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Sony is jumping into the LTE race with a gorgeous new, slim Xperia Ion introduced here at CES 2012. The Ion features a 4.6 inch display, HDMI output, 12MP camera and a 1.5Ghz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 1GB of RAM. [click to continue…]
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Monday night the Sony press conference was pretty spectacular. Once the new products and services was talked up, Sony played the MIB3 trailer in 3D and then Will Smith came on stage briefly (cool stuff) and I was on the front row. A few moments later Kelly Clarkson made a appearance and sang.
Back to the tech after the jump… [click to continue…]
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Ever wish you could zoom just a little closer to to the subject you are shooting. Well Sony is delivering with a new ultra-zoom Handycam 67x zoom lens. Of the 67x zoom, 57x is all optical zoom so clarity is not being lost for most of the zoom range. With this new line of ultra-zoom cameras Sony is offering 2 models, the DCR-SR21E and DCR-SX21E.
The new-ultra zoom line is standard definition only, but that can be an advantage if you are limited on video storage or have editing software that can’t hand HD video. Both cameras are very similar with plenty of features with the big difference being storage. The SR21E has a large onboard 80GB HDD and the XR21E carries a memory card slot and uses a Sony Memory Stick or SD card for storage. Sony’s new external hard drive, the HD-PG5 serires offers easy PC-free backup. Look for the ultra-zoom Handycam in September. Find out more in the press release after the jump. [click to continue…]
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Sony has finally jumped into the external hard drive world to expand their home entertainment storage options with the HD-PG5 series 500GB external hard drive. The drive is USB 3.0 compatible and comes loaded with data transfer software. The great thing about this new hard drive from Sony is the ability to direct connect to BRAVIA to record HD programming and direct copy from Handycam camcorders. The HD-PG5 series will also work on your Playstation 3 or PC and is BUS powered so no AC adapter is needed. Sony also includes a security suite and backup manager.
The HD-PG5 series is available available in the UK, Germany and France. There is no word yet on US availability, but I imagine it won’t take too long. Hit the jump for more in the press release. [click to continue…]
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B&H is offering Free overnight shipping on some great Canon, Panasonic, JVC and Sony camcorders. Order now and get it by Father’s Day!
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Peer-to-Peer networking programs have been a hot topic both online and in the court room over the past decade or so. There is an overwhelming amount of information related to this topic online and much of it is flat out wrong – or, at the very least, overlooks the true legal issues that drive the case law handed down by courts. [click to continue…]
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Cisco is shutting down the popular Flip pocket camcorder business after a hefty 2009 Purchase from Pure Digital Technologies Inc.
The plan is to build out the core Cisco networking business and support the corporate customer and move away from any consumer oriented sales.
In 2010 Sony took away the #1 spot from Flip and with declining sales due to a surge in competition from Sony and Kodak and cell phone manufacturers incorporating HD video shooting Cisco decided pulling the plug and narrowing the focus to the core business is best for the company.
[via Wall Street Journal]
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Sony CEO, Sir Howard Stringer, let slip that the company is making sensors for Apple, the manufacturing of which is being delayed due to the Japan earthquake. However, based on that little tidbit of news and other recent rumors, all signs point to a Sony backside-illuminated CMOS sensor in the iPhone 5 (whenever it arrives).
Frankly, I think this is pretty good news for the next iPhone. Sony has been knocking it out of the park lately with image quality – particularly so with its smaller compact cameras using the Sony Exmor R technology. If this trend continues with the next iPhone’s camera sensor, it should be a decent little pocket camera to carry around.
[via 9 to 5 Mac]
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Sony has slung out their 2011 lineup of home a/v receivers with a breadth of great features. The new line is 3D compatible with HDMI 3D pass-through and offer standby pass-through of HDMI video and audio signals. [click to continue…]
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Sony dropped a couple of big bombs today on the portable gaming world. First, the long-awaited PSP2 (apparently, dubbed the NGP) was announced with a whopping 5-inch OLED touchscreen, dual analog sticks, front and rear cameras, and a touch panel on the back of the unit.
The NGP’s display sports a 960×544 resolution, which roasts the aging PSP’s 480×272 4.3-inch display. Additionally, the NGP features 3G, WiFi and GPS connectivity, along with accelerometer and gyroscrop motion sensing akin to the PlayStation Move. It’s also not going to use the PSP’s UMD media format, but Sony isn’t entirely clear just yet on what format you’ll be using to plug in games. The NGP won’t be available until the end of 2011, just in time for holiday shoppers.
The second big bomb is that the PlayStation Suite is coming to Android phones (Android 2.3 minimum req’d) this year, which will include support for emulated PSOne games in addition to newly developed titles designed specifically for the platform.
More details in the press releases below. [click to continue…]
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