Dealing with all the wires with one console is bad enough, especially when you have other devices you attach to your TV set, but when you have more than one console, things can get crazy really fast if you're not careful. Here's an easy solution: use one component cable for all your consoles. XCM has released a new component cable that supports all platforms at once, including the PSP Slim. More details in the full article.

Homebrew developer Zx-81 dropped by the QJ.net Forums to give us the latest release of PSPCAP32 - a CPC emulator for your PSP. It's got a lot of major updates, not even mentioning compatibility with custom firmwares 3.x and the PSP Slim.

The update for the emulator places some major attention on improving the speed. Here's the changelog for PSPCAP32 v1.2.0:

• Major Speed improvements, it's really fullspeed!
• Import CRT emulation part of older version of Caprice32 (less accurate, but much faster)
• Add two new render modes : Fast and Ultra.
• Sound is now played in 16 bits and stereo!
• IR keyboard support!
• Display and save thumbnail images for each save state
• New speed limiter function
• Add option to display fps rate
• Option to prevent the blue led to be displayed when L or R is pressed
• Now compatible with custom firmwares 3.x and PSP-slim
• Add a simple intro splash screen
• Support iso8859-1 fonts in print text functions (might be useful to translate menus in German, French...)
• Bug fix and code cleaning

As always, users are encouraged to go through the readme file, which contains all the essential information about the app. The source code and a whole bunch of CPC snapshots for the emulator courtesy of Gryzor are also available for download below.

Download: PSPCAP32 v.1.2.0 fw15
Download: PSPCAP32 v.1.2.0 fw3x
Download: PSPCAP32 v.1.2.0 src
Download: CPC snapshots
Visit: PSP Development Forums

Although BattleZone has been out for a couple of months now, that shouldn't be reason for us to stop giving you screenshots from the game. Yep, that's right. We can never get enough of screenshots.

Anyhow, this arcade game classic from Atari should be able to fire up your PSP. Without a doubt, it did light up the arcade scene when it first appeared in 1980, thanks to its wireframe view on a horizontal black and white CRT. Today, it sports a 3D look that will suit modern gaming style. It's always nice to walk down memory lane, revamped and all.

  

  

Here is an interesting contraption created by a student at the Royal College of Art in London, England. Joe Malia has created a face scarf that allows you to play your PSP in PSPeace and PSPrivacy. According to the student, this face scarf "lets PSP players explore their passion in complete privacy".

Why you would want to cover your whole face up when playing your PSP I'm not sure. Of course, it will probably filter out the sun on a sunny day and allow you to fine tune your gaming tactics with a minimal amount of glare, but I think I'd rather be inside than wear this thing. The student has also been behind other wacky pieces of art such as a scarf that fits over a CRT monitor to provide you with privacy whilst surfing the Internet or writing your emails.

I'm sure there is at least one logical reason behind these - but I'm still searching.