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What??? No More Exploding Laptop Batteries?
Aww darn, no more cool explosions from exploding laptop batteries! STOBA, a new material technology will steal the joy of seeing your laptop explode from faulty batteries. Boy, it seemed like a week didn't pass without Apple, Toshiba, Sony, Dell,... Full Story
Posted on November 12, 2009 1:52 PM
Sony Kills Go!Messenger VoIP Application
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced that it plans to shut down Go!Messenger, a VoIP, video chat, and IM application that launched last February. Citing a lack of interest, Go!Messenger was an intriguing PSP app that leveraged the PSP Go!Cam... Full Story
Posted on February 25, 2009 10:24 AM
Gadgets Help Drive Black Friday Sales
Despite one of the worst economic climates in decades, consumer spending on Black Friday hit $10.6 billion, 3% higher than the day after Thanksgiving in 2007, according to researcher ShopperTrak. Gadgets accounted for nine of the top 10 most popular... Full Story
Posted on December 1, 2008 4:42 PM
Sony Phone Home for Gaming Future
For Sony, Home is where the future of gaming is -- or where they would like it to be. In its battle for the hearts and minds of gamers, Sony is developing a robust social-networking component to its PlayStation 3 console.... Full Story
Posted on November 25, 2008 8:37 PM
NatGeo Gets into the Gaming Mood
National Geographic Ventures is working with video game makers on branded games for PCs, consoles and handhelds, with such forthcoming titles as National Geographic: Panda for the Nintendo DS and Sony will have National Geographic: Africa. For the... Full Story
Posted on November 21, 2008 6:38 PM
Broadband-enabled Game Consoles: Bye-Bye Pay TV?
A report from research consultancy TDG predicts that portals like Microsoft's Xbox Live and Sony's PlayStation Network will soon become formidable competitors to incumbent Pay TV services. Leveraging broadband-enabled game consoles as the next-generation video platforms -- and bypassing cable and... Full Story
Posted on November 21, 2008 3:52 PM
Xbox 360 as Internet-to-TV Portal
Hoping to provide viewers with an easy way to move Internet-based video onto TV screens, GridNetworks has announced a new service that would do just that by routing the content through an Xbox 360 gaming console. The service is designed... Full Story
Posted on November 18, 2008 4:45 PM
Life Got You Down? Buy a Video Game Console
Despite a worsening economy, all three current-generation video game consoles had better U.S. sales in October than they did a year ago, according to the latest figures from The NPD Group. And both Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii... Full Story
Posted on November 13, 2008 10:22 PM
Sony Introduces New Format for Audio CDs
Just what the world needs!Sony has launched a new audio CD format dubbed Blu-spec, which apparently allows users to burn discs with the Blu Laser Diode system without losing compatibility with existing CD drives. (Backwards compatibility is always a good... Full Story
Posted on November 7, 2008 8:10 PM
Nintendo Gets New DSi Ready
Nintendo is reportedly likely to launch a new model of its top-selling handheld player, the DS, in overseas markets by next summer.Nintendo will start selling the DSi, which can take pictures, play music and is slimmer than the current model,... Full Story
Posted on October 31, 2008 3:42 PM
Less Merry Xmas: Sony Keeping PS3 Pricing As Is
Sony has ruled out cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 console before Christmas, insisting that the PS3 is better value than rivals half its price.(Maybe time to rethink that in today's -- or at least last week's -- economy?)With... Full Story
Posted on October 13, 2008 3:54 PM
Sony's Bluetooth Watch: Calling Dick Tracy!
Can't get to the ringing cell phone fast enough ladies because it's hidden inside your briefcase, purse, bag or pocket?Well, does Sony have a product for you!The new Bluetooth MBW-200 range of Bluetooth watches is an expansion of the highly... Full Story
Posted on September 24, 2008 4:25 PM
New e-Newspaper Reader Heats Up e-Reader Market
The electronic newspaper, a large portable screen that is constantly updated with the latest news, has been a prop in science fiction for ages. It also figures in the dreams of newspaper publishers struggling with rising production and delivery costs,... Full Story
Posted on September 8, 2008 12:43 PM
Sony Laptops Heading Back to Sony -- Oy VAIO!
Sony has issued a recall for thousands of its VAIO laptops because of possible overheating or short-circuits.(Didn't we blog about another similar Sony problem not all that long ago?) The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said that the recall is voluntary,... Full Story
Posted on September 4, 2008 5:50 PM
Is Sony Ericsson Headed for Splitsville?
According to Reuters, Sony's joint venture with cell phone maker Ericsson must do better. Asked whether Sony is planning to end its Sony Ericsson joint venture, Sony head honcho Howard Stringer said: "It's certainly been a difficult year but... Full Story
Posted on August 28, 2008 4:22 PM
Everything in the World's Going Wireless
In Singapore, the Dutch consumer electronics maker Philips is designing a multimedia server to stream audio and video through the air, from the Internet to any device in the home. In Munich, a former unit of Siemens envisions a cordless... Full Story
Posted on August 27, 2008 10:02 AM
What Economy? TV Sales Surge Anyway
TV shipments for North America hit record growth levels in the second quarter, despite a weaker U.S. economy.According to research firm DisplaySearch, TV shipments rose 28% compared to the same quarter last year to more than 9.3 million units, marking the... Full Story
Posted on August 18, 2008 3:12 PM
PlayStation Home Beta Up for Grabs
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Posted on August 7, 2008 6:14 PM
Is Now the Time for e-Book Readers?
With Sony announcing today that its Reader Digital Book will be able to read electronic books published using the .epub format -- the same that many of the largest book publishers are using -- ring in a new age for... Full Story
Posted on July 24, 2008 1:30 PM
A Crapware-Free PC? Now, You're Talking!
Sick and tired of getting a new PC and discovering all of the free trial software and other stuff you don't need, didn't ask for and now have clogging up valuable drive space on your new baby?Well, looks like Sony... Full Story
Posted on July 21, 2008 5:22 PM
"Why Blu?" Sweepstakes could land you a Sony PS3
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Blu-ray have teamed up with Brickfish to launch the "Why Blu?" campaign at http://www.brickfish.com/Entertainment/whyblu?tab=entries&=blu_pr.The campaign asks entrants to create a poster, ad or video highlighting the "supreme quality" of Blu-ray Discs.The grand prize winner, selected... Full Story
Posted on July 16, 2008 12:15 PM
Shaun White for Nintendo Wii (Wee!!!!)
While much has been made about how little excitement Sony and Nintendo have generated at the E3 game show (click here), there's actually some pretty cool stuff coming out. Take this for example: Nintendo had Shaun White, the gold medalist at... Full Story
Posted on July 16, 2008 10:12 AM
Sony PS3 Boo-Boo ...
Can't believe stuff like this still happens!Can't anybody here play this game!Sony has been forced to pull the 2.40 version of the PlayStation 3 software from download servers because of complaints that the new update was causing problems for the owners of... Full Story
Posted on July 3, 2008 2:08 PM
UK court rules Modchips do not circumvent copyright protection
UK-based MrModchips was cleared of all 26 counts against him for his role in importing and selling gaming console modchips. You know, the kind that lets you play [cough] backup copies of your video games. The Court of Appeal... Full Story
Posted on June 13, 2008 11:28 AM
A Million eReaders? Who Would Have Figured?
Does anybody out there love their ereader? Well, guess so, according to this blog from Oxford University Press (OUP) USA. When Amazon launched the Kindle there predictions aplenty about how it and its predecessor -- Sony's Reader would sell.... Full Story
Posted on June 9, 2008 5:11 PM
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