PSP + PSPMM + Flickr = Photocasting

I wrote about the new PSP Media Manager yesterday; I've been playing with it a bit more and finding that its video transcoding is not as nice as PSPWare's after all. That said, Sony has inadvertently initiated something that I've been waiting for – podcasting for photos. You can do it quickly and easily with a PSP, the PSPMM, and a properly encoded Flickr RSS URL:

1. Locate a Flickr user, tag, group, etc.
2. Copy the Flickr RSS 2.0 URL to the clipboard (example)
3. In the PSPMM, flip to the Feeds icon
4. Press the Add a Feed button
5. Paste the Flickr RSS 2.0 URL into the field
6. IMPORTANT: ensure _enc is at the end of the pasted URL
7. Press the OK button
8. Press the Transfer button when your PSP is connected
9. Enjoy your friend's photocasts!

Note, too, that you can change the settings for that feed by pressing the Options button next to the feed's thumbnail graphic; I've set mine to never delete old images, and to download 15 at a time. This is really cool, and rather easy to do. I think I've finally sold Ponzi on getting a PSP!