Sony has debuted a new Blu-ray player called the BDP-N460 to go along with that $2,000 AV receiver I mentioned a bit ago. The new Blu-ray player offers the capability to stream Internet video to the big screen in the living room.

Sony has debuted a new Blu-ray player called the BDP-N460 to go along with that $2,000 AV receiver I mentioned a bit ago. The new Blu-ray player offers the capability to stream Internet video to the big screen in the living room.

Sony have announced that, as of fall 2009, Netflix, Demand Media and ON Networks will arrive on their BRAVIA HDTVs. A standard feature on any upcoming Sony BRAVIA internet video-capable HDTV, and usable on existing sets courtesy of Sony’s BRAVIA Internet Video Link module, Netflix users will be able to access their instant queue lists on their TV.
Sony’s X Series OLED touchscreen Walkman has landed in the US, appearing for sale at the official SonyStyle store. Both 32GB and 16GB models are listed, priced at $399.99 and $299.99 respectively; that’s the same as we saw back in May, when the PMPs appeared for pre-order on Amazon.

Don’t forget, SlashGear and Slacker are giving away a full year’s subscription to Slacker Radio Plus to one lucky reader. Entering is simple and free, and the winner will get advert-free access to Slacker’s catalog of over two-million tracks on their BlackBerry, iPhone or iPod touch! In fact you can use the Slacker service as your own personal jukebox, as Radio Plus subscribers get unlimited song requests. To find out how to enter, head over here!

It’s been a week of mobile device reviews, along with the Bluetooth accessories that go with them, here at SlashGear, with Samsung’s Tocco Ultra S8300 and Instinct S30 showing up for playtime. We also gave our opinion on the big news in Bluetooth headsets, in the shape of the Plantronics Voyager Pro and the Aliph Jawbone PRIME. Finally, HTC’s Touch Diamond2 flaunted itself in a video unboxing, while the Mophie Juice Pack Air for the iPhone 3G got its review.

No matter how much storage you have on your cellphone for music, there’s inevitably a point where you tire of what is loaded. That’s where Slacker steps in: the streaming radio station offers unlimited free music, custom radio stations and over 100 preprogrammed stations queued up by experts, all to your BlackBerry smartphone, iPhone or iPod touch. Now, to celebrate their music catalog blasting through the 2 million track mark, Slacker and SlashGear are giving away a one year subscription to Slacker Radio Plus, the company’s premium service.

Full prize and giveaway details after the cut!
RIM have launched the BlackBerry App World, their version of the on-device app store. Available initially in the US, UK and Canada – with a broader roll-out to follow – App World will run on any BlackBerry on OS 4.2 or higher, as long as they have either a trackball or a touchscreen.
Like it or love it, there are a whole lot of people out there looking at two years with their new BlackBerry Storm, so they may as well have some streaming entertainment to occupy them. Slacker have announced a version of its free internet radio app for the touchscreen RIM smartphone, complete with 100 expert-programmed Slacker stations, over 10,000 artist stations or umpteen custom stations. Interestingly, you can listen to music even without a network connection, thanks to Slacker’s station caching.

Logitech have introduced the Squeezebox Boom, in effect the company’s Squeezebox network music player with built-in amplification and speakers. Setup is straightforward – plug into the mains, enter your WiFi password – and then you have the pleasure of bi-amped 3-inch woofers and 3/4-inch tweeters (with a 24-bit Burr Brown D/A converter behind the scenes) to enjoy either music stored elsewhere on your network or streaming from Rhapsody, Last.FM, Slacker, Pandora and Sirius.

There are 3 models shipping. They all have the same 4-inch screen and some controls along the side of that screen.
