You may remember reading this a couple months back, or maybe you don’t… Perhaps your memories are a bit fuzzy, after all it happened on 4/20. But whatever the case — watch…

Buzz’s IRDA Joy Box Project is the reverse scenario of FuSa GamePad; instead of using your PSP as a new joystick/gamepad on the PC, you’re using an old DB9 joystick (Atari, Amiga, Amstrad, etc…) on your PSP-1000. That little black box takes care of all the dirty work.

The box uses the IRDA port of your PSP-1000. You need two AA batteries to power it and once everything is set, you’ll be rocking the emulators with your old school joystick, such as PSPHUGO, PSPCAP32, or PSP2600.

- source: ZX-81’s web site

Check this: Folklord36’s PSP Laptop Model… It’s a work-in-progress, but in its current .5 state, it definitely showcases innovation and originality at its finest… What you see below is a PSP with the LCD screen and speakers relocated to the topside, as well an Xbox 360 Chatpad fitted elegantly where the screen was once viewed.

More pics and other info available via the source…

- source: acidmods

When emulating all those old-school joystick-enabled consoles using only the standard set of PSP controls isn’t enough, Buzz and ZX-81 change your whole perspective on things with their IrDA Joystick Mod.

These two videos mark the first beta prototype of both the hardware and software. Buzz designed the PCB and programmed the PIC micro-controller, while ZX has coded up the PSP Magic and Pong demos.

Keep in mind: this mod only functions on PSP-1000 (Fat) models as it comes correct with an infrared port.

Here’s a video demonstration of PSP Magic and PSP Pong (written by Hardrive4u) modified to work with the IrDA joystick PCB –

ZX also mentions a cleaned up and more compact designed version with great new features, such as an integrated battery (AAA) pack, will be showcased soon.

Download:
PSP Pong v1.0.1 w/ IrDA Joystick Support
PSP Pong v1.0.1 w/ IrDA Joystick Support Source Code

Should you want to design your own, check Buzz’s site for PCB schematics, source code, and other documentation.

- source: ZX-81’s web site

Update: Use this (WaveFlasher) to preview and flash your wave of choice.

It’s not a full-fledged theme; it’s 176 custom XMB waves converted by buckeyes937 for custom firmware 5.00. Copy your desired wave — the system_plugin_bg.rco file — to the flash0:/vsh/resources directory. Then set Settings -> Theme Settings -> Background -> Classic from the XMB.

Download: 176 PSP/XMB Waves for 5.00

- release / discussion thread -

Update: A picture tutorial is now available here.

A quick story resulting in a quick hack job… LordLeXaT’s PSP battery broke, and with no money to buy a new one, he turned to his MacGyver box set to determine the best possible route… And the result:

What you see above is a standard Nokia battery (BL-5C) pack used with the original PSP battery control board. So now that all is said and done, LordLeXaT has a longer lasting battery than most of you, or so he says…

“The battery is lighter and has nearly 150% lifetime of the original 1800mAh PSP battery, and by the way, the text of the Nokia battery reads 1020mAh.”

We don’t have a tutorial for you, but for the most part, it seems straightforward. And please, exercise caution should you attempt this battery mod yourself.

Are your CTF themes not working with Miriam’s 5.02 GEN-A + CXMB? Try putting them through this CTF Convertor for Windows.

Drop your seemingly incompatible CTF theme(s) into the same directory as “CTF_Convertor.exe” and run it. That simple.

Download: CTF Updater/Convertor v0.3

- source: pspgen

By now you’re feeling good and no doubt digging custom firmware 5.02 GEN-A. Although, perhaps you were a little saddened when you learned CXMB was no longer functional… But that’s all changed; Miriam has released an unofficial version of Poison’s CXMB that is now fully compatible with CFW 5.02 GEN-A. So boogie on down and enjoy countless user contributed XMB themes all over again. You can find a bunch here.

Download: Unofficial CXMB for 5.02 GEN-A

- source: pspgen

Red Squirrel’s CTF Manager for Windows is an all-purpose tool for creating, extracting, and installing CTF themes on the PlayStation Portable.

You’ll require a few things before getting started: common_gui.prx, paf.prx, vshmain.prx — dump those using PSARDumper with whatever firmware EBOOT. As well, you need the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.

CTF Manager v5.00 changes:

• Possibility to create CTF themes for CF 5.00M33
• Possibility to extract file from a CF 5.00M33 CTF file

Download: CTF Manager v5.00

- source: psp-cheats.it

Over at PSP-Italia is ccpspita’s comprehensive proof-of-concept showcasing the MyPSP Touchscreen. Combining a little of this ‘n that — namely a RS-232 touchscreen and controller interface, a SIO cable, a hacked PSP Fat or Slim, and of course some mean lean coding skills — you’ll too have a functional MyPSP Touchscreen.

More photos are available via the source link.

- source: psp-ita

Play Super Nintendo the way it’s meant to be played… … Well, sort of… The F00 has crafted something so crafty, I’ll quote the mod master himself:

Some time ago I was contacted by a nice guy in the US. He asked me whether I would be interested in building a psp mod for his partner. She has limited use of one of her hands and as such can’t use a psp, but she can however use a SNES controller perfectly (I’ve seen it, its quite a talent). So he asked if I would be able to add a SNES controller to a PSP for her.

Well at long last here it is.

And in related news, you best ready your eBay auction paddles — the F00 is [soon] selling a collection of individually modded PSPs on eBay this week. Check the source link for updates on that.

- source: thef00.blogspot.com