Product Description

We're not just playing games. You love your PSP. You loved the first edition of this book. If you're ready for more fun, here it is. Check out: Networking hacks that let you IM and speed up multiplayer game action. Awesome audio, video, and image hacks. Game hacks that let you use a single UMD cartridge for multiplayer games. The ever-popular homebrew applications, with secrets for sneaking them past the firmware. We're taking playtime to a whole new level.

Let the fun begin with complete instructions on how to do all this and more with your PSP, including:

• Speeding up Web surfing.
• Getting maximum quality when moving video or audio to your PSP.
• Using your PSP like an iPod.
• Transfering DVDs to your PSP.
• Getting more power.
• Playing multiplayer games with a single UMD.
• Writing homebrew apps, even if you've never programmed before.
• Learning to fool, and even downgrade, your firmware.
• Running Linux® and Windows®.

Visit hackingpsp.com to post your questions on the author's forum, download any files you need, get updates to the book, and check out new hacks the moment they're available.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14742 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 378 pages

From the Back Cover
WE'RE NOT JUST PLAYING GAMES

You love your PSP. You loved the first edition of this book. So if you're ready for some more fun, here it is. Check out networking hacks that let you IM and speed up multiplayer game action. Awesome audio, video, and image hacks. Game hacks that let you use a single UMD cartridge for multiplayer games. Plus the ever-popular homebrew applications,with secrets for sneakingthem past the firmware. We're taking playtime to a whole new level.

Let the FUN begin!

Complete instructions to do all this and more with your PSP

• Speed up Web surfing
• Synchronize your music collection
• Get maximum quality when moving video or audio to your PSP
• Use your PSP like an iPod
• Transfer DVDs to your PSP
• Get more power
• Play multiplayer games with a single UMD
• Write homebrew apps, even if you've never programmed before
• Learn to fool, and even downgrade, your firmware
• Run Linux® and Windows®

Companion Web Site

Visit www.hackingpsp.com to post your questions on the author's forum, download any files you need, get updates to the book, and check out new hacks the moment they're available.

About the Author
Auri Rahimzadeh has been tinkering with computers since he was six years old and loves all technology. Auri collects computers and has been involved with many computer projects, including teaching computers alongside Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer. Auri has written hundreds of articles on various computer technologies; has contributed to many standards including HDTV, DVD, and interactive television; and is the author of Geek My Ride, a book on geeking out cars, another ExtremeTech title published by Wiley. Auri has also contributed to computer education for students across the country and has promoted technology awareness through the Indianapolis Computer Society, where he has served as president for four years. Currently, Auri owns The Auri Group (TAG), a software engineering firm in Indianapolis, and enjoys chatting with readers online, trying out jokes (some are actually good!), and playing with the latest technology to see where he can take it.

Customer Reviews

One caveat
At the time of the writing of this review, there is no hack to downgrade PSP firmware V2.81 or higher. Downgrading your PSP's firmware is essential for many (but not all) of the hacks provided in the book; e.g. running homebrew software won't work under V2.81+.
PSP firmware V2.81 was, I believe, released in the fall of 2006. The current version is V3.80. Thus, if you bought your PSP only recently, you may not be able to use a lot of the stuff in the book unless a hack for the newer versions becomes available.

tech book
This is a good book, but it is not from folks who are not techies

Lots of interesteing info.
Even if you think you know it all, you're bound to learn something here. Some of the info is pretty basic, but there's a lot of stuff I didn't know you could do. There's also interesting mod projects and whatnot. The only drawback is just the nature of print media in a constantly evolving area like this (example, the firmware roll back stuff has changed a lot in the past few months.) Still a recommended book for PSP fans.