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PSP As Home Remote Control

Posted by Zonk on from the plays-games-too dept.

LiquidIce writes "Control your house with a PSP, using the wipeout browser hack. Currently, you can control a TV, DVD, and Lighting using the WiFi on the PSP. There are so many more possibilities for using a PSP as the controller to a home automation system."

31 comments

  1. Not working by frostbane · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Hmmm...links not working.

    1. Re:Not working by frostbane · · Score: 1

      This looks like the site

    2. Re:Not working by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Or even better here

    3. Re:Not working by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The first post is redundant?

    4. Re:Not working by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The original post of this is here:

      http://www.psphacks.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=294 /

      The entire topic will remian up and contains alot more information than the link posted in the slashdot article

      Cheers

  2. Link dosn't work by FidelCatsro · · Score: 1

    Ok this is quite cool , though the link dosn't work ?
    So i have no idea how this works , ? does it require a pc to go through as with the PSP IRC , and if so could i not use the same web interface with other devices .
    Perhaps i am wrong but does the PSP not use bluetooth as opposed to wifi ..I am definantly going to pick a PSP up soon as i can for the games , and it would make a rather cool bluetooth remote with anative app running off a memory stick.

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    1. Re:Link dosn't work by ScottyUK · · Score: 2, Informative

      PSP has wifi.

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    2. Re:Link dosn't work by FidelCatsro · · Score: 1

      hate replying to my self but as this post http://psphacks.blogspot.com/2005/04/psp-home-cont rol-10.html says this is definantly just another web-ap.
      I love hacking devices , but the real cool hacking here is the web interface and control mechanism the guy made , the fact he uses a psp to click the buttons is not really important .

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    3. Re:Link dosn't work by FidelCatsro · · Score: 1

      Thanks , does it also have bluetooth ? as i could certainly see a fair few uses for it (other than some cool games) when the homebrew scene really takes off .
      Right now though the homebrew scene is rather static .

      Hey Infact , i just created a page on my computer so i can control all the major functions of my debian box , using webmin ;) . i imagine witha few tweaks to the interface i could easily have it useable on a psp

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  3. Maybe hoax? by Apreche · · Score: 1

    I can't be certain if this is a hoax or not. But there was a hoax earlier about controlling an Aibo with a PSP.

    hoax

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    1. Re:Maybe hoax? by FidelCatsro · · Score: 1

      Its not a hoax , though it is just a web interface that could be used equaly well from a laptop , a pda with wifi , or any other device that can browse your intranet

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  4. Correct link by tm2b · · Score: 4, Informative

    Digging through the HTML, the link should have been to:

    http://psphacks.blogspot.com/2005/04/psp-home-cont rol-10.html

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  5. Nothing more than viewing a web page by JaseOne · · Score: 5, Informative

    How is this Slashdot worthy?

    All it involves is using the existing "hack" for the browser embedded in Wipeout Pure to load a normal website that just happens to control various devices around the home.

    It doesn't use the PSP's IR port or anything like that and as it uses the Wipeout browser it is an absolutely pain to load as Wipeout has a rediculous number of button presses and a large load time to get into the game.

    Nifty yes but not exactly a PSP hack at all, it's just like the "IRC client" for the PSP that was just a web page.

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    1. Re:Nothing more than viewing a web page by Deliveranc3 · · Score: 1

      Political agenda? Encourage producers to include the functionality out of the box or just piss of slashdot readers enough that they'll solve the problem?

    2. Re:Nothing more than viewing a web page by MMaestro · · Score: 1
      Considering people use empty cans of Pringles as directional antennas and people were using their PCs as 'home entertainment systems' for YEARS before the first ones 'mainstream' ones hit the market, you're basicly asking companies to build something which can do 'everything' right out of the box.

      TV remote control? Make it convertable into a keyboard. A computer wireless mouse? Make it a garage door opener as well. SUV? I want to be able to remove the roof and lower the sides to turn it into a flat-bed truck. The list goes on.

    3. Re:Nothing more than viewing a web page by Deliveranc3 · · Score: 1

      Have you seen a pocket pc recently? They can come with cell phone irda, wifi, bluetooth, 800x600 screens, gps, mic, headphones, linux or windows or palm OS (Which is pretty damn sweet actually).

      If they came with a projector that would just be it... there wouldn't be any innovation ever again.

    4. Re:Nothing more than viewing a web page by fr0dicus · · Score: 1

      Slashdot worthy? At least it's not a dupe ;)

    5. Re:Nothing more than viewing a web page by Threni · · Score: 1

      > How is this Slashdot worthy?

      Because I find it interesting. Just pretend the PSP is an Apple product, or something - except if Apple did it it would come in a tacky pale-blue box and cost twice as much, and not be connectable to a (Windows) PC.

  6. Fun hacks but... by computertheque · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because we all need a $250 remote. The PSP is something that should never end up inbetween the couch cushions.

    People sure are hacking this thing for all it's worth.

    1. Re:Fun hacks but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Do you work for sony???? cause i think you do. But the real question is why not have a $250 remote

    2. Re:Fun hacks but... by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Interesting

      "Because we all need a $250 remote. "

      Look, I think the PSP is overhyped. I think some of the uses for it (like playing movies) sound cooler than in practice they really are.

      Despite my feelings on the PSP, however, I think you are missing the point. The point was to do something kind of fun and learn a few things in the process, not to make the remote obsolete.

      I think it's pretty sad that Slashdot has attracted such a main-stream audience that collectively it has lost the ability to appreciate the true nerd-dom here.

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    3. Re:Fun hacks but... by interiot · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Because we all need a remote control whose batteries only last 2 hours and 46 minutes. Using Wifi for a remote control is a horrible idea. Bluetooth or any other low-bandwidth RF have much more sensible power consumption (albeit some with limited range, but what's the point of range if you have to constantly tether the thing to an outlet?)

  7. Wow. by CapnOats.com · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Webserver can run programs. News at ten.

    Yeah, great. The PSP has a web browser. What's the next PSP hack that slashdot will report on? Google have hacked the PSP so you can check you mail on GMail?

    Does this actually matter - it's main rival the DS can already have arbitrary code run on it and great leaps and bounds are being made into deciphering WiNi/NiFi every week. There is already a gcc and set of libraries for it and we can actually make games and have several active emulators.

    And the PSP has a web browser? Great... my phone five years ago had one of those.

    1. Re:Wow. by meehray · · Score: 1

      ^_^ Maybe all the PSP owners are trying to justify a $250 purchase that they haven't used after getting bored of playing the 1 (maybe 2) good game(s) out for it.

      Oh of course don't forget watching Spiderman every night before you sleep gets pretty tiring.

      GO SPIDEY!

    2. Re:Wow. by sagekoala06 · · Score: 1

      disclaimer: yes i own a psp. yes i own a ds. in general i like my psp a bit more. I have seen this said serveral times across the internet by many people, yes all of it is true, and yes I for one am getting sick and tired of all of these psp "hacks". But one thing i think we should all keep in mind is that people have had roughly five times the ammount of time to be able to run code on the ds, than they have had on the psp. (times are for us launches) only time will tell if we will EVER crack sonys encryption on games and be able to run code off of the memory stick.

  8. PSP home control by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I don't think this is a hoax. I have worked in the AV market before, and have been hearing abou this new box called "WACI-NX" that allows you to control your whole house through web pages. If you combine PSP's web access and that "WACI-NX" box, I'm sure its possible.

    I hope he posts a video or somthing to show how it works in his environment.

    NICE WORK Liquidice

  9. PSP not important by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    The PSP is not doing anything special here. It just clicks links that have been specially crafted to send signals to the devices that are being controlled.

    The real hardware hack is the WACI NX. which is allowing him to control all of these devices from a standard web page. According to http://www.waciworld.com this WACI NX box can be programmed using:

    Macromedia Flash, Javascript / DHTML, C#, ASP 3.0, HTML, or Visual Basic / VB.NET

    This is very intresting, I want one!!

  10. More Complicated than it needs to be. by Stolethis · · Score: 1

    I figured that Sony would probably make the PSP remotable eventually, but not because of the WiFi connection. Most remotes infrared signals. The PSP has IR. I doubt it would be that hard to add a remote function using it. It isn't even that new an idea. The Gameboy Color had an IR port, and you could buy a cartrige that made it a universal remote. I wouldn't be surprised if something along these lines was added in the next firmware update.

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  11. someone figure out by sakura+the+mc · · Score: 0

    someone figure out how to bind it to transport controls in ardour so i can use it to record myself on the mic remotely, thx

  12. Isn't it strange? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    In all these PSP "hacks", the PSP is basically a meaningless translator of HTML. You could replace it with a PalmPilot, Dreamcast, Nintendo DS, WebTV box, or PC and get the same result. This is just an attention-grab by people who think slapping PSP logos over shitty, already existing server-based web applications constitutes a "hack".

  13. Page updated by LiquidIce629 · · Score: 1

    FYI, I've updated the page with new pictures, and more instructions on how you could set up your own home automation controller using the PSP. Check it out at: http://psphacks.blogspot.com/2005/04/psp-home-cont rol-10.html -LiquidIce