| Written by Mike Hartnett Published at 2009-01-13 11:52:41 Tagged: [Sony] [PlayStation Portable] [Europe] |
It looks like Datel has managed to gained Sony's attention regarding their recently developed "Tool" Battery as SCEE has recently filed a lawsuit against the company.
The battery, developed by Datel, is designed to virtually hack any PSP-3000 series that the battery is placed in, putting the system into service mode opening up possibilities for homebrew (note, this has already been done for free through the utilization of Dark_Alex's Pandora Battery).
Sony can't be to happy as Datel has apparently created the battery by reverse engineering Sony's software which may give them (Sony) the edge in court. The reason for this would surround the fact that Datel is selling a battery that may incorporate some form of Sony's initial code on it which could potentially infringe on Sony's patent. Datel recently released the following statement to potential customers:
"Due to legal action by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe we are currently not able to fulfil orders for the Lite Blue Tool Battery. Any orders received for this product have not been processed and no charges have been made. We will inform customers about availability of this product when this situation has been resolved."
We'll be sure to keep you updated on this story as details become available.
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 |  Wayne J. Rodrique
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457 @Apotheosis: Funny thing is, this claims to enable "service mode" for PSP3000 models, when that has been proven to be false. I believe it does do the trick with PSP2000, though that is still up for debate; there are different types of motherboards on the PSP2000 that either possess or don't possess a particular weakness, per se. Of course, the tool can't do the work by itself, as you need homebrew applications to start the work - while the battery holds the door open. Though I've not investigated if Datel's tool does the job any better or easier... because we at Tawkn don't condone piracy of any sort. :)
Wow, this is very interesting. Who would think Datel would purposefully (it seems) undermine Sony's technology?