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Two New Photo Printers (DPP-FP97 and DPP-FP67) From Sony

by Sohrab Osati | Mar 30, 2009 | 30 comments

Sony has released two new photo printers for your digital cameras so you can finally just stop looking at them on their 3inch screen. The lower model (DPP-FP67) will run you $120 which can make a 4 x 6 print in roughly 50 seconds. The higher end sister unit (DPP-FP97 above and to the right) which runs at $200 also supports HDMI out and a 3.5inch LCD screen. Nice thing and smart move on Sonys part is that these units aren’t limited to Sonys Memory Stick, but also support SD,SDHC, MCC and xD, meaning a much larger part of the market can make use of these printers and not just those who own Sonys Cybershots or other Memory Stick devices cameras (yes, Samsung even used them).

Head of Sony Ericsson Steps Down

by Sohrab Osati | Mar 26, 2009 | 23 comments

It seems that Najmi Jarwala, President of Sony Ericsson USA and Head of Region North America (comprising the US and Canada markets) (thanks engadget) has decided to to “peruse other career opportunities” out side of Sony Ericesson. This all comes after many rumors of Sony and Ericesson breaking their long time partnership and even more recently, having a drop of 50% in Q1 sales. The person to be taking over in the mean time is Anders Runevad (pictured), Executive VP and Head of Global Sales & Marketing. But of course, the problem at Sony Ericesson isn’t something that any one person can shift and has to do with the entire platform and partnership of Sony Ericsson. Here is to hoping that their Android based handsets come out sooner, then later. Maybe that long rumored PSP phone might change things up too, although, i’d much rather see them take their time with that device, then just slapping the PS brand on something (looks at Walkman).

[Via Mobileburn]

Sony Reader Gains 500,000 eBooks, Thanks To Google

by Sohrab Osati | Mar 25, 2009 | 7 comments

Because of Google, the Sony Reader will soon be gaining an additional 500,000 eBooks for free. The partnership of Sony and Google is basically giving Sony Reader owners the capability to access Google Book, where Google takes it upon themselves to scan any public domain book and offer it free to it’s partners and users. With this much content, this puts Sonys Reader well ahead of the Kindle from Amazon and free content never hurt anybody.

[Via NYT]

Sony Netbooks?

by Sohrab Osati | Dec 3, 2008 | 1 comment

Now Sony has gone on the record like Apple that they are aware and watching the NetBook market, but have no real intentions of joining it or joining it yet. Well this little tidbit from the FCC shows that Sony might just be closer to the Netbook then they are letting on. Dubbed the PCG-1P1L (and closely named to the Vaio series) is sporting a 802.11 B/G/N with Bluetooth, EVDO and HSPA. The labeling states that its powered by Windows OS (not stating which version) and size is around 9.7 by 4.7 inches. Thats a fairly small bugger right there. Now for all we know, this could be a test product or part of a completely different product line that has nothing to do with Netbooks. Having said that, I don’t mind Sony going to the Netbooks, but don’t go for the sake of volume. Go because you have something different to offer thats profitable. Again, take a bite from Apples strategy. If there is no profit in a market, why be there?

[Via FCC]

Sony Vaio LV All-In-One PC Review

by Sohrab Osati | Nov 26, 2008 | 2 comments

Gizmodo has a pretty nice piece written about the new All-In-One Vaio LV. Calling it both “beautiful and powerful”, the LV picks up where the LT left off, but now combines even a sharper screen then the previous version. Also, is the introduction of an HDMI port, allowing you turn the 22” Bravia display, into a display for, lets say your PS3? Or use the integrated TV Tuner to watch some good HD shows.

Id love to give you my own review but I don’t own one and I don’t think our site is on Sony’s radar yet for them to send us test units, but if anybody from Sony is reading this, Contact Me because Id love to review some stuff too!

[Via Gizmodo]

Sony Introduces New MBS-900 Bluetooth Speaker

by Sohrab Osati | Nov 13, 2008 | 56 comments

The MBS-900 is a product of the Sony Erisson Wireless Home Audio devision that is designed to work with Sony Ericsson phones to play your media off of them, via bluetooth. This tiny little guy comes with a monochrome OLDEM display with touch screen controls. Via your Sony Ericsson phone turned remote control, you can control the MBS-900, including its built in FM tuner.

Those without a Sony Ericsson phone though are not shunned from this product as it supports an 3.5mm jack so you can plug in other media players to it. Another interesting aspect of this product is that it also doubles as a speaker phone and automatically mutes as an incoming call is placed and restarts your music, once the call has ended, making it perfect for an office (not cubical) environment. As of right now, there is no price point for this guy, but you can expect it in UK in early 09 and 2019 for those of us in the states…..

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Sony’s Xperia X1, Coming to Best Buy Next Month

by Sohrab Osati | Nov 11, 2008 | 2 comments

According to a leaked inventory photo from Best Buy, Sonys much anticipated Xperia X1 is coming to Best Buy on December 7th. Current listing price has this high end phone tagged in at $800 but this could very well be a place holder price or it could be the unlocked price where an $800 price tag would not be so unusual.

[Via BGR]

Mylo 2 Gets Video Recording And More Via Software Update

by Sohrab Osati | Jul 18, 2008 | 14 comments

To all those Mylo 2 owners out there, Sony still has love for you and is giving it to you via the free software update dubbed 1.201. The new update that’s available now gives Mylo owners the ability to record video (come on iPhone, officially every product on the planet has this capability), 16GB Memory Stuck Duo support and formatting via the menu, plus a easier menu setup for easier photo and video uploading. For those YouTube fiends comes a new improved Flash playback capability and also WMV support and SHOUTcast widget. To tope it all, we have the industry favorite update, “improved system stability”. So if this seems like your thing, it can be yours for an attractive 60MB of your space.

Sony Ericsson stumbles with profits. Hopes to break even in Q2

by Sohrab Osati | Jul 3, 2008 | 19 comments

It seems like the world wide recession isn’t holding back on Sony Ericsson as the cellphone giant struggles to make that division profitable. Last week, SE pointed out that “disappointing European sales of its mid- and high-end mobile phones”, putting to company to hopefully just break even for Q2 of 2008. Some analysts are suggesting that shipment delays and a dearth of low-end handsets also carry a share of the blame, although Sony is introducing some brand new low-end sets to hopefully pull in those, looking to spend less. On the flip side, as the high end, smartphone handsets get more popular, Sony has the highly anticipated and eagerly awaited Xperia X1 on the way. Hopefully some advertisement will help educate customers that there will be other phones besides the iPhone.

Two New VGX-TP1 media center PCs

by Sohrab Osati | Jul 2, 2008 | 3 comments

Sony is introducing two new VGX-TP1 media center PCs that pack a nice punch and would make a fantastic piece of hardware for those who want more out of their home media room. First comes the VGX-TP1D, a white, 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo T8100 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, GeForce 8400M GT graphics card, integrated WiFi, a dual-layer DVD writer and HDMI / VGA outs, priced at ¥150,000 ($1,392).

The higher end sister model (VGX-TP1DQ / B) steps it up with a black finish, a 500GB hard drive and a Blu-ray burner to boot. Both units also boast four USB 2.0 ports, 4-pin FireWire, a multicard reader, TV tuner and a wireless keyboard at ¥200,000 ($1,856). Currently only in Japan but expect them to hit your nearest Sony Style store soon.

New Bluetooth Pieces From Sony Ericsson

by Sohrab Osati | Jul 1, 2008 | 6 comments

Newly introduced The HBH-PV715, HBH-PV720 and HBH-PV740 are the latest of Bluetooth pieces from Sony Ericsson. Boasting a variety of colors and patters and packing a mind blowing 10 hour of talk time with 700 hours in standby mode and even Automatic volume adjustment. Look for these fashionable units to hit in Q4.

Montevina Coming to Sony’s VAIO FW, Z, SR and BZ

by Sohrab Osati | Jun 25, 2008 | 1 comment

Laptoping is reporting that Sony is poised to be introduced the new Intel Montevina chipsets to its up coming FW that usually boasts a 16.4″ display and the smaller Z, SR and BZ lineup. Moving to this new chipset will help the units both run cooler (with a smaller processor chip) while having a better Cache speed, meaning faster units. Faster and cooler and last but not least, less power consumption, meaning better battery lifetime sounds good to me.

Sony Ericsson Candybar J132 and K330 Enter Entry Market

by Sohrab Osati | Jun 22, 2008 | 43 comments

In order to stay competitive in the global recession that seems to be happening, Sony Ericsson is starting to introduce a lower priced lineup to both expand the brand and influence of the Sony Ericsson brand but also help fuel further growth in a time where consumers are shying away from higher prices products. Enter the Sony J132. Nothing fancy beyond talking and texting but the budget friendly unit does boast an impressive 9 hours of talk time (450 standby), making it perfect for those who just want a nice enough phone. The K330 improves with Bluetooth, video capture/camera, 1.7-inch display and Health mate application.

Expect the J132 to hit in Q4 within “select markets” in Night Black and Heaven Blue. The K330 will be available in “Gold on Black / Green on Black” in Q3 of 2008. The J132a and K330a will both support GSM 850/1900 and will be headed State side.

Sony Ericsson C905 8.1-Megapixel Cybershot Phone Gets Official Specs

by Sohrab Osati | Jun 18, 2008 | 13 comments

So the rumors have been indeed true, the new Sony Ericsson C905 will indeed boast an 8.1 Megapixel camera and were going to go ahead and say, thats an industry first. Top that iPhone with your 2 Mexapixels (although we will be the firs to admit that Pixel count dosent mean shit and lens and chip does but with that in mind, there is a huge diff. between a 8.1 and a 2 Megapixel count).

But if you thought that it ended with just a high pixel count, then you don’t know Sony as the phone also features Xenon flash, auto face detection and image stabilization and a nice zoom. (Ok, now we can look at the iPhone and say wtf). But Sony didn’t stop there either. The C905 also boasts:

Quad-band GSM (9-hours talk / 380 hours standby)
Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100
Auto-rotating, 2.4-inch scratch-resistant QVGA display
aGPS with Google Maps
A2DP stereo Bluetooth
TV-out
2GB of included Memory Stick Micro (M2)
WiFi with DLNA support

Look for a global launch of Q4

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Sony Ericsson Brings Modem, GPS and Card Reader Together

by Sohrab Osati | Jun 17, 2008 | 1 comment

Sony Ericsson is introducing two new Mobile Internet dongles dubbed the MD400 and MD400g. Both units connect via USB with a folding antenna and offer HSPA connectivity with 7.2MB/s downloads and 2.0MB/s downloads. Integrated in both are also a MemoryStick Micro and MicroSD card reader. Those who opt for the MD400g, will also get built in GPS and NMEA 2.0 interface, meaning they can just connect to their Mac or PC and find themselves on Google Maps. No price yet but release is expected to be later this year. Its nice to see Sony continuing its love with Google.

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