Hacking the PSPTM: Cool Hacks, Mods, and Customizations for the Sony® Playstation® Portable (ExtremeTech) - Softcover

Rahimzadeh, Auri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471778877 ISBN 13: 9780471778875

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Synopsis

Get ready to make the most of Sony′s awesome entertainment device, and hacker′s dream – the PSP.

Hacking the PSP covers everything you need to know to:

• Transfer video and DVDs to your PSP
• Transfer audiobooks and text
• Hack the games you play every day (including using the PSP as an XBox game save device)
• Move your TiVo and ReplayTV shows to your PSP
• Convert your DVDs to run on your PSP
• Create your own quick–charge battery packs
• Learn how to program the PSP
• Repair your PSP
• Create your own hacks and run homebrew software
• Find all the online and offline resources you need
• And much more!

About this title

About the Author

Auri Rahimzadeh has been tinkering with computers ever since he was six years old and loves all technology. Auri collects computers and has been involved with many computer projects, including teaching computers alongside Steve Wozniak, co–founder of Apple Computer. Auri has written hundreds of articles on various computer technologies; has contributed to many standards including HDTV, DVD, and interactive television; and is the author of Geek My Ride, a book on geeking out cars, another ExtremeTech title also published by Wiley. Auri has also contributed to computer education for students across the country and has promoted technology awareness through the Indianapolis Computer Society, where he has served as president for three years. Currently, Auri is a software engineer and spends his free time programming, chatting at Starbucks, and going to Pacers games.

From the Back Cover

You hold in your hand the Holy Grail for PSP aficionados—300 pages of ways to have even more fun with that little handheld powerhouse than the manufacturer intended. Use it as a hard drive. Surf the Web wirelessly. Play your own movies in the palm of your hand. Build your own battery pack. Run homebrew apps. And we′re just getting started.

Check out these hacks

Complete instructions for doing all these tricks with your PSP, plus a whole lot more

1. Run instant messaging and RSS
2. Play multiplayer games wirelessly
3. Make your PSP a music player
4. Enjoy a TiVo′d movie
5. Take documents with you
6. Read the comics
7. Back up and restore games
8. Change game backgrounds
9. Brew up your own applications
10. Find and run free downloads

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471778877
• ISBN 13: 9780471778875
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336