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Dell’s scheduled to show off an XPS 630i desktop gaming platform. It’s aimed at the entry level, with power not too far off the high end 720 series models. The chassis should be smaller, too. [Yahoo]
It is not hard to see where designer Greg Madison got his inspiration from for the Madylight —namely sci-fi movies and video games. He believes that one of the common threads between these mediums is “luminescent shapes which represent electronic circuits or magic spells.” So the goal was to reproduce these shapes in everyday objects…
If you were wondering what the Mylo 2‘s basic functions looked liked, we’ve got a hands on video with the newly designed Sony Mylo 2 that we showed you earlier. The video demonstrates the various Mylo 2 features, such as: upgraded UI, “unsophisticated” touchscreen, widgets, full youtube.com / flash support, 1.3 MP camera, and picture…
The Pitch: Sony finally brings their OLED TV (which we’ve been seeing and hearing about forever) to market at $2,500 in January. It’s the first OLED TV in the US, and takes advantage of OLED’s 1 million to 1 contrast ratio, low power consumption, and rapid response time. The Catch: It’s only 11-inches, which means…
BREAKING NEWS: Sony announced an update to their LCD line of televisions here at CES! The models include the 46Z4100, 40Z4100, 52W4100, 46W4100, 40W4100, 52V4100, 46V4100, 40V4100, 37XBR6, and, of course, the 32XBR6. How could we ever forgot something like the 32XBR6? The models: Bravia Z4100 – 1080p, 24p, 120Hz, x.v.Color (wide xvYCC color gamut),…
The Mylo 2, like its predecessor, is a portable internet communicator. This one is more powerful, but it’s still a freak of nature. It throws in a few internet functions here, some media player features there, and tops the thing off with a camera. Some of its key features include: • 3.5-inch, 16:9 touchscreen •…
We’ve feared Sony’s monstrous CES 2008 camcorder release since last year. It’s not that we dislike camcorders—or Sony’s camcorders. It’s that Sony launches about 50 “new” camcorders a year and we try to figure out the trends so you don’t have to run through spec sheets for the HDR-SR12, HDR-SR11, HDR-SR10, HDR-UX20, HDR-UX10, HDR-HC9, DCR-SR220,…
The Goods: The latest Muteki audio system, the LBT-ZUX9, is a disco in a box—1000 watts (RMS), four speakers w/ 8-inch subwoofers and built-in lighting effects, plus you can add in the D-Light Sync Pro for synced disco ball gaudiness awesome. You can record directly onto flash drives with its USB port, which is nice…
The Bottom Line: Sony’s new 4.3-inch touchscreen GPS with gesture-based commands like circles and swipes, the ability to determine your position when the device loses contact with the satellite and a SiRF Star III Chip. The Catch: Radio traffic is a lot slower than IP delivered traffic reports from Dash Express. Other NV-U83T features include…
This 22-inch all-in-one gains Blu-ray burning capability, 2.5 GHz Penryn processor, and 1TB of storage (100 hours TV recording). Still no internal CableCard though. It sells for $3300. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-l-type-vaios-bring-three-kinds-of-sexiness-to-you-303258 Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into Ultimate Dream Machines Subject: New VAIO PCs Feature Supercharged Models Body: Sony today announced it would be shipping super-charged versions…
The Sony VAIO TP-25 one ups last year’s media center offerings with a dual CableCARD PC, while adding 500 GB of storage (good for 50 hours recording), a BD-ROM drive and a 2.1 GHz T8100 Penryn processor for $3000. The non-CableCARD TP-20 can also be had for $1600. https://gizmodo.com/sony-xl3-high-def-powerhouse-225301 SONY’S WELL-ROUNDED HOME THEATER PC GOES…
The Score iPod-dock shelf systems are about as dime a dozen as you get, but these actually are special: They’re from Sony, the first iPod systems from them ever. Isn’t this sorta tantamount to surrendering? The CMT-BX20i does the basics, and step-up CMT-BX50Ti adds Bluetooth to the same gear, for wireless streaming to other devices.…
Sony’s 13.3-inch SZ Laptop now offers a 2.5 GHz Penryn processor and 300 GB of HDD space for $2500. https://gizmodo.com/sony-sz-laptops-soft-launched-283505 Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into Ultimate Dream Machines Subject: New VAIO PCs Feature Supercharged Models Body: Sony today announced it would be shipping super-charged versions of its VAIO® PCs. Dubbed VAIO Premium, these units…
The Sony VAIO TZ was already a sweet computer before getting a 64 GB SSD inside. Now it has 314 GB of storage in all (64 GB SSD+250 GB HDD) and sells for $3600. https://gizmodo.com/groping-sonys-vaio-tz-wonder-notebook-279555 Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into Ultimate Dream Machines Subject: New VAIO PCs Feature Supercharged Models Body: Sony today announced…
The Sony FZ VAIO now comes with a T8100 Penryn Processor and HDMI out. The LT is selling for $2200. https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-fz-burns-blu-ray-discs-looks-like-a-macbook-259055 Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into Ultimate Dream Machines Subject: New VAIO PCs Feature Supercharged Models Body: Sony today announced it would be shipping super-charged versions of its VAIO® PCs. Dubbed VAIO Premium, these…
Sony’s top-of-the-line “desktop replacement” is even more spec’d out than before. With a 2.5 GHz T9300 Penyrn processor. It also has a 400 GB HDD, 512 MB NVIDIA graphics card, and 4 GB RAM, which add to the 17″ 1080p screen, HDMI out and Blu-ray burner. All for $3300. Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into…
The models: Bravia N4000 – 720p, Digital Media Port, Integrated 5.1 audio with built-in subwoofer. 37″, 32″ and 26″ Bravia M4000 – Take the model above, subtract everything but it being 720p. 37″, 32″, 26″ and 19″ Hit the jump for the full specs and try to stay calm!!!! BRAVIA® KDL-37N4000 Series Flat-panel LCD HDTV…
The surround-bar concept is getting around, so much so that Sony—originator of the all-in-one Dream system—is finally on board. The Sound Wall Home Theater System RHT-S10 doesn’t have a DVD drive, like the Philips Ambisound or the Polk’s SurroundBar 360. Rather, it’s a full audio-only 5.1 system with no rear speakers, optimized (surprise, surprise) for…
Sony’s Alpha A100 is getting bumped by a more affordable but hotter performing DSLR, the A200. Available in February for $700 with 18-70mm lens, it will feature Super SteadyShot body-based image stabilization, a 2.7″ LCD, noise control for ISO up to 3200, and reduced autofocus, improved controls and quieter shutter sound than its predecessor. More…
After boring us to tears with matters of little import at a jam-packed press event at CES, behind the scenes, Samsung was prepping the real stuff. Top of the list: A Quad HD TV with a rez of 3840×2160, twice as sharp vertically and horizontally as today’s best 1080p sets. We’d like to take a…