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Delirium's Brother · Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:21 am Post subject: innovative use of PSP, PS2 & PS3

I have some questions about using your PS# in novel and innovative ways. I'm especially interested in the PSP.

Has anyone surfed the net using one of these devices?
Downloaded RSS feeds or Podcasts?
Connected a USB keyboard?
Connected other USB devices: phone, camera, mp3 player, scanner or printer?
Which PS# has USB host capabilities?
Is USB mini a common connector type or is it hard to find cables?
Connected to your phone with bluetooth, or other bluetooth device, like a folding keyboard?
Set-up your PSP to access your personalized google homepage, or the like: your YouTube channel, etc?

Basically, I'm trying to get away from the whole desktop/laptop paradigm completely; and trying to figure out whether I can distribute my normal computing tasks across my phone, a mp3 player, and a PSP with a folding bluetooth keyboard; or whether I have to add some kind of handheldPC device into the mix. Right now I am starting to migrate away from desktop apps and storage to online versions, so that part of the equation isn't such a big problem.

My regular computing tasks include: typing, productivity management, listening to music, and especially surfing.

As much as I like speculation, please--your personal experiences are really the only thing that I'm interested in hearing about. Okay, you can speculate if you must, but real-life experience is at a premium.

ps. Is 32 megs the most you can get out of the Memory Stick Duo? My phone has more memory than that!

Delirium's Brother · Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:18 am Post subject:

Now I'm disappointed... I thought that there'd be at least one clever nutter out there who could help me.

denverdeath · Joined: 21 May 2005 Location: Boo-sahn

I'm somewhat new to the PSP thing, but I'm liking it so far.

I'm only at the stage of games, pics, and music, but there's a lot more that can be done. Internet browsing is possible. Currently, I believe the memory stick capacities are as follows: 4GB, 2GB, 1GB, 512MB, 256MB, 128MB, 64MB, 32MB. I've not even used the 32MB stick that came with the system. I've got a 1GB(Sony) and a 2GB(SanDisk), but I recommend a 4GB...less dragging and dropping and deleting that way.

http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1223)-SanDisk_SD_Gaming_Memory_Cards.aspx

Nifty one:

http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(1985)-SDMSGX3-1024-SanDisk_Gaming_RapidGX_Memory_Stick_PRO_Duo.aspx

Anyway, I recommend taking a look around at www.psp-hacks.com to see what some people have come up with and are coming up with...some amazing stuff.

Nowhere Man · Joined: 08 Feb 2004

I'm pretty sure there aren't any USB portson a PS2. DOn't know about the others.

SOmething you probaby know about but I'll mention anyway are mini-apps: basically micro versions of things like office and media player that you can put on a thumb drive (usb drive). That way, any comp. you connect to can automatically use these even if they're not installed on that computer.

Still designed to be used in conjunction with a larger computer, but I thought it might help.

When you finally have a set-up, do share.

But isn't what you're doing basically trying to make a palm/blackberry the hard way?

bellum99 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: don't need to know

Sounds basically painful to do.. if not impossible. Wouldn't you have to do extensive hardwiring and programming.

Delirium's Brother · Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:19 am Post subject:

Finally some responses... Thank all. Keep them coming.

denverdeath · Joined: 21 May 2005 Location: Boo-sahn

Here's one of the apparently now available cameras...

http://www.psp-vault.com/Article650.psp

http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/chotto-shot/9125

denverdeath · Joined: 21 May 2005 Location: Boo-sahn

And here's the keyboard(not quite ready yet though)...

http://www.psp-hacks.com/page/2/

And, what's this? (Heh, heh)...

http://www.psp-hacks.com/page/4/

Delirium's Brother · Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:40 am Post subject:

jazblanc77 · Joined: 22 Feb 2004

smogdonkey · Joined: 19 Dec 2006

I'm not sure what the advantage would be to you over a PC, but you can install a number of versions of Linux on a PS3, and USB and Bluetooth devices are compatible. The only downside is that as of right now, if you're running linux, the graphics are not accelerated, to prevent pirated games being played through the operating system. That's a shame because the PS3's graphics system would run HD content more smoothly than my PC.

Web surfing on the PSP is easy with a wireless router (go try it out at Hollywood Grill if you're curious), but not very fun. I've never played with RSS feeds, but Gmail works fine, for example. Without Linux, it's not optimal on a PS3, either, but my wireless mouse/keyboard set work nicely.

The USB in jack is the same as that of Canon cameras. I don't know how popular they are overall, but I have 3 laying around my house now.

Have to get to work, can elaborate later.

bellum99 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: don't need to know

Go Go Gadget...mutant PS2! Smile

--interesting hobby. Makes me want to take a try at it...but alas..I have no time. Makes me wish I was back in university.

Delirium's Brother · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:46 am Post subject:

Are they selling PS3 in Korea yet?

gsxr750r · Joined: 29 Jan 2007

Yes, you can buy PS3s in Youngsan, and online at www.enuri.com

Still waiting for price reductions, and trying to decide if I want bluray or hddvd from an xbox or elsewhere.

BTW, I saw an article about a guy who modded his PS3 to run Linux. I guess it wasn't all that hellish to do.

Delirium's Brother · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:29 am Post subject: