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IFA 2010: Sony’s Qriocity “Cloud Based” Music Service Will Have Wide Compatibility(View Comments)

September 1, 2010

Qriocity is a network service platform that connects many of Sony’s network-enabled devices and allows consumers to enjoy high quality entertainment across multiple devices. Through Qriocity, Sony will deliver a variety of digital entertainment content and services that are “powered by Qriocity”, including video, music, game applications, and e-books over time, and through these services, [...]

IFA 2010: Sony’s Qriocity “Cloud Based” Music Service Will Have Wide Compatibility

More Pictures Of The New Attractive Sony PC Gaming Headsets

The Sony DR-GA500/DR-GA200 high-end PC gaming headset is a phenomenal new offering that Sony Europe/Asia Pacific showed off last week made specifically for gamers. The design of the headset is one of the best looking I’ve ever seen because of its open ear design. Many of the high-end PC gaming headsets currently out there have [...]

Sony Wins Five Best Products At 2010-2011 EISA Awards

EISA is the unique association of 50 special interest magazines from 19 European countries that choose the best of the best in consumer electronics. The editors-in-chief from all EISA member magazines meet each June to decide which of products analyzed in their publications during the past year deserve the coveted EISA Award. There are six [...]

Sony Debuts Two New Comfortable High-End Gaming Headsets

Sony is set to debut two new headphones aimed towards gamers, especially those who play long online gaming sessions or frequently use Teamspeak/Ventrilo. There are several options out there from various manufacturers such as Logitech, Plantronics, Razer, Creative Sound and others but many of the options out there have this terrible enclosed ear solution that [...]

Hands-on With Sony Limited Edition “Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker” Wearable Walkman

As I venture into the world of exercise, I suddenly realize there is a monopoly afoot: the perception working out with a portable music player has been perceived as using a device (like an iPod) in your pocket or strapped to your arm and a pair of headphones. For those of you who are active, [...]

Sony Continues To Support SACD Enthusiasts With New Player

Sony has released a new SACD player in Japan due to the market on August 21st. The SCD-XE800 (Y37,800) has several characteristics from the SCD-XA5400ES, ensuring this entry-level model still has high quality sound. Sony is reusing the design and placement of key components in the XA5400ES in this new model, such as the inner [...]

Sony Walkman E450 Is Full Of Features Including Lyric Sync And Karaoke Mode

Sony Europe is showing off the latest revision to the Walkman E series, which has always been a budget friendly, yet above average MP3/Video player in the broad landscape of personal media devices. The 2010 version of the E series, due in August, has five assorted color options such as Black, Red, Blue, Pink, Green and new features we’ve never seen before in a Walkman outside of Japan.

Sony Walkman A-Series Gets 64GB Capacity Bump And White Color In Europe

Sony Europe has stated that the latest A-Series Walkman will be getting a refresh this August. The A-Series initially had a Japan-only debut in late 2009 and has been available there in black and brown and up to 64GB. It was released a little while later in Europe, but was only available for consumers there [...]

Sony Japan Shows Off New Unique Portable Audio Speaker For iPod, iPhone

Sony Japan has revealed the SRS-V500IP portable audio speaker accessory for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. It is probably the strangest Sony product I have seen in recent memory. The V500IP is identical to the previously released RDP-NWV500 (full specifications, pictures and video) – but the real question, what is it? It’s basically a portable [...]

Sony Drops An Amazing Line Of New Colorful Earphones

Sony is showing off their new MDR-EX80LP and EX40LP earphones (under a new line called “Jienne”) that are quite unique and colorful in appearance, with a design scheme targeted towards girls who want something different then the rest. I’ve always found the whole earphone business to have gaudy designs; all biases aside these are pretty [...]

New Sony ES Receivers Hit Stores Early Fall

Sony has released a slew of new and updated audio video receivers in its ES (elevated standard) line. It’s been a while since Sony updated its receivers since we saw introduction of STR-DA6400ES and ES5500ES models. Since I own the 6400ES I was interested to learn what new features are added except the obvious 3D [...]

Sony PS3 Surround System Dated

After previously being mentioned for a fall release, the PS3 sound system gets a firm date. On September 30th in Japan, The PS3 Soundbar CECH-ZVS1 will be released. No changes have been made since the initial announcement, so expect the same support for Dolby digital, DTS, MPEG-2 AAC, Linear PCM, but no DTS-MA or Dolby [...]

Sony Japan Shows Off Thin Portable CD Player That Can Help You Learn Languages

Sony has released a new slim (7cm deep) portable CD player and radio in Japan, model name ZS-E70 (Y10,000), which will be available in white and pink. Aside from the standard CD player functions and FM/AM radio, the ZS-E70 also has a seven stage speed control adjustment that can be dynamically altered during playback. You [...]

Sony Japan Offering Toy Story 3 Themed S-Series Walkman And Case

Sony Japan and Disney are offering free Toy Story 3 themed engraving on the S-Series Walkman for a limited time. Those of you in Japan who purchase the NW-S740/S740K/S640/S640K can get the engraved image of Mickey and/or Minnie for free. The SonyStyle Japan website will start offering this for free soon, as well as the [...]

Sony Details New $199 All-In-One Surround Sound System For PS3

Sony has detailed an all-in-one Surround Sound System (with built-in subwoofer) for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) system in fall 2010 in Japan, North America, Europe/PAL territories, and Asian countries/regions at a recommended retail price of 19,800 yen (including tax), US$199, and euro 199 respectively. Users will be able to enjoy immersive audio on the PlayStation [...]

Sony’s PIIQ In Pictures

About a month ago Sony USA did a soft release on the new PIIQ headphones and earphones, and it has now moved on to something international as confirmed by Sony Japan. The PIIQ family, officially known as Marqii, Giiq, Triqii, Qlasp, and Exhale are most certainly exotic and colorful. This new line is a bold [...]

Inside The Sony STR-DH710 Home Theater A/V Receiver

The Sony STR-DH710 7.1-channel 3D capable home theater A/V receiver is pretty sweet for $299, and can be found for even less on Amazon. With 6 HD inputs (3 HDMI and 3 component), you can take full advantage of all your high-definition components including a Blu-ray Disc player or PS3 system. Everything you hear will [...]

Snake From Metal Gear Solid Kicks Ass With A Sony Wearable Walkman (Updated)

Update: In the US, Sony will be selling these (model NWZ-W252CAMO) at SonyStyle.com and you can save a little if you buy a bundled PSP as well. It should be available soon. In Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the main character Old Snake (one of the greatest video game heroes of all [...]

The Essence Of Monolithic Design

It is said that timeless philosophy sparks innovation. Home entertainment products have been welcome presence in our living room for years, and that’s why they must embody something essential and not look outdated as new trends emerge. Enduring qualities help these products blend in well and constantly satisfy us. But designers must also capture something [...]

Sony Refreshes B-Series Walkman

Sony has refreshed its B-Series of Walkman portable music players with the new NWZ-B150 series. 2GB (NWZ-B152) and 4GB (NWZ-B153) models will be available in black, blue, pink and red and around early June 2010. Despite the tiny size at three inches long, Sony notes that “its presence is felt with full, rich sound” and [...]

New Sony WALKMAN NWZ-W250

Update: Sony USA followed up with a press release as well and SonyStyle.com lists this model NWZ-W252 as available and ready to ship. A few disappointing things I must note: US ends up with only 2 Gig model for some reason and one color option (Black). Now we are talking business! Sony Europe announced today [...]

Sony Japan Adds White To NW-A840 OLED Walkman Series

Sony Japan has announced a cosmetic and totally droolworthy addition to the NW-A840 series OLED Walkman. The new color added is obviously white, and has blue Walkman symbol on the front and back of the device. Sony will sell this new version on May 1st, and will offer 16GB (NW-A845) and 32GB (NW-A856) versions. I [...]

Sony Japan Introduces RDP-NW1 Alarm Clock And WM-Port Speaker Dock

Another WM-Port enabled speaker dock comes from Sony Japan this week with the RDP-NW1, which is very similarly styled to their iPod/iPhone type speaker docks. Available in black or white, the NW1 has a WM-Port, stereo audio input, AM/FM, and alarm/snooze functionality. Enjoy the simple 3W + 3W speakers with MEGA Xpand to color your [...]

Sony Japan’s RDP-NWV500 WM-Port Audio Accessory Is Truly One Of A Kind

Sony Japan recently showed off a new RDP-NWV500 audio accessory, and is probably the strangest Sony product I have seen in recent memory. The NWV500 is basically a tumbler-shaped audio speaker that has WM-Port capability. Apparently the device has a digital amplifier, heavy bass and a 360-degree speaker integrated at the top. They prescribe it [...]

Sony’s NAS-V7M And NAS-V5 Speaker Docks Have MP3 CD, USB, And WM-Port

Sony Japan has released information on the eclectic NAS-V7M and NAS-V5 speaker docks with WM-Port, USB, and MP3 CD capability. They are quite stylish in design, and also quite large. Due for release on June 26th, the latest in the NAS home audio series has several unique features. The V7M to transfer music from a [...]

Sony Europe Reveals Several New iPod/iPhone Headsets With Remote Control, Microphone

Sony Europe is showing off the new DR-EX300iP, DR‑V150iP and MDR-E10iP, which offer a serious step-up in sound quality compared with your average music player’s supplied earbuds. All models feature an in-line remote control that puts commonly-used iPod/iPhone functions within fingertip reach while you’re jogging, commuting or relaxing. The small, discreet remote makes it easy [...]

Sony’s New Digital Wireless RF Headphone Is Hot And Heavy

Sony Europe is showing off a new digital wireless RF headphone called the MDR-RF4000 with 30 meter range and high quality sound. These piano black headphones are rather large, but are quite comfortable thanks in part to the swivel circumaural cushions and a parallel-link self-adjusting headband. This ensures comfort for your listening experience, even for [...]

Sony Details Several New iPod/iPhone Docks

Sony Europe has revealed several new smart clock radios with an iPod/iPhone charging/playback dock that will be available this Spring. The new ICF-DS11iP and ICF-C05iP are another evolution of Sony’s commitment to bringing quality, inexpensive solutions that enhance your first moments of the day. I have always thought that Sony made great devices in this [...]

Sony Japan And Disney Dress Up The S-Series Walkman With Mickey And Minnie

Sony Japan and Disney are offering free Mickey & Minnie engraving on the S-Series Walkman starting on March 12th for a limited time. Those of you in Japan who purchase the NW-S740/S740K/S640/S640K can get the engraved image of Mickey and/or Minnie for free. The SonyStyle Japan website will start offering this for free soon, as [...]

Sony Shows Off New 3D Capable Home Theater Audio Systems

Sony Japan recently revealed some updates to their all-in-one home theater systems. Some of you may remember the popular HT-CT100, which is Sony’s “home theater in a box” (HTIB), decorated with rich connectivity and overall respectable sound for the price. It has been a while since that model was released and Sony is refreshing the [...]

Ever Heard of Sony’s 3D AV Receiver STR-DN1010?

So you all heard of 3D like a dozen times by now (OK, maybe more than that), and you are pretty much aware that one has to have a 3D TV and 3D Blu-ray player in order to be able to engulf yourself into this new three dimensional viewing experience. However, if you would like [...]

Walkman X Gets an Update in the US (finally)

Just a quick note for Walkman X series users in the US – it finally gets a long-awaited firmware upgrade ver. 1.10 that was initially released a few months ago in Europe and Asia. Here are the new features to look forward to if you wish to upgrade: This utility updates the Walkman® player to [...]

Sony Japan’s Little DRC-BT60P Bluetooth Audio Receiver

Sony is bringing a new portable bluetooth receiver, named DRC-BT60P, to the market on February 10th. It’s a rather small device that weighs about 30g – think of it as a remote for your bluetooth device, such as a phone, laptop, or even a Walkman with a bluetooth adapter. It features a 3.5mm headphone jack [...]

Sony’s Unannounced iPod/iPhone, DVD, USB, SD/MS Card Video Shelf System WHG-SLK1

Sony showed off a pretty interesting shelf system during CES 2010 called the WHG-SLK1. It’s a slim and stylish shelf system with a 9″ LCD that has touch sensor buttons to the right side of the screen. I was surprised to read that it has 100W of audio power in the speakers, as the device [...]

Sony NWZ-A845 OLED Walkman Launches In Europe, Asia Pacific

Sony Europe has stated that the latest A-Series Walkman, the NWZ-A845, will be coming to the continent in February. The new A845 is part of a larger NW-A840 series, which initially had a Japan-only debut in late 2009 and has been available there in black and brown and up to 64GB. Unfortunately, it seems that [...]

Sony NWZ-S745 16GB Walkman For Sale In Canada – Is USA Next?

Sony has really confused me with their Walkman strategy in 2009 – the consistency is available models is simply confusing. In Japan (and most of Asia Pacific), Sony is offering their most advanced line up to date with the latest A and S series models to compliment its E, W and X series offerings. In [...]

Sony NWZ-E443/E444/E445 E Series Walkman Firmware Version 1.01 Update Program

For owners of latest Walkman E series, Sony is offering NWZ-E445, NWZ-E443, NWZ-E444, NWZ-E444K, NWZ-E443K owners firmware update version 1.01 for fixing audio compatibility with several Sony products and improving functionality with Windows. A new Content Transfer program is also mentioned. Target products The followings are the target products of this service, whose firmware version [...]

Content Transfer 1.3 Update, EU and Japan Get Walkman X Firmware Update

Hey guys and girls, looks like Japan and Europe get to update their Walkman X firmware which is said to improve online browsing (is anyone surfing the net on your X?): This firmware update improves the following performance: Displaying and navigating Web sites will be improved. Note “NetFront” browser installed in your device will be [...]

The Ultimate Music Gift For The Holidays: The Miles Davis Complete Columbia Album Collection

I’d like to give a shout out to what may possibly be the greatest gift to give this Holidays for that special someone who is a true music aficionado. The Miles Davis Complete Columbia Album Collection (currently $293) is a deluxe, limited edition retrospective of the iconic music Miles Davis created during his 30 years [...]

Thirty Years Of The Sony Walkman In Three Minutes

Walkman is a Sony brand originally used for portable audio cassette, and is now used to market Sony’s portable audio and video players as well as certain Sony Ericsson phones. The original Walkman introduced a change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry their music with them, a revolutionary concept for its time. [...]

Sony Silently Releases Muteki/MHC-GZR33i Shelf Stereo With 7 Inch LCD, DVD Playback, iPod Dock

I originally had a hot tip on a dark colored Sony mini stereo system that was quite impressive and headed for Europe, sporting a 3 disc DVD changer and a 7 inch LCD screen. I didn’t have a price, but I had a model name – the MHC-GZR33i. I then looked at SonyStyle USA and [...]

Sony NWZ-S740 Series Walkman Selling In Asia Pacific

It appears that the elusive Sony NWZ-S740 series Walkman has been on sale in various Asia Pacific markets, including Hong Kong. Availability varies, and judging by past releases, the most advanced S-Series Walkman will slowly trickle out to other countries in that region eventually. It doesn’t seem to have the lyric service like the Japanese [...]

Firmware Update For Various Sony Walkman Music Players

Dear owners of the Sony Walkman “NW-A828/A829″, “NW-S615F/S616F” and “NW-S715F/S716F/S718F” – there is a firmware update out there for you. It’s a minor update, but apparently fixes volume issues when using those Walkman devices with the CMT-V3, CPF-NW001, SRS-NWGU50, SRS-NWGM30, SRS-NWZ10 stereos, and WLA-NWB1 Bluetooth adapter. However, the only catch is that its being offered by [...]

A Look At The Sony Walkman CMT-V3 Stereo System

Sony Japan has been offering the CMT-V3 Walkman stereo system for several months now under our radar. I felt this was worth looking at again though, and how its a great companion for the X-Series, both of the latest S-Series, and Japan only (at this time) A Series Walkman. The CMT-V3 is your general WM-Port [...]

SonicStage In Its Death Throes, Replaced By New x-app Software (Japan Only)

As most of us here in the USA and Europe know, development within Sony on the SonicStage music application has generally ended at this point. All Sony portable music players are drag and drop. Most of us remember the entire Sonicstage/Connect successes and stumbles clearly. Regardless, because Sony loves to cater to their home country, [...]

The Sony C-37A Condenser Microphone Was One Of A Kind

The term “hi-fi,” short for high fidelity, became popular in the late fifties. In February 1958, a Hi-Fi Show was held in Los Angeles. Sony, through Superscope, exhibited the TC-555 home-use “Sterecorder,” the CP-13 three-channel deluxe recorder, and the C-37A condenser microphone. The tape recorders were hailed as the “Rolls Royces” of the trade, while [...]

Sony Ericsson Unveils Motion Activated Headphones

Sony Ericsson announced an exciting change in the way we listen to music: motion activated headphones. Unfortunately the headphones only work with Ericsson’s own Fast Port-equipped phones, which means if your Pre or iPhone owner you can only admire them from a distance. Image, promo video and press release below: MH907 - Black MH907 – [...]

Sony Adds Another To Its Headphone Line With Stylish MDR-770LP

Sony Japan is showing off some new headphones, named MDR-770LP (Y5,900), due for a November 10th release. Available only in black, these headphones have a headband type design and a faux leather appearance. The earbud area slides up and down for a secure, comfortable fit. It also has a gold-plated stereo mini plug, and the [...]

Sony’s ICF-CL75iP Multi-function Clock Radio for iPod + iPhone Now Available For Pre-Order

Confirming our leak presented at the beginning of the month, SonyStyle is now listing the ICF-CL75iP multi-function clock radio (digital photo frame, iPod + iPhone charger/multimedia player, alarm clock, and more) for pre-order at the price of $149. It should be available on or around October 15th. Sony has also presented the owner’s manual and [...]

Sony Quietly Launches ICF-CS10iP iPod + iPhone Speaker Dock/Clock

Sony has refreshed its popular iPod/iPhone dock ICF-C1IPMK2 with the introduction of the ICF-CS10iP, as noted on SonyStyle. It’s priced at $99 – that is the same price as the (now older) model that is available today. It may also be found as the ICF-CS10iPBLK (BLK meaning black). A Google search for the model revealed [...]

Sony At CEDIA 2009 Round Up

With another excellent CEDIA behind us, it’s time for a quick review and round up. Sony Electronics has posted a nice set of walk through video clips of the majority of the home theater and audio equipment they displayed. Not only do you get to see the products first hand, it also shows a commitment [...]

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