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Sony just dumped one of the most monstrously gorgeous sets we’ve seen in some time—an 84-inch Bravia LCD with four times the resolution of today’s top HDTV. It could be in your living room by the end of the year. The 4k (3840 x 2160) set, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai explains, will be able to…
Sony’s got a new transformer tablet/laptop hybrid, the Vaio Duo 11, which is a sliding converter with a stylus. It looks pretty darn good. The Duo 11 has an 11.6-inch “full HD” touchscreen (16:9, 1080p), and will have current-gen Intel Core Ivy Bridge processors. The screen in particular, just judging by specs, should be pretty…
Sony might just have one-upped every other action camera out there by jamming the best features of all into a three-ounce package including battery. So small. And yet so powerful! https://gizmodo.com/the-best-action-camera-5919942 The new Sony Action Cam’s billboard feature is HD video recording at 1280 x 720, 60 or 120 fps (for slow motion) or 1920×1080…
Sony has been releasing new, tweaked versions of its NEX cameras every year to impressive results. Today we got our first look at its latest, the Sony NEX-5R—the follow-up to last year’s NEX-5N, which is one beast of a mirrorless camera. The new shooter introduces a new “Fast Hybrid” autofocus system, WI-Fi connectivity and a…
Sony’s latest flagship Android Smartphone is the Xperia T: a 4.6-inch, 1280×720 Bravia-powered smartphone equipped with not only a 13-megapixel camera, but also an NFC receiver for quickly connecting the phone to accessories and services at home and away. The flagship Xperia T is the latest phone to be added to Sony’s roster since its…
It’s been exactly a year since the original Sony Tablet S debuted. It was unique, and a lot better than the terrible Tablet P, but it never got to be all that popular. This year’s Tablet S returns with the Xperia moniker and a set of improvements that should fix the flaws from the first…
In a “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” type paradox, this multifunctional smartphone accessory has mysterious origins. Did someone slap a backup battery on a mediocre Bluetooth keyboard as a redeeming feature, or was a Bluetooth keyboard added to a backup battery for added value and more incentive to carry it around? As…
Books from Amazon’s dead tree imprint will be sold digitally through Nook and Kobo. Big hugs all around! [paidContent]
It might be lacking the charm of a real game show without a host like the late, great Richard Dawson, but the AppQuiz iPad accessory lets four contestants test their knowledge without the embarrassment of being exposed as a complete dunce in front of a TV audience. The $48 iPad dock features four crowded buzz-in…
Yesterday, Google littered up its homepage with a Nexus 7 ad, but apparently that wasn’t enough. Google will also be displaying birthday reminders for people in your Google+ circles. Ew. Go away Google! https://gizmodo.com/the-nexus-7s-single-biggest-advantage-5938477 Google’s homepage is basically an open lot that Google has been reserving for over a decade. It makes sense that Google…
We were less than impressed with Archos’ last attempt to provide Android users with a hardware alternative to a touchscreen UI. Its Gen10 XS tablet packed a nifty keyboard/cover combo, but everything else was downhill from there. So maybe the company has learned from its mistakes and can deliver a solid handheld gaming experience with…
Apple’s bloodthirst has been put on hold for a few months; while the company is intent on banning eight patent-infringing Samsung phones from sale in the US, the actual hearing won’t take place until December 6th. So you can still pick up that Galaxy S Showcase your niece has been begging for if you get…
When I pointed out yesterday that people who use Google’s homepage to search tend to be less technologically inclined, some people took it very personally. To be honest, I use Google.com probably a third of the time, myself, but still think it’s safe to say that if you never use the address bar you’re probably…
Handpainted by Miss Insomnia Tulip for this October’s annual Eat Your Heart Out food fest, these offal-inspired vanilla-flavored macaron cookies achieve just the right balance of anatomical correctness and playful artistic interpretation. Even the very squeamish would have hard time turning down a bite of these beautiful pastries. [FoodBeast]
20-year-old Raynaldo Rivera of Tempe, Arizona, surrendered to authorities today, less than a week after a federal grand jury in Los Angeles brought an indictment against him on charges of an extensive computer breach involving Sony Pictures Entertainment, which ultimately cost the company over $600k. Unsealed today, the indictment accuses Rivera and conspirators of “of…
Old Spice Muscle Music He may not be quite as precise as Stickboy but Terry Crews does lay down a wicked good beat as a muscle-twitching one man band. You can even try your hand at playing him yourself after the introductory video ends. Surprisingly, he doesn’t actually make the Pillsbury Dough Boy sound when…
Bean flavored water manufacturer Starbucks is not comfortable with just having more corners than Barksdale & Bell Associates, it wants to take over your house too—just not in the way you think. Instead, Starbucks wants to turn coffee grinds and old baked goods into laundry detergent and plastic Yes, you read that right. The coffee…
Silicon Valley’s online woman of mystery has had her cover blown. Shirley Hornstein (@Shirls on Twitter) spent that past year touting her connections to various startup friendly celebs as well as Sean Parker and his San Francisco-based VC firm Founders Fund. But, as TechCrunch reports today—in an exposé that should prove thoroughly mortifying to Hornstein—few…
Between direct deposit, online banking transfers, PayPal, and all manner of other mobile money movers, writing an old fashioned paper check seems to be dated to the point of redundancy. Sure, mobile bank apps from Chase and Bank of America have made it super easy to deposit checks using your smartphone’s camera. But the same…
When technology advances sufficiently, it is indiscernible from magic. When music does the same, it becomes art. Case in point, this fully-analog tune from San Francisco-based electronica duo, Mantle Sound Core. Comprised of Mark Shvartsman and Mic Pistol, the band employed a pair of drum machines (the Roland TR808 and TR606), two analog audio synthesizers…
