SenseMe on PSP 3000

                    

You may have heard about the annoucement of SenseMe when the PSP Go was announced and you might have assumed that this new PSP music application was exclusive to the PSP Go. Well it's not, SenseMe channels will work on any PSP, you just have to download the right updates..

What is SenseMe channels?

Simply put, SenseMe channels is a PSP application that enables you to listen to music on your PSP. The application works in conjunction with the PSP MediaGo application, to categorise music into 12 different channels. Each channel has its own genre/mood, the idea is that instead of picking individual music tracks to listen to, you choose a channel that suits your mood or time of day.

MediaGo and SenseMe can be directly compared to Apple's iTunes and Apple's Genius. MediaGo is like iTunes, it runs on your PC and is used to download and store music before transferring it to your music device, in this case it's a PSP, not an iPod. SenseMe is also very similar to Apple's Genius in the way that it categorises music for you.

Installing SenseMe channels on a PSP

To install SenseMe channels you will first need to download the latest PSP firmware update and then the software

1. Connect your PSP to the AC power adapter and make sure the battery has a good charge
   
2. Turn on your PSP's wireless connection and select 'System Update'
   Note: If you have a really old firmware version this might be called 'Network Update'
   
3. Download the update to your memory stick
4. Run the update, accepting the prompts when asked
   
   
5. When your PSP is finished updating and rebooted, you should see a new menu option, under Music - SenseMe channels
6. When you access SenseMe channels for the first time, it will prompt you to open the Internet browser. This will take you to the SenseMe download location
7. When the web page opens, scroll down and select the download link
8. SenseMe channels version 1.00 will require 14MB of memory to download
9. Quit from the Internet browser and go back to the menus
10. Select SenseMe channels again to run this new application. If it says 'no tracks can be played', you need to install MediaGo on your PC and get downloading