LYCOS RETRIEVER Beta Retriever Home  |  What is Lycos Retriever?   
Sony Psp: Systems
built 140 days ago
The PSP uses a drive compatible with Sony's proprietary Universal Media Disc format. Use of the drive increases battery drain by approximately 10% and the system has been criticized for having very slow data transfer speeds, translating into load times of more than two minutes in total for some games. However this has been improved with the redesigned Slim & Lite PSP which has faster loading times.
US Patent Application 0070174531 is of particular interest to PSP fans: it reveals strange plans for connectivity between a DualShock/SIXAXIS controller and Sony's handheld. According to the patent, a "control docking unit" will "facilitate use of one or more controls provided on the control docking unit." Essentially, a controller connected to the PSP will be able to control the system.
Network update:The PSP has an upgradeable firmware, and Sony has been diligent about adding additional features, fixes, and updates every few months. The upgrade is as simple as choosing the option from the system menu.
This entry was posted on Friday, June 8th, 2007 at 1:16 pm by Brandon Spencer and is filed under PSP Redesign, System, Sony, Industry. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Source:
You need to convert your videos to MPEG-4 to use on the Sony PSP gaming system. Sony sells software to convert your videos to MPEG-4 at $20.00 USD. This is the easiest way to cover your videos, the software is called
Source:
Each PSP runs a particular version of the PSP system software (Sony's name for the unit's firmware), which comprises the device's operating system and additional core functionality. System software updates can be obtained in four ways:
SEARCH
MORE ABOUT