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Sony’s new budget AV receivers packed with features 2008-02-27 22:53:58 When Onkyo released the budget
TX-SR605 AV receiver last year, it rocked the industry with its low price and high-end features
such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-Master Audio decoding. Other manufacturers pretty much had to stay on the sidelines as TX-SR605s flew off the shelf, but it looks as if Sony
is ready to fight back with its new line of budget AV receivers. The companys 2008 line of AV receivers
Sony Debuts Four Home Theater Components Systems With Full High-Definition Support 2008-02-27 22:50:04 Sony today introduced four component home theater systems designed to complement high-definition televisions and Blu-ray Disc players. Optimized with 1080p-capable HDMI inputs, the HT-SS2300 and HT-CT100 models support full HD video and eight channels of uncompressed audio. The HT-7200DH and HT- DDWG700 models round out the line, offering 5.1 channel home theater surround sound.HD CompanionThe HT- Read more:Sony
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Sony and Sharp’s LCD Linkup 2008-02-27 22:35:59 The Japanese rivals are working together in liquid-crystal-display TV panels to cut costs and hedge against the risk of an economic slowdownConsolidation it wasnt. But on Feb. 26, when Sony
(SNE) said it would pick up part of the $3.5 billion tab for Sharps (6753.T) planned TV-panel plant, it seemed that two of the worlds biggest TV makers were finally admitting there are limits to the industrys f
Sony Intros New Bluray Disc Players 2008-02-27 22:26:29 With Toshibas public withdrawal of HD DVD having virtually sealed the fate of the format, rival Sony
has made some haste in announcing spanking new Blu-ray Disc Player models; namely, the BDP-S350 and the BDP-S500.Announcing the Blu-ray Disc players at Sonys product showcase in Las Vegas, Chris Fawcett, vice president (Marketing) of Sony Electronics Home Product Division, said the new devices brin Read more:Intros
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Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war 2008-02-16 10:10:47 TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba
Corp (6502.T) is planning to give up on its HD DVD format
for high-definition video, conceding defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp (6758.T), a company source said on Saturday. Japanese public broadcaster NHK had earlier reported that Toshiba would suffer losses in the tens of billions of yen (hundreds of millions of dollars) as it scrapped produ
Sony’s New Subnotebooks Prove It Gets The MacBook Air 2008-02-06 21:28:22 The new Vaio TZ has a beautiful, subtly etched case offered in flocked champagne or charcoal finishes. One example has classic Victorian geometric swirls. Another looks like wallpaper from the 1960s. A third looks like an insane laser-wielding spirograph machine has gone awry on it, and a fourth offers a profusion of leafy designs spiraling toward the logo.Some people understand the MacBook
Air. I Read more:Sony
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Fact or Fiction: Sony first developed the Playstation for Nintendo. 2008-02-06 21:26:41 With the Wii selling like Krispy Kreme hotcakes and the DS thoroughly thrashing the PSP, Nintendo
cant seem to do anything wrong these days. Or perhaps theyre just making up for the single biggest whoopsie in the history of the console wars.This dirty little secret dates back to the late 1980s. At the time, Nintendo was considering introducing CD-ROM technology as an add-on to their forthcoming Su Read more:Sony
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Sony PlayStation 3 Meets Slim Fast? 2008-02-06 21:25:21 So does the T in T3&8243; stand for Triple Tease or what Treat this as the hearsay it almost certainly is, but gadget gossip T3 says it knows a guy (who probably knows a kid, who probably has it from a giant rabbit) who says Sony
s working on a slimmer, sexier, sleeker PlayStation
3 for release in the…well, say for release.Why slim Because theyve done it to every other system theyve ever re Read more:Sony PlayStation
Sony Discontinues 80GB PS3, Says Retailer Memo 2008-01-27 12:06:23 Best Buy will discontinue the sale of the $499 PlayStation 3 on January 28, says an alleged store closeout memo sent to PS3 Fanboy GamePro StaffBest Buy will discontinue the sale of the US$499 PlayStation 3 on January 28, says an alleged store closeout memo sent to PS3 Fanboy.The 80GB version of the PS3 is going closeout and wont be replaced at this time, reads the unverified memo. Only the 40GB Read more:Sony
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Blu-Ray is crushing HD DVD, as recent HD DVD sales grind to a virtual halt 2008-01-27 12:04:50 Warner Home Videos defection from the HD DVD camp may have put a damper on hardware sales In the week since the studios surprise early-January announcement that after May it will support only the rival Blu-ray Disc format, sales of HD DVD players ground to a virtual
halt, giving Blu-ray hardware a whopping 93% sales advantage, according to data from the NPD Group.According to raw retail data colle
Sony Develops Smaller, Cheaper Blu-ray Disc Laser Unit 2008-01-27 12:02:44 The new, improved laser unit (Source: Sony
Corp.)New 3mm laser helps pave way for more compact, 9.5mm.In the spirit of continuous improvement, Sony Corporation announced on Thursday a new design of the blue-violet laser unit that measures just 3mm thick. The laser unit is a crucial component of Blu-ray Disc
drives and players.Developed in part with Nichia Corporation, the new blue-violet laser is Read more:Laser
Should Sony Cut the PlayStation 3's Price Again Now? 2008-01-23 23:08:39 It really depends on who you talk to or when and where you think the endgames lines are going to be drawn. Sony
s been rather mendacious, and it knows this, about how it sold the PS3 in the systems first six months. Punditry about the companys arrogance aside, theres no denying Sonys game plan rested almost singularly on the popularity of its PlayStation
brand. That brand of course failed to transc Read more:Again
With hi-def war, it's 1975 all over again 2008-01-23 00:41:30 Modern-day HD DVD vs. Blu-ray fight harkens back to VHS vs. BetamaxYouve got your HDTV up and running, you bought a high-definition DVD of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey," and you cant wait to watch it. To do that, though, youre going to have to get a high-definition DVD player. No problem, you say.Wrong. High-definition DVD technology has been retro, forcing consumers to c
Sony Ericsson Reports 100 Million Handsets Sold In 2007 2008-01-17 09:58:10 Sony Ericsson
, the worlds fourth-largest mobile phone maker, reported Wednesday that it sold more than 100 million handsets last year and its now focused on expanding its product lineup in the United States.Sony Ericsson
, a joint venture between Sony and Ericsson, shipped 30.8 million handsets in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, which is an 18% increase from the same period the previous year.The Read more:Sony
MacBook Air, Sony VAIO TZ150 feature comparison 2008-01-15 22:44:06 So while getting set to unveil the new MacBook
Air, Steve-o made a rough comparison
to the Sony
VAIO TZ series of notebook computers. Lets take a look at the cheapest model, the VGN-TZ150N/B and see how it and the new MacBook Air really stack up.Results are... Read more:feature
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Will April set the standard for the remainder of 2008? 2008-03-29 11:24:01 The console war, which seems to have been ongoing for years now, is showing no signs of stopping. Microsofts Xbox 360 launched late in 2005 (yes, that long ago!) but were still not quite sure wholl win the war in the long run.In a sense, all three manufacturers could describe themselves as being in a winning position right now. For Microsoft, the Xbox 360 has done exactly what is needed. It hasnt Read more:April
Sony Unveils First BD ROM Drive 2008-03-29 11:21:21 Sony Electronics has unveiled its first internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) ROM Drive, the BDU-X10S for the computer after-market. According to Sony, the BDU-X10S offers consumers an affordable option to upgrade their desktop to a Blu-ray player that can also play DVDs and CDs. BDU-X10S comes bundled with CyberLinks PowerDVD BD Edition software for playback of commercial movie titles, recorded Blu-ray Disc Read more:Sony
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Sony PlayStation 3 gets BD-live 2008-03-29 11:19:17 Sony has announced that the latest firmware upgrade for its PS3 will give their games consol BD live (Blu-ray 2.0 spec) capability.Core functionality within BD Live allows a disc to check online each time it is played - for new content related to the particular film. This content could be anything from movie trailers, ringtones to actor info which can then be viewed through picture-in-picture mode Read more:Sony
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Sony expects Blu-ray to hold 50% market share in 2008 2008-04-11 23:29:42 Now that Toshibas HD DVD format is dead and the protracted high definition war is well and truly over, Sony
Corp. is envisioning big things over short distances for its newly crowned Blu-ray industry standard. Specifically, while speaking at a recent press conference in Taipei, Sony president and Electronics CEO Ryoji Chubachi outlined the companys hopes for the Blu-ray platform regarding short te Read more:expects
Sony Expands Projector Family 2008-04-11 23:12:01 Sony plans to roll out the new VPL-E series, the latest generation in its family of entry-level LCD front projectors. The four new models - the VPL-EX50 with 2500 lumens and the VPL-EW5 widescreen, VPL-EX5, and VPL-ES5 models with 2500 lumens - were designed specifically for use in classrooms and conference rooms. Read more:Sony
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Sony PS3 Gets DTS-HD - Now the Perfect Blu-ray Player? 2008-04-11 23:09:28 Taxes due or not, April 15th should be a happy day for Sony
PlayStation 3 (PS3) owners. On that date, a firmware upgrade is expected to be available for the PS3 that will deliver the last remaining checklist item of missing features: support for DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio. These next generation surround sound codecs from DTS allow Blu-ray Discs to include an extremely hi Read more:Perfect
Sony intros Bravia E4000 'art' LCD sets 2008-04-11 23:06:00 Sony has announced an unusual new group of Bravia LCD panels, the E4000 series. The primary sets in the line are sized at 32 and 40 inches, and are fully 1080p compatible. What distinguishes them however is their exteriors, which are designed to blend in with other pieces of art on a wall through the use of special framing. Four frames have been developed, in styles named "Aluminum,&q Read more:Sony
Sony KDL-XBR6, KDL-XBR7, and KDL-XBR8 specs, and release dates! 2008-04-14 13:34:09 What could possibly be better than your 52 inch Sony
XBR5 TV The XBR6, XBR7, and XBR8, of course! If there was any doubt about Sonys seriousness with the XBR line, we can safely put that to rest right now. Weve just got a hold of the product roadmap for this year, in addition to full spec sheets on the XBR6, XBR7 and the XBR8. The XBR6 and XBR7 lineup isnt the most interesting compared to the curr Read more:dates
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Sony shows 2mm ultra thin OLED displays 2008-04-20 10:44:51 Recently showed off at the Display 2008 expo trade show in Japan, Sony
has introduced new "ultra-thin" OLED display televisions that are even thinner than its current XEL-1 model. New XEL-1 incoming The XEL-1, which is currently the industry-leading OLED display is 11-inches,and measures 1.4mm (0.06in) thick. The new display model showed off will measure 0.3mm, a huge improvement
Sony told to halt US sales of PlayStation 2008-05-08 00:19:10 ELECTRONICS giant Sony
today said it had been ordered by a US court to halt sales of its blockbuster PlayStation
consoles in the key American market and pay some £48 million in damages to technology minnow Immersion.But Sony Computer Entertainment, the Japanese giants gaming unit, said it would appeal the decision by a California federal court in the patent infringement case. For the tim
Sony's new television technology is jaw-dropping impressive 2008-05-08 00:16:45 Modern tech life teems with long-standing dilemmas, questions that never seem to go away. Mac or Windows Turn off the computer every night or let it sleep Plasma or LCDFortunately, that last question will soon have an answer. There is a new TV on the block, and its picture is so amazing, it makes plasma and LCD look like cave drawings.Its called organic light emitting diode, or OLED. This technolo Read more:Sony
Sony details PS3 DVR pricing, launch date 2008-05-08 00:14:20 Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 3s PlayTV digital video recorder (DVR) add-on will be available in four months time. Last month, a sales page for the product appeared on Amazon UK. It stated PlayTV would be available from the end of July for STG70. Sony swiftly dismissed Amazons details
as "erroneous and speculative". It told Register Hardware that pricing and availabilit Read more:Sony
Sony Ericsson BeiBei leaked photos 2008-05-13 10:15:53 Almost a month ago we posted one of the first SonyEricsson
BeiBei leakedphotos
. As far as we know, the upcoming device will run the latest version of UIQ (3.3) on top of Symbian OS, and will also boast such things as some camera (were not sure about the megapixel count), WiFi and Bluetooth. We would certainly like to see HSDPA on the list too, but were not sure about that one either.Its likely t Read more:Sony Ericsson
Sony Misses PS3 Target as Annual Shipments Hit 9.2M 2008-05-14 09:51:58 Shipments of Sony
s PlayStation 3 games console came in under target at 9.24 million units in the financial year to the end of March, and Sonys gaming business remained in the red, Sony said Wednesday.The company sold a total of 2.3 million of the consoles in the first three months of this year to take the full-year total to just shy of Sonys target of 9.5 million units. Sony had originally forecas Read more:Target
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Sony has 4Q profit, but expects decline this year 2008-05-14 09:42:05 Sony swings to profit
in January-March quarter on way to record year, expects
drop this yearSony punctuated its recovery by swinging to a profit for the January-March quarter from a loss a year ago on its way to a record performance for the fiscal year as it reduced losses from its PlayStation 3 video game business.Strong sales of flat panel TVs and digital cameras also helped nearly triple annual Read more:Sony
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