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PlayStation 3 at $499 & Up?
Sony and Microsoft used to compete head to head in video gaming consoles, but with Sony announcing PlayStation 3 prices at $499 (basic) and $599 (souped up), they now seem to be at a major competitive disadvantage with Microsoft on...
Sony VAIO VN-CX1/B Mouse and Skype Gadget
The Sony VAIO VN-CX1 is a strange convergence gadget - it's a mouse that doubles as a Skype phone. You simply press a button on the side and the mouse flips open to become a clamshell-style phone.I guess the idea...
E3 Opens Tomorrow: Gamers Unite
Gaming enthusiasts unite! Tomorrow, E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo), the world’s largest gaming conference, opens in the city of angels (Los Angeles); it runs through May 12. New programs will be unveiled by such leading companies as Entertainment Arts, Sony, Nintendo...
Robot Dog: New Fido on Its Way!
The Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA) SmartBrief newsletter is always full of interesting items. Here’s one for your: Sony has discontinued AIBO, its robot pooch, but South Korea's DasaTech's Genibo, an LED-eyed robot dog, may be on the market sometime next...
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo battle over undecided gamers
According to an IGN survey, 14% are unsure about their next next-gen videogame console purchase. Microsoft has a headstart over both Sony and Nintendo, however the Sony Playstation 3 sports a 36% allegiance versus Microsoft XBox 360's 28%. Having trouble...
HP TVs and Lenovo PCs at Best Buy: Am I Seeing Correctly?
Interesting news the past couple of weeks about Best Buy adding flat-panel televisions from HP and Lenovo notebooksand desktop computers. Seems, on one hand, this would herald the return of TVs from a major U.S. manufacturer to the retail market. In case...
Sony offers Camcorder Trade-Up Program
Sony announced a camcorder trade-up program. According to Sony, "You can trade in that old camcorder, help the environment, and receive Sony credit. Use the credit for a brand new Sony camcorder purchased online at SonyStyle.com. They have an online...
(Gadgets) Love Is Love (Not Fade Away) ...
It’s interesting how the hottest of hot technologies gradually cools and fades away. I’m thinking about this after visiting Best Buy to buy a cassette player for my elderly uncle who loves to listen to books on tape. Now Best Buy...
Yahoo and Sony VoIP deal?
I just got this email at 10pm EST:I wanted to touch base with you on some news Yahoo! is announcing around our voice efforts, and see if you are interested in receiving the details under embargo today. We are extending...
Microsoft's New Portable Computer?
According to a report yesterday in UK-based Advanced-Television.com, Microsoft is expected to unveil a portable computer that is in between a mobile telephone and a laptop. This is the latest move and counter-move in the battle to define leadership in growing area of develop devices...
PSP: Wow!
If my memory serves me well, wasn't Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP), the two most desired holiday gifts of the 2005 season?Having moved up through the various Nintendo home and portable boxes (GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GameBoy SP,...
A Really Useful Digital Camera Evaluation Guide
With the annual shindig for camera dealers, Photo Marketing Association (PMA) trade show, wrapping up in Orlando today, what could be more fitting than a really useful guide to evaluating digital cameras?When I worked on Fujifilm's digital cameras (and Ricoh and Sony...
G10l.com: First Global Virtual Soccer Game Championship
If you love to play soccer, then G10L.com is for you! The free web site invites soccer players and fans from all corners of the globe, including the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Russia, the U.S., Brazil, Argentina, Japan, China,...
Sony & Samsung: An Unlikely Team, But Could This Be the Start of a Beautiful Relationship?
Is used to be that Japanese companies only made alliances with each other -- while at the same time fighting tooth and nail for competitive advantage. But now we have a Japanese company -- Sony, no less -- that has...
XBox Live Diamond Card
We all know Microsoft is positioning the Xbox 360 as the central hub combining games, home entertainment and lifestyle, but today Microsoft took it to a whole other level by offering their Xbox Live Diamond card "perks card" for all...
No HD DVD for Christmas This Year ...
If anyone was thinking about getting the truly latest innovation in home entertainment technology – a High-Definition DVD player – in time for the holidays, you needn't worry.Toshiba has just announced that the planned year-end launch of its next-generation HD...
Sony No Baloney? Indeed!
Remember that old Sony slogan? Is it still appropriate today? For the latest on the Sony CD copyright protection fiasco which I blogged about earlier, today take a look at the "Sony CDs Still at Risk" article that just hit the Red...
The World Is Becoming Flat
It’s no surprise that TV sales continue to rise, with sales of flat panel TVs (including both LCD and plasma) more than doubling from last year as prices inexorably drop over time. At the same time, sales of CRT TVs...
300GB DVD to challenge Blue-Ray?
With the ongoing nasty war between the Blue-Ray and HD-DVD camps, it looks like their is a new entrant entering the ring and joining the fight.In the Blue-Ray corner we have Blue-Ray founders, Sony Corporation and Royal Philips Electronics along...
Digital Camera Shopping Tip: Go with the Leaders
With Friday marking the official start of the holiday shopping season (all those 5:00 AM store openings and early bird specials!), digital cameras still look to be a very popular item on many gift lists. With that in mind, it’s...
What's missing from the XBox 360?
By all early indications, the Microsoft XBox 360 is a resounding success despite some stories of some XBox 360 muggings and even an Electronic Boutique store held at gunpoint until two XBoxs were handed over. My wife told me a...
Microsoft XBox 360 vs. Sony Playstation 3 - Game over man!
With the impending launch of Microsoft's XBox 360, inevitably comparisons will be made to Sony's Playstation 3 due out next year. But the battle has already been won by Microsoft without firing a single shot - without a single needle...
Microsoft to remove Sony copy protection malware
Microsoft said it would remove controversial copy-protection software that CDs from music publisher Sony BMG install on personal computers, deeming it a security risk to PCs running on Windows. This is but another salvo shot fired between Microsoft and Sony....
Sony VAIO VA TV-PC VGC-VA10G and VGC-VA11G Media Center PC
Sony announced their new All-in-One LCD TV and PC running Microsoft Media Center Edition 2005. The new Sony VAIO VA TV-PC VGC-VA10G and VGC-VA11G both remind me of an all-in-one iMac (monitor and computer combined in the same chassis). I...
Sony joystick mouse
Sony has released a new "PowerPoint presentation" 2.4GHZ wireless mouse that features 4-buttons and 800DPI resolution. What is truly unique about this mouse is the joystick pointer where normally a scroll wheel would be located. The joystick is used not...
