Shiny Little Gadgets

There is some speculation about a new AIBO that might be in the works. I am definitely going to dig into this one. I will see if any of my Japanese colleagues can find any public information from Japanese bloggers and as someone I know that used to work for European marketing for AIBO and […]

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There is a really good recap on dcemu.co.uk about the interview John Koler did with MTV. It seems that the interview was really interesting and covered many questions on the top of PSP owner’s minds (I am one of them). There are so many interesting tidbits here. Some of the most interesting are insights into which […]

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Sony Europe has recently launched an interesting microsite around Blu-Ray technology. I hope Sony wins this format, not for any reason more than I obviously like Sony and I work for them. It isn’t really fantastic as microsites go, but it’s something. I am not sure if people only associate Blu-Ray with the content, but […]

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And here I thought I was the only one. The good people over at Emerging Earth have a post about a UK survey with 1,700 people that says the following:
61% said that DRM “invades the rights of the music consumer to hear their music on different platforms.” 49% called it a “nuisance,” and 39% expressed concerns […]

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Nice little article to keep your phone from going online if you accidentally push the Internet button.

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I haven’t see one of these little baby’s, but it certainly looks interesting. I need to do some more research when I have some time. Maybe we’ll see one around the office. See the official press release for more details.
Essentially, this $230 unit allows you to transfer HD content straight from your camcorder or digital […]

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You may or may not know that a new Bravia ad is coming. You can keep your eye on Bravia-advert.com for the official line or you can keep your eyes here, at shinylittlegadgets for the latest news. I am not involved in the commercial, but I know someone that knows someone that is.
Anyway, […]

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Sony released a pretty wicked new, um, I am not sure what you call it. Sony seems to call it the XAV-W1 and it is a visual entertainment system for the car. See the press release for all the dirty details, but the important part is that you can watch DVDs on it. Just don’t […]

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In an article from The Press the head of marketing, Warwick Light, discusses the advantages of the PS3. It’s an extremely interesting article. He says, “We’re also hoping next year - about the same time that Freeview launches its terrestrial broadcasting service (expected to be in March) - to release a digital tuner for the […]

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The people over at Opposable Thumbs discuss what they think about Sony canceling the press event for SOE games. The event would have been all expenses paid and $1,000 to boot. Maybe I am without ethics (I don’t think so), but this seems pretty cool. I guess if you take yourself as a real journalist […]

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