My psionic powers revision has Talents, which are 0-level powers that you expend your focus to manifest. Unless the power specifically states otherwise, you can sub 1pp for the focus, and the Talent is considered a 1st level power. That, and some of them augment.
Though in one case (Power Extraction), you must always expend your focus, even when augmenting. It grants +1pp in a separate power point pool that lasts for 1 round. If you augment it, you must still expend your focus, but it grants [augment cost + 1pp]. Any power with a manifesting time greater than 1 round fails, and powers with durations greater than 1 round are reduced to 1 round. Oh, and you can't use the separate pool to manifest Power Extraction, and it doesn't allow you to break your manifestation-cost cap.
Basically it trades your psionic focus for an additional limited-use power point.