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What’s the Deal With 240Hz HDTVs?

Click to viewThis year seems to be the year that 240Hz HDTVs are getting attainable enough that you might want one. Revision 3’s HD Nation explains what the deal is and whether or not you’d want it. Jump to the 10:00 mark to hear the explanation. There are only two companies now (Sony and Samsung)…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jul 14

Sony’s E and B Series Walkman For Entry Level Listening

We’ve been talking about retro Walkman players quite a bit during our Gizmodo ’79 coverage, so it is only fitting that Sony Europe unveils two new devices aimed at the entry level market. The Walkman E-Series and B-Series. If OLED is too rich for your blood, the E-Series comes with the following features: https://gizmodo.com/sony-x-series-oled-walkman-shipping-now-still-299-39-5305399 WALKMAN®…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jul 14

Sony Squirts Out Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo at 32GB

The Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo HX (yet another example of idiotic and indecipherable Sony product naming) now goes up to 32GB, offering 15MB/sec writes and 20MB/sec reads. [Electronista]

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 13

How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16

Over at Instructables, user Banjomaster shows how to make a fisheye lens for his Nikon D90 for just $16, with the help of one of those wide-angle doorway peephole lenses. It looks like a pretty simple mod, both in materials required and construction method: It only needs a couple pieces of particle board, the aforementioned…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jul 9

Sony’s Planning a Vaio P Mark 2 Super Portable in October?

TechRadar reports that there will be a “range” of Vaio Ps, Sony’s super tiny and super expensive laptop coming later this year. https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-p-review-5131637 We recently got a minor spec bump in the original line, making the Vaio P as fast as normal netbooks. No other details on what the new machines will have, however. [TechRadar]…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 9

Sony Bravia Connected HDTVs Finally Land Netflix Streaming

Sony’s Bravia Internet Link, seen first as a $300 add-on box and later as a built-in component on some Bravia TVs, will finally support the only movie streaming service that really matters. That’d be Netflix, in case you were wondering. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-sonys-bravia-internet-video-link-plus-ga-266903 Come fall, anyone with a standalone Bravia box—now $200—or internet-ready Bravia TV, plus a…

Tech News John Herrman Jul 9

Google Chrome OS Partners: PC and Chip-Makers, but Not Dell, Sony, or Toshiba

Google released a partial list of their Chrome OS partners, and it includes most of the big boys you’d expect, from all sectors of the computing world, from full-featured PCs to netbooks to handhelds, plus Adobe for some Flash support. The full list: Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments. Google is quick…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jul 8

Razer Moray+ Gaming Headset Has Mic Dongles for DSi, DS Lite and PSP

Razer’s original Moray headphones were good for $40—Moray+ adds a mic and has dongles so you can mouth-breathe into your PSP or DSi/DS Lite for $60. But, uh, how often do you wanna do that? [Razer] https://gizmodo.com/razer-moray-in-ear-headphones-lightning-review-great-f-5069334

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 8

Japanese Prime Minister Bestows Upon Pope the Most Sacred of Gifts (a Sony Camcorder)

Yes, this picture of Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso presenting Pope Benedict XVI with a Sony camcorder on a food platter is bizarre on about four levels, but can you think of a better gift? I’d watch his vlog. [Japanprobe]

Tech News John Herrman Jul 8

Sony Boss Not Terribly Impressed By Activision PS3 Threats

When the largest game publisher in the world threatens to stop making games for your console, what do you do? Do you negotiate, as was their obvious goal? Or do you sarcastically poke fun at their CEO? Ah, right. https://kotaku.com/sony-boss-getting-fed-up-with-people-telling-him-the-ps-5309737 Asked about Activision President and CEO Bobby Kotick‘s threat to stop supporting the PS3 on…

Tech News John Herrman Jul 8

Sony’s HDR-CX520V and HDR-CX500V Camcorders Follow Your Face

Sony just announced two new HD camcorders, both shooting in full HD and snapping 12-megapixel photos. The HDR-CX520V comes with 64GB of internal flash memory, while the HDR-CX500V comes with 32GB. The big feature Sony is touting is Face Touch, which lets you select a face on the touchscreen viewfinder and have the camera automatically…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 7

Sony Vaio W: It’s a Very Pretty $500 Netbook, Of Course

I love the idea of a Vaio netbook, but the only thing that actually gets me going about the first of inevitably many Sony Vaio W netbooks is the 1366×768 10.1-inch screen (which ain’t even unique). It’s pretty, though. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-got-an-honest-to-goodness-vaio-netbook-5308895 And that is the selling point, almost entirely, over other netbooks. It’s prettier (admittedly, it…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 7

Sony’s Got an Honest-to-Goodness Vaio Netbook

Well, you wouldn’t take a real notebook into a kitchen would you? This Vaio W must obviously be a netbook. [Sony via Engadget Japan]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 7

Two New Sony Ericsson Flip Phones Look a Little Stylish and a Lot Boring

Sony Ericsson, the undisputed master of mediocre, semi-stylish dumbphones, has two more leaked handsets for your perusal. One, the SE “Twiggy,” is in the Walkman line, while the angular “Bao” seems to be more barebones. Both leaks are missing any kind of release information, so we don’t even know if they’ll actually be coming to…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jul 6

Sony Promotional Image Shows Some Dangerous Behavior

Sony’s new press image is all fun and cheeky until that model drops his PSP into the tub and ends up with a seriously embarrassing obituary. [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/bathtub-gaming-goes-awry-5220053

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 6

Sony Patent Controls Games with That Crap on Your Coffee Table

Is this Sony playing catch-up to Microsoft’s Project Natal? It may be developing a system that lets you control the PS3 with real world objects, like coffee mugs, glasses, bongs, and books. This isn’t the motion controller wand we saw at E3. It looks a little more like Microsoft’s Project Natal, except you’d actually be…

Tech News Danny Allen Jul 5

My Most Memorable Gadgets, By Steve Wozniak

We’re kicking off our series exploring memorable gadgets from memorable people with one of the most influential tech giants: Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple. – JC OK…meaningful…here goes… For that definition, it was probably an electronics learning kit I got for Christmas at about age 8 or 9. As I recall, it didn’t teach electronics…

Tech News Wozamil Jul 3

Notable and Crazy Sony Cassette Walkman Editions

Sony’s cassette tape Walkman came to life in many shapes and forms through the years. Here are a few of the great, the important and sometimes plain weird Walkman models. The original TPS-L2 Walkman went on sale 30 years ago today, July 1st 1979, in Japan. It played stereo and had dual mini headphone jacks…

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 1

I Dare You to Not Buy This PlayStation iPhone Case Immediately

Question: is this a great iPhone case, or is it the greatest iPhone case? I’m going to go with the latter. I mean, look at it! The disc cover opens so you can put in your iPhone! It comes with a super-detailed controller charm! It’s absolutely fucking adorable. And for $20 (plus $7 for the…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 1

Sony X-Series OLED Walkman Shipping Now, Still $299/$399

SonyStyle.com is listing the touchscreen, OLED X-Series Walkman at MSRP, which means $299 for the 16GB version and $399 for the 32GB. From the looks of it, they’re shipping now—roughly corresponding with the 30-year anniversary of its tapey, disapproving father. [via Slashgear] https://gizmodo.com/great-sony-walkman-tv-and-print-ads-of-the-1980s-5305177

Tech News John Herrman Jul 1

What’s the Deal With 240Hz HDTVs?

Sony’s E and B Series Walkman For Entry Level Listening

Sony Squirts Out Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo at 32GB

How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16

Sony’s Planning a Vaio P Mark 2 Super Portable in October?

Sony Bravia Connected HDTVs Finally Land Netflix Streaming

Google Chrome OS Partners: PC and Chip-Makers, but Not Dell, Sony, or Toshiba

Razer Moray+ Gaming Headset Has Mic Dongles for DSi, DS Lite and PSP

Japanese Prime Minister Bestows Upon Pope the Most Sacred of Gifts (a Sony Camcorder)

Sony Boss Not Terribly Impressed By Activision PS3 Threats

Sony’s HDR-CX520V and HDR-CX500V Camcorders Follow Your Face

Sony Vaio W: It’s a Very Pretty $500 Netbook, Of Course

Sony’s Got an Honest-to-Goodness Vaio Netbook

Two New Sony Ericsson Flip Phones Look a Little Stylish and a Lot Boring

Sony Promotional Image Shows Some Dangerous Behavior

Sony Patent Controls Games with That Crap on Your Coffee Table

My Most Memorable Gadgets, By Steve Wozniak

Notable and Crazy Sony Cassette Walkman Editions

I Dare You to Not Buy This PlayStation iPhone Case Immediately

Sony X-Series OLED Walkman Shipping Now, Still $299/$399

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