Sony PSP

Amateur filmmakers have been able to shoot film using digital cameras, web cams and even mobile phones. The hand held PSP gaming console can also be used as a video shooting and editing device....

The PSP portable game console occasionally has a problem with its power plug (known as "netzstecker" in German). This plug part inside the PSP can become broken during normal use, causing the PSP...

The PSP's popularity has led to many gamers modifying the way that it works in ways not sanctioned by Sony. This "modding" enables the PSP to do things that it couldn't otherwise. Downloading...

The PSP portable game console is popular among game enthusiasts. But it has a flaw that bothers many of them: there is only a single analog stick to use for controlling gameplay. Sony has no plans...

PSPs are small handheld gaming consoles that have a variety of uses ranging from gaming to watching movies. The PSP contains three main pieces of hardware: the battery, Universal Media Disk (UMD)...

Sony's PSP-2000 and PSP-3000 consoles are both known as the PSP Slim. They come preinstalled with official Sony firmware. The term "homebrew" refers to any user-created programs, utilities and...

RAR files are a compressed grouping of files, much like the ZIP file. They consist of any number of files, and can split one file into many parts that take up less space. Often you can compress a...

Spider-Man 3 on the PSP lets you swing through New York City as Spidey while battling his greatest foes. Developed by Vicarious Visions, the handheld version of the Spider-Man series features an...

The Sony PSP is very popular among enthusiasts who like to modify game consoles. The use of a Magic Memory Card (or "Magic Memory Stick") allows a person to create an operating system on the PSP...

One of the many features present on Sony's PlayStation Portable hand held gaming system is its ability to be used as a universal remote control. The PSP has an infrared port located on the top of...

SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Bravo 2 is a third person shooter. It was released in 2006 for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld system. The game has several different multiplayer modes, including...

In addition to playing the hundreds of video game titles available for the system, the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) can also connect to your computer and act as a flash drive for file storage....

You can modify your Sony PSP console to run programs and processes not licensed by Sony. This requires a Magic Memory Stick, which is a memory stick containing special files. A number of programs...

The PSP, or PlayStation Portable, is a handheld video gaming system from Sony. The PSP has a variety of functions, including playing games, video and audio files, and allowing the user to access...

If you are tired of looking at the same old icons and themes on your PSP, you have the ability to change them through the PlayStation Store. A variety of themes are available. All you need to get...

The Sony PSP can run a variety of homebrew applications, such as third-party games, programs and utilities. To run homebrew applications on your PSP, you must replace the official Sony firmware...

Fixing a PlayStation Portable seems like it would be a lot of work, but Sony has made it possible to fix the PSP very quickly and easily with a simple tear down process. Most of the time, the...

The Apple iPod is an all-in-one media device that will help pass the time on those long journeys by listening to music, playing games and, of course, watching movies. Putting DVD movies onto your...

Files ending with the suffix .xpd can be one of two different types of files. They may be downloads from the Sony PlayStation Store that facilitate the installation of games and other media files...

With the introduction of Hellcat's Recovery Flasher, there is now no need to use a Pandora battery to downgrade your PSP software back to 1.50 Sony firmware. The Pandora battery puts the PSP into...

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a popular portable game console. Many owners have modified the operating system so that it can use programs that were not designed or licensed by Sony. These...

The PSP is a portable game console from Sony. The PSP can hold movies, pictures, games or music for playback. A built-in media store is available through the Cross Media Bar (XMB). Included in the...

The PSP is a popular portable game console from Sony. Many users have adapted the console to do things that Sony never intended it to do by using a Pandora battery. The Pandora battery, which can...

In addition to playing the many hundreds of video games available for the Sony portable hand held, the PSP also has the ability of browsing the Internet. By simply being in range of a wireless...

The Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a popular handheld gaming system that features many of the games and technologies of the normal PlayStation system. The handheld PSP device allows users to...

The Sony Playstation Portable, or PSP, is a mobile gaming system. Rather than using internal memory for the storage of saved game files, music, games or any other information, it uses a separate...

Sometimes the Sony PSP becomes a little finicky when it comes to connecting to the Internet through its WLAN. The easy fix that will always get it back up and running is by erasing the current...

The Sony PlayStation Portable, or PSP, is a mobile gaming device that has a number of other functions in addition to its gaming capabilities. One of these added features is its ability to store...

You may need to remove the screen on your PlayStation Portable device to replace it after it is cracked or when it malfunctions. Or you might need to take it off to access the motherboard for...

The Sony PlayStation Portable has a preloaded music-player program. Music files you download to a PSP memory stick are stored in the PSP/MUSIC folder. You can install the program PSPtunes onto...

In addition to playing a number of video games, Sony's PlayStation Portable hand held gaming system can also play videos. The amount of videos your PSP can hold depends only on the size of your...

Installing homebrew games onto your PSP is a great to bring many games with you instead of lugging around ten or twenty PSP discs. Installing homebrew games is also completely legal, as is...

The ability to play homebrew games is actually very easy and not illegal at all, and Sony is starting to reach out to its independent software developers asking them to create games for the PSP...

Sony's portable gaming console, the PlayStation Portable, has had several design changes. The system saw its first major overhaul between the 1000 and 2000 models--the console became smaller,...

The PSP offers an impressive little duo of speakers that pump out sound better than many mp3 players. However, if you need a little extra boost to the volume, there are a few different ways to...

Downloading games is an integral part of making the most of your PSP. Some games are only available as digital downloads, as are many demos. Furthermore, the PSP Go only uses digital copies of...

Even though the PSP is all about portable gaming, that doesn't mean you'll finish an entire game during your morning commute or that endless family road trip. When you can't finish a game, you'll...

Gamers who seek to unlock their PSP system to downgrade firmware, add custom applications or play otherwise unavailable games will need to install a Pandora battery. There are problems with the...

When Sony introduced its first portable gaming device, the PSP, it offered a lot more than just games. The ability to play videos on the PSP is just one of the added advantages. Transferring...

The Sony PSP is capable of not only playing movies and games, but music as well. If you and a friend have a Sony PSP and have music you would like to share, you're in luck because it is possible...

The PSP portable game console is popular among enthusiasts who enjoy writing their own programs to run on it. Because Sony doesn't actively support this, the PSP must first be modified or "modded"...

Fixing a PSP screen is actually very easy, so instead of sending your PSP to Sony to be fixed, do it yourself for about half as much as Sony charges. All you need to do is find a replacement...

Converting DVDs so that they play on your Sony PSP is a very easy process to undertake. It may be surprising, but there are a few free programs that work as well, if not better, than the ones that...

The screen of the PSP console can become damaged through repeated use. The screen can be scratched or cracked, and parts of the screen may become discolored or won't display any image at all. You...

If your Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) battery will not hold a charge, it may not be completely dead. There is a chance that you can jump start its ability to hold a charge by priming the cells...

Many common problems with the Start button on Sony's Playstation Portable (PSP), such as it sticking or needing to press it harder and harder, can be fixed by cleaning the head underneath the...

When the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) UMD door becomes jammed or does not open, this is usually due to the "Open" button malfunctioning. Fixing it requires only a small amount of effort, but...

The PSP is a very popular portable game console. Enthusiasts have created games to play on the PSP, but as these are not sanctioned by Sony, the PSP must be modified or "moded" to be able to play...

The PSP Slim is a popular portable video game console. PSP enthusiasts have found ways to modify the way the PSP Slim works so that it can use programs not designed or approved of by Sony. The...

If your analog stick falls off your Sony Playstation Portable (PSP), you can easily replace it. However, you may also want to purchase a new analog stick since they usually pop off only after the...