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Sony launches ICD-UX200 and ICD-UX300F digital voice recorders in Europe

By Shane McGlaun on Monday, Nov 23rd 2009 No Comments

Digital voice recorders can be used for all sorts of things form recording lectures or interviews to making voice notes for yourself. Sony has unveiled two new flash voice recorders in Europe including the ICD-UX200 and the ICD-UX300F. Both of the devices have 3-in-1 capability.

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Nintendo DSi LL sized-up with PSP-3000: it’s vast!

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 23rd 2009 No Comments

Nintendo's DSi LL hit Japanese shelves this weekend, and we hope those who braved the stores to pick up the new, oversized handheld had been doing their arm exercises; as Game Watch's comparison photos show, the "LL" moniker isn't just there for show. Shown here next to a Sony PSP-3000, the DSi LL looks, frankly, huge.

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Sony UX490 UMPC hugely modded: CPU switched, 3G injected, quad-OS

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 23rd 2009 1 Comment

We’ve covered a few modded Sony VAIO UX-series UMPCs over the years, but it’s rare to see all the headline tweaks combined into one machine. Happily one member of the Micro PC Talk forums has done just that, taking a humble 2007 UX490 and not only switching out its SSD, WiFi and other basic components, but completely replacing the standard CPU (which is soldered into place) for a faster version.

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Sony Reader Daily Edition up for pre-order at $400

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

We’ve got to admit, having played with the mirasol ebook prototype earlier today, Sony’s pre-sale of their Reader Daily Edition is looking marginally less appealing. Priced at $399.99, the Sony Reader Daily Edition has a 7-inch monochrome e-ink display, integrated 3G connectivity, and weighs 12.75oz; wireless access to Sony’s ebook store is included in the sticker price.

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Sony VAIO X teardown reveals huge engineering ingenuity

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 17th 2009 No Comments

While we always enjoy the post-launch teardown photosets that spring up following a particularly noteworthy piece of hardware, sometimes we wish there was an engineer to hand to tell us whether what we’re looking at really is all that impressive. TechOn did just that with Sony’s indecently-skinny VAIO X, in a seven part hands-on and teardown that pits an unnamed engineer – who, from the sound of it, works for a rival OEM – against Sony’s ingenuity. In case you hadn’t guessed, the VAIO X really is a masterpiece of manufacturing.

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Tegra 2 confirmed for next-gen Nintendo DS say sources

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 16th 2009 No Comments

It’s almost as much fun speculating about new gaming hardware as it is playing on current-gen consoles, so color us intrigued at DigitalFoundry’s “credible sources” who are saying that the next-gen Nintendo DS will run NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 and that it’s “not unrealistic” that the handheld will out-grunt the current Nintendo Wii. Problem is, Sony’s next-gen PSP2 has also seen a few spilled details, and that’s looking even more impressive: think along the lines of potential GPU power in-between the original Xbox and the Xbox 360.

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Netflix streaming officially hits PS3 today

By Shane McGlaun on Tuesday, Nov 10th 2009 2 Comments

If you are one of the hoards of PS3 owners that were excited by Netflix announced streaming would be coming to the game console, today is the big day friends. Netflix has announced that its streaming service is now officially live on the PS3. I hope you ordered your PS3 Netflix disc.

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DS and PSP Go fired through walls (just for the fun of it)

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 4th 2009 2 Comments

Remember how Sony launched a PS3 at a BRAVIA flat-panel TV pretty much just for the fun of it? Well, they seem to have triggered a new trend of firing gaming hardware at solid objects, as French gaming magazine Amusement have included a photo-shoot involving Nintendo’s DS and Sony’s PSP Go being fired through walls.

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Sony VAIO X super-waif ultraportable gets unboxed [Video]

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 3rd 2009 No Comments

The Sony VAIO X super-slim ultraportable may be on sale in the US, but units actually reaching customers hands are still in short supply. That’s why we turn to Germany for our unboxing edification, with NewGadgets.de doing the honors in stripping the half-inch thick notebook from its bulky packaging.

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Video unboxing after the cut

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Sony recalls 69K VGP-AC19V17 VAIO power adapters

By Shane McGlaun on Thursday, Oct 29th 2009 No Comments

The last few week shave seen several large product recalls with the most recent from Belkin due to a risk of electrical shock. Today Sony has announced a large product recall that will affect the owners of several VAIO computers. The recall has to do with the AC adapters the machines use rather than the batteries this time around.