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November 30, 2004
In the midst of Sony's We Love MP3 campaign yesterday - NW-HD3 mp3 playing network walkman, news that their 'VAIO pocket" (VGF-AP1) will also be able to play MP3s with a free download was released. The download will be available dec 24th, so just in case all you get are gap sweaters for gifts you could have something to cheer you up on the big 25.
The VAIO pocket, released in June, is a portable audio/photo player that features a 2.2" color LCD. It contains a 20GB hard drive, and audio format support was ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus only. MP3, WAVE, WMA, and other formats were converted to ATRAC3/ATRAC3plus during transfer using the included "SonicStage Ver.2.0" software. With this update, users can now transfer MP3 files without converting them.
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BenQ Japan has announced their first home theater projector "PE5120" and data projector "PB7230". The new projectors will be available December 1st. The "PE5120" is expected to cost 148,000 yen & the "PB7230" should be around 548,000 Yen. Both projectors adopt a 5 color segmented wheel - yellow added, this allows for a richer picture.
The BenQ "PE5120"
- 6.4 Lbs.
- DLP™, Projection System
- Native 16:9 WVGA Resolution
- 1100 ANSI Lumens
- 2000:1 Contrast Ratio
- 5-Segment Color Wheel
DLP data projector "PB7230"
- 5.9 Lbs. Portable design
- DLP Technology, Superior Digital Picture Quality that won't fade over time.
- 2500 ANSI Lumens - Superior brightness, and clarity.
- 2000:1 - Ultra-High Contrast Ratio
- 5 Segment Color Wheel
- 8 Preset Performance Mode
- 30db Whisper Quiet
- Wireless Mouse
- Picture-In-Picture
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Thin is in. The Prosolid(Panasonic) from Docomo is a new super thin phone set for release DEC 3rd in Japan. The 49x108x16.7 millimeter aluminum body phone weighs just 98 grams. Features include a 2.2 inches (132x176 dot) TFT liquid crystal display, 125 mins talk time, 480 hours standby, available in black or silver. And that's about it for the phone called the Prosolid aimed at the older folks (30-50)- no camera in case you were wondering, older people do not take photos with a phone.
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Looking to rehash childhood memories of that little yellow ducky that did nothing but float around in the tub, well "i-Duck Wasurenb" by SolidAlliance could be the answer to your umm dreams, while this little duck does not go into the tub, it can take up space on your desk, add a dash of color & use up your free USB slots -- all just for $9. Available in Yellow, Pink, Blue, Juicy, Peace, and Strawberry. Aside for taking up space, it flashes red (because it is ashamed that it does nothing) .
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Sony has released 4 new AV selectors to give you an additional reason to get more home entertainment equipment to fill the imputs on this thing. The 4 New AV Selectors are available now in Japan. 3 of the models are active (- SB-RX100P / RX200S / RX300D) which prevents deterioration of signals during division & one passive (SB-V60). The SB-RX100P / RX200S / RX300D features Loop Protection Technology, Multi Output Function & Parallel Output Functio. The SB-V60 features include ability to switch between S-Video, Composite, and Analog Audio signals, 5 input jacks for 4 inputs (one switches between back and front), and has two output jacks.
Pictured back of SB-RX200S
- Impress.co.JP
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When you reach a certain age (30 in new york) life can sometimes get a little lonely, if you can no longer spend nights doing substances with your friends for pleasure, find stairs hard to climb, and at times you find yourself talking to yourself (depends I do this)- the ifBot (Japan) could be just want the Doctor order, if you have $5600 that is, the ifBot robot developed primarily for older folks will help keep you company, it reacts to your motions and if you just happen ah need a doctor, the ifbot can alert emergency services.
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- The NHJ Che-ez V:U2 MPEG-4 movie camera announced back in July 2004, we will finally see the light of day -- at least in Japan anyway. Expected early December - speculation 12,800 yen - (125US). Features of the Che-ez V:U2 include records mpeg-4 movies at 640x480 dot/12fps and 320x240 dot /20fps, 16MB of built-in Memory, SD memory slot for additional memory, 3MP CMOS sensor, picture resolutions 2,048x1,536/ 1,600x1,200/ 800x600 dot, 4x Zoom, 1.4inch LCD display, USB 1.1 interface & supports TV output.
Now for the good stuff it will be available in black & silver and there is a Hello Kitty version. yeah, ah add 6,000 more yen for the Kitty one. The Che-ez V:U2 measures 86x34x74mm and weighs 109 g.
Say Cheese. that was my cheesy attempt at making a joke
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Sony also announced the 1GB flash memory 'NW-E99 ' Network Walkman today, same press release as my previous post on the NW-HD3, however I think the NW-E99 deserves its own post simply because it looks like I could get a sip of something from the device. Pre-orders for the brilliant silver NW-E99 starts Nov 30 - for about 29,000 Yen. The yen should give away the location of those pre-orders. Features include MP3 playback, ATRAC3plus - ATRAC3plus support & 1GB flash memory.
The NW-E99 measures 59.5 x 41.1 x 16.1mm & weighs 51 g.
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In my little world, I believe anything titled Walkman belongs in the museum - Sony however believes otherwise and they just might convince me that the Walkman has a place in my life with their new network Walkman. The new NW-HD3 is an update to the NW-HD1 & NW-HD2 which were announced sometime ago. The new Walkman comes in 4 fabulous colors to match your various outfits - red, black, silver & blue -- available in Japan (of course) -- DEC 10. for about 42,000 yen. Features include a 1.8 inches 20GB HDD - keeping their word the NW-HD3 supports MP3 playback (Sony is intent on getting some of iPod pap market share), ATRAC3plus & ATRAC3 support & blue LCD on the blue, red & black models, white LCD on the silver model.
The NW-HD3 measures 90x13.8 - 14.8x62.1mm and weighs approximately 130 g
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November 29, 2004
The Mju-40 is a new compact digital camera from Olympus set for release in Japan on Dec 10. Big brother of sorts to the Mju-30 released in march. The new camera is expected to be priced within the 40,000 Yen range. The new camera adopts special names relating to color, The diamond dust (the silver), the eclipse knight (the navy), & the lead moon (the lead-lead).
The Mju-40 features a 2.5 inch LCD, JIS (waterproof) -- , 3x zoom, 5MP, includes album function for image navigation & a calendar -- continuing the trend of having one device do multiple things, images can captured at 2,560x1,920/ 2,048x1,536/ 1,600x1,200/ 1,280x960/ 1,024x768/ 640x480 resolutions. 64 - 400 ISO Sensitivity ISO400, ability to record video in QuickTime Motion JPEG at 320x240 pixel -- 15fps, USB 1.1 interface, uses XD picture cards available in 16MB / 32MB / 64MB / 128MB / 256MB / 512MB sizes. (comes with 32MB)
The Mju-40 measures 99x31x55.5mm & weighs 165 g
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