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A new version of Custom Theme Converter v1.6.0, a handy authoring tool that allows you to create custom themes for your PSP’s ,has been recently released by Sony.The new version also supports the official firmware 6.20. It also includes some new icons and other categories that was introduced in the latest firmware update.

For more info about the release, please check the README provided in the download.

Download: Sony Custom Theme Converter v1.6.0

The Hannah Montana invasion just hits the Playstation Portable handhelds. As globally, we saw how the Montana mania sweep young girls off their feet, Sony—in partnership with Disney, of course—is bringing young girls from Nintendo DS to the more sophisticated PSP 3000.

But not only that, they would be releasing a lilac-purple Hannah Montana-inspired version of the PSP 3000. The new pop princess has found a place in the growing numbers of PSP 3000 owners.

So that brings us to—in addition to Piano Black, Vibrant Blue, Mystic Silver, Pearl White and Radiant Red—six color option for the PSP 3000. The new portable gets a feminine touch with the touch of lilac-purple. SCEE also bundles this new Hannah Montana PSP 3000 with a Hannah Montana: Rock Out The Show.

“As girls spend as much time listening to music, taking and editing photos, watching movies, chatting with Skype, surfing the net and playing games with their friends as boys do,” says Isabelle Tomatis, European Marketing Manager, SCEE: “We thought it was about time that they had their own color of PSP 3000 and we styled this one up just for them.”

I’m far from being in the young girls category but if I were to buy a new PSP 3000, I’d probably get my hands on this Hannah Montana-themed PSP.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe just registered for a new patent that lays the framework for a system in which the PlayStation Portable will be used to operate a camera-mounted car remotely.

The system allows the car to move by way of a wireless connection to a PlayStation Portable. The environment is monitored by a mounted camera, which transmits information back to the PSP; users can thereby negotiate terrain. On the control side, the PSP can be used to capture and record video. Visual data can then be uploaded to websites and shared via the Internet. Apparently, Sony also has plans to outfit the car with a speaker and a microphone for further environmental interaction.

Another interesting element of the patent is its designation of “augmented reality zones,” which essentially are pre-determined areas with a virtual perimeter that allows for users to maneuver freely within its borders, but no further. So, users could set up a race track and race cars without fear of crashing inappropriately into obstacles outside of the scope of the reality zone. Another fascinating part of the technology would allow the PlayStation Portable to render real-life objects as computer-generated images. So, while the cars are racing around on planet Earth between road cones, the PlayStation Portable could show those cones as gnarly extraterrestrial pylons.

Gnarly.

Check out this modded-up PS3, which someone designed around the terrifying antagonist of the “Alien” series of films. We haven’t got many details as to how the person responsible for this piece of art went about constructing the modification, but it looks like a lot of time was spent in planning, and the execution looks absolutely meticulous.

The original “Alien” movie was directed by Ridley Scott and starred Sigourney Weaver. It was released in 1979 and introduced the world to an awesome, acid-dripping, totally evil alien that implants its spawn in the chests of humans. That alien was based on a figure in a painting by H.R. Giger, named Necronom IV. Prominent in both figures is that menacing, elongated head and skeletal frame.

The mod seems to be made from parts of a model, carefully adhered to the case of the PS3. It looks like the alien somehow merged with the console and became a single entity. Whatever it is, it’s gnarly to look at it, and is certainly one-of-a-kind. Excellent job, modder person, for your astute and aesthetic modification.

Sad news for PlayStation lovers in San Francisco: The PlayStation store in the Metreon will be closing up shop this summer. The store first opened in 1999 and was the epicenter of PlayStation launches on the west coast. Other Sony Style stores certainly will remain open across the country, but none are so central to the PlayStation brand. Here’s what Sony’s got to say about this tragic development:

“Our lease with the Metreon for the PlayStation Store will expire this summer and we have chosen not to renew it. While we are always looking at new avenues for additional retail exposure and space, we felt it best not to continue with a dedicated PlayStation Store at the Metreon at this time.”

Sigh.

Anyway, the Metreon reports that the store’s lease actually is up on March 31st, so the clock’s ticking now.

Sony is tickling us today with a sweepstakes opportunity that’ll get people pumped up about LocoRoco2 and about the PSP in general. Check out this prize list:

Here’s a list of the prizes to be won:

• PSP 3000
• Sony Ericsson W760 Walkman phone
• LocoRoco Hi, to play on your mobile phone
• LocoRoco 2 UMD
• A LocoRoco stress ball which looks like an actual LocoRoco that you can squeeze
• LocoRoco 2 pen

Apparently, two people will receive the grand prize package, which is every single thing listed above delivered to your door in a Sony basket. There’s  no reason at all to pass up this chance to win big – y’all don’t have to buy anything to qualify. Simply follow the instructions to get your name in the bucket, and Sony will take care of the rest.

To Enter follow this link

In order to make our lives even more awesome, Sony has requested that we, its loyal constituency, reveal some of our most closely held opinions regarding the PlayStation blog and the entire PlayStation Network in general. That’s our cue to get to work spilling our guts about our hopes, grievances, concerns, and dreams about the future of this evolving network of superscalar, interactive fun-having. Follow this link to get involved, and to shape the future of our mutual entertainment addiction.

We appreciate Sony’s interest in our thoughts, and we want those awesome folks in their big, shiny buildings to know that we’ve got nothing but the highest hopes for the future of this industry. The more fun we’re having, and the more we all get along, the happier the planet is. That’s the meaning of life: A happy planet full of fun. Awesome.

Why not take a few minutes to answer their survey?

In case you haven’t heard, Sony has released the newest system update for the PSP is now available. Word from PSN Operations director Eric Lempell is that the change is small, but sounds pretty critical:

• New for 5.03: A security patch was added to address security vulnerabilities in the system software.

Naturally, homebrew users will want to stay on top of the CFW, but it’s still good to hear from Sony once in a while. I mean, just once in a while. At least now and then. Right fellas? Actually, word has it that Sony might be trying to maneuver in front of the GripShift exploit.

We’ll keep you updated on that bit of drama as more is revealed, so stay plugged in.

Download PSP Firmware Update 5.03 (US)
Download PSP Firmware Update 5.03 (EU)

Hot on the heels of the latest official PSP Firmware release from Sony, v5.03, comes Dark AleX’s latest custom firmware update. The most current version is now M33-6, which came just minutes after the release of M33-5. CFW 5.00 M33-6 is an exciting piece of homebrew awesomeness that shows off the prowess of the PSP underground. The following text is from the changelog:

This update is a try to fix memory stick low speed since 3.80.

Instructions: Copy UPDATE folder /PSP/GAME/ and run.

If you come from a version prior to 5.00 M33, put sony update as 500.PBP in same folder, or let the program download it for you using a wifi connection.

Changes in 5.00 M33-5:

A setting has been added to recovery, that, when enabled it may increase memory stick reading speed. (only on the psp, not in the pc). By default it is disabled. If you installed 3.71 fatmsmod, do not use this setting, as its perfomance with 3.71 driver has not been tested. Instead, reinstall 5.00 m33-4 using dc8 and update to 5.00 m33-5

Changes in 5.00 M33-6, according to the developer:

• Fixed a bug that made unbootable psp without memory stick or with a bad one.
• The included file fat_comparison.html contains a comparison of perfomance between the 5.00 fat driver, the 3.71 one, and the 5.00 one with the speed up hack during     the   read of an iso. The test was done on the game Valkyrie Profile in cso format in march33 mode. Other games, modes and applications different than iso reading     showed similar results.

Grab the CFW 5.00 M33-6 download here, and stay plugged in for more updates from this clutch piece of homebrew. Yet again, thanks and big up to Dark AleX for all his hard work in the scene.

Download CFW 5.00 M33-6

For some time now, there’s been speculation that Sony Ericsson has plans to launch a gaming-oriented cellular phone (remember the N-Gage?). Apparently, the folks behind the idea decided to take the plan to the big-wigs at Sony, hoping to slingshot off the successes of the ever-popular Walkman and Cyber-Shot handsets.

Word on the street is that Sony handed down the iron fist to Sony Ericsson, insisting that Sony will only license the Playstation brand if Sony decides to manufacture the new gaming devices independently. That’s some weird intra-corporate power politicking, if you ask us.

A Sony Ericsson spokeswoman said that they “could not comment on what Sony has or hasn’t said. In the past, we have been keen that our product proposition lives up to brand promise, and we feel at the moment the technical specs are not high enough to put such a prestigious brand on a phone.”

Hopefully, the two supposed cooperators will get their panties untied and work together on some really amazing gaming hardware under the Playstation brand. We’ll look forward to what their mutual innovation will produce in the near future. For now, stay tuned for more updates on this fun corporate drama.