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Sony A7s Review: The New King of Full-Frame Video

Sony’s moves in the field of consumer electronics can seem genius at times, and baffling at others. Its new full-frame mirrorless camera, the A7s, is a little bit of both. It’s a camera that looks and functions exactly as previous A7 models, but with a few very specific, and exciting, features especially suited to video…

The Sony Walkman was introduced in the U.S. as the Soundabout.

Sony first called it the Stowaway in the UK, the Freestyle in Australia, and the Soundabout in the U.S. — but eventually it would become known everywhere as the Walkman. https://gizmodo.com/stealing-my-brothers-walkman-1598510972 From Untapped Revenue: Smartphones, A Smart Move for the Music Industry by Hunter David Ripley: One of the first portable cassette players that Sony…

The First Non-Sony Vaios Look Very, Very Familiar

Sony sold off its PC business earlier this year, but like a phoenix, Vaio is rising from the flames. And, err, it looks quite a lot like it did before . https://gizmodo.com/sony-is-selling-off-its-vaio-pc-business-1517260383 The arguably iconic PC brand has been brought back to life by Japan Industrial Partners, and is initially launching with Vaio Fit and…

Sony Action Cam AS100V Review: GoPro Finally Has Some Competition

For years, if you wanted an action camera you would buy GoPro by default. And for good reason! Sony has caught up in a hurry, though. Its newest entry into the increasingly crowded field looks like it might be one of the first legitimate GoPro alternatives. It just depends on which compromises you’re willing to…

A Map That Shows Which States Are Xbox One and Which Are PS4

The XBOX One is beating the PS4 — at least on Facebook, if not in sales numbers. A map published by the Movoto Blog takes a look at the popularity of current-gen consoles in every state in the United States based on the number of Facebook likes. The results are surprising: The XBOX One was…

Sony’s AS100V action cam is getting a firmware update for Mac and Windowsthat allows it to stream live internet video. We’ll let you decided what you want to do with that feature.

Betamax vs. VHS: How Sony Lost the Original Home Video Format War

Remember a few years ago when Blu-ray battled HD-DVD in the high-def DVD format war? Sony and Blu-ray ultimately won out, but there was a time when the electronics giant wasn’t as successful in getting its way. As the EngineerGuy explains, the first home video recorder to hit the market back in 1975 was from…

Sony SmartBand SW10 Review: Swings For the Fences, Misses By a Mile

In the great pantheon of activity trackers (and it’s quite a crowded pantheon at this point), there are those that focus on style, those that focus on metrics, and those that focus on bells and whistles. And then there’s Sony’s new SmartBand SW10, whose modest ambition is simply to track every little thing you do…

Sony Is Working On a Camera Sensor That’s Curved Like the Human Eye

Curved devices are hot right now, from TVs to wearables. But a curved image sensor is more than just a fashion gimmick. It actually could drastically improve the way cameras gather light from a lens, improving image quality whether on an iPhone or DSLR. At this week’s Symposium on VLSI Technology in Hawaii, Sony revealed…

Project Morpheus Hands-On: The Virtual Future Is Very, Very Bright

When Sony announced its intentions to take Oculus Rift head-on, we were excited. The Rift (rightly) gets all of the attention and praise for its VR prowess, but a little competition would be good for the emerging technology. Today at E3 in Los Angeles we finally got to try Project Morpheus for ourselves. And man,…

I Watched Sony’s E3 Experience From a Movie Theater in Alabama

Last night, Sony simulcast its E3 press conference to dozens of movie theaters across the United States, including the Regal Trussville Stadium 16, a Big Lots-facing megaplex just off of County Highway 10. That’s where I watched it, along with a few dozen PlayStation faithful. Disclaimer: I am not a gamer. I can handle myself…

Playstation Now, the service that will let you stream old Playstation games on your new Playstation (and pretty damn well) will be going into open beta on July 31st. It’ll come to PS4 first, but later PS3, Vita, and select Sony smart TVs (Dual Shock 3 controller required).

Sony’s A7s Could Be the New Champion of Low Light Cinematography

4K has securely replaced 3D as the buzzword feature on new TVs, and as content producers scramble to churn out genuine ultra HD content, it looks like Sony’s new A7s just might be their weapon of choice. It trades the 36.4 megapixels of the A7R for a 12.2 megapixel sensor optimized to shoot incredible low-light…

Remember Glasstron? We Were Such Dorks Back Then

Google’s latest attempt to make Glass™™™ fashionable reminds me (at least aesthetically) of Sony’s Glasstron — a cyberpunk headset display from 1998. The company claimed that it “replicates the viewing experience of a 52-inch TV at 6.5 feet.” Glasstron was obviously a flop, but it wasn’t just because the thing made the Sony executives above…

4K Is Officially the Next Dumb Format War

If your bank account has left you unaware of the state of the 4K movement, here’s a fun surprise: if you buy a 4K movie from Sony, you’ll need a Sony television to play it back. If you buy one from Samsung, you’ll need a Samsung TV to view it. Which means that what should…

Sony RX100 Mark III: The Point and Shoot Champ Takes It Up a Notch

The RX100 was instrumental in forging the high-end point and shoot category of digital cameras when it debuted in 2012. Last year’s Mark II version was a minor spec bump, but the new RX100 Mark III has some startling features you’d ever expect from a camera so small. At first glance, the $800 RX100 Mark…

Sony A77 Mark II: The Mid-Range DSLR Gets a Turbo-Charged Upgrade

Most of the attention heaped on Sony these days is directed at their compact mirrorless cameras. But there is still plenty of interest in those other members of the Alpha family, those larger A-mount DSLR style bodies. The a77 Mark II brings some long awaited updates to the table. The original a77 came out way…

Why Is Zack Snyder The Only Director Of The DC Cinematic Universe?

Greetings, dear readers! I regret to inform you that the price of stamps is going up yet again. I know it feel like I — I mean we, the totally real U.S. Postal Service — just raised them, but our costs are unfortunately still rising. Mainly bullets. Bullets and food. It’s the post-apocalypse out here…

PS4 Update: Enhanced Video Editing, Advance Downloads of Games, More

Sony’s PlayStation 4 console gets its first major update since its November launch today, with the release of the 1.70 system software. For those that love compiling brag clips, this one will be just what you’ve been waiting for, as it brings the comprehensive SHAREfactory video editing and sharing suite to Sony’s new console. SHAREfactory…

A Ridiculous Deal On The Mirrorless Camera For Everyone [Updated]

Sony’s NEX-6 is a fantastic camera that Gizmodo recommended at $850, calling it the “sweet spot” in the market space, and went on to say it was “hard to imagine a better design.” Available today for $525, its lowest price ever, it’s an absolute steal. [Amazon] Update: Now even cheaper at $525, with a free…