OzModChips News

December News

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT

	We have a bunch of new products that come in in the last couple of weeks that we have finally listed. Xk3y wifi dongle $37.5 - Choose games over wifi True Blue Dongle - $79 - Special Dev Tool for PS3 USb Y split cable $6.5 - Extra power 4 HDDs for xk3y Coolrunner update cable $10 - Update CRs with Nand-X Nand-X V3 $64.9 - 360 SPI nand reader with v3 code Matrix Freedom PCB board $89 - Perfect for DYI Slim custom firmware moding 1000ft of Kynar wire! $39 - A lot cheaper then buyng 100ft rolls
	After 4 years of stocking awesome M3 products for Ds consoles, we are clearing out remaining stock to focus our attention on a smaller amount of devices. For this reason we have dumped the price of the i-touchDS and M3 Real. They are both ONLY for the DS lite and original Ds consoles. SUPER CHEAP!! M3 Real on its own - 2gb combo - 4gb combo - 8gb combo I-touch Ds on its own - 2gb combo - 4gb combo - 8gb combo
	The Xk3y (originally known as the x360key) has been the most popular device we have ever presold. We finally have stock available now. No waiting! If you haven't heard about the device is is a hardware based USB loader for the 360. It allows users to load ISO files onto an external Harddrive and play them directly from their 360. No more DISCS! You can install it yourself if you have the tools, we can install it for you in person at our store, or you can post your console into us!
	The RGH hack (Reset glitch hack) is gaining popularity slowly but surely. It is only recommended for the hardcore console enthusiasts due to the maintence that is required to keep the console up to date. $145 via post, or you can come into our store and it is $130 (only usually needs to be kept overnight)

November News

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT

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October News

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:00:00 GMT

	This months news is all about xbox, as currently its the console to have with all the exciting hacking news! I don't know how they did it, but c4eva and team jungle have managed to produce LT 2.0 (LT MAX) for samsung, BenQ, and Liteon DVD drives. The firmware supports XGD3 games. The firmware seems to allow you to duplicate 97% or your disc, and the firmware tricks the 360 into ignoring the last 3% which is missing. Probably not the best long term solution and might not be safe for XBL, but its the best they can do. Its $30 in store in melbourne for a reflash. $39 via post, or free in Melbourne if you have an active (or what to preorder the xk3y

	x360key / xk3y An even better solution in our eyes is the The xK3y (x360key. The device allows you to load ISOs from a harddrive. No more discs, no more paying someone to update your console, you can do it all yourself once installed The first batch came in, and already left to most preorders. Obviously this product is a hot seller. Preordering will make sure you have an allocated position in the queue. We had a MASSIVE spike in orders when we mentioned that our stock was shipping to us, but all these late commers missed out. We are the only distributors in Australia for the xK3y so why not order from the source ;)
	Some amazing news about 1 month late is the new CPU glitch hack. It means that almost all xbox can receieve a similar hack to the JTAG hack. This means custom dashboard, homebrew, custom game loaders with sexy interfaces and region free games! Right now there is nothing useful for the end user, but the hard work as been done - and now we just wait!

July/August 2011 News

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:00:00 GMT

	The brilliant Cobra USB is now compatible wih 3.55 firmware. If you didn't know, PS3 has been 'hacked' and can now perform more features then what is available from retail firmware. The Cobra allows you to do (amongst other things) Play Blu Ray movies from ANY region Play PS1 games! Yes, no need to purchase content on PSN you already OWN on disc! Save your laser and play dvd/bluray/games from HDD instead of disc Run free homebrew applications, including indie games, emulators etc Please note that this will only work if you have 3.55 firmware or below. No opening of the console is required.
	Skeet Skeet Skeet! Progkeet is an amazing new device that allows NAND/NOR manipulation at super fast speeds. It is bassically an infectus device with write/read speeds that are 20 times faster. This means you can write to a PS3 16mb nand for example in about 20 seconds. NANDs are not only in gaming consoles, they can be found in cars and can be manipulated for 'car performance tuning', Satellite boxes etc. Its a hardcore device that requires a lot of soldering so be sure to read up on what you are trying to do with the device before buying!
	x360key is coming!! (Still) The xKey (x360key) is still coming...thanks for everyone being so patient. The team is 100% dedicated to releasing a product without hardware issues. I am sure you would agree that a couple of week delay is better then having it now and it having teething issue that cannot fixed with software updates. There is no new solid date yet, but we are hoping the device will be shipped to us by the end of the first week of August.
	Slim Consoles 9504, 0272, 0225 and 0401 now moddable! After some great work by developers, pretty much all slim console in Australia is moddable. The process is hard, and the price is $100 at our store in Melbourne, and $110 via post (including return shipping). Considering you will need to reflash the drives in the future, we do suggest geting the xKey instead.
	DSi at the start of the month was updated to 1.4.3 firmware. It was a quick update from 1.4.2. Some cards are starting to get a little bit lazy with updates, so we are trying to 'trim off the fat' and stock better cards with better support. A card that has always been popular is the R4DS. There are 80+ different types of r4s, and we have already tried to stock the best type. The R4 ultra we have been stocking for the last year or so has been pretty good. They have constant updates to work with AKAIO firmware, however their hardware updates are very slow. For this reason we have opted for a more expensive card (the price on the website will stay the same, we will bare the cost!), the R4i DSN. Sounds like a crappy name, but this card is CLEARLY the best R4 card at the moment. It is compatible with WOOD R4 firmware, which is consistantly update, and currently is compatible with every DS/Dslite/DSi/Dsi XL/3DS. All shipment of R4s from 28/07/2011 onwards will be for the R4 DSN.

June/July News 2011

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

LT+ 1.9 is now out for most Phat consoles. Samsung, Benq and Liteons (no hitachi). Available in our Melbourne store right now (no booking required) or via our postal service for everyone else.

If you are in Melbourne and you have a preorder for the x360key (or you make a preorder for it now) we can flash your 360 to LT+ 1.9 for free in store for you while you wait for the product to come in.

x360key is coming!!

Tired of getting your 360 reflashed? sick of being FORCED to use discs, when the 360 should be able to play games without the need of any disc inside the tray? The console has not reached its full potential because they want stores to keep selling discs!

That is where the mod world comes into play. The super smart guys over at team wiikey have made a device that allows you to plug in external harddrive, store ALL of your games on there, and play them directly on the 360 without the disc.

The advantages are faster loading times, no wear and tear on the DVD drive, and the convience of not changing disc. Here is a small promo video from the team.

DSi firmware has been updated to 1.4.2. 3DS firmware has been updated to 2.0+. The firmware update blocks all flash cards but of course we stock the best flash cards on the market and they can be updated to work with these new firmwares.

Out of the 100s of Ds cards that flood the market we choose only 4 to be in our 3DS range. Only 8 or so cards out of the 100s out there have done updates and ALL 4 of our cards are included in that bunch!

From the current king of all cards (SuperCard ds2), to the first dsi card that ever came out (Acekard 2i) to the elchepo card that has shown to be great value (AmazeKard) we have the product you need!

We have also add a totally optional setup service. We will flash the card to the latest available firmware and install the system software for a small fee of $5. All software is free and you can do this yourself of course.

May/June 2011 News

Mon, 23 May 2011 14:00:00 GMT

LT+ 1.9 is now out for most Phat consoles. Samsung, Benq and Liteons (no hitachi). Available in our Melbourne store right now (no booking required) or via our postal service for everyone else

x360key is coming!!

That is where the mod world comes into play. The super smart guys over and team wiikey have made a device that allows you to plug in external harddrive, store ALL of your games on there, and play them directly on the 360 without the disc.

The advantages are faster loading times, no wear and tear on the DVD drive, and the convience of not changing disc. Want proof of how cool USB loading is? see the iPod :)

Don't update to Dsi firmware 1.4.2, it does NOTHING but block flash cards. Supercard and M3i Zero and AmazeKard have updated their cards to work with the firmware. More cards to follow soon. Stay on 1.4.1!

April 2011 News

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Do NOT update your 360 to the new updtate that came out on the 24th of May 2011. It flashes your DVD drive to new official firmware to support XDG3 discs, but of course this gets rid of any mod. New firmware coming soon.

Getting sick of updating 360 firmware, or tired of using discs? Optical media is a thing of the past...but they will always exist in gaming consoles as big companies need the support of retail stores to sell their games.

Thats why the mod world exists, we bring you products that make your console better!

Introducing the x360Key. Its a solderless USB loader for the xbox!! Like the WODE (USB loader on Wii) but for the 360. Click here to check out the device, and preorder it to ensure day 1 dispatch when it is in stock!

Another totally pointless Dsi update is out 1.4.2 which blocked all flash cards. Supercard and M3i Zero have updated already. Acekard, Amazekard and R4i updates will come soon.... just don't update though, its pointless!