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XPERIA X1 Hiptop Killer: Sony Ericsson’s First Video Plus Gallery

Sony’s XPERIA X1 is a hiptop killer that has a touch UI, but a Hiptop-esque slide keyboard. A Windows Mobile device, the X1 features full QWERTY, a 3.2MP camera, 3-inch touchscreen at 800 X 480 resolution, Wi-Fi, 400 MB of internal storage and microSD support. Plus it’s ready for every frequency under the sun for…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Sony Ericsson’s Complete New Lineup

Sony Ericsson has just held a press event detailing the majority of their new lineup, and boy, do they have some show stoppers for us. Here is the entire roundup of all the new handsets that are soon to be gracing pockets the world over: • Xperia X1 (above). HSDPA, 3-inch touchscreen (800 x480) with…

Tech News Haroon Malik

XEL-1: Sony’s First OLED TV Reviewed by Sound and Vision (The Bastards)

I can’t say I’m not jealous that Al at Sound and Vision for getting first domestic review of the upcoming Sony 11-inch OLED TV. The set has one of the highest price/size ratios ever, but it also pulls off one of the highest performances of any modern TV, too. Here are the particulars, in case…

Reviews Brian Lam

PSP Flexible Grip Gives Dualshock-Like Controls

The PSP is nice enough to hold, especially compared to the boxy DS Lite, but wouldn’t it be better if it were even nicer? Like, Dualshock/Sixaxis nice? Now you can get this Flexible Hand Grip Advance Pad and make that dream come true. Sure, the bulk added doesn’t really justify the slight comfort improvement from…

Gadgets Jason Chen

$6 Million Kipnis Home Theater Seats 3, Might Be Worth the Money

Often when we encounter these super deluxe home theater rigs, we can’t figure out where all that money goes. Not so for the Kipnis Studio Standard, the austere name Jeremy Kipnis gave to his $6 million trial home theater, one he’s happy to reproduce for any other way-too-well-off citizen who asks. I mean, yeah, it’s…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

The PS3 Processor Has Been Successfully Shrunk

IBM has successfully miniaturized the Cell processor that you know from Sony’s PlayStation 3. Formerly built upon the 65nm scale, the new version will be based on the 45nm high-k process. What’s this mean? Money, power and heat savings for Sony. And maybe a smaller or cheaper PS3 for you. Along with the higher processor…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Sony #1 in LCD; Biggest Names Hold Fast, But Cheap-o Brands Taking Out Weaker Competition

Last quarter was an all-out TV-maker battle, and you my friends were the territory. DisplaySearch’s results for Q4 ’07 declared the victor in the US LCD category to be Sony for the very first time. Panasonic handily crushed all comers in the smaller US plasma race. Samsung, with strong #2 finishes in both, ended up…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman

Sony Makes Tiny 3-Inch Bravia TV XDV-D500, Won’t Allow It to Travel Outside Japan

Sony’s latest, smallest member of the Bravia LCD TV family is, sadly for fans of multicolored rabbits, destined only for Japan. Shame, as the XDV-D500 sounds good. Find out just how good under the gallery. With its Bravia Mobile Engine, the 3-inch, 432 × 240 pixel TV supports 1seg broadcasts and has a 500:1 contrast…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Sony a300 and a350 DSLRs Up for Pre-Order at Amazon

If you’re so into Sony’s a300 or a350 DSLRs you can’t wait to, um, preorder them, you’re in luck. Amazon has a couple of configs of each, with the a300 shipping May 25, a350 on April 25. [Amazon, Amazon via Photography Bay] https://gizmodo.com/sony-a300-and-a350-dslrs-have-two-way-tilting-live-view-350692

Commerce Matt Buchanan

Slim PS3 is Heading for Shelves this Autumn?

The guys at T3 are saying one of their inside men has heard word that Sony will be producing a slimmer, sexier PS3 heading for the shelves this autumn. While everyone knows that Sony will eventually shrink its very obese console, such news would come as a surprise given that Sony took many more years…

Tech News Haroon Malik

Sony’s 25-Megapixel Full-Frame Sensor Lands in Massive Sony DSLR

This is something of a surprise. We sorta didn’t expect Sony’s 25-megapixel full-frame serious pro sensor to land in a Sony DSLR. The cam’s details are scant as hell—it doesn’t even have a name, just “flagship model system.” All we could squeeze out of recalcitrant reps, other than what we already know about that sweet…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sony 3rd Quarter Results: OK

Sony Corporation posted its 3rd quarter financial results today. They showed a 9.6% year-on-year increase in total sales and revenue (up to ¥2,859 billion or $25.1 billion). Sales of 4.9 million PS3s helped push sales in the Gaming division up 31.2%, while items like Bravia TVs boosted the Electronics division up 10.2%. Sony Pictures, meanwhile,…

Tech News Kit Eaton

Shifty Eyes On Sony Alpha 350: Shooting from the Hip

Confirmed: The Sony Alpha 350 is perfect for crotch-shots, limited only by the LCD’s viewing angle, which is good, but not great. They weirdly didn’t have the A300, but the A350 is the exact same, except for MP count—even the Sony rep said so. I’m honestly not too big on the body otherwise—too many buttons…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sony’s Photo Frames: S-Frame DPF-V900, DPF-V700 and DPF-D70

Sony’s first LCD photo frames ever have 800×480 displays (DVD res, which leads me to believe these were sourced from DVD players). The frames can scale photos down from up to 48MB, which would be good for transferring JPGs and even RAW files directly from a camera’s memory card without a intervening PC session. The…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Sony Europe Denies 120GB PlayStation 3

Contrary to recent rumors, Sony Europe has denied that a 120GB PS3 is in the works. Here is the word straight from the horse’s mouth. https://gizmodo.com/80gb-ps3-moving-aside-for-ps3-elite-with-120-or-160gb-h-349575 “We do not currently have any plans to release a 120GB PlayStation 3 in the UK.” But what about outside of the UK? What about a 160GB PS3? Maybe…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Sony A300 and A350 DSLRs Have Two-Way Tilting Live View

Sony is officially the last one to the PMA DSLR party, getting real with the A300 and A350 DSLRs we glimpsed earlier. The entry-level 10.2MP A300 (same CCD sensor as the A200, $800 w/lens) snaps away at “about 3fps,” 100-3200 ISO, built-in image stabilization (vs. Nikon and Canon’s lens approach) and indeed sports that oddball…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

PMA 2008: We’re Here and…Hey, Are Those Sony Alpha DSLRs Leaked On the Front Door?

We’re I’m at here PMA 2008. Not quite the megashow of CES (the tradeshow, in which the relative deadness is comforting. Hey, are those new yet-unannounced Sony DSLRs? A closer look at the A300 and A350 teasers below.

Tech News Matt Buchanan

PSP Firmware 3.90 Now Available, Skype Included

PSP Fanboy reports that the PSP 3.90 firmware update is now available, bringing Skype support to PSP-2000 models and expanded Playstation Network support to all models. [PSP Fanboy] https://gizmodo.com/skype-in-your-psp-official-here-are-the-details-341296

Tech News Adrian Covert

Sony’s 25-Megapixel 35mm Image Sensor Is Up For Grabs

Today Sony researchers in Tokyo unveiled a digital SLR component that’s actually drool-worthy: a CMOS sensor the size of 35mm film that registers 24.81 effective megapixels—close to 26 million total. It’s also built for speed with an all-pixel scan time of 6 frames per second, in 12-bit color. The question is, who will use it…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Sony Vaio Type T Gets Refreshed CPU and Casing

The fantastic Vaio Type T may have lost its thin crown to another laptop, but Sony has rejigged its slimline notebook, giving it a faster CPU, an ultra-low-voltage Core 2 Duo U7600 running at 1.2GHz and a fancy-pants artsy finish. No word on pricing or availability yet. [Akihabara News] https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-t-10th-anniversary-with-led-backlighting-and-261186

Tech News Haroon Malik

XPERIA X1 Hiptop Killer: Sony Ericsson’s First Video Plus Gallery

Sony Ericsson’s Complete New Lineup

XEL-1: Sony’s First OLED TV Reviewed by Sound and Vision (The Bastards)

PSP Flexible Grip Gives Dualshock-Like Controls

$6 Million Kipnis Home Theater Seats 3, Might Be Worth the Money

The PS3 Processor Has Been Successfully Shrunk

Sony #1 in LCD; Biggest Names Hold Fast, But Cheap-o Brands Taking Out Weaker Competition

Sony Makes Tiny 3-Inch Bravia TV XDV-D500, Won’t Allow It to Travel Outside Japan

Sony a300 and a350 DSLRs Up for Pre-Order at Amazon

Slim PS3 is Heading for Shelves this Autumn?

Sony’s 25-Megapixel Full-Frame Sensor Lands in Massive Sony DSLR

Sony 3rd Quarter Results: OK

Shifty Eyes On Sony Alpha 350: Shooting from the Hip

Sony’s Photo Frames: S-Frame DPF-V900, DPF-V700 and DPF-D70

Sony Europe Denies 120GB PlayStation 3

Sony A300 and A350 DSLRs Have Two-Way Tilting Live View

PMA 2008: We’re Here and…Hey, Are Those Sony Alpha DSLRs Leaked On the Front Door?

PSP Firmware 3.90 Now Available, Skype Included

Sony’s 25-Megapixel 35mm Image Sensor Is Up For Grabs

Sony Vaio Type T Gets Refreshed CPU and Casing

Anker’s USB-C Docking Station With Detachable Hub Hits an All-Time Low in Amazon’s Spring Sale, Likely the Last Chance Before Prime Day

The Sadie Sink ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Rumors Just Keep Swirling

This Kindle Paperwhite E-Reader Now Costs About as Much as a Few Paper Books, While Amazon’s Spring Sale Price Still Holds

Lenovo Tab One Becomes an Even Better Budget Tablet Pick Below $100, Now Bundled With a Case in Amazon’s Spring Sale

Jason David Frank’s Final Movie Honors His ‘Power Rangers’ Legacy

AirPods Pro 3 Still at Their Lowest Price While Apple Gradually Pulls Back Amazon’s Spring Sale Offers

With Fire TV Stick 4K Max at 42% Off, Amazon’s Streaming Device Deals Build Momentum in the Spring Sale

The ‘Project Hail Mary’ Party Continues With a Manga Adaptation

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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