Every year the Bacman forums hold a contest to build the best portabalized console, and like every year this year’s entries are top-notch.
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The above pic isn’t a new Wii U controller from Nintendo – it’s the product of the 2013 Portable Build-Off Challenge over at the Made By Bacteria forums.
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Posted in PSP Hacks Tagged media player, psp Handheld Console Build-off For more non-traditional uses for PSPs, check out this status monitor or this extended display. In the end, solved his lack-of-music problem with parts he had kicking around and is also now making use of his PSP that was otherwise collecting dust. The whole unit powers a pair of bookshelf speakers. The PSP and amplifier share the same power supply and master power switch. The PSP now resides on a mount made out of a floor joist hanging bracket from the hardware store. The speaker outputs were routed to terminal blocks mounted on the back of the case. Some old computer speakers were taken apart to harvest the amplifier. had an external hard drive that broke so he scavenged the sleek looking case and mounted the amplifier PCB inside. The PSP is actually not modified and uses the standard media player, it is the project’s execution that is interesting. Then one day in his basement shop while yearning for some tunes, it hit him: use the PSP as a media player. This is especially true for electronics gear since technology progresses so quickly. had a PSP that he didn’t use anymore and was trying to figure out what to do with it. It’s a common occurrence that some items we buy become more and more obsolete as time passes. Here’s hoping this isn’t the last we’ve seen of Sony’s slick handheld on these pages.Ĭontinue reading “Stock Looking PSP Hides A Raspberry Pi Zero” → Posted in Games, PSP Hacks, Raspberry Pi Tagged handheld, pi zero, psp, retropie, zif
We’ve covered the exciting world of PSP homebrew, and even DIY batteries built to address the lack of original hardware, but it’s been fairly quiet for the last few years. But the end result is definitely a nice touch and makes for a cleaner installation. Cutting out the section of PCB with the connector on it was no problem, but it took a steady hand and a USB microscope to solder all the wires to its traces. But it was one of those things that was easier said than done. wanted to use the original ZIF connector on the PSP’s motherboard so he wouldn’t have to modify the stock ribbon cable. What ended up being the hardest part of the build was getting the original controls working. The solution was using flat lithium batteries from an old Nokia cell phone to slim things down just enough to close up the PSP’s case with some magnets. He had some problems getting everything to fit inside of the case. He then added a USB Li-ion charger board (complete with “light pipe” made out of 3D printer filament), and an audio board to get sound out of the usually mute Pi Zero. stripped out all the original internals and installed a new LCD which fit so well it looks like the thing was made for the PSP. The first half of the project was relatively painless.
It wasn’t exactly a walk in the park, but we’d say the end definitely justifies the means. With his usual attention to detail, he managed to replace the PSP’s original internals with a Pi Zero running RetroPie, while keeping the outside of the system looking almost perfectly stock. Hopefully, projects like this incredible “PiSP” from will inspire more hackers to take a second look at Sony’s valiant attempt at dethroning Nintendo as the portable king. Its big size makes it a bit easier to graft new hardware into, the controls are great, and there’s no shortage of them on the second-hand market. Which is a shame, as it’s really a rather nice system with plenty of hacking potential.
We don’t see that many PSP hacks around these parts, perhaps because the system never attained the same sort of generational following that Nintendo’s Game Boy line obtained during its heyday.
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