Sony's CES booth tour
Today we had a chance to walk around and get some hands-on time with a bunch of the products Sony's been pimping so far at CES during the press preview and the Stringer keynote. Here's a visual smorgasboard of the eye candy in the Sony booth:
The Sony Ericsson W810i is reminiscent of our beloved K750i except it will ship with a headphone connector that will actually let you plug in any standard 1/8-inch headphones. We're not huge fans of the confusing three-buttons-in-one interface and the loss of the dipstick, but the dedicated media controls are nice. This'll be out in the States in Q1.
The new Vaio SZ notebook:
is the usual thin and light goodness from Sony. That EDGE radio on the right side seems like it would be dangerously prone to snapping right off, though.
The NW-A3000 Walkman:
The Sony Reader:
Obligatory PS3 pr0n:
A new Cybershot, the DSC-T9 is a 6.0 megapixel cam that'll be available in about a month for $449.
The 82-inch Bravia display prototype supporting xvYCC:
The DCR-SR100 Handycam hard drive DV cam:
The DCR-DVD505 Handycam:
And of course, mucho Blu-ray schwag:
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
xej @ Jan 6th 2006 8:23PM
Ooh, free BD-ROM movies?
eBay, here I come!
1337 @ Jan 6th 2006 8:24PM
OMG PS3 Porn!
*fap*
Too bad its going to come out on Late '06 Early '07
ned @ Jan 6th 2006 8:24PM
So where's the PS3 Launch date?
bruce @ Jan 6th 2006 8:26PM
Wow?!
Free Blu-Ray movies? That's pretty cool!
Hiro11 @ Jan 6th 2006 8:31PM
Stealth, Flightplan and Hitch...all in the same format? Count me in!
Dan Citi @ Jan 6th 2006 8:35PM
NW-A3000 Walkman looks cool but that hand makes it loook big.Its nice to see Blu ray movies and the Ericsson W810i looks great,the ebook looks really good and so does the new Vaio. I wish they'd show Pics of the PS3 vent(its on the top) but if u wanna see it I guess you could just google image PS3 or Playstation 3.
David @ Jan 6th 2006 8:40PM
you guys could make a killing on eBay with those discs. OR, do I smell a reader giveaway?
Bart @ Jan 7th 2006 2:51AM
is ps3 really late 2006/early 2007? boo i thought it was spring 06...
JamesP @ Jan 7th 2006 2:53AM
I had my hopes up that PS3 had scrapped the boomerang controller as some sites said it was missing from the display, but you can clearly see it there... GUTTED!
waz @ Jan 7th 2006 8:56AM
I doubt they meant that Sony was giving away free Blu-Ray movies, just that they were showing them. I know, "schwag" often means "free trade-show giveaway", but I think it was probably mis-used in this case.
Dry Ice @ Jan 7th 2006 11:20AM
Wow that 82" HDTV made me cry =]i mean the price would be ok if you can afford it but where would you put it in your house!
MrFloppy @ Jan 7th 2006 2:03PM
Yeah! First shots of BR packaging!
I want to see more, specially the inside. They don't have the same UMD cartridges, right? Damm _
Desperately Wanting @ Jan 7th 2006 3:03PM
Any mention at the Sony Booth of the US release of the newest TX series notebooks? The VGN-TX90PS has already been released in Japan and I am holding out from purchasing the TX650 because I want the TX90. Any word from the show?
EatingPie @ Jan 8th 2006 12:22PM
"Wow that 82" HDTV made me cry =]i mean the price would be ok if you can afford it but where would you put it in your house!"
I have a 73'' HDTV... fit's just fine, though it sorta dominates the room... (And no, it wasn't anywhere near as expensive as that bravia will be.) :)
I'm for Blu-Ray, but Sony's BD showing is ... pathetic. HD-DVD is fighting to win, with solid release dates, loss-leader pricing and GOOD movies! Sony has only like 2 movies that say "wow I'd go Blu-Ray for that!" has been thin on every possible release date, and is pricey (I'll give them the last one, since that was expected... Gen1 DVD went out at a grand also).
Oh, and AFAIK, the PS3 has NO RELEASE DATE. So the "early 2007" comment is as full-of-it as any other comment... the only thing "solid" is that Sony has said Spring 2006 for Japan, and even that was too vague to count on.
Did I mention thin on release dates?
-Pie