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Sony will launch the first laptop containing the new TransferJet short-range wireless system on Saturday. Sony hopes TransferJet will replace cables for shifting data between computers and mobile devices such as cameras at a much faster rate than Bluetooth, but the technology's success will depend on its use in products from the big-name consumer electronics companies that have pledged to support it.
With a handful of new Cyber-shot camera announcements at CES 2010 today, Sony became the first company to offer TransferJet-capable devices for wireless peer-to-peer sharing between cameras, laptops, and other devices.
Sony expects that 3D televisions will make up between 30 per cent and 50 per cent of all sets it sells in the financial year that begins in April 2012, a senior executive said late last week. The goal further indicates Sony's confidence in 3D entertainment ahead of a roll-out of the technology next year.
Recognizing that a shortage of content could doom its 3D push from the start, Sony is likely to launch cameras that give consumers the ability to shoot in the format.
Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony, took the stage today at Sony's E3 press conference, and started off with some jokes, telling the audience that he believes Sony is the leader in many things, including leaked content. All the same, the PSP Go (or the "Worst Kept Secret" as they nicknamed it) got it's formal debut, listing off its technical specs, price tag, and release date.
Sony has announced three new digital SLR cameras, the Alpha A230, A330 and A380, which are aimed at users interested in moving from compact cameras.
Sony has launched a whole new range of Handycam camcorders. Here are the highlights.
January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a great place to see new gadgets but they're not always available right away. A couple of the coolest gadgets from this year's CES, Sony's OLED-based Walkman and Samsung's slim Blu-ray Disk player, are now on their way with availability from April.
Sony is refreshing its Walkman line with new flagship models that pack noise cancelling, a bright touchscreen display, mobile TV, and the ability to surf the Internet and watch YouTube videos.
Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 have both hit sales milestones in Japan in the last week.
Sony is cutting the price of its PlayStation 2 console by almost 25 percent in both Europe and North America, the company said Tuesday.
In its strongest wording to date, Sony Computer Entertainment America emphatically denied that a PlayStation 3 price drop is planned. The terse media statement comes on the heels of repeated rumours that PS3 price drop was imminent.
Sony has announced a new flagship camera that captures images using fewer megapixels than other models in its range -- but at a higher quality, according to the company
Sony has bolstered its line of digital cameras with six new Cyber-shots. The new T-, W-, S-, and H-series cameras will be showcased at the PMA 2009 tradeshow.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 console has sold over 28 million units worldwide, 8 million more than the Sony Playstation 3.
Reuters reports that Sony, one of the world's largest media conglomerates and manufacturer of the PlayStation 3 video game console, is expected to soon post a loss of US$1.1 billion, the company's first loss in 14 years.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Sony announced two new additions to its entry-level digital camera line. Beefed-up specs, ease of use, and a thinner frame mark the new Cyber-shot S series and W series point-and-shoots.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Sony Electronics announced a dramatic overhaul of its Handycam camcorder line, spanning hard-drive, DVD, flash-drive, and pocket camcorders. At the top tier is the high-definition, hard-drive-based XR series, which will replace the AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) Handycam SR10, Handycam SR11, and Handycam SR12 models. The SR line will live on, however, with three new standard-definition units.
High-definition camcorders may be the trend du jour, but Sony's the latest company to hoping that megazoom models will gain marquee status, too. The company announced seven standard-definition camcorders today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that offer 60X-optical-zoom camcorders. That's just a bit short of the 70X-optical-zoom models that Panasonic announced earlier today, but it's definitely plenty of zoom.
After several weeks of leaks and teasers Sony took the wraps off its anticipated Vaio P-series mini-laptop at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening.
