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engadget.com - 11/19/2008

PSP 3000 finally, inevitably hacked by Datel's Lite Blue Tool

— engadget.com — Hacking the PSP has long been a popular pastime , but the 3000 model has proven a... tough nut to crack . Don't pop open the champagne just yet, though, Sony -- Datel has revealed a special battery peripheral called the Lite Blue Tool that boots the ... (more) PSP 3000 finally, inevitably hacked by Datel's Lite Blue ...

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PSP 3000 finally, inevitably hacked by Datel's Lite Blue Tool
Engadget — Filed under: Gaming, PeripheralsHacking the PSP has long been a popular pastime, but the 3000 model has proven a tough nut to crack. Don't pop open the champagne just yet, though, Sony -- Datel has revealed a special battery peripheral called the Lite Blue Tool that boots the handheld console into service mode, where downgrades to earlier, cracked firmwares are possible. Of course, most older PSPs could be downgraded without any additional hardware and you only needed a battery like Pandora if you failed the idiot test and bricked your system, but be patient, ...

Datel Lite Blue Tool Hacks the PSP 3000 With a Battery [PSP]
Gizmodo — ... Datel Lite Blue Tool looks to be the best option we've got at the moment for hacking the PSP 3000. It's essentially a smart battery that clones Sony lab equipment to put the PSP 2000 and PSP 3000 into Service Mode. From this mode, users are approaching the PSP with the access of a Sony engineer and can load old, cracked firmware that's open to run homebrew. The Datel Lite Blue Tool will be available later this month for $30. So just how much are those SNES romz worth to you? [Maxconsole] ...