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November 30th, 2010, 01:50 Posted By: bandit
E3 Card Reader microSDHC PSGroove
Manufacturer: E3 Card
Site: Buy from Acekard.ca / Buy from LighTake / Buy from PriceAngels / Buy from VolumeRates / Buy from NDSCardSale
Price: $17.00-25.00
MicroSD(HC)/TF (Required to switch between payloads)
Site: Buy from DealExtreme (1GB) / Buy from DealExtreme (2GB) / Buy from LighTake (2GB) / Buy from DealExtreme (4GB) / Buy from LighTake (4GB) / Buy from DealExtreme (8GB) / Buy from VolumeRates (8GB) / Buy from LighTake (8GB) / Buy from DealExtreme (16GB) / Buy from VolumeRates (16GB) / Buy from LighTake (16GB) / Buy from VolumeRates (32GB)
Overview : E3card Reader is a personal mass-storage security assistant. It works as a multi-function SD card reader for users. It’s your own file security expert. In basic mode, a normal SD card once accessed by the E3card reader will not recognize by normal PCs or other normal card readers. For meeting various requirements coming from different kinds of customers, lots of encryption algorithm will be released and all of them are easy to download from our official website. In general, from preschooler to senior, if you have digital security requirement, the E3 would be the best choice.
Our products are easy to upgrade. Even for children (DO NOT let children under 6-years-older use this product, as they could accidentally eat the card reader and/or the SD cards) they just need to copy a file into a removable driver which named E3Upgrader by a simply Drag-and-Drop access, and then everything is done.
Drag-and-Drop is a well accepted standard used by most of the desktop-based operation-system such as Windows, Mac OS (coming from Apple) and lots of Linux system. No dedicated application need to download, No complex access need to learn, and No differences among different environments, to accomplish these objects, using the Drag-and-Drop upgrading mode seems to be the only way for us to make a very friendly tools for our precious customers.
Armed with an internal 4M memory stick, the ability to read/write various type of SD cards, E3 team have been trying to supply more and more functions but not only the personal file security services. We have licensing some impressive teams to get lots of good works available for our customer. And we welcome teams all around world to join us to create an exciting product. About the third-party application, please refer to our official website www.e3-card.com.
E3 makes Everything Easy and Efficient.
Features :- 32bit processor with 128K flash, has strong processing rate and high expand space.
- MicroSD SDHC supported and can load software and game from it.
- Multi-System supported and includes WinXP/Vista/Win7/Mac OS/Linux. This means you can upgrade and use E3 Card Reader in most OS.
- 4MB FLASH on-board, so you can save any PS3 software very conveniently. For example, you can copy any homebrew application.
- Super-Drag-Plug upgrade mode. Just copy BIN file and paste into E3 Card, finishes upgrading in 1 second. No need for any extra upgrader.
- Dual firmware booting mode. The latest Hermes v4b and KaKaRoTo firmware is integrated into one code and you can use any of them by yourself. No need to re-flash code.
- Supports any free PSGroove files like Hermes & KaKaRoTo.
- E3 Card Reader has CE, FCC and RoHS certification. It is a safer and environmental product and comes with 2 year warranty.
Requirements :- PS3 Console (fat or slim)
- Console (firmware) version 3.41 only
- Remove all discs from the drive
- Do not connect any devices to the console via USB
IMPORTANT: The console must be completely switched off before using E3 Card Reader. For fat versions, use the switch at the rear. For slim versions, unplug power cable. This is extremely important for the process to work correctly when you start the console.
Quality/Usability : The newest jailbreak device to hit the market is E3 Card Reader but they don't advertise it as one (smart). They aim it towards a card reader/storage device. The first thing to pop into you head is...it looks just like an iPod Shuffle, but it's not. It has 128k flash, works on WinXP/vista/Win7/MacOS/Linux and 4MB of programmable on-board flash.
The device is made of good quality plastic. Unlike some, the E3 Card's casing consists of two pieces...front and back. They are both snapped together. So with a little force, you can easily separate both of them and expose the innards.
The moment you insert your E3 Card reader, you're given three drives:
What is E3_4M_STICK, E3Upgrader and Removable DISK?- E3_4M_STICK is 4MB flash on-board memory. You can save software like managers and homebrew games onto it and then install onto PS3.
- E3Upgrader is specifically for upgrading. You can save E3 Card firmwares onto it and generally needs only 1 second to upgrade.
- Removable DISK is microSD(HC) slot shown on PC. After you insert a microSD(HC) into E3 Card Reader, the PC will show it is microSD(HC) card and then you can save any software and/or game onto it and run them on the PS3.
For the 4MB on-board flash memory, not only can you load software but this is where you load ANY pre-compiled HEX file you want from any USB board whether it be Hermes or KaKaRoTo PL3. But in order for them to work, you have to rename them. For Hermes payload, you need to rename the file to "h.hex" and for KaKaRoTo's PL3, you'll rename it to "k.hex".
**UPDATE 12/16/10** HEX files should now be named as "free.hex" regardless of payload.
The above information was pulled from their site. However, it says that for the Removable DISK, you can "save any software and/or game onto it and run them on the PS3". I've tried leaving the microSD in while jailbreaking (causing it to load PL3) and none of the files I stored on the microSD showed up. I tried jailbreaking it first (loads Hermes by default) and than inserted the microSD and nothing showed up. Removing E3 Card Reader and than reinserting it back into the PS3 gives an unrecognized USB error message.
How to update E3 Card Reader?
- Download E3 Card Reader firmware from download page.
- Plug E3 Card Reader into PC and it will show "E3_4M_STICK", "E3Upgrader" and "Removable DISK".
- Drag and drop "E3Upgrader.bin" firmware into "E3Upgrader". After you drop it in, a red LED will blink and then the blue LED on E3 Card Reader will light up and this means the upgrade is complete.
- Plug E3 Card Reader into PS3 just like any other jailbreak device.
Operation :- Cut off the power of your PS3. For the fat PS3, press the power off button on the back. If you own the slim, disconnect the power cable from the system.
- If you want to load Hermes payload, plug your E3 Card Reader into any of the PS3 USB slots. Be sure that NO microSD(HC) is in the slot.
- If you want to load PL3 payload, you will need to insert a microSD(HC) into the slot or else it will automatically boot into Hermes.
- Turn on your PS3 and press the Eject button very quick (most important).
- While booting E3 Card Reader, it will light up and flash blue and red. When the blue light is on instead of flashing, it means booting progress is over and the jailbreak is successful. You will also see “Install Package File” in the game menu.
So the process is pretty much the same as all others. In order to take advantage of the dual boot, if you want Hermes payload, do NOT have a microSD(HC) inserted. If you want PL3 payload, make sure you have a microSD(HC) inserted before you boot up the PS3.
Conclusion : Overall, the E3 Card Reader microSDHC PSGroove is a nice thin jailbreak device. I think the design of the dongle could have been a little better or something more unique. The 4MB of space may be a bit small especially if you're the type to hold and store a lot of files. It can fill up quickly especially in the future once developers start to get a hang of the PS3 and start to develop more for it, files will get bigger. You'll be seeing more and more new jailbreak devices with support for dual boot and microSD slot. However, now that Hermes is no longer working on payloads, dual boot may no longer be needed once there is a standard payload. Of course, you'll need a microSD(HC) in order to activate the dual boot. By now, everyone should have at least one TransFlash card whether it be from their camera, DS flashcart or cellphone. Even if you don't have one, its fairly cheap to get one and I have provided links as to where you can get them. I would of liked a spring loaded microSD slot for easy removal of SD card as I had some trouble trying to get the microSD card out with my big fingers.
Once of the information provided from the E3 Card site was that you were able to save any software and/or game and run them on the PS3. I was unable to get this to work and tried many different methods. None of my files showed up. This was the same for the P3Go GT-Break II that I reviewed.
*UPDATE* 12/3/2010
E3 team has released their own downgrader! You can read more about this great news and download files can be found HERE!
Please note that none of the "upgrade" products listed in this site are endorsed by Nintendo, Sony and/or Microsoft. DCEmu Reviews and DCEmu Network does not condone piracy. The primary functions of a "modchip" and/or "flashcart" are to allow you to play imported games and homebrew software that you legally own or simply just for experimenting with hardware. We in no way endorse piracy, and encourage all users to do the right thing and support the developers/manufacturers that support them. We do not take any responsibilities for any use outside of these parameters or where the use of such a device is illegal.
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November 30th, 2010, 01:06 Posted By: bandit
We got an exclusive look at XCM's new replacement case for the PS3 Slim that will be released soon.
Cyberblack case (the replacement case for PS3™ Slim)
Tired of the same old piano black color of your PlayStation 3 Slim? We now have a nice replacement case (Cyberblack) for your PS3™ Slim. The new replacement case is a smoke black and bundled with a LED fan. Give you PS3™ Slim a new look and a new life!
This is similar to the XCM Cyberbot replacement case that they released a while back. But in smoke black and comes with an LED fan...
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November 27th, 2010, 06:55 Posted By: alukadoo
Introduction
This is my first time to do a review , please kindly point it out if I got something wrong . I would like to thank
Hello everyone , today I am going to review the R4i Revolution produced buy r4idsn.com which gets officially supports from Wood R4 . I like Wood R4 , so I want to thank Yellow Wood Goblin first for his awesome and hard work , with his continually effort , all Wood Users have a really good time in the fantastic game world . :yayps3:
Packaging
I am pretty satisfied with the little blue box , the size is exactly the same with Acekard 2i and all other R4 clone . Actually the letters on the packaging is kinder outdated since it supports all NDS fat/NDS Lite/NDSi/NDSi XL , which may confuse some newbies who are not familiar with the scene .
All his main features are printed on the back of the packaging , not much difference with other clones .
Features:
Build Quality
What's insider the box ? Well, you can see it from the pictures above , the R4i Revolution and a T-Flash USB sits on a plastic . If you had ever bought R4DS or other R4 Clone before, you must be familiar with it , right ?
The build quality of R4i Revolution is adequate , It's judged by my personal experience with R4DS revolution , just work as it should , sometimes there maybe a contact issue , I just pop it up and insert it in , it works normal again . Of course I never drop it or throw it off , since I am not well trained to do that B-)
 
They are twins
I forgot to metion that The Micro SD slot is not spring loaded and on the top , personally It's ok for me since I don't trust these complicated stuff as I am afraid the spring would get broken someday , of course it's just a joke .
I sincerely apologize for the images , I am not used to my N95 since I rarely take a photo unless there is a beautiful girl :evil: .
I give the build quality 8/10. I would give it 10/10 if I never own a supercard dstwo .
Software:
Forgive me I never use their own kernel since it is said to be compatible with Wood R4 . I was very disappoint first , as I am using the original Wood R4 , it always frees on the Loading picture . I am very pissed off , I would never review it if it's just a normal R4 clone . After I visit their site , I found there is a special Wood R4 for this cartridge on the download section . Yeah , the familiar Wood GUI is back after I drag and drop the firmware onto the MicroSD .
 
The largest problem the R4 has recently faced is the LACK OF MANUFACTURER SUPPORT! Once SDHC cards came out, the poor R4 was essentially dumped for its sluttier sister, the R4SDHC (you could really stuff her full of homebrews) . The R4DS Revolution is reborn because of Wood R4 . There is another issue remains , it only supports 1/2 gigs MicroSD and only works on NDS/NDS Lite. Now with this awesome R4i Revolution , everything works like a charm !!!
Compatibility:
Wood R4 is said to be 99.8% Compatibility , maybe 99.9% I guess . basically everything works on it , yep , I mean everything . but just for information purposes, here is a list of compatible games:
#5326_Blue Dragon: Ikai No Kyojyuu : works
#5325_Mario vs. Donkey Kong Mini-Land Mayhem :works
#5323_Crafting Mama :works
#5322_Tamagotchi no Narikiri : works
I just test these games , I am impressed .
Sorry again , I don't have enough time to test the homebrew since I rarely use them , just for games only .
I give the compatibility 10/10. Everything works fine, it's a must have cartridge IMO . For a cartridge just costs $8.90 with so many great features , you'll never complain anything .
Pros and Cons
Pros:
officially support from Wood R4.
Works with all NDS system.
Supports SDHC.
cheap price , $8.90 only.
Cons:
No Real Time Menu or Real Time Save
Conclusion:
Packaging: 9/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Software: 10/10
Total: 9.5/10
In conclusion, the R4i Revolution is a must have if you just care about games. It just cost $9 bucks , definitely a competitive price IMO . Even though it doesn't come with ablaze features like Real Time Menu or Real Time Save , it still a perfect basic cart that would meet your requirements.
Lastly I would thank
for giving me the chance to review this flashcart!
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November 22nd, 2010, 22:42 Posted By: bandit
Xbox director of incubation tells NPR nobody will get in trouble for writing code that supports motion-sensing camera on non-Xbox 360 devices.
Two weeks ago, an industrious software engineer created open-source drivers, which allowed the Kinect camera to be used with a PC. At the time, Microsoft responded with some legal saber-rattling, saying that it would "work closely with law enforcement and product safety groups to keep Kinect tamper-resistant."
Soon thereafter, Microsoft denied that what the engineer did constituted hacking the Kinect at all. That sentiment was echoed on the Science Friday edition of Talk of the Nation by Alex Kipman, director of incubation for Xbox at Microsoft.
"The first thing to talk about is Kinect was not actually hacked," explained Kipman. "Hacking would mean that someone got to our algorithms that sit on the side of the Xbox and was able to actually use them, which hasn't happened. Or it means that you put a device between the sensor and the Xbox for means of cheating, which also has not happened. That's what we call hacking, and that's why we have put a ton of work and effort to make sure it doesn't actually occur."
He continued, "What has happened is someone wrote an open-source driver for PCs that essentially opens the USB connection, which we didn't protect by design, and reads the inputs from the sensor. The sensor again, as I talked earlier, has eyes and ears and that's a whole bunch of, you know, noise that someone needs to take and turn into signal."
When asked if anyone would "get in trouble" for writing such code or finding other uses for the Kinect camera, Kipman had a direct answer: "Nope. Absolutely not." Indeed, Microsoft Game Studios' studio manager Shannon Loftis was effusive in her praise of those who had taken the Kinect into their own hands for non-gaming applications. One such application saw an MIT grad student hooking up a Kinect to a Roomba-like iRobot that could follow hand commands and scan rooms.
"I'm very excited to see that people are so inspired that it was less than a week after the Kinect came out before they had started creating and thinking about what they could do," she said.
Source: GameSpot
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November 22nd, 2010, 21:45 Posted By: bandit
Having posted news about the PSJB team releasing a downgrade for the PS Jailbreak dongle, they have now announced that instead of charging $40 for each downgrade...it is now UNLIMITED! They have also dropped the price from $125 to $99 and for those who already have the PS Jailbreak, you can get your unlimited PSDowngrade starting November 29th.
As of today we would like to announce a couple huge changes not only to our product but also to the whole community. PS Downgrade is now unlimited... that right.... Update to play original 3.50 with 3D videos and Online play and Downgrade to play homebrew or Other OS.
We would like to announce an official price drop. Our new MSRP is 99$ USD instead of 125$ making it more affordable for everyone. Next, as of today all new hardware shipped will come with PSdowngrade installed free of charge.
Lastly, all existing customers can start receiving the free PS Downgrade as of 29th of November using PS Upgrader available on our downloads page.
Remember that we are the original Jailbreak , the original Downgrade and we will continue to pave the way. By supporting us you are supporting the community and future developements.
Here are the two videos of it in action:
With this first proof video of the downgrader, a lot of people have commented that its fake:
To show that its not a fake, another a new video of the downgrader from an authorized reseller, HolidayCarts, has been uploaded. This time, its in HD quality, not cuts in the video and the only editing done to the video was adding text to the video:
Source: PS Jailbreak
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November 18th, 2010, 17:52 Posted By: bandit
Starting in January 2010, the peripherals manufacturer will offer a complete range of products for Sony's PS3 motion control system
November 18th, 2010 - Today the peripherals manufacturer snakebyte, known for its high-quality peripherals for all console, handheld and PC gaming systems, announced a new line of PlayStation Move devices. The planned line includes not only a motion controller and a navigation controller but also a camera, the snake-eye.
Both controllers feature a rubberized shell for better grip and an ergonomic design. In order to keep up with future firmware updates, both controllers have built-in USB ports so that they can be quickly and easily updated with the latest software.
In addition to its modern, attractive design in the snakebyte style, the snake-eye comes with an additional mount that makes it possible to attach it to the top of a TV.
All snakebyte Move products are 100% compatible with Sony products and other 3rd party products, like chargers.
All products in the line will also be available as attractive bundles that offer every gamer just the right combination. The following products and bundles will be available: - Navigation + Motion Controller
- Navigation + Motion Controller + snake-eye
- Navigation Controller
- Motion Controller
- snake-eye (camera)
“With the snakebyte Move line we offer gamers attractive motion and navigation controller bundles, as well as a complete set including the camera, which bring the full PlayStation Move gaming experience to life,” says Mike Steup, managing director of Sunflex Europe GmbH.
snakebyte Christmas Discount Code
For those looking to save some money while shopping for Christmas presents, snakebyte is offering a discount code
snakebyte10
that shoppers can use to save €10 (min. order value: €20) on purchases from the snakebyte webshop
http://www.snakebyte-europe.com/shop
until December 15th, 2011. The discount code is valid for all products in the snakebyte shop and is limited to one discount code per customer.
Source: Press Release email
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November 18th, 2010, 16:26 Posted By: bandit
As a reminder, we have some nice on-going contests with some AWESOME prizes, that will be ending in a little over a week. It's not too late to enter! Click on the images below for rules and entry information.
 
If the contests weren't enough, we also have some nice coupons for you to use as well especially with the holidays coming up.
 
 
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November 18th, 2010, 16:26 Posted By: bandit
As a reminder, we have some nice on-going contests with some AWESOME prizes, that will be ending in a little over a week. It's not too late to enter! Click on the images below for rules and entry information.
If the contests weren't enough, we also have some nice coupons for you to use as well especially with the holidays coming up.
Be sure to follow/subscribe to our YouTube page for latest videos, Facebook Fan Page, Facebook Friend Page and Twitter for latest news, contests, coupons and deals!
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November 18th, 2010, 04:07 Posted By: bandit
Graf_Chokolo has released his version of the PSGroove payload that allows developers to finally see full details out of the PS3 system firmware complete with decrypted contents. -- This release is advance and for developers only, but hopefully it will give them a very useful tool to expand the PS3 Scene even more!
So guys, i promised to you that i will made my PSGroove payload public.
I just uploaded it to github. Let me first explain how it works. I do not have much free time, so please do not expect me to explain every detail to you :-) The target group of this release are advanced programmers among you. The source code is not commented but it’s clean, well structured and self-explaining.
My payload has 2 stages. The 1st stage is actually a PSGroove payload. It initializes the gelic device and allocates memory needed for the 2nd stage. Just compile the 1st stage binary, convert it to C hex array and replace the PSGroove payload.
The 2nd stage does the real job, e.g. decrypts a CORE_OS_PACKAGE.pkg from a PUP file, runs some isolated SPU module or dumps FLASH. The 2nd stage binary is sent to PS3 over Ethernet with “sendfile” which i also provided. The 1st stage code receives this data and stores it in a memory region of size 64 kb. After the upload is complete, the 1st stage code jumps to the 2nd stage code and executes it. So, you have to program PSGroove only once and can just change the 2nd stage binary to execute different code.
In order to be able to run isolated SPUs, you first need to dump your FLASH memory.
Then extract these files from dump and after that you can use it e.g. to decrypt packages :-) I described how to extract files from FLASH dump on my Hypervisor Reverse Engineering page.
To be able to decrypt packages from PUP file, first you need to extract a revoke list for packages from PUP file 3.41 e.g. (RL_FOR_PACKAGE.pkg). Just extract it, convert it to C hex array and paste it into rvk_pkg_341.c. You have to do it yourself because i don’t want any legal problems with SONY.
I didn’t use any GameOS functions in my code because my goal is to reverse Hypervisor and i wanted to learn how to do it without GameOS. I don’t plan to release any GameOS tools, so feel free to create new cool and helpful programs for GameOS using my code :-)
I’m using ppu toolchain for Linux provided by IBM to compile the source code.
I will try to answer any of your questions here. But please do not ask me questions like how to install ppu compiler or something like that :-) You will find everything on the Internet. I don’t have much time, so try to do as much as you can by yourself, you will benefit from it yourself :-)
So, have fun guys :-)
Github: https://github.com/grafchokolo/psgroove
Source: PSX-Scene
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November 16th, 2010, 16:01 Posted By: bandit
THE WINNERS ARE...
http://twitter.com/cflo99 @cflo99
http://twitter.com/pender666 @pender666
http://twitter.com/ropes @ropes
Winners will be contacted via Twitter for mailing address.
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We're back again with another contest for our loyal followers and readers. Having just posted our review of the X3Max x3Jailbreak USB microSD SDHC, why not have a contest!? If you own a PlayStation 3 and looking to play homebrew games and use homebrew applications, this is the jailbreak choice! Not only can you use an HEX file, but there is also a microSD(HC) slot. This DOES NOT work on PS3's with firmwares 3.42, 3.50 or above. If you have firmwares below 3.41, this will work.
Sponsor:
We would like to thank X3Max North America for sponsoring this giveaway and we highly recommend all of you to pick up your X3Max x3jailbreak from them.
Be sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter for more news and future contests!
How to enter:
All you have to do is retweet the post about the giveaway (http://www.twitter.com/#!/dcemurevie...66524752826368), become a follower on Twitter and you will be automatically entered. If you already are a follower on Twitter, no worries! Just retweet about the giveaway. Only 1 entry per person. The contest ends December 1, 2010 and winners will be chosen randomly and first post will be updated with winners. Winners will be contacted through Twitter for mailing address.
Please note that none of the "upgrade" products listed in this site are endorsed by Nintendo, Sony and/or Microsoft. DCEmu Reviews and DCEmu Network does not condone piracy. The primary functions of a "modchip" and/or "flashcart" are to allow you to play imported games and homebrew software that you legally own or simply just for experimenting with hardware. We in no way endorse piracy, and encourage all users to do the right thing and support the developers/manufacturers that support them. We do not take any responsibilities for any use outside of these parameters or where the use of such a device is illegal.
*DCEmu Reviews and DCEmu is not responsible for lost or damaged packages and/or electronic devices. All shipping of prizes are handled by X3Max.ca. Any concerns in regards to X3Max or shipping, please contact X3Max.ca.
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