Today we are going to break open our precious PSP's once again. This time for some nice cosmetic enhancements. Right off the bat I would like to warn this is a moderately difficult modification. However with the necessary tools and some patience you will be on your way to a sweet looking PSP in no time. I see you sitting there at your PC palming your PSP as  I speak, so without further ado let's hop to it...

Supplies:

In order to perform this modification you will need a few tools and supplies. Everything should be available from Radio Shack. Just this last time when I went in they did not carry 26 Gauge Wire (AWG). I'm not sure if this is only my location or nationwide so I have specified other places to obtain parts.

Two SMT LED's (Surface Mount) - eBay
Soldering Iron and Solder - Radio Shack, Ebay, etc. (many places)
26 Gauge Wire - Sometimes marked AWG - Usually available at Radio Shack [eBay, Mouser]
Shrink Wrap / Electrical Tape
10 ohm resistor - eBay, Mouser
Drill - optional
Small Phillips and Flat Head Screwdrivers

A few items you will need [ Battery and Penny shown for size comparison]

First remove your faceplate. This is what the phillips is for so break it out and get to work. A few screws on the back (including in your battery compartment. Finally a single screw on the bottom will allow you access to the inside of your PSP. Here's the next few steps, check the image below as a guide.

1. First we need to remove the home bar assembly. This is the bottom row including Home, screen brightness etc. Find the clip on the right and use your small screwdriver to flip it up to remove the cable. Then slide your Home Bar Assembly off the LCD screen.
2. This part is a bit more tricky. Take your flat head screwdriver and place it in the square holes marked above. Then press in gently and pry the screen upwards. I unclip two on the same side [left or right] then the screen pops out easily.
3. Now that you are able to life the screen upwards you will have access to the 2 cables that connect the LCD screen to your PSP. Gently pry the larger of the two up like you did previously with the Home Bar Assembly. When you get to the smaller of the two wires carefully pull the wire out. When removing the wire make sure not to pull up on the wire, and just pull directly away from its connection.
4. Now your LCD will be completely unattached from your PSP. Place it to the side and remove the screws that are marked in the image above. There are 7 screws in total (place these to the side as well). Now you can remove the LCD mounting bracket.

Chaos, not quite. A few simple steps and you will be ready to proceed.

First you will need to remove the triggers from their spot on the top left and right of the PSP (Ok, I think we know where the triggers are). So once you have removed them now...

Its Decision Making Time!

Well folks, heres the decisive moment. You need to decide if you are going to drill into your PSP Triggers or not. I personally found it to be better in the long run however there are a few advantages and disadvantages both ways. For example, If you choose to not drill into your triggers the light emitted from your LED will be a bit more dim then it would be if you do use the drill. Drilling could also be potentially dangerous since the triggers themselves are rather small. You could also ruin your Triggers since there is a slight possibility of drilling straight through your Trigger. If you are inexperienced in certain areas theres no harm in asking someone for help. (This feels kinda like one of those pick your own adventure books.)

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Seen the Sony BRAVIA Balls ad? It's really amazing (I had my eyes on the leaping frog). This ad successfully showed the world what the company's high-definition LCD TVs are capable of.

Here's good news for all PSP owners: Sony BRAVIA will be offering free exclusive PlayStation Portable content that will support their eagerly awaited sequel to that "Balls" ad, to be directed by award-winning director Jonathan Glazer. Interesting, eh?

There will also be other content formatted for the PSP and for the online BRAVIA audience, including podcasts of interviews, video blogs, behind-the-scenes footage and some written blog entries from the set of the commercial.

We can't wait to take a gander at the new ad, and, more to the point, see exactly what the Bravia PSP content will be like - what about you folks?

Italian site Divineo has dropped a bomb of a news for us. They are selling a PSP Gaming Kit with firmware version 1.5. It couldn't have been any more timely, what with downgraders/downdaters popping everywhere that has produced a few PSP casualties from less-careful/less-fortunate owners; wouldn't you want to just have your very own untainted one?

As far as babelfish's translation goes, here's what you're getting inside the kit:

• The PSP Regular Pack ITA Version 1,50
• Caps Stereo with retraibile cable
• One memory stick FOR PAIR Sandisk "Gaming" from 2Gb!
• a semi-rigid Sheath in order to transport the Consul (Console I guess?).
• One transparent protecting film for the screen of the PSP.

The black one sells for 299.99 € (384.62 USD) while the white one is a little bit more pricey at 349.99 € (448.72 USD). They are also offering an "LCD Verification Program" to check whether the screen is in good condition or not for 9.99 € (12.81 USD). Just take note that since it's an Italian version, the warranty is applicable only for Sony centers in Italy. So, if you want to save yourself the trip, handle your new purchase with the utmost care.