Sony is coming with box set that contains PSP cradle, D terminal AV cable

When the slimmer and lighter Sony PlayStation Portable was announced, one of the most notable features was TV-out.

This further solidified Sony's stance that the PSP was more than just a portable gaming machine; it's meant to be a full portable entertainment system. By connecting the PSP to your TV, you're almost getting a truly portable PlayStation 2.

But what is the best way to enjoy your PSP's "quality entertainment content" on your TV at home? Sony is finally coming to the rescue with a box set that contains both a PSP cradle and a D terminal AV cable. This cradle, which comes with a wireless remote, helps you ease the connection to your TV. This dock would be similar to the ones you'd find for an iPod or some other PMP.

There are two versions that will be available in Japan starting on April 24th. The cradle by itself will retail for 4800 Yen, whereas the one that comes bundled with cables sells for 6500 Yen.

[Via : Htlounge]

Sony's 3.93 firmware **UPDATED**

If the last firmare update for the PlayStation 3 didn't excite you much, this probably won't either. Sony's latest firmware update for the PlayStation Portable is just a few notches above official firmware 3.90, and the new PSP firmware 3.93 probably won't stand out significantly when compared to earlier major updates.

What we've gathered from our sources and from lurking around the Internet is that the new firmware does add a few improvements for supporting additional Playstation - at least for the North American side.

And while we're still looking for European specific updates, the Japanese update grabs that single PlayStation support update from the NA version and has its sights locked on the new Skype. Thus, the update adds support for them, though only for PSP-2000s or PSP Slim & Lites.

GUIDE: Time Machine - Load previous Firmwares through Pandora

This guide is meant for those having problems installing and using Time Machine or for those who are thinking about it, but are a bit confused. Hopefully this will help you.

Just in case you don't know what Time Machine does yet:
The TimeMachine is a program to load previous firmwares and custom firmwares from a memory stick using a pandora battery. Like devhook, but working through pandora and custom ipl's, it would work even if the flash and nand ipl of the machine is destroyed.

GUIDE:
1. Download and install Despertar del Cementario if you haven't already.

2. Download and copy the TIMEMACHINE folder to /PSP/GAME

3. Place the 3.60 psar (if needed)**, 1.50 eboot, and 3.40 eboot in the root named 360.PSAR, 150.pbp, 340.pbp respectively. (The 150.pbp and 340.pbp may already be on the root if you have D. Cementario installed).

4. From the XMB go to Game and run "Time Machine".

5. Install iplloader. This will install the timemachine iplloader in the memory stick.

6. Select the options to install the firmware(s) to the memory stick using the eboots/psar that were were placed there in step 3. (Note: 1.50+3.40HW & 3.60 M33 need the 360.psar on the root to be installed.)

7. To boot time machine shut down the PSP and start up with a Pandora's Battery.

•To boot 1.50 (phat only), Hold "X"
•To boot 1.50+3.40HW, Hold "O"
•To boot 3.40 OE (phat only), Hold "Triangle"
•To boot 3.60 M33 (slim only), Hold "Square"

*To boot the old ipl (D. Cementario menu), Hold "up" on the D-Pad and the Pandora menu will come up.
*To boot the orignal firmware on your PSP hold nothing. On a slim PSP you must have 3.90 M33-2 or up installed for this to work.

[Via : PSPspot]

**There is no 3.60 update PBP since only slim PSPs came with it pre-installed. The only way to get the 3.60 data is to dump the firmware to a psar file using a slim PSP that has 3.60 M33 installed (I have included it in the download for ease).