By Evan Narcisse and Peter Ha
FOSTER CITY – For every generation of video game hardware, one particular console manages to infiltrate the public consciousness and become the shorthand for an entire industry. In the 80s and early 90s it was Nintendo. In 1994, Sony roared onto the scene with the PlayStation and then again in 2000 …
Sony is getting ready to sell its “entry-level” VAIO J touchscreen all-in-one. It’s priced somewhat aggressively at $1100 and up for what you get—Intel Core i3 CPU, Blu-ray drive, 21.5-inch multi-touch display with 1920×1080 resolution, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive, and Windows 7 Home Premium.
The press release mentions that …
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Please note that in the above video I state that the VAIO P will start at $800 and be available June 8th, but Sony’s site has recently listed the price for this model at $899.99 and a shipping date of “on or about 6/25/2010″ which is a change since I made the video back in late May.
Since the introduction of …
Bleeding Cool is reporting that English actor Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) has been chosen as the new Peter Parker in Sony’s upcoming reboot of the franchise, directed by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer).
(More on Techland: Spider-Man 4 Set For 3D: Hope It Was Worth It)
The casting, still unconfirmed, comes just months after plans for a …
It’s been forthcoming for years now, but Sony Online Entertainment has finally confirmed that the MMORPG DC Universe Online will be released for the Playstation 3 and PC in November 2010. The information comes from IGN, although the details (When in November, for example) remain sketchy… but what else would you expect from a game …
Sony is showing off an 80-micrometer thin flexible OLED display. It measures 4.1 inches, does full color, and has a resolution of 423×240 pixels. Sony demonstrated the display by playing video files on it while wrapping it around a 4-millimeter cylinder several times. Who knows, maybe your next phone will be little more than a …
The Internet is coming to a TV near you.
Google unveiled a new platform today called Google TV at their developer conference in San Francisco that it says “will change the future of television.” Google’s move into the living room should come as no surprise given the amount of time we all spend consuming video through our …
Though not technically a netbook — Sony prefers that it be referred to as a “Lifestyle PC” — the almost impossibly small Sony VAIO P features an Intel Atom processor, unbelievably high resolution screen, and a few unique features you won’t find in other netbooks.
Here’s a quick first look before it comes out this June. …
The LA Times is reporting that Google will unveil their Internet TV tomorrow at the I/O conference in San Francisco. It’s unclear what the service will entail but Sony, Intel and Logitech are expected to join Google on stage to announce Smart TV.
Like any Google product, Smart TV is probably half cooked and Google will release dev …
Sony’s VAIO P series is kind of in a category of its own. At 1.4 pounds with a 1600×768 resolution 8-inch screen, the computer packs netbook features into a tiny body while commanding a very non-netbook price tag of $800.
What you get for your money, though, is one of the most portable computers available. Sony’s newest revision to
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MediaMolecule’s wildly popular Little Big Planet is coming back for seconds. The sequel will ship this year with a revamped Popit (“you can bring your characters to life, compose your own music, direct cinematic masterpieces, wire controllers directly in to your contraptions, connect easy to use switches, microchips and circuit boards …
Sony’s going the Chumby route (remember Chumby?) with its Dash Personal Internet Viewer. At $200 it’s a tad on the expensive side, but you get a big 7-inch 800×480 touch screen and over 1,000 apps to choose from. Oh and speaking of those apps, they’re actually Chumby apps. UPDATE: While the device uses Chumby apps, it’s also got …
