A good laugh is always healthy… Stay in good health; check this Mega64 video.

I bet this’ll happen, or something vastly similar, to some kid somewhere come Christmas morning. Hopefully it gets YouTubed too.

What a lovely surprise to wake up to… No, not a stripper, I wish… I’m talking about FreePlay’s newest YouTube videos. YouTubers who are subscribed to FreePlay’s channel already know what they’re about to watch. Those who aren’t, well, have a gander at this:

And this one too… The PSP gets g0wned, accompanied by an awesome soundtrack.

FreePlay also mentions:

(Scratch some of that… You can read/write flash1)

No, it’s not going to lead to custom firmware, piracy, or a Pandora for the Go. It can’t write to flash0, and it even seems to be unable to overwrite the system settings, which was always unblocked before on the older systems. It’s user-mode only.

Regardless — it’s something all right. Perhaps we’ll see more GO ‘brew sooner rather than later. And as always, good lookin’ out FreePlay.

- source: FreePlay @ YouTube

I picked up my PSPgo the other day, it came shipped with firmware 5.70, and a mandatory update forced me to 6.10 as soon as I got it online… But what I didn’t know, behind all its elegance was a TA-091 motherboard, or wait… Maybe it’s a TA-094. Whatever the case – they’re new – they’re locked down. We go-getters might be waiting awhile… Keep your go close; keep your fat/slim closer.

More TA-091 / TA-094 pics can be viewed following the source link.

And on another note, the fine people who’ve participated in the Dashhacks contest; we’ll be shipping yours out this coming week.

- source: psp.duowan.com

The iFixit crew always makes it interesting… Completely disassembled from the outer to the innards with a video slide show wrapped around: Sony’s PSPgo. You may want to keep this bookmarked should the GO get hacked by way of modchip or some other low-level means.

Hum along to this…

All you need is a Phillips #0 Screwdriver. A spudger and some iPod opening tools may come in handy as well; see the source.

- source: ifixit

Update: Oh man, maybe it is worse than I thought… Check this out, by way of MCV:

Sony is not currently planning to bring its newly announced PSPgo Rewards scheme to North America. The service was announced yesterday for European territories… An SCEA representative has revealed the company will support both the new handheld and the standard PSP.

“We have a dual platform strategy,” a Sony representative told IGN. “PSPgo is the latest offering in our portable entertainment products targeted for the digitally savvy and early adopters who are looking for an easy way to experience entertainment and a wide variety of digital content.

“We will continue to be committed to our existing PSP users by offering over 16,000 pieces of digital content including games, minis, movies, television shows and SensMe, the new music application as well as UMDs.”

What a bummer. I was looking forward to 3 free games.

My bad… I misunderstood the original cited source.

Let me try this again… Anyone who owns an UMD-supported PSP is entitled to participate in the “PSPgo Rewards” program. First you register your new PSPgo on the PlayStation Network; the program ends March 31st 2010. Once you do that, insert any UMD in the old PSP and log in to PSN. You will then be emailed a promo code redeemable for 3 games of your choice – any 3 from the 17 that is.

That’s all right. It’s certainly better than what I originally thought.

Eurogamer has the complete game list too:

1. Buzz!: Brain Bender
2. Buzz!: Master Quiz
3. Daxter
4. Echochrome
5. Everybody’s Golf PSP
6. Killzone: Liberation
7. Lemmings PSP
8. LocoRoco
9. MediEvil
10. Patapon
11. Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice
12. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
13. Resistance: Retribution
14. SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
15. Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
16. Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow
17. WipEout Pure

- new source: eurogamer

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Update: All right… We listened, we discussed it, your feedback is important to us, and with that said, we’re opening this competition up to the world. The whole triple W… So wherever you are from, we’ll ship the PSPgo to your door. More below.

Of course you do… Dashhacks ain’t boycottin’ nothin’. We’re giving away 5; count ‘em – that’s 5 PSP GOs. And here’s how to get one:

1. Follow Dashhacks on Twitter; And while you’re at it, may as well become a Dashhacks Facebook Fan too;
2. Grab your preferred tools of the trade, get outside, and represent by tagging* Dashhacks somewhere — a filthy bathroom stall, a bridge, by the freeway, out the window down the side of a building, in an alleyway, wherever… The most creative displays of anything Dashhacks related — website URLs, the Dashhacks logo, etc. — will be favoured;
3. Take a picture, go home, log into Twitter, @dashhacks your masterpiece, and hope for the best.

You will be judged on creativity and pure awesomeness. The first 5 to make us say “shit yeah” win. The rest of you – some of you, those who have entered before the end date – will receive Dashhacks t-shirts. The contest ends as soon as the top 5 are chosen.

Eligibility information: Canadian or United States residents who are 18+ years of age. That’s it.

* Tagging Guidelines / Disclaimer:

• Please be respectable. Don’t spray paint your neighbour’s house or anything like that. Such entries will be dismissed.
• Banners, big big banners are accepted. A banner that can be draped over something and removed with ease, something not so permanent. Canvas style. Tag that – put it somewhere. Ya know?
• Don’t get it twisted: Dashhacks is not promoting and does not promote vandalism. If you get handcuffed, beaten, and dragged away because you were being “creative” somewhere or “crafting” something questionable – that’s on you.

Questions or concerns? Leave a comment.

Ah — maybe the PSPgo isn’t faster after all… Engadget Japan apparently contacted Sony Computer Entertainment regarding the recently filed FCC docs; the ones we showed you on July 4th. It turns out the mentioned clock speed is actually in reference to the PSPgo’s USB — not the CPU.

- source: engadget

Check this interesting news tidbit out… The PSPgo — model number PSP-N1001 — apparently packs a faster CPU than its predecessor. That’s according to recently filed documents over at the FCC. Now it’s suspected the PSPgo will remain locked at 333MHz; however — you know what’s up when the device is cracked open and its true potential unleashed.

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- source: sonyinsider

All right, at first I agreed with most of y’all, I wasn’t digging the new design… That’s until I had the opportunity to manhandle one of these bad bitches at E3 earlier, and I must say, despite the smaller screen and whatnot, Sony’s new PSP Go feels wonderful, like a bag of sand… And I should mention, it no doubt packs more portability than the previous models. So again, I gotta give it to Sony.

 

For those interested in following Dashhacks @ E3; See here. We’ll try and keep that up-to-date with pics and other info during the in between time. We’re playing catchup right now.

It’s real all right… Get a load of Sony’s new PSP Go… Engadget has the inside scoop on what’s what –

…it’ll tout 16GB of internal memory, built-in Bluetooth and an undisclosed memory slot. If all goes well, it’ll ship this Fall for a price to be determined, and it’s actually not slated to replace the PSP-3000, as both of ‘em will attempt to live on store shelves harmoniously…

Not only that; some screens and a live action video –

 
 
 

Oh yeah, it’s UMD-less too.

- source: engadget