PSP2600 is a port on PSP of the version v2.2 of Stella. It’s based on the work of Aenea who was the first to port Stella to PSP.

Changes:

– Auto-fire mode, press RTrigger+X to switch it on/off
useful for games such as space invaders !
On given games, the auto fire can’t be stopped, so an
option to stop it, is available in the settings menu.
– It uses now only PSP GU for rendering
– Speed improvements while using GU render modes
– IR keyboard support !
– Add .a26 as valid rom extention
– Add several new hotkeys :
. settings such as fps, render mode, auto fire speed
can now be directly modified inside the emulator
(no need to enter in the settings menu)
. quick save / quick load current state
(no need to enter in the main menu)
– New speed limiter options in settings menu
– RTrigger/LTrigger keys can be used in the keyboard
settings menu to navigate between Normal, LTrigger
and RTrigger compose mapping.
– Analog pad can be used in the rom file requester
– Default Hotkeys can now be set in the keyboard mapping menu
(useful to add hotkeys on existing/previous keyboard files)
– Bug fix in the low battery watchdog
– Increase memory heap size in 3.x

http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/archives/279-guid.html

Red Squirrel released a new version of his Firmware Dumper. This one should fix all copyright related issues.

http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-release-rspsar-dumper-v21-133479.html

Blind Assistant is an attempt to realize a software that can help men and children that are blind or visual impaired. The software is designed to run not on complex and expensive hardware devices, but on simple and cheap devices as Sony Playstation Portable (PSP).

Blind Assistant uses Nanodesktop tecnology for windows environment, it is able to speak with the user using ndFLite, a porting of the speech synthesis engine originally developed by the Carnegie Mellon University and it is able to recognizes the name and the position of the people that are present in that moment in your room, using complex algorithms (as Intel EigenFaces, PentLand PCA or SIFT).

The face recognition tecnology is provided using ndOpenCV, a porting realized by the author of the program of the original Intel OpenCV libraries. Filippo Battaglia’s version of ndOpenCV improves the Intel code because the algorithms have been modified in way to use EMI (Enhanced Mathematical Interface), an API integrated in Nanodesktop system and written totally in assembly that is able to use Sony VFPU to improve the necessary computations.

Using EMI, we can obtain the necessary CPU power.

At the actual stage, Blind Assistant is able to recognizes the name and the position of a face, in a set of n different faces. In a second time, we’ll add other features as GPS support or collision avoidance.

The software supports the Sony GoCam webcam or the Eyeserver tecnology. It works on Sony PSP-FAT or Sony PSP-SLIM. The program is able to auto-update itself using wireless connections.

http://visilab.unime.it/~filippo/BlindAssistant/BlindAssistant.htm

Quick Flasher is a simple application for Fat an Slims PSPs with custom firmware 3.71m33 and 3.80m33. This application gives you the possibility of keeping 5 themes in your memory stick and flash them wherever you want simply and confortably. Remember that this software touches files in flash0.

http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-release-quick-flasher-theme-v2-for-cfw-380m33-133381.html

PSPIRC is a basic IRC client for the PSP.

Changes:

– No more lag/issue with IR keyboard !
– /notice message are now properly displayed
– Add /clear command

http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/archives/277-PSPIRC-IRC-Client-for-PSP-v1.1.2-keyboard-fix.html

MK2k has just submitted his updated package of Jump N Bump, which now supports 1.0 and 3.x additional to the 1.5 kernel.

This is a game for the whole family. You are cute fluffy little bunnies and hop on the other bunnies’ heads.

At the beginning you are in the menu, where you have to jump over the tree trunk if you want to play and walk right. Then you’ll enter the arena. The aim is to jump on the other bunnies’ heads…

http://pdroms.de/files/1495/

MK2k has just submitted his updated package of Heartlight PSP, which now supports 1.0 and 3.x additional to the 1.5 kernel.

Written in C using SDL, Heartlight PSP is a clone/remake of the classic Epic Megagames’ Heartlight, developed by Chaos/xLand Games originally released in 1994, since 2006 under a Creative Commons license. Get the original at http://www.classicdosgames.com/epic.html

Goal: Get Percival the dwarf collect all hearts in each level and reach the open door. Sounds easy? Well, let 20 X-Mas Levels teach you the opposite.

Thanks to MK2k for the release.

http://pdroms.de/files/1448/

Sakya releases his audio player LightMP3 in an updated version.

Changes:

-Added: Sleep mode (press TRIANGLE while playing a track). The psp will shutdown after the track or playlist/directory.
-Added: Option to use the Sony On Screen Keyboard
-Fixed: Files named like “dfgeerr…mp3” weren’t recognized as mp3
-Fixed: Freeze on “Opening…” or time stucked at 0 after 20 tracks
-Fixed: Repeat track mode.
-Fixed: Cracking sound when quitting while playing a track.
-Fixed: Some mp3 with “strange” ID3 made the app freeze.
-Fixed: Some mp3 displayed wrong ID3v2 informations.

http://sakya.altervista.org/new//index.php?mod=read&id=1201083875

Art has updates his time/clock application “Time Baby”.

Changes:

– Fixed bug in Moonrise / Moonset implementation discovered by nicodemus82. Timezone parameter for moon time routine is read directly from PSP system settings rather than being calculated by comparing UTC and local times. Sun time routine remains unchanged.
– Introduction of debug mode for program testing in various parts of the world.
– Fix to prevent the Heart Rate Monitor from announcing “zero” when the sensor is not plugged in.
– Sound effect is now made when the saved location fly over feature reaches it’s destination.

http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=133100

This is a plugin for PSP CWF 3.80M33-4 (update 4 is required) that displays some basic info on screen:
– CPU speed and CPU usage
– BUS speed
– battery status (percent and time left)
– local time

Changes:

– updated for 3.80M33-4 (actually droped previously used NIDs for 3.71 and now using NIDs from pspsdk)
– new translations: german (two translations), dutch, italian, spanish, polish and turkish

http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-psp-hud-v13-131694.html