February 28, 2006

Sony to deliver first wave of Blu-ray Disc (BD) May 23rd

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is targeting May 23 to deliver the first wave of Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles at retail. Delivery will coincide with the launch that day of the first commercially available BD player from Samsung Electronics, which will be followed shortly by BD players from Pioneer and Sony along with a BD compatible VAIO PC from Sony.

SPHE and MGM Home Entertainment will first release eight BD titles, with another eight following shortly June 13. Benjamin S. Feingold, president, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, made the announcement.

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February 21, 2006

Sony HDR-HC3HDV 1080i Handycam

Sony recently introduced the HDR-HC3, a new high-definition camcorder that is small enough to rest comfortably in the palm of your hand. The 18 ounce, 5.5 inch-long HDR-HC3 is touted as the world's lightest and smallest.

HDR-HC3HDV 1080i Handycam is equipped with a 2.7-inch swivel LCD monitor screen.

"People are more savvy about high-definition television, have experienced its visual impact, and now they want the same 'wow factor' for their own home movies," said Linda Vuolo, director for camcorder products at Sony Electronics. "Sony has made great strides in creating the consumer HDV market over the past two years and now we are expanding it even further."

The device, 26% more compact than the previous model, is set to go on sale next month in Japan for $1,300 and in April in the United States for $1,700.

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February 16, 2006

Sony Walkman Bean dead

Japanese consumer electronics giant, Sony Corp. will discontinue its Walkman Bean portable music players in April, less than six months after the, kidney-shaped player hit the market, according to several UK media reports. The company confirmed the decision to UK newspapers The Telegraph and The Independent/

"We replace models all the time," company spokesperson Rachel Branch wrote in an e-mail. "At this point, the Bean is still available and I don't know when, if, or how it will be replaced."

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February 13, 2006

Sony Ericsson unveils a 3G and an entry level cellphone at 3GSM

Sony Ericsson has unveiled two mobile phones at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona – the 3G K610 and the entry-level J100.

K610 – a bar-designed tri-band GSM/GPRS (900/1800/1900)/UMTS (2100) phone. It is 17mm thick and weighs 92 grams. The device will be available in two colors - Evening Red and Urban Silver and is expected to be released in the second quarter of 2006. The main features are:

1.9-inch 262k color TFT display
Bluetooth
2.0 mega pixels camera with video capture
Second VGA camera for video calling
Standard push e-mail support (M-IMAP)
NetFron browser
Memory Stick Micro (M2) memory expansion slot
Media player (MP3, AAC and E-AAC+ support)
Infrared, USB 2.0 support
Built-in Speakerphone

J100 – an entry-level dual-band GSM phone, which will be available in three variants - J100i GSM 900/1800 MHz for Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, J100c GSM 900/1800 MHz for China and J100a GSM 850/1900 MHz for Americas. The device will be offered in two colors - Polar White and Twilight Blue and is expected to hit the market in the second quarter of 2006. It features:

65k color STN display
Four-way navigation key
32-chord polyphonic ringtones
Vibrating Alert

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