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Sony outs colorful VAIO E Series laptops

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on February 2nd, 2010

Sony’s VAIO E Series laptops have arrived and they are full of color. These 15.5 inch laptops come in a wide range of colors, where you can mix and match the lid and keyboard. Inside it’s packing a 2.13GHz Core i3 CPU, 4GB of RAM, a DVD burner and a 500GB hard drive.

There’s no word on a Core i5 version, but I’m sure we’ll see them soon. You can pre-order one now and they will ship in March for about $800.

Sony unveils 8GB Memory Stick with Transfer Jet

Posted in Sony by Shane McGlaun on January 20th, 2010

Sony unveiled its Transfer Jet technology at CES. The tech promises to let users send images and video wirelessly between cameras, computers, and TVs at speeds over 500Mbps. Sony has announced its first memory card sporting the tech and it is up for pre-order.

The memory card is called the 8GB Memory Stick with Transfer Jet. The memory card reminds me a lot of the Eye-Fi SD cards that have been around for a while. The main difference is the Sony Transfer Jet tech doesn’t upload to photo and video sharing sites automatically.

Sony and RealD 3D team for home 3D gear

Posted in Sony by Shane McGlaun on December 18th, 2009

reald-logo-sgI was glad to hear this week that the specifications for 3D Blu-ray had been finalized. I was even more excited to hear that my PS3 would support 3D Blu-ray reaffirming my feeling that the PS3 is the best Blu-ray player around.

Sony and RealD announced today that they were teaming up to bring RealD 3D tech to the home in Sony TVs and other products. If you have seen a 3D film at the theater recently it was probably powered by RealD tech.

Sony PlayStation turns 15

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on December 3rd, 2009

Sony PlayStation turns 15This just makes you feel old. Can you believe it has been 15 years since the original PlayStation was launched? How many of us spent countless hours playing games on this thing? It was launched in Japan 15 years ago today and in the US and UK a year later.

Sony then launched the PS2 in 2000, and it remains the number one selling game console of all time. In 2001 Sony relaunched the original PlayStation as the PS One. Of course the PS3 came after that. Here’s to many more years of good gaming.

Sony intros smallest USB finger vein reader

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on December 1st, 2009

Sony intros smallest USB finger vein readerSony in Japan has introduced the smallest USB biometric scanner yet, for reading users’ finger vein patterns. This new smallest yet is called the FVA-U1. Sony labels the technology mofiria and says that it’s more accurate and secure than fingerprint readers since it relies on unique blood vein patterns in the finger. The FVA-U1 connects to PCs via USB 2.0.

Mofiria uses a CMOS sensor that reads scattered light through the finger that originates from a near-infrared LED light. The FVA-U1 should ship in Japan on December 18th. No word yet on pricing.

Snowflake Sony DSC-TX1

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on December 1st, 2009

Snowflake Sony DSC-TX1Winter is here so why not have a camera to match the season. Sony is offering a snowflake version of its DSC-TX1 compact camera for just the occasion. The special edition is available in Silver, Black and Pink. There’s no extra charge for the engraving, but Sony will only offer it during the holidays.

Some features include a 10.2 Megapixel compact camera, 4X optical zoom, Carl Zeiss lens, and a 3″ LCD touch display. Other features: 10fps burst mode, low-light capabilities and the 185 degree sweep panorama.

PS3 update adding Facebook inbound

Posted in Sony by Shane McGlaun on November 12th, 2009

ps3facebook-sgSome screen shots of a new update for the PS3 that shows Facebook running on the console have tipped up in Europe. Facebook has been available on the Xbox 360 for a while but hasn’t been offered on other consoles.

I guess Sony is finally tired of Xbox offering things that the PS3 doesn’t. Now that the PS3 has Netflix and will be getting Facebook; the Xbox has two reasons less to buy it rather than the PS3. There is no word on when exactly the update will hit.

Three new Sony Vaio gaming laptops from Fall-Winter Signature Collection

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on November 9th, 2009

Three new Sony Vaio gaming laptops from Fall-Winter Signature CollectionSony is releasing three new laptops, all part of the Vaio Fall-Winter Signature collection. The Sony Vaio VGN-FW590FFD comes with a 16.4-inch LCD display, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard disk drive, a 2.53GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 graphics.

We covered the Sony VAIO FW Nebula, which features a 16.4-inch extra widescreen HD display, an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, an ATI HD Graphics card with up to 1GB VRAM, up to 8GB of configurable RAM, up to a 500GB hard drive or 256GB SSD, and you’ll get 5.5-hours of battery life.

Sony recalls VAIO power adapters due to shock hazard

Posted in Sony by Shane McGlaun on October 29th, 2009

sonyadapter-sbThe last few weeks have seen several large recalls of products by consumer electronics makers. Sony is certainly no stranger to recalls and was one of the companies that recalled huge numbers of batteries a few years ago.

This week Sony announced that it was issuing a recall on 69,000 VAIO computer AC adapters model number VGP-AC19V. The adapters were sold with VAIO AIO computers, docking stations, VCG-LT and VGC-JS2 series computers, and VGP-PRBX1 and VGP-PRFE1 machines.

Sony’s 360-degree 3D display prototype

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on October 19th, 2009

Sony PrototypeLike everyone else, right now Sony has a thing for 3D. They have big plans for putting the technology into your living room as soon as possible. The first application will be applied to the flat screen TV, but Sony is looking at all kinds of other ways to bring you glorious 3D. Take this small prototype for instance.

This thing will be revealed at Tokyo’s Digital Content EXP0 2009 on Thursday. It’s a 13 x 27-cm device with a stereoscopic, 24-bit color image measuring just 96 × 128 pixels, viewable at 360-degrees without special glasses. If this prototype ever becomes a reality, Sony sees its commercial use in digital signage or medical imaging and of course, as a 3D photo frame.

Transparent Sony VAIO X spotted

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on October 13th, 2009

Transparent Sony VAIO X spottedCheck out Sony’s new thin-and-light VAIO X, but this is no ordinary VAIO X, it’s practically invisible. This guy made its debut at a press event in China today. A surprisingly transparent edition of the laptop. And before you ask, no you will likely never see this on store shelves.

So if you wanted to see it’s inner workings, this is your best chance. You certainly wouldn’t want to spend upwards of $1,300 for this thing only to take it apart. Of course, that is half the fun.

PSP sales up 300% post PSP Go launch

Posted in Sony by Shane McGlaun on October 8th, 2009

pspgoYou know I admit that I wasn’t sure what to think of the PSP Go when I first heard about it. I have a few UMD games around and the thought of not being able to play them because of UMD not being part of the Go irked me. I guess that didn’t bother many buyers because in the days since the Go went official sales have gone up 300% according to Sony.

In addition to hardware sales climbing 300% since launch, sales of download games on the PlayStation Store have also climbed 200%. That means that gamers are actually buying games for the Go. The increase in sale isn’t in the U.S. only either.

Sony TRIMASTER SRM-L560 QFHD LCD

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on October 8th, 2009

Sony TRIMASTER SRM-L560 QFHD LCDSony is about to drop its new Quad Full High Definition (QFHD) LCD display, the TRIMASTER SRM-L560, on the Japanese market. Be warned, it’s for those with huge bank accounts. The 56-inch widescreen monitor is based on a SI TI active matrix LCD panel and delivers an amazing native resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, 10bit RGB LED backlight and a 170/170 degree viewing angle.

The monitor also supports some other display modes like 4K/QFHD mode (4096 x 2160 or 3840 x 2160), Quad View mode (2048 x 1080, 1920 x 1080 etc), 2K/HD Zoom mode (2048 x 1080, 1920 x 1080 etc) and Native Scan mode with shift function for side cut images.

Sony VAIO L all-in-one PC

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on October 8th, 2009

Sony VAIO L all-in-one PCSony’s latest all-in-one PC is the Vaio L This sexy all-in-one features Windows 7 support and also has its own multitouch capability for scrolling and zooming through content without any additional software. Sony’s custom touch portal, Media Gallery, lets you use touch to edit photos and videos.

The Vaio L series starts at $1,300 and goes up from there. The basic unit comes with a 24″ full HD display, Intel Pentium 2.7GHz dual core processor, 4GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a DVD writer and a GeForce G210M integrated chipset that handles both 3D and HD video decoding. You can pre-order today, with shipping happening in November.

Sony offers pink gear to support breast cancer research

Posted in Sony by Shane McGlaun on October 2nd, 2009

sonypinkvaiow-sgIt’s Breast Cancer Awareness month and to support the search for a cure to breast cancer many companies in the consumer electronic market are offering donations of part of the proceeds from some of the items they sell. The money donated will help support cancer research.

As you might expect most of the electronic devices that are part of the breast cancer awareness push from companies are pink. Sony announced a couple pink products today including the Pink W Series netbook bundle and the Rose Reader Pocket Edition.





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