Sony Updates PSP Firmware to 6.10, Adds Tethering and ‘SenseMe Channels’

Posted on 01 October 2009 by


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My PSP Go! isn’t even out of the box yet, and the firmware is already out of date! According to several sources including Yahoo! Tech News, PSP Firmware 6.10 has gone live and can be updated through the usual ‘network update’ option on the PSP XMB. New functionality is supposed to include bluetooth internet tethering and a music detection functionality called ‘SensMe Channels’.

According to the reports, the firmware update “which adds SensMe, a new application that automatically categorizes music that has been transferred from the PC to the PSP by way of its Media Go application. Sony’s SenseMe uses what it calls “Twelve Tone” analysis, that examines how the music plays, and not just its metadata. It then assigns it to a particular “mood,” such as “Lounge”.”

The update also has a feature that allows your PSP Go! to tether to your mobile phone via bluetooth and connect to the internet that way.

Just wondering how the Twelve Tone analysis will do with the twelve-tone music in my library …

Source: Engadget

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