The PSP APP division of NEO SPRING COMPO 2008 (11 entries total)

Position	Project Title & Forum Link	Author	Click the photo to download it
*No. 1*	[PSP APP] Dow! 0.2 - Develop on the go Nickname: bumuckl Projet name : Dow! 0.2 - Develope on the go! From : Germany Division : PSP APP Original enter : YES Support Motion : NO In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO Project description: It's time to announce the release of Dow! 0.2 - Develope on the go. There have been a lot of bugfixes and changes, but at first a small description: With the help of this application you can develope your own Homebrew right on your PSP!At the moment you can write LUA-scripts with the editor and with the help of codesnippets. And of course you can safe them Changelog: -now compatible with PSP Slim and PSP Fat -improved menu-function -increased the horizontal menu -added tons of codesnippets for all different luaplayers -insert your own commands -insert your own presets -insert your own functions -added presets -added functions -fixed filebrowser bug -fixed OSK -fixed scrolling -loading previous saved files works now -improved saving files -added editable config.cfg	bumuckl
*No. 2*	[PSP APP] LightMP3 Version 2.0.0 BETA 1 Nickname : sakya Projet name: LightMP3 From : Italy Division : PSP APP Original enter : YES (if this means I never partecipated to Neo COMPO) Support Motion : NO In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO Project description: LightMP3 is a MP3/OGG Vorbis/FLAC/Atrac3+ player designed to drain little energy from your battery. Can decode MP3 and ATRAC3+ via Media Engine with CPU set at 20Mhz, OGG Vorbis with CPU set at 50Mhz, MP3 via libMAD with CPU set at 70Mhz, FLAC with CPU set at 100Mhz. With battery at 100% and display set to minimum brightness it should last 9 hours. With battery at 100% and display turned off (press START while playing a track) it should last more than 11 hours. Features -Support for kernel 3.x and Slim&Light -Support for MP3, OGG Vorbis, ATRAC3+ (.aa3, .omg, .oma), FLAC -File browser -Support for m3u playlist -Playlist Editor -Retrieve track's information from ID3v1/ID3v2 or Vorbis Comments -Coverart retrieved from ID3v2 (only MP3) [image formats: jpeg, png] -Works with remote controller -Playing mode: Normal, Repeat Track, Repeat All, Shuffle, Shuffle/Repeat -Equalizers (only for MP3 played via libMAD) -Audioscrobbler log (you can upload your log to your last.fm's account with this page http://paulstead.com/scrob/) -Sleep mode (the psp will shutdown automatically at the end of a track or directory/playlist) -Media Library: scan your ms for media and then browse them by Artist, Album, Genre or make your search. Changelog 2.0.0 ALPHA4 --> 2.0.0 BETA1* -libMAD is now streamed, no more file size limit (based on Ghoti MusicEngine.c in pspStacklessPython). -Added FFWD and REW to libMAD -Added volume boost to ATRAC3/ATRAC3+ format. -Added volume boost to MP3 format via Media Engine. -Added "Browse dy rating" in Media Library -Added: Coverart from folder.jpg and albumTitle.jpg -Fixed: USB connection -Fixed button autorepeat time. -Fixed many crash (hopefully!) -Fixed minor bugs...probably...I don't remember = version 1.8.0 For detailed informations and controls please refer to the included README.	sakya
*No. 3*	[PSP APP] CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP Nickname : danzel Project name : CTorrentPSP From : New Zealand Division : PSP APP Original enter : YES Support Motion : NO (Barely even supports controls! hahaha) In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO Project description: CTorrentPSP is a torrent client for the PSP.	danzel
*No. 4*	[PSP APP] Academic Aid Scholastic Suite 6 R769 - Education Nickname : Mr305 Project name : Academic Aid Scholastic Suite From : U.S.A. Division : PSP APP Original enter : NO (Rentering for one more time) Support Motion : YES (3.xx Kernel + Full Sound + Motion) In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : Yes. 4th Place Project description: : This is an educational tool for PSP which "aids" students in areas of Algebra I, Algebra II, Calculus/PreCalculus, Physics I and Physics AP and any type of math with use of inbuilt calculator. It spans a total of 45+ Equations. The usage is simple: user simple inputs the variables for equations/formulas and it does pages of tiresome work automatically and INSTANTLY.	Mr305
*No. 5*	[PSP APP] PSP-Maps Nickname: royale Projet name: PSP-Maps From: France Division: PSP APP Original enter: YES Support Motion: NO In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10: NO Project description: PSP-Maps is a homebrew application to bring Google Maps to the PSP with a simple interface. This program is not using the Google Maps API (except for address search), it is retrieving the images directly using the wireless connection. It is now also compatible with Virtual Earth and Yahoo! Maps. You can search for an address, add/load favorites, or just move around on the map. There is also a local cache which allows you to browse the maps offline. It is released under GPL so the source code is available.	royale
	[PSP APP] Coverflow Nickname: sony psp player Projet name : Coverflow PSP From : Austria Division : PSP APP Original enter : YES Support Motion : NO In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO Project description: This is my Coverflow Application for the PSP. It plays Mp3's at 30 MHz. Installing: Put the Coverflow Directory into PSP/GAME/ or whatever you prefer. You have to put your Mp3's into the MUSIC folder on the root of the Memory Stick and your Albums into the covers directory in the Coverflow folder. If there is no image for a Mp3 the application will create one. It works the best on the Slim PSP. On Phat PSP the images "jump" when the application sets the CPU Speed. I don't know how to fix that and why this bug isn't present on the Slim. Controls: Cross: Play Mp3 Triangle: Stop Mp3 Square: Pause Mp3	sony psp player
	[PSP App] Emu Loader Nickname : TokyoDrift (PSPFreak.de DEV Team) Projet name: Emu Loader From : Germany Division : PSP APP Original enter : Yes Support Motion : No, it doesn't make any sense In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : No, I didn't take part Project description: With the Emu Loader you can start most of the emulators that have ever been programmed for PSP. It's very helpfull because you dont have to see all of the emulators in your XMB/GAME menu. We designed the App together with Hedda1, he made a pack with alle of the emus, because of this it's named Hedda's Emu Pack Loader in the XMB. Features: - start all Emus in 3.xx kernel - you can see which system is emulated - you can see which name the emulator has - you can see which version the emulator has - a very sorted GUI - shows ICON0 of the emulator Changelog: -- No older version avaible -- Installation: Copy the folder PSP from the rar package to your MS-Root and start with 3.xx kernel Information: There are no Bios or any other illegal files included, you have to download them yourself. We know, it's not the hardest project, but we coded it in 2 or 3 days. Special thx to PSP1000, without him I hadn be able to code it.	TokyoDrift
	[PSP APP] Multi Tasker Nickname: SG57 Projet name : Multi Tasker From : USA Division : PSP APP Original enter : YES Support Motion : NO (if I place at all in this compo. ill get one and start supporting it!) In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO Project description: Multi Tasker This is a handy application capable of interacting with all sorts of media in a vast amount of file formats on your PSP: - 3D Models - Images - Music - Text 3D Model Viewing Formats Supported: - 3D Studio (.3ds) - COLLADA (.dae, .xml) - Cartography shop 4 (.csm) - DirectX (.x) - DeleD (.dmf) - Maya (.obj) - Milkshape (.ms3d) - 3D (.my3D) - OCT (.oct) - Pulsar LMTools (.lmts) - Quake Levels and Models (.bsp, .pk3, .md2) Usage: Load any of the supported formats into the scene. Use the Toolbox window to scale, rotate and position the model anywhere in the scene you'd like. Use the D-Pad to move the I-beam while on an Edit Box and press START on any Edit Box to open the OSK. Use the D-Pad to move the OSK around the screen (useful to see where and what your typing). Check the "Relative" checkbox in the Toolbox window to add the values in the edit boxes to the current scale/rotation/position. If left unchecked, it will set the values to equal the ones specified. Animated models are automatically animated at 30fps. Quake Levels and other large meshes are automatically optimized for rendering on loading. Change the Model's current material flag with the Options menu option. Materials include: - Solid - Transparent - Reflection Use the drop down box to change the filtering applied to the current loaded model. Filters supported: - No Filtering (duh) - Bilinear - Trilinear - Anisotropic - Isotropic	sg57	Screens: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	[PSP APP] VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer Nickname: arpaagent Projet name : VisMP3 From : USA Division : PSP APP Original enter : YES Support Motion : NO In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO Project description: VisMP3 is an alternative to the lackluster built-in music player on the PSP. Although it only supports decoding of mp3 formatted files at this time, VisMP3 offers some important features that Sony could not fit into flash0, namely a media library that organizes mp3s (regardless of folder setup)as well as playlist functionality. Also, as indicated by the name, VisMP3 demonstrates several different types of visualizations for a visual as well as audio experience. The Fireworks visualization is a MUST SEE.	arpaagent
	[PSP APP] AIO Tuner Nickname: ai3gtmc Project name : AIO Tuner From : Japan* Division : PSP APP Original enter : YES Support Motion : NO In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO Project description: This application will help you to tune your instruments. Tested on 3.90m33-2 fat. should work on other firmwares except 1.5 Supported Instruments: Violin Guitar Bass will add more on future releases. Any suggestions, add support for an instrument, comments are welcome.	ai3gtmc
	[PSP APP] 3D GDS Nickname: Saulotmalo Projet name : 3D ~ GDS From : Sspain Division : PSP APP Original enter : YES Support Motion : NO In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO Project description: { This is a library that I did developed several years ago but it is the first time I show it on a contest. This one is called 3D ~ GDS. I did worked in the integration of 3D models easily in homebrew. Also I get some help in rendering fonts from SG57. I have see an entry that will improve alot by using my library because makes easy to draw and use m2d models and textures. features: load and render md2 models (with textures) load textures render fonts over opengl screen	saulotmalo

the NEO Reviewer report zone

[PSP APP] reviews --- By: jacobnz [ * No.2 NEO Reviewer * ]

Ratings are out of 10, 10/10 is best.

[PSP APP] Coverflow
We've had this before, the perpective looks incorrect like it still needs some work.
The Coverflow interface Idea doesn't appeal to me at all, I prefer a list I can quickly flick through instead.
And the low power portion is already covered by lightMP3, which also has a better UI.

3/10

[PSP APP] Dow! 0.2 - Develop on the go
Coding on the PSP sounds like a moronic idea at best, but coding LUA? ugh, I think I'm going to be sick.
Atleast it didn't crash on me.

2/10

[PSP App] Emu Loader
Great, a menu for the PSP.
Good use of the psp font system though (sole reason this gets points).

4/10

[PSP APP] PSP-Maps
A poor mans version of Deniska's MapThis.
Works over wifi though (So you don't have to download all the maps ahead of time), both an advantage and a disadvantage.
Good use of the connect dialog. Scrolls smoothly etc.

6/10

[PSP APP] LightMP3 Version 2.0.0 BETA 1
Best MP3 player around.
Nuff' Said.

8/10

[PSP APP] Multi Tasker
Like SG57 says, Irrlicht example 9.
Mouse on PSP is a bad idea, I hope less apps do so.
Not sure why I'd want to view 3d models on a psp.

4/10

[PSP APP] VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer
Pretty, but I don't watch my psp when I play MP3s.

6/10

[PSP APP] Academic Aid Scholastic Suite 6 R769 - Education
I thought we go to school to learn how to do this stuff, not to learn how to use a calculator. ;)
Nifty app though, not too useful for me.

7/10

[PSP APP] AIO Tuner
No, just No.
We do not need another program that plays sounds when you press the buttons.

1/10

[PSP APP] 3D GDS
Have had a twiddle with this library, looks fairly usable.
Hard to rate libraries till you've messed with them for a long while.

4/10

[PSP APP] CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP
I've used CTorrentPSP to leach down some MP3s when not near a computer, a true life saver!
Combine with PSPFiler so you can move files around after you've downloaded them.
This will be on my PSP for a long time.

10/10

Top 5:
1. CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP
2. LightMP3 Version 2.0.0 BETA 1
3. Academic Aid Scholastic Suite 6 R769 - Education
4. VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer
4. PSP-Maps

[Review] PSP Apps --- By M216

CTorrent: 0/10
I don't like torrents but ok. If it would work! But it doesn't! My PSP Crashes when I want to connect to my Network. The Style seems good, but style on its own doesn't make the App good.

Coverflow: 0/10
It brings me an error when I start it. And I think thats my idea. Look at PSPFlow...whatever. Doesn't work -> 0 Points.

DOW!: 1/10
It's totally useless. After 3 lines I could throw my PSP against the wall. A Luaplayer could be build in, too. Sorry but I can't develope with it. And whats when I wanna use a pic? Then I must go to PC and make it.

VisMP3: 3/10
An other MP3 player. I use the XMB. Thats faster to load. It's simply unimaginatively.

3D GDS: 4/10
The idea is nice but not new. Look at LTE Game engine. This has much more features and is easyer. And it's only usefull for Developer. I don't think it will be better then LTE or V3X anytime.

AIO Tuner: 5/10
For those who play guitarr it's maybe usefull. It works and the style is not tooo bad.

Multi Tasker: 6/10
Well it'S not hard to make such an App in LTE. 3D Viewing isnt usefull. When do I want to show 3D Moddels on my PSP? Never! I can view pics in the XMB, too. Most of the people dont have PS so PSD isn't usefull, to. Text-Viewing is nice, but it would be better if there were a option "Open as Textfile" so that I can also open other filetipes.

PSP Maps: 7/10
The App's not bad but there are almost no functions! A list for the viewing mode (satellite, roadmap, etc) would be nice, too.

Academic Aid: 8/10
Very nice! Good style and usefull. You can look up everything. Only the motion support is useless.

Light MP3: 9/10
The best MP3 player I've ever seen! Great style, nice features. There are some little things linke you can't look at your MP3 Collection while you listen to a song and there is no virtualiser.

Emu Loader: 9.5/10
Not perfekt but almost! I'm an arcarde gamer and my XMB is always full of apps. It's what I need. If you don't use emus you'll find it useles. Well it would be good if you would have a list wich emus need a BIOS but I ask google.

I allready sorted it by points but the best 5:

1. Emu Loader
2. Light MP3
3. Academic Aid
4. PSP Maps
5. Multi Tasker

[PSP APP] reviews -- By homj

So here is my report:

[PSP APP] Coverflow by sony psp player
I'm getting an error all the time, so i can't try it like I saw in the preview pics, it looks really well!

[PSP APP] Dow! 0.2 - Develop on the go by bumuckl
This application is nice for developers who want to work on the go and the snippets are a big help!
The graphics are well done too.
In this version it's just for coding lua, but bumukl said to me that in the next version there may be options to save it as .html and .css, too!
In the past, bumuckl released fantastic programmes, like his famous Bermuda CS series or Motion Pong and now the great Dow! In my opinion, he's the best german lua coder and maybe the best in the world!

[PSP App] Emu Loader by TokyoDrift
It's a very simple but though very helpfull programm.
The graphics could be amde better, like showing the big picture of the emualtor (like you see it in the cross media bar) ,too and just the gray color is odd, a picture ( maybe with a gradient or pattern) would be better. ;-)

[PSP APP] PSP-Maps by royale
I just can say: it's a cool idea!
But if I want to zoom, it shows me a repeating picture?!?

[PSP APP] LightMP3 Version 2.0.0 BETA 1 by sakya
You want to listen long to music by using a great programm?
lightMP3 is the best choice! It saves a lot of power and it has a nice and clear menu.
While playing music, the application shows you a lot of information, like rating, Time, ganre,... but some of them are unnecessary.
But when I tried to create a playlist (first i had to find the right button to go on) I had an error (Your PSP crashed...)!
And I don't know how, but when I went back to the XMB by clicking the "Home" Button, the CXMB plugin was disabled!

[PSP APP] Multi Tasker by sg57
my PSP freezes when I start it ( tried with both kernels)

[PSP APP] VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer by arpaagent
The animations and visualizer are great!
It could be a big competitor for lightMP3, but I don't know if it saves much/any power!

[PSP APP] Academic Aid Scholastic Suite 6 R769 - Education by Mr305
Academmic Aid is a really usefull app for the PSP with a nice interface.
It has nice given equations, too,
A must for your PSP ;-)

[PSP APP] AIO Tuner by ai3gtmc
same as with "Muti Tasker"

[PSP APP] 3D GDS by saulotmalo
same as with "Muti Tasker" and "AIO Tuner"

[PSP APP] CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP by danzel
In my opinion it is a very usefull aplicaiotn, especially if you don't want to run your PC!
I don't use torrent files, but it's a cool programm for the ones who are using them!

My toplist:

1. Dow! 0.2 - Develop on the go
2. Academic Aid Scholastic Suite 6 R769
3. LightMP3 Version 2.0.0 BETA 1
4. VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer
5. CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP

[PSP APP] Reviews --- By UserXY

[PSP APP] Coverflow by sony psp player
It looks very well but I cant need this tool. It isn’t a must have

[PSP APP] Dow! 0.2 - Develop on the go by bumucklThis Tool looks very nice. Its very cool to have a portable Lua Editor. I can program all the time and everywhere.

PSP App] Emu Loader by TokyoDrift
Its very cool to have a lot of Emulator in one. I cant need it because I don’t play with emulators and I don’t have any emulators ;-) For those they have emulators it can be very nice.

[PSP APP] PSP-Maps by royale
PSPMaps for PSP is a must have. For those they travel its very useful.

[PSP APP] LightMP3 Version 2.0.0 BETA 1 by sakya
LightMP3 is for those they want listen Music for a long time. 11 Hours are very cool. I need it every time. Any time it came an error. It have a lot of bugs in it.

[PSP APP] Multi Tasker by sg57
I cant try it out because my psp show every time an error

[PSP APP] VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer by arpaagent
I like the animations an visualize. I like LightMp3 more than this tool. sry

[PSP APP] Academic Aid Scholastic Suite 6 R769 - Education by Mr305
This tool is very funny. I like it but it isn’t a must have for everyone. I like the interface ;-)

[PSP APP] AIO Tuner by ai3gtmc
I cant start it =(

[PSP APP] 3D GDS by saulotmalo
This one either

[PSP APP] CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP by danzel
Torrents on the PSP are very cool. It isn’t easy to configure that. It isn’t perfect
My Toplist:
1.   Dow! 0.2 - Develop on the go
2.   PSP-Maps
3.   LightMP3 Version 2.0.0 BETA 1
4.   CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP
5.   Coverflow

Psp Applications Review --- By diamond07 [ * No.3 NEO Reviewer * ]

Review On All [PSP APP] Entries

[PSP APP] EmuLoader

Description-This homebrew is very nice it is hard to come around something like this. It is big news to Psp Slim owners like me and others because it starts all Emus in 3.xx kernel. You have to worry about having 200 eboots in your game folder on your xmb anymore because it is all in 1 eboot. Some people may say 'Hey what if I cant see what emu i am trying to run" Don't worry because you can see which system is emulated.

Eboot Look-4.5 out 5.

Compatibility For Psp Slim-Perfect.

Is It Helpful -Yes

Overall Score-9.9 out 10.

Do I recommend this homebrew?
Yes I Do, So Get To Downloading.

All Reviews are By-(Me)Diamond07(Psp_Mania, Psp_Cfw, PspMania08 All User names I Have )(I Might have 3 more lol). ~sm-36.gif~

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[PSP APP] CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP.

Description-It is what it says in the title Torrent client for Psp lol.

Eboot Look- 3.5 out of 5.

Compatibility For Psp Slim- It works lol.

Is It Helpful- To me no
Overall Score-5 Out Of 10(50/50)

Do I recommend this homebrew- Yes and No.
Yes if you like use torrents and trust them.
No if you don't trust torrents and you dont use them.
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[PSP APP] VisMP3

I cant really judge this homebrew psp app , for some reason it didn't work on my psp slim(3.90m33).
But from the screenshots and description it sounds nice.

Overall cant judge it didn't work for me.
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[PSP APP] Multi Tasker

Multi Tasker is a very nice and useful app. It is capable of interacting with all sorts of media in a vast amount of file formats on your PSP: 3D Models , images, music, and text.
It is a very useful app , I think it is and i am very sure more people do. The psp app is like a unique pc app.

Look- It looks nice.

Eboot- Simple like any other eboot. (I like it lol)

Compatibility For Psp Slim- It works for me.(Edit. It didn't work on my slim it worked on my fat srry)

Is It Helpful- Yes.

Overall Score-9.8 out of 10.

Do I recommend this homebrew- Heck Yeah.
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[PSP APP] PSP-Maps
All I'm going to say about this homebrew is that it is alright but I am not planning using this as a gps

Is This Helpful- To some yes to me, no.

Overall Score-5/10
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[PSP APP] Coverflow
Cant Say Much about this app , it looked cool but hey i got the
Error: id3lib.lua:19: attempt to index local ´fbuf´ (a nil value)
Press start to restart
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[PSP APP] Academic Aid Scholastic Suite

This is an educational tool for PSP, you can use this as a excuse to bring your psp or psp slim to school.( For slim users like me tap brightness after splash screen)

Do I Recommend This App- Yeah

Is It Helpful - Kinda

Overall Score-7.5
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AIO Tuner

AIO Tuner Gave Me A Error!!!!!!

Overall Score 0
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LightMP3 Version 2.0.0 BETA 1

Wow just wow, this app is a nice mp3 player that saves battery life Cry

That is all I got to say this app rocks so i don't have to give a big description.

Do I Recommend This Homebrew- Heck Yeah

Is It Helpful- Yes

Overall Score- 9.9 Out Of 10
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[PSP APP] Dow! 0.2 - Develop on the go

This app lets you make your own homebrew through your psp.I think this app is awesome it is very useful.

Do I Recommend This Homebrew-Yes

Is It Useful- Heck Yeah

Overall Score-9.6 out of 10
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[PSP APP] 3D GDS

I dont really get what this homebrew does, so I really didnt care to much to test it. I tested it but to me it wasn't useful.

Do I Recommend This Homebrew- No

Is It Useful -To Me No

Overall Score-2
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p.s I don't want to win anything I'm just reviewing because I can and I think these developers deserve to know what we think about their homebrew.

All Reviews are By-(Me)Diamond07(Psp_Mania, Psp_Cfw, PspMania08 All User names I Have )(I Might have 33 more lol). ~sm-36.gif~

Top 5 Apps
1.EmuLoader
2. Dow! 0.2 - Develop on the go
3.LightMP3
4l.CTorrentPSP
5. Academic Aid Scholastic Suite

Review: NEO Spring Compo 2008 --- By Joshi

tested all Apps and now I want to make a Result:

Cover Flow: Very nice Homebrew... It's like on an IPod Touch!! I don't really need it but it's usefull Cheesy

Dow! 0.2 - Devolpe on the go: Very usefull for Devolper like Bumuckl! This Homebrew is one of them, I really really love!

Emu Loader: I don't like it very much... It's sometimes so slowly. But it's usefull.

PSP-Maps: Also a very nice Homebrew. It's very fast an you can also save your Favourites. It's like Google Earth. Very Nice!

Light MP3 2.00 Beta1: With this Homebrew you can Play your MP3's. It's louder, than the normal sony Player. Excellent Homebrew. But I don't use it...

Multi Tasker: Bad Homebrew... I don't like it. I think it's dispansable. You don't really need it.

VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer: Again an MP3 Homebrew. The two others are better I think. You can Order your MP3's but that isn't new!

Academic Aid Scholastic Suite 6 R769: An interesting and usefull homebrew.

AIO Tuner: It's not my liking... It's optional!

3D GDS: A funny Homebrew. I like It. It's Interesting!

CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP: This is a very usefull homebrew! You can load you torrents directly on your PSP! I like this one!

RANKING

1.Dow! Devolpe on the go
2.PSP-Maps
3.CoverFlow
4.CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP
5.Light MP3 2.00 Beta1
6.3D GDS
7.Academic Aid Scholastic Suite
8.VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer
9.MultiTasker
10. AIO Tuner
11.EmuLoader

Review : PSP APPS 2008 neoflash coding compo --- By pront0

Hello Guys Cheesy

heres my article to the neoflash coding competition 2008 :

Reviews :

Coverflow:
this applickation is very intresting ,you can see your music Covers
and of course too listen .
because the good Design and the good coding my 2. place.

Dow:
My favorite Application !
I`m a Lua Coder !
Due to DOW! I can code everywhere
by train, in the car and even on the toilet.^^
For me it is a very useful tool.

Emu Loader:
The Design is very good
But it can be argued about the sence.
I find this App useless.
When I want to start my Emulators then I do it
from the XMB and start it from the memorystick !
but I do not need this homebrew ....

PSP Maps :
A good Homebrew, it pleases me and it makes genuinly fun.
It's pretty fast, but on the small display it's not that good.

LightMp3:
All in all a great Homebrew, but I recommend Cowerflow a little bit more.

Muslti tasker:
Good application, but it's to hard to control it and not very noobfriendly.
My place 9

[PSP APP] VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer:
A good Mp3 player with visual effects. But Cowerflow and LightMP3 are way better.

[PSP APP] Academic Aid Scholastic Suite 6 R769 - Education:
Its very intresting ..
unfortunately psp`s are forbidden at school
and it cannot replace a calculator!

[PSP APP] AIO Tuner
simply not my case!
if I want to play gituar then I take my giutuar,
and not my PSP System !

[PSP APP] 3d GDS
which I can begin however unfortunately nothing... Huh
the startscreen is unclearly !

[PSP APP] CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP
I don't load torrent on PC and PSP either!
thats illegal ,right?
But good job...

My ranking:

1.DOW Development on the Go Cheesy

2.Cowerflow

3.PSP maps

4.Academic Aid Scholastic Suite

5.LightMp3

6.VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer

7.CTorrentPSP

8.3d GDS

9.Muslti tasker

10.AIO Tuner

11.Emu Loader

PSP Apps reviews --- By koollectablz [ * No.1 NEO Reviewer * ]

Reviews for the PSP Application section

I scored each app on grafix, usefulness, and most finally does it work? (DIW). Again each section is out of 10 with each app resulting in a preliminary score out of 30. An extra 3 points is up for grabs for an original entry and motion support.

‘Coverflow’ by sony psp player – 0/33

Taking a leaf out of apple’s book this app puts coverflow onto the psp. Now I use an ipod on a daily basis and coverflow on the psp would be pretty cool. Unfortunately it just didn’t work – I kept getting an error message and it wouldn’t load. So;

Grafix: 0/10
Useful: 0/10
DIW: 0/10
Original/Motion: 0/3

‘Dow! 0.2 - Develop on the go’ by bumuckl – 23.5/33

I’ve never coded in Lua, but if you do then this is a very nice app. Very professional interface with plenty of options. Nice filebrowser as well. Sometimes is quite difficult to know where you are as theres no ‘cursor’, but all in all a really nice app.

Grafix: 8/10 – even the splash screens are nice
Useful: 7/10 – develop anywhere anyhow, though its probably more suited to editing here and there rather than writing a total project.
DIW: 7/10 – Yup, works with plenty room for new features.
Original/Motion: 1.5/3

‘Emu Loader’ by TokyoDrift – 18.5/33

I’m on the fence with this one really. Is it an app? Or is it just a nicely put together ‘best of emu’. Taking it at face value its an all in one repository of pretty much every emu put out for the psp. And yes it is nice to have a one stop shop for emu’s without loads of them filling up the game menu. But it would be pointless without including other peoples work (the actual emus) so its usefulness must be in question.

Grafix: 7/10 – very nice
Useful: 3/10 – heck, I like stand alone apps
DIW: 7/10 – to be fair it def does what it says it does
Original/Motion: 1.5/3

‘PSP-Maps’ by royale – 24.5/33

I liked this. It worked straight out the box for me and was quite intuitive with the zoom in and zoom out spot on. Extra fun showing people in the pub. The address entry worked but the actual input was a PITA – it needs to make use of the psp’s own text input. Can save favourites and maps to check offline. You can also increase the cache to make use of some of your memory card so it could do with some kind of space checker to see what the actual available space is. Now obviously you could use google maps straight from the browser but give that a try and say goodbye to your psp as you toss it into a canal in frustration.

Grafix: 7/10 – its using google’s own images pretty much all the time though.
Useful: 8/10 – I can see this being very useful – integrate a directions to and from and it’s a winner
DIW: 8/10 – text input needs polishing
Original/Motion: 1.5/3

‘LightMP3 Version’2.0.0 BETA 1’ by sakya – 21.5/33

Hasn’t this been out like for ever? I know I’ve been using it for months. At the end of the day it’s the mp3 player for people who like to play mp3s for more than 18 minutes on their psps. Use this instead of sony’s and using the psp as a music player actually makes a bit more sense. Just a pity it can’t reduce the actual size of the psp as well as reducing the draw on the battery. A triumph!

Grafix: 5/10
Useful: 10/10
DIW: 5/10- I’m marking this at 5 because its been around for ever, and if this wins then you may as well enter the latest build of irshell and have done with it.
Original/Motion: 1.5/3

‘Multi Tasker’ by sg57 – 20.5/33

This needs the 1.5 addon to run so slim users are out of luck unless you use time machine to boot into 1.50. Apart from that – this is an extremely impressive bit of work. The nearest thing I can compare it to is irshell crossed with pspfiler Opens loads of types of files including models and mp3s. Though unlike irshell and pspfiler it then needs some options to then ‘do’ things with the files that it opens, but a great piece of brew. Some juttering whilst playing Kanye West mp3s, but maybe that’s an inbuilt ‘parental control’ feature. I like it.

Grafix: 6/10
Useful: 7/10
DIW: 6/10 – needs shortcut buttons, and does remind me of windows 95.
Original/Motion: 1.5/3

‘VisMP3 Media Library / Visualizer’ by arpaagent – 19.5/33

Ok, I liked this. Yes, its another mp3 player, but its showing plenty of promise. The visualizations are novel – but not as good as Sony’s. The buildings moving across the screen in the fireworks one are very offputting – good job you can turn them off. Very customizable. Nice fonts, savable playlists. Good job.

Grafix: 5/10
Useful: 6/10
DIW: 7/10
Original/Motion: 1.5/3

‘Academic Aid Scholastic Suite 6 R769 – Education’ by Mr305 – 22.5/33

Well this is too cool for school. I almost wish I was back in class to use it. As the name says – its an academic aid for students. You’ve got Calculus, some physics, trig and a simple calculator. Interface is very nice with the GUI spot on. I’ve tested some of the equations and the simple ones I did are right on the money. I tried it on a slim and you do have to press the brightness button when it starts up, also the splash panels with the apple logo making the 2nd coming are a bit off putting but its hard to look beyond this as a very nice piece of work indeed. It supports the motion kit, but for why I don’t really see the point. Got to be in with a shout for top spot.

Grafix: 6/10 – some of the fonts are a bit large
Useful: 7/10 – good for the target audience
DIW: 8/10 – liked to have seen more physics type apps but great nevertheless
Original/Motion: 1.5/3

‘AIO Tuner’ by ai3gtmc – 19.5/33

Nice simple tuner app – you can test the strings of a violin, guitar and bass against your real one at home. Guitar seemed ok, but there is some sound modulation with the bass and I’m not sure about the violin. Interface nice and simple – though a clearer font would’ve been nice and some animation of the string moving might’ve been a bit cooler. Pretty darn good idea though. Might be nice to have a metronome as a feature as well.

Grafix: 5/10 – needs a better font
Useful: 7/10
DIW: 6/10
Original/Motion: 1.5/3

‘3D GDS’ by saulotmalo – 0/33

Tried it on a slim with time machine 1.50, also a fat with the 1.50 addon – unfortunately I couldn’t get it to work. Just kicks you out to the xmb.

‘CTorrentPSP - Torrent client for PSP’ by danzel – 25.5/33

Yup, it’s a torrent client for the PSP! This is my kinda app – its simple, clean looking and does exactly what its supposed to. Open it up, choose a torrent file to start and bobs your father’s brother. You do need to add whatever torrents to the torrents folder beforehand though. Download speed is always going to be an issue so its probably best for mp3 or small files. Now if you use this in conjunction with pspfiler and actually move the resulting downloaded files into the correct folders – you have a brilliant app. In fact thinking about it you could browse for torrents with the real browser download them and then copy/paste the file into the correct folder with pspfiler as well. Room for improvement here. Still a real contender for best in show.

Grafix: 8/10 – real nice and simple
Useful: 7/10 – great but really needs a file manager
DIW: 9/10 – my #1
Original/Motion: 1.5/3

My top 5:

1.   CTorrentPSP
2.   PSP-Maps
3.   DOW
4.   Academic Aid
5.   LightMP3

SEE YOU AT NEXT NEO SUMMER COMPO AGAIN --- AUG.20th 2008!