Gizmodo: psp slim

PSP Time Machine Lets You Restore Firmware Versions of Old

Haroon Malik — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:55:00 EST

Dark-AleX has just released a hack for the PSP that boots from the Memory Stick, and will allow you to select any firmware version you so choose. The app, dubbed Time Machine, will also boot-up PSPs with destroyed firmware, a second life for you not-so-great hackers out there. It functions via Pandora, and looks a bit tricky to get to grips with at the moment.

Nevertheless, the nifty bit of software will work on both the original PSP and the skinny, prettier version too. We just tried to grab the app from the link over at DCEmu, but it appears the servers are down from all those individuals trying to resurrect their PSPs like a phoenix from the flames. It's a waiting game for now, but as ever, proceed with caution. [DCEmu]

Sony Announces Extended PSP Battery Pack

Mark Wilson — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:45:26 EST

The irony about the new PSP Slim is that while it gets twice the battery life, Sony shrunk the battery capacity in half...defeating their own engineering. While modders have been sticking old, larger PSP battery packs in new PSP Slim models, Sony has decided to make the whole idea official.

Their new extended battery pack is 20% larger than the original PSP battery at 2200mAh, and comes with a special PSP replacement cover to accommodate its larger size. Running about $45 when it's released in December, the extended battery will keep PSP slims running for 10-12 hours...which is almost enough reason for us to upgrade our PSP and our battery pack. [electronista]

Sony has reached an all time high of 550,000...

Mark Wilson — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:44:09 EDT

Sony has reached an all time high of 550,000 PSP sales in Japan for the month of September, due to the new Slim model. It's no Nintendo DS, but not bad at all. [reuters via kotaku]

Sony Sells 250,000 PSP Slims in Japan in Four Days

Adam Frucci — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:36:39 EDT

Apparently, the Japanese were just waiting with wallets in hand for Sony to drop the new version of their PSP; they went ahead and bought 250,000 of the things in the first four days they were on sale. That's about how many units Sony sold of the original PSP in the two months leading up to the PSP Slim launch. That's certainly good news for Sony, which at this point is getting really sick and tired of getting slapped around by Nintendo in the sales charts. The new PSP is cheaper, but still pricier than the DS Lite ($172 vs. $146). Will the slimmer form factor and faster load times be enough to give the PSP some more juice in this battle? We'll see, but it's certainly a promising start. [Reuters]

Video: PSP Slim Load Times Are Incredibly Improved

Jason Chen — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:45:51 EDT

Remember the complaint about PSP load times being somewhere between atrocious and genocidal? It looks like Sony wasn't kidding when they said they improved load times in the new version, as seen in this video of Final Fantasy Crisis Core. The one on the right is the PSP Slim, the one on the left is the PSP Slow. Seriously, it's like 1 second vs. 7 seconds on this thing. No guarantee that all games are like this, but hurray! [Gamebrink - Thanks Jeromy!]

PSP Slim Hands-On Video and Impressions

Brian Lam — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:05:45 EDT

The PSP Slim is a marginal upgrade at best, but an upgrade nonetheless, and enthusiast press is getting their hands on the first review units. Some guy at Kotaku who looks like a boy band pirate groped it, took photos and videos, and noted the differences, which I shall recap:
•33% lighter, and 19% slimmer than the old PSP.
•Menu differnces include a USB charge option(!)
•Settlings for TV output including 16:9 and 4:3 modes, progressive or interlaced.

•Games output to TV at 480 by 272, but UMD movies, videos and photos output at 720 by 480.
The big fat slice of reality: If you have a PSP, buying this one won't really give you more games to play on. Warning, the video is long and rambly, and the photo blurry, but you will feel like that pirate is your best friend at the end of it all. [Video and Gallery]

PSP Slim/PSP Video Hands-On Comparison

Adam Frucci — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:15:25 EDT

Wondering what the new PSP Slim looks like when fondled side-by-side with its big brother? Prepare to be blown away by the lack of any real aesthetic differences! But hey, it's what inside that counts, right? And outside, on the TV, which actually looks pretty neat. [Gaygamer, via Kotaku]

Sony Shows Its Colors (For PSP Slim)

Mark Wilson — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:18:12 EDT

The new PSP, in technical terms, is fugly. The updated colors include the obligatory Piano Black, Ceramic White, Ice Silver, and then...Rose Pink, Lavender Purple and Felicia Blue—notice there's no Fireball Orange or Blood Red. Apparently the new PSP is a kinder, gentler machine with wussy casing that will operate in stark contrast to God of War flaming blade fatalities. Bonus back shot after the jump.

It's like my sister put Barbie's clothes on my He-Man. It works for the Nintendo DS, but on the Sony PSP these colors are just troubling. [sony via kotaku]

Sizemodo: PSP vs. Slimmer PSP

Jason Chen — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:45:10 EDT

What does 19% slimmer really look like? We compare the old PSP to the new PSP (slimmer) and say that 19% doesn't really make all that big a difference. It's definitely not all that much shorter (0.6mm shorter) and narrower (2.6mm narrower). So how much is 4.4 mm really? It's 0.17 of an inch. Nothing you're really going to notice. [Sizeasy]

PSP Slim Gallery (Including the Darth Vader Edition)

Brian Lam — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:27:37 EDT

Here's as close as Team Kotaku could get to the PSP before being tackled by a security guard in a Ratchet and Clank costume. [kotaku]

Unconfirmed: PSP Slim to Offer 8GB Internal Flash, Improved Everything

Jason Chen — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:50:21 EDT

Ash over at Kotaku has the scoop on a tarted-up PSP supposedly headed our way sometime soon. According to his sources, the new PSP isn't PSP2, but a slimmer, faster version of the original.

The PSP Slim (or PSP Lite), is going to have a new LED screen, new battery life, faster UMD drive, 8GB internal flash and a much better D-Pad. The price? Hopefully under $170, which is around what the current PSP is going for sans extras. – Jason Chen

PSP Slim Details Revealed [Kotaku]