Posts Tagged Sony

Sony slices e-book reader prices

The e-reader market has been taking a hammering in the last couple of months after Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com started a price war. That battle is having an effect on the competition as brands decide whether to jump in and keep up or fall by the wayside. Sony is the latest to trim its [...]

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Sony launches Blu-ray 3D surround sound system

Entertainment giant Sony has launched its latest home cinema surround sound system delivering 3D pass-through on HDMI inputs as well as a 3D Blu-ray player. Called the BDV-470SS, the system combines the new BDP-S470 Blu-ray player with 3D playback and IPTV support with its latest HT-AS5 surround sound system, which is claimed to deliver 1000-watts [...]

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Sony releases 3D panorama firmware update for NEX-3 and NEX-5 cameras

Consumer electronics giant Sony has released a firmware for its new NEX-3 and NEX-5 interchangeable-lens cameras that enables users to capture 3D panorama shots. Rather than having to manually line up a panorama sequence of shots, users simply press the shutter-release button and sweep the camera from one side to the other. The camera uses [...]

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Sony launches 3D Blu-ray player with IPTV for $299

Consumer electronics giant Sony today launched three new Blu-ray players including a new model with Sony’s Bravia Internet Video IPTV, USB video playback and 3D Blu-ray movie playback for $299. The BDP-S470 isn’t the cheapest model in the new range but it is the cheapest with 3D playback support. The tag of cheapest player goes [...]

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Sony launches new Alpha 390 DSLR camera

Japanese electronics giant Sony has announced the release of its latest budget digital SLR camera. The new Alpha-390 features a 14.2-megapixel CCD image sensor inside a new compact, lightweight body the company is aiming towards first-time DSLR buyers. The camera comes with a 2.7-inch variable-angle LCD panel on the back. Sony has implemented its SteadyShot [...]

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