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News April 22, 2009

New PSP Firmware Revs Up Music, Video, Web … oh, and Gaming, too …

Since the Japanese release of the PSP in December 2004, Sony has been continuously updating the system software (Firmware) of the system for three main reasons – security, bug fixes (always rolled into other patches), and new features. Security has largely been about patching vulnerabilities that have allowed exploits permitting the use of so-called homebrew, [...]

Sony Takes a Step Towards A UMD-free Future!

This week Sony has taken a step in the direction of eliminating dependence on the UMD disk media by announcing that the upcoming Patapon 2 will be available only as a ‘Digital Download’ from the PSN Store in North America. As noted at TechTree, the game will be available on May 5th for $15 (other [...]

The PSP2 rumor that just won’t go away

As early as mid-2006, we were being regaled with tales of a forthcoming UMD-free PSP 2 portable gaming system. In the ensuing three years there have been more rumors as well as the release of the evolutionary PSP-2000 and PSP-3000 systems, both of which are based on the UMD, a Sony-proprietary DVD-like storage device. The [...]

Sony Vaio PC purse sized PC to give MacBook Air stiff competition

Sony introduced their new Vaio P series Lifestyle PC at CES 2009 yesterday. Weighing in at only 1.4 pounds and less than an inch thick the device is looking like one of the first true competitors to Apple’s ultra-thin MacBook Air. The screen is an 8 inch 1600 x 768 LCD (compared to the 13.3 [...]

This just in – Sony PRS-700 eReader is a glare magnet

Gizmodo weighs in with a review and some Sony vs Kindle screen comparison shots. Their verdict? They think the new Sony PRS-700 has a problem with screen glare. One of the neat things about the new Sony is you can swipe the screen to turn pages. When I visited NY to watch “Reader Guy” Dave [...]

Dave Farrow breaks free of the Sony window after 30 days of storefront confinement

Dave Farrow has been living (and reading) in the Data Vision store window located on 5th Ave in New York City for the past 30 days. His Sony Reader Revolution is a publicity stunt to draw attention to the Sony eBook Reader as well as call attention to reading. For every page Dave reads, Sony [...]

Bored this weekend? Watch the Dave Farrow (aka Sony Reader Guy) live in NYC on webcam

Poor Dave Farrow. He’s camped out for 30 days in a New York City storefront window (Datavision – located at 39th and 5th Ave) to spotlight the new Sony PRS-700 Reader. Sony has set up a web cam so you can watch (and listen) to him while inside the store display. There’s also a link [...]

My 43 seconds with Sony’s PRS-700 eBook Reader

While walking through the Sony store on Madison Ave Sunday I spotted the new PRS-700 eBook reader on display. Just like Mike Cane said, there was a Sony representative stationed next to it with a handful of brochures and lots of a little information about the device. These readers aren’t released yet (Release date? according [...]

Sony Ericsson HBH-DS220 Stereo Bluetooth Headset Review

The folks at Just Another Mobile Monday have published a cool review on the Sony Ericsson HBH-DS220 Stereo Bluetooth Headset. Says Ragart in the review – Before we jump into this review, let’s try and set aside all the problems we might have with Bluetooth and its software implementations. Forget the fact that the iPhone [...]

Review: Sony Cybershot DSC-W120. A Million Smiling Faces Can’t Be Wrong

Digital cameras seem to be everywhere these days, and I am pretty sure you are all familiar with the basic premises of composing a photo on them. Set subjects in place, aim camera, scream “everyone smile!” point, and shoot as everyone smiles or says cheese, or whatever other instruction you gave them. Pretty simple. Simple, [...]

Review: The Sony Walkman…Now With Bluetooth

There it was. At last! Writ large upon the outer wrapping of the new Sony NWZ-A828K Digital Media Player (which most of you will know as a Walkman). There were the words I have longed to hear from a media player for so many years. The box read: WIRELESS. Enjoy music wirelessly with the supplied [...]

The Sony Reader Review

If you read my intro to eBooks, you’ll know that I’m a big eBook fan. So I was really excited to get a look at the new Sony Reader, a dedicated eBook reader that uses the (new! revolutionary!) e-ink technology. Look, I don’t know how revolutionary the e-ink technology is, honestly. I’ve been in the [...]

Ahhh Yes, the cPC

Doug Moran reminded me last night that I have been severely slacking in my DualCor cPC updates since returning from San Francisco over a month ago. Wow time has flown, and he is absolutely right! He said and I quote: “So anyway, aside from the stuff below, and my interest in how you’re doing with [...]

The Universal Dilemma

I’ve been using the HTC Universal (branded as an i-mate JasJar) for almost a year. This in itself�has been�a bit out of the norm, because many of the PDAs I’ve owned haven’t lasted�near as long. Let’s go tripping down memory lane, shall we? The first pen-based (or stylus entry)�Personal Digital Assistant that I remember buying [...]