Ever wish that your PSP battery display was more accurate in displaying battery life? Homebrew developer placo23 just has the solution in his nifty BatteryInfo application, now updated with new, subdued fonts, less memory usage, and more. Download the application and get more info in the full article!

Download: BatteryInfo v0.2
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Homebrew developer placo23 dropped by QJ.NET PSP Development Forum and released a useful application known as BatteryInfo. Just like what its name says, this specific program provides PlayStation Portable owners info on their handheld's battery status.

This is not the first time that we've seen applications similar to this around here. In case you still aren't seeing the usefulness of such programs, take note that they give you an accurate display of your battery's life instead of the PSP's official battery icons.

Download: BatteryInfo v0.1
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If you either a) travel across timezones a lot, b) have to contact people across different timezones, or c) are just plain curious of what time it is in Samoa, then this homebrew is perfect for you. placo23 has released an updated version of Time Traveler.

The previous version (Time Traveler v0.5) already showed much promise and was fairly useful - the basic function of being able to tell the time in different countries was there. This time around (no pun intended), the homebrew's been made easier to use with a prettified GUI and added functions. The full changelog of Time Traveler v1.0 includes:

• Now with a much better interface
• You can listen to the current time instead of just show it
• You can take a screen shot of the current screen
• Displays the current battery life

Installation instructions are found in the readme. Also keep in mind that this homebrew is designed to run on CFW or PSP FW 1.5.

Download: Time Traveler v1.0
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The PSP isn't just a portable gaming device, it's a veritable swiss knife of technology. You can listen to music with it, watch movies on it, surf the internet on it - and with Bonjour v1.0 from placo23, it's a convenient learning tool to get you acquainted with another country's language. Handy!

So, what does Bonjour v1.0 do? Teach you how to speak French, of course! With a plethora of phrases, sentences and words to get you through almost any situation where you simply must commune in the French language, or risk making a fool out of yourself with charades, Bonjour v1.0 will have you speaking the vernacular of Paris in no time flat.

Here's an excerpt from the readme file, unedited and presented as is:

This is a release for those interested in the French language. As an expat from UK here in Belgium, I'm having to learn this language. It's pretty straight forward, but I guess a helper like this comes just fine. Here you'll find the most used words and phrases separated by categories such as sentences to be used in restaurants, shops etc.

The controls for Bonjour v1.0 are as follows: X lets you listen to a reading of the word selected, pressing any direction on the D-pad scrolls through the words, left trigger and right trigger scrolls through word categories. Simple and intuitive, right?

Kudos to placo23 for proving yet again that handhelds are not just gaming devices, they can help one's intellectual maturity as well. Just remember to read the readme first, okay? Enjoy!

Download: Bonjour v1.0 - The French Teacher
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We sometimes need to know the exact current time in other countries either for personal use or for something else. Homebrew developer placo23 dropped by QJ.NET PSP Development Forum and released an application that does exactly that. It's called Time Traveler and is currently on version 0.5.

This particular build already has a couple of timezones listed like the ones for London, Japan, Australia, and the whole of America. All you have to do is select a country, press a button, and then Time Traveler will automatically tell you the exact time for that location. It also has a On/Off toggle feature for Daylight Saving Time.

The rather interesting bit about this release is that placo23 has mentioned that Time Traveler is actually part of a bigger program that will be released later on. Anyway, Time Traveler v0.5 is very easy to use even if it does not come with a Readme.txt file. However, if some of you encounter problems, you can discuss about it at the forum link below.

Download: Time Traveler v0.5
Visit: QJ PSP Development Forum