Sony has announced today that it will launch a brand new program called "Designed for Walkman", and it will disclose the specs for its "WM-PORT", which is ‘an exclusive multi-terminal for connecting Walkman® with accessories’ – according to Sony.
Topic: Sony
Sony exploding laptops recall affects Australia
Sony Australia has issued a major recall for over 4000 Vaio TZ series laptops, over fears that those models could overheat or burn the laptop user.
This comes after it recently discovered flaws with some TZ series notebooks sold between May 2007 and July 2008. The flaw, according to a spokesperson, is said to be because of plastic could be deformed in the DC jack inlet or LCD surrounding area because of the high temperatures.
160GB PS3 is coming out soon – but loses some functions as well
The PS3 is now getting an upgrade, with Sony announcing a 160GB version of the console that will hit stores just in time for the Christmas period, in November, for US$500. The new ‘limited edition’ will come with the new DualShock 3 controller, that now has rumble, and two games – Pain and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.
Sony customers still waiting for those PS3s
Buyers of the Sony Bravia LCD TV have been waiting for the company to actually do what it promised to due – give them a PlayStation 3 console.
The delays came after the Sydney Morning Herald revealed that customers in the Samsung’s two-for-one promotion for its LCD TV product line; where it offered a smaller LCD for free if you bought a big-screen LCD TV set. Customers have been waiting for five months.
SonyBMG caught using ‘warez’
Sony BMG, like other media companies, movie studios or record companies, is not a stranger to piracy as they tend to protect their ‘assets’ and punishing those who don’t pay for the products.
Sony slashes PS3 development kit costs
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) has almost halved the purchase cost for its development-kit hardware for the PlayStation 3, making game creation for the console more affordable for small and independent developers.
News in Brief: PS3 “bonus” Bundle offers to end…
Sony Australia has announced that the PS3 “bonus” bundle, which was announced in E3, will end in August 31. The pack cost the same as the original 60GB PS3, but has two controllers and two games. It is unknown what will happen to the 60GB version after the US will no longer have it in production, as well what will happen after the bundle ends.
Sony: No Price Cut for Europe
Sony has said that the price cut will only effect North America only, and not anywhere else. This has been a blow to all European and Aussie gamers; where in Australia, they pay at AU$999 for the 60GB version. Both markets do not stock the 20GB version. As well, another blow comes from the fact that the 80GB version will not be coming to Europe and Australia.
Church of England labels Sony game ’sick’
The Church of England has accused Sony for using an English Cathedral as a backdrop to a violent video game and said it must be removed from shelves. They also say that Sony didn’t ask permission to use the Manchester Cathedral in the game and has demanded an apology. The game in question is the “Resistance : Fall of Man” for the PS3, where it shows a virtual shoot out with hundreds of people killed inside the cathedral
Plan on a Playstation 4, 5 & 6…
Although he’s leaving, Ken Kutaragi is planning on a Playstation 4, 5 & 6. The PS4 details are kept at a secret, but we do know it will go an optical drive change. However, analysts have said that the PS3 will be the last of the Playstation line up; after disappointing sales, leaving it behind of the Xbox 360, Wii and it’s predecessor, the PS3.
Sony Killing Spree
Sony has apologized after promoting a decapitated and slaughtered goat in their launch party in Athens for the ‘God of War II’ for the PS2. Guests were also encouraged to reach inside the carcass to eat offal. Sicking images were published in the official PlayStation Magazine, but will be recalled.
Folding@Home beats Supercomputer…
The Folding@Home project, which Sony signed up in March, has proven its self as it compiled a year’s worth of data in one month. More than 250,000 users have signed up. Folding@Home uses the idle PS3 to simulate how proteins assume roles in living tissues. At average, they have managed to reach a top speed of 400 teraflops; at its busiest, it can reach 700 teraflops. Comparing it to the no.1 supercomputer, BlueGene L has a top speed of 280.6 teraflops.
Sayonara Playstation’s Father
On June 19; the creator, Ken Kutaragi, will retire from Sony’s Computer Entertainment. He has “been considering this decision for some time.”
He has introduced the Playstation in 1996, and it’s successors. He also released a competitor to the Nintendo DS, the PSP. However, Nintendo is making a huge comeback in the portable and home consoles areas, with the Nintendo DS and the Wii overshadowing the PSP and PS3. The PS3 is even been beaten by its predecessor, the Playstation 2.
My Eye is on your Playstation
Sony has announced a video chat add-on for their expensive PS3. Called the ‘Playstation Eye,’ it combines both a microphone and a webcam that can be plugged in from a USB slot. It has a 120 frame rate per second with 320 x 240 pixel resolution, not exactly high definition; but it does come with gaming specific features like a two zoom features. The microphone is said to replace the need of handsets and is to come with speech recognition and noise canceling technologies.
Sony ‘Cracks’ It…
From the Copy Protection scandal to the failure of the PS3, Sony is now facing another problem… in it’s home entertainment division. Sony has been forced to replace all their DVDs after it was found that their DVDs would break under different DVD players.