry – there’s a readme included in the download package.

Grab it right here and start nerding out to some PSP emulation right on your home computer.

Download JPCSP v0.1 rev876

PSPKVM v0.5.0 Drops With A New Virtual Keyboard

January 13, 2009
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The ever-popular emulator PSPKVM v0.5.0 is now out, and it includes a great, ground-up designed virtual keyboard. PSPKVM is a terrific piece of homebrew code that enables you to run j2me games and applications on your homebrew-enabled PSP.

Here’s a list of the most recent updates:

  • Completely new designed Virtual Keyboard (Great thanks to Anweifeng, who is   the designer and coder of new Virtual Keyboard)
  • Support JSR226(SVG) and JSR172(Web Service)
  • Optimized interpreter loop of VM, JB2 score improves 25%
  • Bug fix and improvement in networking
  • Support user defined Truetype font size by pspkvm.ini
  • Add CPU speed setting in “Select device” menu

Grab the download package immediately and start…

VLF Library v1.0 From Dark AleX

January 13, 2009
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Underground code samurai Dark AleX has cooked up a little treat for PSP homebrew developers titled VLF Library v1.0. This library will ensure that your homebrew looks as close to the real thing as possible.

A beta version was previously circulating, but this new release is incompatible with the beta, so please make sure you keep them fully separate. There’s a sample file for developers to peruse included in the download package.

Download VLF library v1.0

Euro GripShift Exploit Leads To Homebrew Enabler For PSP-3000

January 13, 2009
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More news for those of you following the GripShift exploit. The homebrew underground has been looking hard for ways to increase the versatility of the newly-discovered exploit, and one team just stumbled across some real treasure. The group PSPGEN have developed a Homebrew Enabler out of the exploit that’s centered around the European version of GripShift. The HEN allows for both kernel mode and user mode homebrew.

Naturally, Sony is going to be working their corporate butts off to clog this exploit, but the underground has really been in a frenzy since the whole GripShift fiasco got started, so who knows…

Sabacc Basics 0.7.0a Is A Game For The Most Superior Nerds

January 13, 2009
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Sabacc Basics 0.7.0a has just dropped, and we just told you about it. If you’ve never heard of Sabacc, it’s because you’re not nearly nerdy enough. Sabacc is a game which originated in the Star Wars universe, sort of like a cross between Poker and Blackjack. It’s a cool game in its own right. Props to the code samurai, goumba, for keeping this interesting little sport alive. Here’s the full changelog:

Version 0.7.0a

Fixed: Completed transition to PSP dialogs.

Version 0.7.0

New: Card face names and suites are rendered using Peter Schuster’s New Aurebesh. I can’t find any license info online, hopefully it’s ok…

DJ Drops Demo 5 Is Released To The Screaming Masses

January 13, 2009
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Check out this awesome new homebrew application from the code ninja whose undecipherable alias is daaa57150. This is another similar-to-Tetris game where you’ve gotta clear out stacks of lines. This is a musical game, too, so you’ll be jamming along to exploding blocks and all of that neat stuff. There’s also a combo system, as described here:

  • the classical : blocks explode, those above fall and connect, combo!
  • the explosion : the blocks take some time to explode and during this moment you can add other blocks to make more combos
  • the cooldown : after an explosion, a small amount of time is…