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Sep 30, 2008

Sony 40″ LCD TV is thinner than a RAZR

Posted by Mike Evans in HDTV, Manufacturer, Sony, Video and TV No comments

Thin is definitely in this year in the realm of digital TVs, and Sony is at the forefront of this new push for super-thin TVs. At this year’s CEATEC 2008 show, the company has just unveiled the Sony KDL-40ZX1X, a 40″ LCD TV that’s just 9.9mm thin at its thinnest section.




Sep 25, 2008

Overpriced Sony Bravia streamers ignore the credit crunch

Posted by Mike Evans in HDTV, Manufacturer, Sony, Video and TV No comments

Sony have released a range of new Bravia Link modules that expand your Sony Bravia HDTVs, letting them link with a plethora of other devices, and wirelessly stream HDTV from other sources to your Bravia TV.
Unfortunately, they’re not exactly cheap, and certainly don’t offer all that much in the way of functionality when you consider [...]




Sep 11, 2008

Sony reveals its new wireless OLED TV

Posted by Daniel in HDTV, Sony No comments
Sony wireless OLED TV

No, that is not a giant flower in a huge vase; it is in fact just a small TV. It is widely know that OLED screens are currently very small and very expensive. To give you an idea, the Sony OLED XEL-1 hit stores earlier this year priced at $2,500, as the XEL-1 is only [...]




Sep 2, 2008

Bathe in the glow of your waterproof Sony Bravia TV

Posted by Mike Evans in Portable Gadgets, Portable TV No comments

If you truly are intent on taking your content with you wherever you go, then you’re going to need one of these: it’s the new Sony XDV-W600 Bravia waterproof portable TV, perfect for taking into the bath with you.
Not only is actually designed to work in the bathroom, and so positively enjoys a good soaking, [...]




Aug 31, 2008

Sony have upped the bar

Posted by Daniel in MP3 Players, Sony No comments
Sony Portable Media Player

I thought the Creative Zen Mozaic was bad enough but Sony have managed to raise the level of ugly with their PMX-U55 personal media player. I am not sure which bit of the above image I dislike the most, the picture of the dog or the media player itself. I just hope that the device [...]




Aug 5, 2008

PMX-M89 16GB: new PMP from Sony that helps you find yourself

Posted by Daniel in MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets, Sony No comments
Sony PMX-M89

This little beauty is the new Sony PMX-M89 with a 4.3-inch touchscreen and 16GB of storage. Sony is trying to stake their claim to the Chinese market with their PMX series of personal media players. The PMX series is on the higher end of the Chinese market; at 2,260 Yuan (USD $331) it is a [...]




Jul 8, 2008

Sony drops OLED in favour of FED TVs?

Posted by Daniel in Coming Soon, HDTV, News, Sony, Technology, Video and TV 1 comment

Sony has announced it will be releasing TVs with yet another next-gen display technology. FED, which stands for field emission display are to go into mass production in late 2009, so you have a bit of time to save up. This is an interesting move for Sony as they have been big supporters of OLED [...]




Jul 4, 2008

Sony’s OLED TVs to double in size

Posted by Daniel in Coming Soon, Gadgets, Home Cinema, Manufacturer, News, Sony, Video and TV 1 comment
Sony OLED

Sony’s current largest OLED TV is only 11”, which is easy to move around but not really what you want in a home entertainment system, especially when it will set you back over a £1000. How does 27″ sound though? Still not huge but it is a step in the right direction. Stan Glasgow (COO [...]




Jul 3, 2008

The all singing, all dancing Sony BRAVIA W4000

Posted by Daniel in Gadgets, HDTV, Home Cinema, Sony, Technology, Video and TV No comments
Sony BRAVIA in korea

The Sony BRAVIA LCD TV W4000 series (catchy name isn’t it), which has just been released in Korea, has more features than you can shake a stick at. Starting with the usual bits and pieces: it has 1080p full HD and uses the BRAVIA Engine 2 which, in their words, “provides the next generation in [...]