130w ago - The PS3 E3 Card Reader is a normal card reader for the PC, but with additional firmware installed on it you can turn this device in a PS3 JailBreak clone mod-chip.

Hello and welcome to another review I am making for PS3News.com!

This time I will be reviewing the E3 Card Reader from Team E3.

First some details from the product:

Flash size: 128K
Flash memory onboard: 4 MB
Dual-Firmware support: Yes
Easy use: Yes
LED: 2 blue and red

Pros:

• The production is from a high level
• Quality Built Hardware
• Easy To Upgrade
• Dual-boot option inside

Cons:

• 4Mb flash is very small, but you can overcome that with another normal USB stick inserted with the packages on it!

Features from the E3:

• 32bit processor with 128k flash
• MicroSD SDHC supported
• Multi-System supported - (WinXP/vista/Win7/MacOS/Linux)
• 4M programable onboard FLASH - (Accessed as 4M USB drive)
• Support Multi-System - Super-Drag-Drop Upgrade -Nothing more than a file copy

Shipping info:

144w ago - Update #2: After examining the PSJailBreak Manager .PKG File below, RichDevX determined that it was hardcoded not to boot on Test consoles, and he has now made available a patch for PS3 Debug users who can decrypt the selfs to run PS3 game back-ups with it!

Below (under PS3 Dev Notes) is some more tech info from his findings for those curious, however, please note the PSJailBreak patch above is only for PlayStation 3 Debug users. At this time it would probably be wise NOT to waste your money on this expensive PSJailBreak USB device, as a FREE PS3 scene solution is bound to surface.

Update: CJPC has received confirmation and xorloser has now confirmed that the PSJailBreak runs unsigned code on the PlayStation 3, so it appears this PS3 mod-chip is indeed legitimate!

For those who remember ZPack for PS3,...

148w ago - The DemonHades Spanish PS3 Development team has been working on a project which aims to utilize a mod-chip to run PS1 and PS2 back-ups on a PS3 console without opening it or using switches and have posted up a concept video today.

According to one individual with a highly questionable reputation, this concept project could work because PS1/PS2 discs are authenticated only once on the VSH though liblv2 and the PIC chip would just automate it.

However, if Sony updates liblv2.sprx and more specifically ps1rom.bin so the emulated mechacon is updated it could be patchable.

Finally, to roughly translate from the video's caption:

"This video montage shows the operation of the chip that we are developing to load copies of PS1 and PS2 (if you're retro) in the PS3.

This video shows how to...

161w ago - SCEA's Senior Public Relations Specialist Katie Reid has announced today that new Vampire Weekend, Hot Chip and Coldplay (among others) are hitting SingStore this week.

To quote: We've got some great new content available on the SingStore this week.

For those of you who may have missed Coachella last week, we're happy to announce that a 'What's Hot' list is now up in the SingStore featuring tracks by artists that played the festival. Check out the full list below.

'What's Hot' Coachella Festival Tracklist:

• Vampire Weekend, "A Punk"
• The Specials, "Ghost Town"
• Gossip, "Standing In The Way Of Control"
• Hot Chip, "Over And Over"
• Faith No More, "Easy"
• MGMT, "Electric Feel"
• Gary Numan, "Cars"
• Coheed and Cambria, "A Favor House Atlantic"
• Phoenix, "Everything Is Everything"
• Gorillaz, "Feel Good, Inc."

In addition to the 'What's Hot' list, seven new songs will be added to the SingStore this Thursday. Here's a highlight of songs that will go live in this week's update:

• Alice Cooper, "School's Out"
• Coldplay,...

175w ago - Today GamesIndustry.biz (linked above) reports that Microsoft is opting for an XBox 360 software solution after dropping the internal hardware chip in Natal in an effort to reduce costs of the device.

The load previously handled by the chip now falls on one of the main three Xenon processors, but while taking a "percentage" of performance away from the system, most games don't use up 100 per cent of the available processing power anyway.

To quote: "Microsoft has dropped a chip from its forthcoming Natal motion control system as the platform holder eyes accessible price points in the build-up to release later this year.

The chip, which was responsible for processing information for the Natal's 'bone system,' has been removed in favour of a software solution."