Sony’s PSPgo sells 28,000 units in Japan

Posted in PSP Go! by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

PSP Go leaks out before E3Looks like the PSPgo is living up to it’s name in Japan, where it’s go go go. Sony’s has moved more than 28,000 units on its first day on sale in Japan. The launch was supported with retail and download titles Persona 3 Portable and Dissidia Final Fantasy Universal Tuning, as well as download-only titles Disgaea Infinite and LocoRoco Midnight Carnival.

For comparison, the PSP-3000 sold over 140,000 units in October within a 4-day window, while the Nintendo DSi sold 170,000 in two days time.

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 Ericsson unveils T-Mobile exclusive Equinox mobile phone

Posted in Sony Ericsson by Shane McGlaun on October 26th, 2009

sonyequanox-sgT-mobile subscribers looking for a new handset can get their hands on the Equinox from Sony Ericsson very soon. The clamshell phone offers features that will appeal to younger users and the device operates on the T-Mobile 3G network.

The Equinox has what Sony calls pulsating light effects. These effects allow the user to assign special light effects to five of their most important numbers. The light effects are in amber, sapphire, beryl, diamond, and amethyst colors.

Sony DPP-F700 Digital Photo Frame and printer gets a release date

Posted in Digital Photo Frames by Conner Flynn on October 22nd, 2009

Sony DPP-F700 Digital Photo Frame and printer gets a release dateSony recently announced the DPP-F700 digital picture that offers a built-in photo printer. The device sports a 7-inch display with an 800 x 480 resolution, USB port, and a card reader.

The built-in printer can print a 4-inch x 6-inch photo in just 45-seconds. You’ll also get a handy remote control. Sony will launch the DPP-F700 here in the US in January 2010 for about. $200.

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.

250GB PS3 slim available on November 3rd

Posted in PS3 by Conner Flynn on October 16th, 2009

250GB PS3 slim available on November 3rdAt last! Already released as a series of bundles in the UK, Sony has announced a November release date for the North American 250GB PlayStation 3 Slim. It goes on sale on November 3rd, just in time to gift to yourself for Christmas.

This unit is the same size and shape as the 120GB PlayStation 3 Slim, it just has slightly over double the hard drive space. interestingly, the system seems to be priced a tad lower than its UK counterparts at $349.99.

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.

46 million 3DTVs will ship by 2013

Posted in Home Theater by Shane McGlaun on October 5th, 2009

panasonic-3d-plasma-540x404There have been more 3D films hit the theater this summer than I can ever remember seeing before. It wasn’t only animated films in 3D either; there were some live action films. I for one am glad to see 3D going so much more mainstream and I can’t wait to get 3D content in my living room. According to a new report from GigaOM Pro, 3DTV shipments are set to boom over the next few years.

The research firm estimates that between now and 2013 there will be 46 million 3DTVs shipped. Big supporters of the 3DTV format will include Sony and Panasonic who will both look to 3DTV to boost slowing sales.

PS3 Slim 250GB spotted

Posted in PS3 by Conner Flynn on October 4th, 2009

PS3 Slim 250GB spottedWell, we had previously heard that a 250GB version of the PS3 Slim would be showing up and now it looks like those rumors were right. Some pictures of a 250GB PS3 Slim have been spotted at retail.

The 250GB PS3 Slim is listed as “in stock” on Amazon.co.uk, but it’s not arriving until October 6th. But it is for sale at some retail store in Europe apparently right this instant.

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.

Sony DPP-F700 Digital Photo Frame and printer $293

Posted in Digital Photo Frames by Conner Flynn on September 30th, 2009

Sony DPP-F700 Digital Photo Frame and printer $293How many Digital Photo Frames do you know that have a printer? None? That’s right none. Sony is going where no brand has gone before in the world of digital photo frames with the announcement of the DPP-F700. It’s basically a 7 inch frame that has a printer attached.

It’s a WVGA display with support for up to 800 x 480 resolution. You also get a gigabyte of memory, 21 different templates for displaying the time and date and it supports a bunch of card types, SD cards, SDH cards, etc.

Sony Optiarc America unveils slim DVD/CD burner

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

sonydrxs70uwI have a few external optical drives in my office that I use when I am working on my netbook. The things are a few years old and are not at all thin. The big drives also require power adapters while newer drives can be totally powered by the USB port. Sony has announced a new slim CD/DVD burner today called the DRX-S70U-W that is very thin.

The thin drive can burn DVD+/- R media at up to 8X speeds. The drive can also record to dual layer optical media at up to 6X speeds. Plain ol’ CD-R/RW discs can be burned at a speedy 24x.

Sony axes UMD conversion program

Posted in PSP Go! by Conner Flynn on September 26th, 2009

Sony axes UMD conversion programHere’s some bad news for PSP owners who want to upgrade to the PSP Go when it’s released. Sony has killed the UMD conversion plan. The idea was that PSP owners who had original UMD copies of their games would be entitled to free PSN downloads of the title, so that they can play it on the PSP Go when they upgrade.

But sadly “legal and technical reasons” put the axe on this plan. Which really sucks for PSP owners who have games they absolutely love. It sure doesn’t encourage PSP owners to upgrade and must feel like a slap in the face.





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