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Sony anunció que lanzará cuatro nuevos modelos de grabadores de disco óptico de alta definición Blu-ray en noviembre en Japón, mientras se caldea la batalla formal con el formato rival HD DVD.Sony, junto con el fabricante de Panasonic (Matsushita Electric Industrial), promociona la tecnología Blu-ray, que compite con el formato HD DVD, respaldado por Toshiba y Microsoft.Los nuevos modelos, capaces de almacenar hasta 16 horas de programas en alta definición en un disco Blu-ray de 50 gigabytes (GB) y doble capa, saldrán a la venta el 8 de noviembre.Los anteriores modelos de Sony, lanzados el año pasado, no podían grabar en un disco de doble capa.El modelo superior de los cuatro, que viene con un disco duro de 500 GB, se venderá previsiblemente por unos 200.000 yenes (unos 1.280 euros), aproximadamente en línea con el grabador HD DVD bandera de Toshiba."Es el momento de que los grabadores de los hogares pasen a la próxima generación", dijo el vicepresidente ejecutivo de Sony

El gigante japonés de la electrónica Sony acaba de presentar su nueva creación, bautizada 'Rolly', un robot 'walkman' ovalado que cabe en la palma de una mano y que baila al ritmo de la música que emite.Esperado desde hace semanas, 'Rolly' es un "objeto de diversión musical" totalmente nuevo, según Sony. 'Rolly', que pesa 300 gramos y mide 10,5 centímetros de largo, se parece a un pequeño balón de rugby cuyas extremidades se pueden abrir, cerrar y girar.Este artilugio no fue presentado como un 'walkman' para hacerle la competencia al iPod de Apple, sino como un robot cuyo objetivo es divertir y que se mueve al ritmo de la música y otros sonidos grabados en su memoria interna, con capacidad de un gigabyte.'Rolly' puede balancearse, avanzar, retroceder o girar rápidamente sobre su eje, emitiendo, por sus dos 'orejas', que funcionan de altavoces, música procedente de otra fuente sonora (ordenador, 'walkman') por conexión inalámbrica Bluetooth. Las diferentes

Watch in awe as images come alive on the 26″ crystal clear high definition LCD screen. Sophisticated design and advanced features make this BRAVIA HDTV an amazing value.Enhance your movie-watching experience with the powerful performance of the KDL-26M3000 BRAVIA high-definition LCD television. Enclosed in a classy black cabinet with silver trim and a silver pedestal base, the M-Series makes a stylish statement while delivering beautiful colors and sharp details. The 26″ 16:9 HD LCD screen boasts a 178-degree viewing angle - so everyone can enjoy the action. Perfect for any room, a built-in light sensor automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen to match ambient light, creating a comfortable viewing experience. More detail

The era of digital TV is approaching. Your home-theater is set to evolve to a new level. Upgrade your TV and video (movie) watching experience with the dynamic performance of the KDL-32M3000 BRAVIA high-definition LCD television. Enclosed in a classy black cabinet with silver trim and a silver pedestal base, the M-Series makes a stylish statement while delivering beautiful colors and sharp details. (more…)

Elegant Design Meets Eloquent Engineering: Distinctive looks. Outrageous picture quality. Loads of connections and features. A-Series SXRD Microdisplay TVs easily stand out. SXRD technology combines with Motionflow 120Hz technology to help provide a smooth and natural picture with a true sense of realism. BRAVIA Engine EX sharpens the image, enhances contrast and helps provide pleasingly saturated colors. Two new color technologies have been added to A-Series. x.v.Color, greatly broadens the color space input capabilities. Enjoy the capability of 1.8 times as many natural colors as existing HDTV signals have. Deep Color input capability works with the 10-bit processor. It delivers 64 times the level of color expression versus 8-bit systems. More detail

Step up to Full HD 1080p resolution and outstanding image quality with the KDS-50A3000.Sony’s A-Series HDTV’s easily stand out from conventional rear projection sets with the film-like quality of SXRD technology. In addition, BRAVIA Engine EX sharpens the image, enhances contrast and helps provide pleasingly saturated colors. Step up to the Full HD 1080 entertainment experience with the smooth and detailed picture that only Bravia SXRD televisions can deliver. (more…)

Sony announced that it will be adding two new Blu-ray Disc players to its roster of high-definition movie players. Joining the $499 entry-level BDP-S300 sometime this fall will be two higher-end machines. The BDP-S500, set to retail for about $700, features full 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output, 7.1 channel linear PCM and Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, as well as DTS-HD High Resolution

Sony ha lanzado una nueva consola portátil que muestra películas y fotografías en la televisión.Dos años después del lanzamiento de su primera PlayStation Portable (PSP), Sony lanza PSP Slim & Lite, un sucesor más ligero y delgado. Entre las novedades que incorpora el producto figura la posibilidad de conectar la consola al televisor. El formato de películas y juegos usados por PSP, conocido como UMD, ha tenido dificultades para imponerse como formato de vídeo, pero Sony confía en que la situación cambiará para mejor.“Una de las grandes novedades de PSP Slim & Lite es que la consola incorpora salida de vídeo, lo que hace posible ver películas y fotografías en el televisor. Asimismo, la consola tiene menor tamaño y es más ligera; se ha mejorado el rendimiento de la batería a la vez que el sonido es superior", escribe Sony.PSP Slim & es comercializada en dos colores, Piano Black y Ice Silver.En lo que toca al software, diversos fabricantes han anunciado más de 60

A partire da oggi, Sony rende disponibile la nuova versione della sua console portatile PSP in tutti i negozi europei. La PlayStation Portable (PSP) Slim and Lite presenta, da una parte caratteristiche tecniche superiori e dall´altra dimensioni e peso ridotti, rispetto all´attuale PSP… (more…)

Despite being more on the expensive side, the new Sony Vaio SZ is definitely worth the extra cost. The Sony Vaio SZ comes with a 13.3 inch screen, which holds great contrast and brightness and has a native resolution of 1280X1200. Sticking with it’s output, sitting above the keyboard (with large easy to press keys, rare for a laptop of this weight) are a pair of high quality speakers ready to play your favourite songs and videos. It packs a 1.8GHz Intel Core Duo T2400 processor, 2GB of RAM, a Nvidia GeForce Go 7400 graphics card with 128MB of video memory, and a big 100GB hard drive. Other useful features are the built in 1.3 megapixel webcam, a built in microphone, FireWire and two USB 2.0 ports and a VGA output port. Despite a price tag of approximately $2,500 this model is definitely worth the money for people who need speed and efficiency in their everyday tasks, such as move watching, video conferencing and word processing. What do you make of the laptop? Is it worth the he

Here we have the new Sony A700 which is a high-end Alpha digital SLR series camera; the camera will provide 12.24 megapixel shots for perfect images all the time. The Sony A700 is aided by normal ISO sensitivity up to 3200, although there is an expanded mode to boost the ISO up to 6400 this really comes in handy when you are taking pictures in the dark. Most digital cameras in this class will be left behind when it comes to previewng images on the 3-inch LCD view screen, as it will display a preview of the image very close to the actual image that has been taken, thanks to a display of 921,000-pixels. Sony always like to go that extra mile which is why they have incorporated separate Compact Flash and Memory Stick slots, what this means is that you can use either Sony’s memory card or the industry standard. This digital SLR camera from the Alpha series has an 11-point autofocus system, and to provide those perfect shots is the optical image stabilization and you do not need to wor

Sony A700 Hands-On Preview Sony A700 Overview by Shawn Barnett Now that the din of Canon and Nikon fans has quieted from last month's announcements, Sony and Minolta fans have something to smile about: the Sony A700. I longed for the next Alpha when I reviewed the first Sony Alpha A100. Though impressive, it seemed a lot like the Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D with a face lift, a few

SONY’S NEW D-SLR CAMERA SETS HIGH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5, 2007 — Sony is expanding its a (Alpha) digital SLR system with the introduction of the DSLR-A700 camera, which is aimed at photo enthusiasts or serious photo hobbyists.The new model features advanced imaging technologies and ultra-responsive operation, as well as a lightweight, dust- and moisture-resistant, magnesium alloy construction common to enthusiast-class D-SLR cameras.Like Sony’s mainstream DSLR-A100 model, the new A700 unit incorporates Super SteadyShot® Inside image stabilization in the camera body and is compatible with most Minolta Maxxum® mount lenses in addition to Sony lenses.“Discerning photo enthusiasts will be impressed with the rugged construction and outstanding performance of the A700, said Phil Lubell, director of marketing for digital cameras at Sony Electronics. “We also expect that this new camera will re-define the post-capture experience with HDMI™ output for high-quali

SONY’S NEW D-SLR CAMERA SETS HIGH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5, 2007 — Sony is expanding its a (Alpha) digital SLR system with the introduction of the DSLR-A700 camera, which is aimed at photo enthusiasts or serious photo hobbyists.The new model features advanced imaging technologies and ultra-responsive operation, as well as a lightweight, dust- and moisture-resistant, magnesium alloy construction common to enthusiast-class D-SLR cameras.Like Sony’s mainstream DSLR-A100 model, the new A700 unit incorporates Super SteadyShot® Inside image stabilization in the camera body and is compatible with most Minolta Maxxum® mount lenses in addition to Sony lenses.“Discerning photo enthusiasts will be impressed with the rugged construction and outstanding performance of the A700, said Phil Lubell, director of marketing for digital cameras at Sony Electronics. “We also expect that this new camera will re-define the post-capture experience with HDMI™ output for high-quali

Sony ha confirmado un problema de seguridad en su memoria flash con lector incorporado de huellas digitales. El producto ha sido retirado del mercado.Recientemente, la compañía de seguridad informática F-Secure reveló que el producto Sony Microvault USM-F crea una carpeta oculta en el disco duro del usuario, que puede ser usada por intrusos para almacenar virus y otro malware. Son y ha confirmado el problema y retirado de circulación los modelos de Microvault afectados.Según Sony, el software fue desarrollado por un proveedor externo. La carpeta en cuestión es usada por el dispositivo de Sony para almacenar archivos usados para la función de lectura de huellas digitales. La carpeta es invisible para los programas que normalmente se usan en Windows para tener acceso a carpetas y archivos.El tema es delicado para Sony debido a que anteriormente ha tenido problemas similares. En 2005, el sello discográfico Sony BMG intentó proteger sus CDs de música contra la copia no autorizad

Speed Racer is the name of not only a movie but also a game that will both be released at the same time in 2008. Speed Racer the movie is based on the classic animated series from 1960’s Japan, following a young race car driver as he attempts to obtain glory with the help of a Mach 5 and his family. The film will star Christina Ricci, Emile Hirsch, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox and Scott Porter. You read more information on the cast and film at IMDB. The Speed Racer game is rumored to be coming to the Nintendo Wii, DS and Sony PS2. Written by Daniel for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Gaming, Film News, News

Creo que me he quedado en el tiempo, en la época de los viejos walkman o de la radio Spica. Sin dudas la evolución de las radios personales, ha sido significativa. Desde las viejas y queridas Radios Spica - Sylvania hasta los walkamn de hoy en día hay una gran diferencia y no solo en su aspecto, sino en su calidad de audio. Así es que en el año 1959 podías disfrutar en ese momento, de la última radio a transistor, como por ejemplo una Spica 7 Red, con conexión a "earphone" (como se les decía a los actuales auriculares o "headphones"), a simples baterías AA, o más adelante en el año 1963, de una "Spica Gray Three-point Star". Hoy en día,... Si quieres ampliar esta información, solo debes visitar 1Neurona (http://1neurona.blogspot.com/) en donde encontrarás más Apuntes del Diario Vivir.

Experience rear projection on a grand scale. The KDS60A2000 offers full HD 1080p picture quality on a 60″ screen within a slim, compact design. Equipped with Sony’s Grand WEGA Engine system, integreated NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuners, and dual HDMI inputs, you get a crisp high definition picture without the hassle of dealing with miles of cables. More detail

In August the Nintendo Wii outsold the Sony PS3 by a ratio of 3-1 in Japan, but some are saying big changes could be coming as for the second consecutive month Nintendo’s overwhelming lead in the games console market has narrowed. 245,653 Nintendo Wii’s sold in the 4 weeks ending August 26th which is compared to 81,541 Sony Playstation 3’s (according to game magazine publisher Enterbrain). In June this ratio was 6-1 and in July it was 4-1 and now 3-1, could this be a pattern or is there other factors not being seen. I have brought one of each of the three main consoles, but this news is very interesting. Could this mean people are starting to understand the cutting-edge technology that’s inside the Sony PS3 like the Blu-ray high-definition DVD player and the hope of many more strong game titles for the PS3 coming (as the games are very limited at present). The $30 billion global video game industry is a big market that a few big brands are fighting for, what do you make of