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1 online resource (xix, 298 pages) : illustrations |
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| Summary |
Sure, it's just what you've been clamoring for: an ultra slick,portable version of the most popular console gaming system in theworld. But Sony's new PlayStation Portable (PSP) isn't just ahandheld gaming device. Beyond its killer graphics and spectacularwidescreen LCD for unparalleled game play, it also sports wirelessconnectivity and a variety of multimedia features, including video,music, and digital photography. Your wildly versatile, endlesslypowerful PSP practically begs you to hack and repurpose it to yourliking. To save you the trouble and show you how to make the PSP do morethan you ever imagined--and more than Sony ever intended-- PSPHacks is one succinct volume of 50 of the coolest, most useful,up-to-the-minute hacks for this amazing device. You'll learn how toopen your PSP's hardware and what to safely plug into it. You'llexplore and put to good use every hidden feature of the device.You'll be able to move all sorts of multimedia onto your PSP andfind ways to extend its wireless capabilities. And you'll find outhow to get the very best experience out of online game play. With PSP Hacks , you can accomplish a whole lot more thangood gaming on the PSP. You'll quickly learn to surf the Web with aPSP, chat in IRC, and use the PSP to read web comics, ebooks, andRSS feeds. Other expert tips and tools allow you to sync an addressbook to your PSP, watch UMD movies, fool iTunes into thinking thePSP is an iPod Shuffle, and much more. The innovative hacks, tweaks, and how-tos in this essentialguide make it easy to customize your PSP, take full advantage offeatures, capabilities, and functionality far beyond what's listedin the PSP user manual, and make your PSP perform countless tricksthat only an all-in-one portable entertainment unit as remarkableand revolutionary as this one could. |
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Foreword; Credits; About the Author; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Why PSP Hacks?; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions; Using Code Examples; Safari® Enabled; How to Contact Us; Got a Hack?; The Basics; Quit a Game Quickly; Manage Your Saved Games; Saving Game Progress; Copy and Delete Files; Manually Copy Game Data to Your Computer; Connecting your PSP to your computer via USB; Connecting your Memory Stick to your computer via a card reader; The Mac OS X Terminal; The Windows Command Prompt; Automatically Copy Game Data to Your Computer; iPSP; PSPWare; Hacking the Hack |
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Exchange Files with Any ComputerThings You'll Need; The Basics; Keep Things Organized; Think Security; Change the Background Color on Your PSP; Charting the Color Calendar; Get Your Wireless Network On; The Basics; 802.11b; Security; Conclusions; Hacking the Hack; Troubleshoot Your PSP; UMD Game/Movie Won't Load; Check for a clean disk; Check the clear plastic cover on the disk; Is it a bad disk?; Check your PSP; Can't Read the Memory Stick; Check the physical parts; Check the data; PSP Won't Turn On; Miscellaneous Problems; Hacking the Hack; Keep Your PSP Clean; Prevention; Cleaning |
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Keep the Screen Smudge-FreeTake Your PSP Apart; The Tools of the Trade; Critical Suggestions; Taking the Top Off; Removing the LCD; Removing the LCD Tray; Removing the Main Circuit Board; Removing the Wireless Network Card; The End Result; Hacking the Hack; Reassemble Your PSP; The Large Print, etc.; Installing the Network Card; Installing the Main Circuit Board; Installing the LCD; Putting the Buttons and Shell into Place; Turning It On!; Hacking the Hack; Repurpose a Dead PSP; Use Your Dead PSP to Get a New PSP; Uses for Your Dead PSP; Downgrade Your Firmware; Everything in the Right Place |
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EBOOT.PBPMPHDowngrader pieces; Trigger the Overflow; Run the 1.5 Updater; Set up Your PSP; Hacking the Hack; PSP Gear; Make Your Own PSP Case; Why Cardboard?; Things You'll Need; Designing the Case; Cutting, Folding, and Fitting; Building the Box; Screen and Controls; Finish the Case; Hacking the Hack; Repurpose Everyday Objects as UMD Cases; Altoids Circular Tins; Pringles Short Stack; Intec Game Cases; Pelican Disc Jackets; Which Case Is Best?; Hacking the Hack; Make an Articulating PSP Stand; Things You'll Need; Disassemble the Lamp; Add the PSP Adapter to the Stand; Mount the PSP |
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Mount Version 1.0: cardboardMount Version 2.0: metal; Hacking the Hack; Make a Battery Pack for Your PSP; Things You'll Need; The Theory Behind the Hack; Setting Things Up; Assembling the Pack; Hacking the Hack; Amplify Your PSP; Things You'll Need; Assemble the Circuit; Test the Amp; Problems and Easy Improvements; Hacking the Hack; Add an External Wireless Antenna; Finding a Replacement; Out with the Old; In with the New; Testing the Mod; Hacking the Hack; PSP Hands Free; Things You'll Need; The Theory Behind the Hack; Setting Things Up; Assembling the Holder; Hacking the Hack |
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Sony video games.
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Video games -- Programming.
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Jeux vidéo PlayStation. |
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Jeux vidéo -- Programmation. |
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Sony video games. |
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Computer games -- Programming. |
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Video games -- Programming |
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Sony video games |
| Indexed Term |
DIY & Hardware |
| ISBN |
9781449330804 (electronic bk.) |
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1449330800 (electronic bk.) |
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9781491915943 (electronic bk.) |
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1491915943 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
0596101430 |
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