Sony saw the sales of its PS3 increase significantly, when the price was cut and the PS3 Slim hit the market. The console is still selling decently and fans in Japan will have a new color with a couple new features to choose from soon.

The new PS3 console will be offered in the existing black color and can be had in white as well. The console is replacing the current 120GB and 250GB HDDs with new 160GB and 320GB HDDs.

Sony is helping to heat up the e-book reader price wars. It has now dropped the prices on its three current models. The Pocket Edition was $169 and is now $149, while the Touch Edition drops from $199 to $169, and the 3G Daily Edition is now $299 from $349.

It should be noted that this still leaves Sony a bit behind the competition: the Pocket Edition lacks WiFi unlike the similarly-priced Nook and the Daily Edition will be hard to sell even at $299.

The HDMI standard has been targeted for assassination. The killers? LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Valens Semiconductor. They have introduced a brand new audiovisual standard, called HDBaseT.

Don’t worry, this will not likely introduce a new kind of cable to your home. Instead of a new connector, it is based on the Cat 5e/6 network cables, commonly referred to as ethernet cables. The cable can pass HD and 3-D video signals, as well as data through an integrated 100MBit Ethernet connection. That feed should allow for new internet-connected TV services, like Google TV.

Ahh, the dorkiness that is/are 3D glasses. If you need to pick up an extra pair of Sony’s Active Shutter glasses, they’re available now on Amazon for $150 each. Making 3D movies some very expensive rentals or buys.

They are compatible with Sony’s HX800, HX909 and LX900 3DTVs, and the batteries last for up to 100 hours before they need charging. Don’t forget, you’ll also need an emitter for $48 if you don’t have one already and a 3D Blu-ray player. The 3DTV too of course. And lots of money.

Yesterday I mentioned that Sony was having an issue with some 530k of its Vaio notebooks where they could overheat and cause distortion of the plastic chassis of the machine. There were mixed reports that the machines were being recalled along with reports that a firmware fix was being offered.

These mixed reports left a lot of us wondering exactly what was going on. Apparently, both things were true. To most of us when you say recall, we think box it up and send it back. Sony and the Consumer Product Safety commission have issued a “recall” on the machines.

The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) firmware update 3.40 is now available, packed with such features as a Photo Gallery that lets you browse photos from Facebook or Picasa Web Albums and share them with friends on the PlayStation Network.

The Video Editor & Uploader tool can be found on the XMB and lets you edit, save and upload video files stored on the PS3. No news of this firmware causing problems yet, which is always nice. We like smooth upgrades.

Sony has confirmed that about 535,000 of its Vaio laptops are plagued with an overheating issue. According to the company, there have been 39 reports of the machines overheating to the point that the notebook deformed from heat.

Sony claims that no reports of injuries have been made. The issue affects Vaio F and C machines launched back in January. The real confusing part is that there are mixed reports of how the issue is being addressed.

Will we get a PSP-4000 in 2010? We just might, according to the publication of a document that refers to an upcoming PSP-4000 by Japanese retailer Geo. It has sparked some rumors on the web. The document is in Japanese and says that the PSP-4000 will be on store shelves this year along with the Nintendo 3DS.

Problem is that Nintendo expects the 3DS to be available in the first quarter of 2011. And why wouldn’t Sony have started some hype at E3? Still, you never know.

Sony is hoping that some Toy Story 3 branding will help sales on their S-Series Walkmans. So Sony has designed special edition Walkman S-Series devices imprinted with your favorite characters.

The original Sony Walkman Toy Story clear case for your gadget will set you back about $18 (or 1680 Yen). Compatible models include: the NW-S740, S740K, S640, S640K in 8GB to 32GB models. Designs include Woody and Buzz together, the Aliens and Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear.

Summer is officially here and so is Sony’s Signature collection for Summer 2010. This seasonal collection includes 9 different models of Sony VAIO’’s and one J118FX all-in-one touchscreen PC. The interesting ones are the three limited edition VAIO EA laptops: The Arabesque Pink EA, Arabesque Gold EA, and Arabesque Black EA.

The trio retail for a starting price of $919.99. The textured design and gold accents should appeal to the ladies. They start shipping on July 20th, the same date husbands wander where their $919.99 has gone.

Here’s another alternative to keep your gadgets charged up. The new USB power supply from Sony saves you the trouble of finding a USB port or other source to charge your power hungry gadget.

It will work with multiple phones, media players and many other devices. It sports a dual module design with one input for charging and a detachable power supply that contributes to the portability of the device. All you need to get juiced up is your USB cable.

Rayqual has new line of adapters that will be compatible with the upcoming Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 cameras. These adapters will let you use Nikon, Canon FD, Pentax and Leica lenses on either Sony camera. Pretty sweet huh? The cameras are good looking too.

These modern lenses were specially designed for crop sensors, with minimal changes made to the focal length since the NEX series ocameras ship with APS-C sized sensors. This should give you some cool lens options.

Looking to pump up the sound on your PS3? You’re in luck. Sony has just released their new surround sound system for the PlayStation 3, with 10Watts per channel @ 6Ω 1 kHz, and a power of 15Watts x 2 for the built in sub woofer.

The new Sony CECH-ZVS1 surround sound speaker system has been specifically created for the PlayStation 3 so this is the solution you’ve been looking for. It’s designed to enhance the audio quality by providing an immersive surround sound experience. It also fully supports the new PlayStation move motion controllers, together with stereoscopic 3D content as well as traditional Blu-ray movies.

Sony unveiled details about Playstation Move at E3 today. The complete PlayStation Move Sports Champions bundle with the PlayStation Eye, Move and a game will cost $99.99, while the Move controller by itself will cost $49.99, and the navigation controller is $29.99. If you don’t already have a PS3, you can pick up a new console bundle with everything for $399.99.

Europe will be getting the the Move before we do, on September 15th. It will hit North America on September 19th.

The PS3 has been around for a while now and the last time it was updated we ended up with the PS3 Slim. Since the thinner and cooler running version of the console turned up, we haven’t seen anything new from Sony on the PS3.

With E3 kicking off next week it appears that there is a chance we may have some announcements from Sony on new PS3 models. A couple new PS3 model numbers have come across the FCC.