Take some time to read and enjoy the fantastic mods and concept designs of Playstation Portable (PSP).





1. Undiluted Platinum - World's first PSP Modchip

T his mod will act as a flash replacement system for the PSP which allow the use of previous flash updates or custom flash builds. Installation has been optimized to fit entirely inside PSP, this opens up the possibility to run unsigned Homebrew code on the latest PSP systems.( MAXCONSOLE )

2. Awesome God of War Themed PSP Case Mod

C reated by Morpheon Mods, the guys behind the Zelda-themed Wii and DS mods. The PSP has been airbrushed metallic bronze and then tarnished to give it a worn look. It comes with hand-sculpted symbols that have been copper-leafed onto the handheld ad real chains edge the system. Even the buttons were removed and replaced with copper versions. Finally the shoulder buttons have been replaced with crystal red buttons that house tiny red LEDs.

3. Control an XBOX with a Sony PSP

The person who brought you the homebrew tic-tac-toe game that connected the PSP and Nintendo DS together has been at it again! This time he has made a hardware mod that allows the person to control an XBOX with his or her Nintendo DS or Sony PSP. Hardware Layout is shown below.

4. PSP modded for internal camera and speakers

C reated by Acid Mods member Rex and his R&D team. Not only did Rex add some presumably improved speakers, but he managed to squeeze in an internal camera that, judging from the video after the break, appears to work remarkably well.

5. PSP Phone Mod

S ome really talented guy managed to mod his PSP and integrated what appears to be a HAIER mobile phone with a touchscreen to the back of the PSP. It works, however you lose the UMD drive .

6. PSP of the Future

R eached a deal with Samsung to purchase 8GB flash memory chips which will be built in according to industry reportsMiniature hard disk drives are out. It will be streamlined and thinner and lighter. Sony is still expected to include a still/video camera of undetermined resolution as a built-in feature of the new PSP.

7. Amazing PSP Redesigned





A new PSP isn't likely to come any time soon. However, that hasn't stopped this designer from making his own concept design. We have to admit, this is really quite attractive. When closed, the unit looks very iPhone-esque, with a sexy PlayStation button that would act like the PSP's "Home" button.

8. Another PSP Phone Concept

It looks like it’s a dual slider that slides up for the phone keypad or at an angle for the PSP controls. Sure, you might lose the UMD slot with this design, but it’s on its way out already, so by the time this phone would be released, you should be good to go.

9. Interfacing with the PSP Remote port

Why is having serial communications between a PSP and a PC an interesting feat?



This is interesting because it can provide us with a very wide array of facilities:

- Debug output for application development:

This is already happening - Check out the excellent PSPLink by TyRaNiD!

- Serial console for any Linux port (a must have device indeed!) or any other applications

- The serial protocol is a simple, well known and robust protocol, with loads of existing applications ready to be used. You could even use a PSP for dial up access or GPS!

- Hijacking the UART4 PSP driver to use the Remote UART might give us access to the low level debug functions of the PSP without the need to tear it apart in order to access the internal UART4

Also:

- The remote is a very optional device for the PSP => it can be used for other purposes (eg. debug) without interfering with standard operations (USB, WiFi, ...)

- As a serial device, IRDA could be used as well, but not everybody has an IRDA receiver. On the other hand, almost every computer out there has a serial port (sorry Mac users - this is the one thing that Apple did get wrong!)

- The cable is very inexpensive/simple to build (see below), and not doubt someone out there will be selling ready made cables for the PSP at some stage

- Rumoured additional capabilities of the Remote Port like re-flash (this is very doubtful, but who knows...)

- The Remote driver is probably the best driver to experiment with for development (low footprint, simple, loads of serial code samples out there)

10. CollecTic - Interactive PSP Game

Jonas Hielscher has developed an interactive PSP game called "CollecTic", which basically "has you running around outside trying to collect WLAN access points with your portable". Video after the jump.

11. PSP Robot Remote v0.3

Netoo is back at it again, he's released a version 0.3 of his PSP Robot Remote. This version includes a new graphical menu and other goodies that you'll see in the video.

12. PSP Motion Sensor

A modder has managed to create a motion sensor for the PSP -- running the game Mercury.

13. PSP-Controlled Honda Civic

American amp specialists Metro Electrics have taken PSP hacking to a new level with a concept car they showcased at the recent CES 2006.



The former '94 Honda Civic was given a funky paint-job, hollowed out and packed with a working electric engine, 24 LCD screens, "more speakers than an Aerosmith concert" and three amps. They also made it remote-controllable by PSP; with a Wi-Fi connection you can use the handheld to open the doors, switch the lights and even drive the thing down the road (igniq).

14. Gold and Diamond Studded Playstation Postable

The Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons piece is made with one pound of gold and 8ct yellow and black diamonds on the front and crock finishing on the back. Baby Phat and Phat Farm logos accented with Simmons Jewelry Co diamonds dangle from the bottom of the luxurious accessory. The $35,000 design easily fits over any PSP to add extra bling. (factio)

15. Sound Tuning Mod by PSP-HACKERS





16. How to View TV in your Playstation Portable





17. How to Add a Covert SPY Camera