Tags Results for 'sony'

Sony unveils world's thinnest LCD HDTV - 9.9mm KDL-40ZX1 (Thursday 28th of August 2008 07:44:00 AM)

Filed under: Displays, HDTV Sony's taken the crown in the race for thinnest LCD HDTV. At just
9.9mm thick the KDL-40ZX1 nearly halves the depth of Hitachi's former champ (likely throwing up
in the shower right now) and comes within a whisper of Pioneer's ... (more)

Sony expands Nav-U GPS line with four new models (Wednesday 27th of August 2008 06:51:00 PM)

Filed under: GPS Sony's Nav-U line of PNDs hasn't made big waves in the States yet, but the
company's keeping at it, releasing four new touchscreen navs today. The new $400 NV-U94T
(pictured) takes over from the NV-U83T at the high end, highlighting a ... (more)

Sony's 1,000,000:1 contrast BRAVIAs launch in Japan October 10 (Thursday 28th of August 2008 10:12:00 AM)

Filed under: Displays, HDTV Sony's XBR6 / XBR7 / XBR8 models are still waiting in the wings for
their U.S. debut, but along with HDTVs that push the extremes in thin and fast, the company
announced these more customary models it's deemed "the highest ... (more)

SensMe Is So Sensing My Interest (Wednesday 20th of August 2008 07:28:00 AM)

It's coming home to my pocket. It'll be mine soon! lol I've been having this phone as
substitute for almost half a year now which I'm so tired of already. All it has is its text and
call feature... and I'm so missing my Sony ... (more)

Unspectacular PSP-3001 outed by the FCC (Thursday 14th of August 2008 07:06:00 AM)

Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds var digg_url =
'http://digg.com/playstation/PSP_3001_Outed_by_the_FCC'; We expect a lot when Sony makes a
full point update from the PSP-2001. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case as we
thumb through the FCC ... (more)

Sony introduces Cyber-shot DSC-T700 and DSC-T77 digicams (Thursday 07th of August 2008 06:39:00 AM)

Filed under: Digital Cameras Don't look now, but your point-and-shoot is about to get a whole
lot smarter if it's rockin' a DSC-T700 or DSC-T77 label. control gate with the latter (which is
Sony's thinnest model at less than 5/8 of an inch), you'll find ... (more)

Report says Sony is planning a netbook, apparently news to Sony (Tuesday 22nd of July 2008 09:27:00 PM)

Filed under: LaptopsWe'd heard some rumblings about Sony's plans to introduce a netbook of its
own a little while back, but Sony exec Stan Glasgow seemed to put a damper on those the other
day when he flat out said that the company was "not ... (more)

Some analysts, PC makers express concern about netbooks (Monday 21st of July 2008 07:11:00 PM)

Filed under: Laptops While some may say that netbooks have already jumped the shark, others in
the multinational are now expressing some real concern about the low-cost, low-power laptops
and, as the New York Times reports, they're warning that they could ... (more)

Sony VAIO FW, SR laptops get unofficially detailed (Monday 07th of July 2008 11:49:00 PM)

Filed under: Laptops As if it wasn't already clear enough that Sony had a bundle of new VAIO
laptops in the pipeline, this latest leak of some seemingly official German spec sheets should
clear up most of the remaining mystery, with them break and entry ... (more)

Sony HDR-CX12 AVCHD camcorder captures smiles and scowls for $900 (Thursday 19th of June 2008 07:04:00 AM)

Filed under: Digital Cameras Sony just outed its newest HD camcorder dubbed the HDR-CX12. We're
looking at 1,920 x 1,080 AVCHD video from a 10 megapixel ClearVid 1/3.13-inch CMOS sensor,
BIONZ image processing, image stabilized Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar ... (more)

Sony Ericsson's C905 shutterbug (and friends) in the wild (Tuesday 17th of June 2008 11:41:00 PM)

Filed under: Cellphones Press shots are often beautiful, but the problem with 'em is that
they're usually about as real as Joan Rivers' face -- not the best way to get a real third
edition by the editors of the american heritage® dictionary. copyright ... (more)

Sony announces own backside illuminated CMOS -- take that OmniVision (Wednesday 11th of June 2008 11:58:00 AM)

Filed under: Digital Cameras Well, there you have it: the BSI gauntlet has been officially
thrown. Sony just announced its own backside-illuminated CMOS sensor meant to rival
OmniVision's achievement. Sony's sensor mug* 1.75 micron pixels totalling 5 ... (more)

Sony TG3E: world's smallest 1080i camcorder unboxed, sized-up with 720p champ (Friday 02nd of May 2008 11:10:00 AM)

Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV, wieldy Video Get a load of what just arrived at the
doorstep of our continental HQ -- the world's smallest 1080i camcorder, Sony's TG3E. contrarily
known as the TG1 in the US, this pup is small and sturdy and definitely ... (more)

PS3 to get smaller Cell and/or RSX chips in August? (Monday 21st of April 2008 08:06:00 AM)

Filed under: GamingNikko Citigroup upgraded its rating on Sony this morning in anticipation of
it burglary even on PS3 costs earlier than expected. At the moment, Sony sells the PS3 at a
loss. The respected group of analysts is now earmarking August as ... (more)

PS3 Laptop charity auction -- bid here! (Friday 18th of April 2008 10:24:00 PM)

Filed under: Gaming, Laptops It's time to pull out your pocketbooks because the charity auction
you've been waiting for is going down right now. Up for grabs: the absurdly rare, one of a
kind, hand-made PS3 Laptop, built by Ben Heckendorn for Engadget. ... (more)

The PS3 Laptop: from Ben Heck to Engadget with love (Friday 11th of April 2008 07:45:02 AM)

Filed under: Gaming, Laptops digg_url = 'http://digg.com/playstation/The_PS3_Laptop'; Rewind
back to late 2006. The PS3 was purification beside the Wii and geeky editors like don't
breathe a word were having a field day. We'd already managed to draw ... (more)

Sony Alpha A200 DSLR review roundup (Thursday 27th of March 2008 03:49:00 PM)

Filed under: Digital Cameras Although the A200 has been on store shelves for a tick since its
US debut at CES, we wouldn't blame you for clutching that $700 / $900 tight until a handful of
reviews hit the 'net. Thankfully, that time has come, and ... (more)

Sony offers Blu-ray trade-in deal for HD DVD owners, in Switzerland (Tuesday 04th of March 2008 09:31:00 PM)

Filed under: Home Entertainmentdigg_url =
'http://digg.com/tech_news/Sony_offers_Blu_ray_trade_in_deal_for_HD_DVD_owners_in_Swit';We've
already seen a couple of Blu-ray exchange programs offered to HD DVD owners looking to jump
ship, but looks like Sony ... (more)

How would you change the outcome of the format war? (Friday 22nd of February 2008 11:30:00 PM)

Filed under: Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment Look, we're not out to whip the proverbial dead
horse, but after taking a long, critical look at how the format war played out from day one,
it's just too inviting to not take a step back and ponder how ... (more)

Wii 2 and Xbox the Third hitting in 2010? (Thursday 14th of February 2008 11:10:00 PM)

Filed under: Gaming Those pesky analysts are at it again, and this time it's serious: Evan
Wilson of Pacific Crest Securities says we can expect a sequel to the Wii in 2010, to be
followed by a new Xbox later that year. without doubt it's existence ... (more)

Sony hops on the Apple bandwagon with comparative love-fest (Tuesday 22nd of January 2008 05:11:00 AM)

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Sometimes Sony just confuses the hell out of us. It's rare to ever
see the televisions behemoth share a humble moment (did you see their self-aggrandizing CES
press consultation this year?), which is partly why it's so strange ... (more)

Sony dumping all rear-projection TVs to focus on LCDs? (Thursday 20th of December 2007 12:49:00 AM)

It's unconfirmed at the moment, but we're hearing that Sony is contraception to discontinue
sales of all rear-projection HDTVs, including its 3LCD and SXRD lines, after current
inventories are exhausted to focus on the hot-selling Bravia LCD line. We've ... (more)

Is AIBO returning from the dead? (Sunday 09th of December 2007 11:16:00 PM)

Filed under: Robots You heard that right, folks. Supposedly, AIBO is back... with a vengence.
by the book to rumors, the fiesty-but-killed robo-dog from Sony is making a comeback with a new
paintjob and whole slew of fresh features. First and foremost, ... (more)

Warner to finally go Blu-ray-only at CES? (Friday 07th of December 2007 05:27:00 PM)

Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentAnother day, another format war rumor. Business Week has a
lengthy writeup on the possibility of lone dual-format holdout Warner Brothers switching to
Blu-ray exclusively, and how it could affect the outcome of the ... (more)

QRIO befriended by toddlers in study (Wednesday 07th of November 2007 10:36:00 AM)

Filed under: Robots Remember that study which placed a bubbly QRIO in the middle of turbulent
18- to 24-month old kids in order to better analyze human-robot interactions? We know, it's
apparently coming back ever so slowly, but regardless, the findings ... (more)

Folding@Home recognized by Guinness World Records (Thursday 01st of November 2007 04:45:00 AM)

Filed under: Gaming, Networking Finally getting the street cred that its creators have so long
desired, the multi-platform, distributed computing network known as Folding@Home is to be
recognized by Guinness World Records. as it should be to the group, ... (more)

Sony paints gadgets pink, donates to breast cancer research (Wednesday 10th of October 2007 12:12:00 AM)

Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops, transportable Audio, movable VideoAs companies continue to
give their products pink makeovers in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sony
is joining the fray by introducing a trio of items that all give ... (more)

Sony's Walkman NW-A910 series slakes that media jones (Thursday 27th of September 2007 10:16:00 AM)

Filed under: convenient Audio, haulable Video Nice huh? That's the latest Walkman from Sony.
However, unless you live in Japan, you can forget about using it to watch your mobile digital
TV. This little pup packs a 1Seg tuner, not DMB, DVB-H, or Flo. ... (more)

Sony's budget-friendly VAIO VGN-NR160E laptop gets reviewed (Tuesday 25th of September 2007 08:42:00 PM)

Filed under: Laptops Sony sure got the price right with its new NR Series VAIO laptops, and the
folks at Laptop joint seem to think the company got quite a bit else right as well, with them
bestowing their Editors' Choice award on the VGN-NR160E model. ... (more)

Sony Rolly: slowed down and blowed up (Friday 31st of August 2007 10:41:00 PM)

Filed under: easily carried Audio Ok inspectors Engadget, here's Sony's Rolly back for an
encore. We went frame-by-frame through our higher quality copy of the video to try and
understand our little friend just a wee bit better. From what we can tell, ... (more)

 

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