Datel selling Pandora-like Max Power batteries?

Thanks to a tip from EXTER, we’ve just gotten word of a new Datel product that you might want to place under close scrutiny. It’s called the Datel Max Power PSP Battery, and they’ve got a TOOL version whose description seems a lot like the one we’d attribute to Pandora’s Battery.

Here’s the description on Datel’s website for the TOOL version of their Max Power Battery: “Special TOOL version of our PSP battery works in exactly the same way as a standard Sony PSP battery but has the ability to put your PSP into service mode for custom firmware use (italics theirs).” The ability to place your PSP into service mode is a feature also seen in the Prometheus Project’s Pandora Battery.

It’d probably take some testing to make sure that Datel’s Max Power is functionally identical to Pandora’s Battery. If they are similar, then members of the homebrew community should take note that you can create your own Pandora’s Battery for a relatively cheap price, using the tutorials you can find on QJ along with an inexpensive second battery for your PSP. For now, we’re putting this information up so that more knowledgeable members of the homebrew community can spread the word and help to sort this potential issue out.

Thanks to a tip from EXTER, we’ve just gotten word of a new Datel product that you might want to place under close scrutiny. It’s called the Datel Max Power PSP Battery, and they’ve got a TOOL version whose description seems a lot like the one we’d attribute to Pandora’s Battery.

Here’s the description on Datel’s website for the TOOL version of their Max Power Battery: “Special TOOL version of our PSP battery works in exactly the same way as a standard Sony PSP battery but has the ability to put your PSP into service mode for custom firmware use (italics theirs).” The ability to place your PSP into service mode is a feature also seen in the Prometheus Project’s Pandora Battery.

It’d probably take some testing to make sure that Datel’s Max Power is functionally identical to Pandora’s Battery. If they are similar, then members of the homebrew community should take note that you can create your own Pandora’s Battery for a relatively cheap price, using the tutorials you can find on QJ along with an inexpensive second battery for your PSP. For now, we’re putting this information up so that more knowledgeable members of the homebrew community can spread the word and help to sort this potential issue out.