Report Indicates Only 8 Percent of Americans Planning to Purchase Blu-Ray Players Despite $199 Price

Posted on November 30, 2008 at 3:15 am (PST)

Experts and analysts have always agreed that when Blu-ray players legitimately reached the $199 pricepoint the format would go mainstream. It’s not exactly working out that way.

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Sony Offers Firmware Upgrade that Includes Flash Support for PS3 Tomorrow

Posted on November 26, 2008 at 2:15 am (PST)

Last month, Sony gave us a treat with the release of firmware 2.50 for their PS3. Now, as a bit of Thanksgiving cheer, the company has readied firmware version 2.53. The update will hit the wires sometime on November 26th and will bring along full-screen Flash support.

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Review: Sony PRS-700 Reader

Posted on November 25, 2008 at 6:01 am (PST)

th recent disappointing news that the much awaited Amazon Kindle 2 is being delayed, Sony has released their $400 PRS-700 Reader and initial reviews say that it is difficult to read.

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Amazon Selling $199 Playstation 3 Bundles to Lucky Few Consumers

Posted on November 22, 2008 at 8:05 am (PST)

For those of you looking for a great deal on the PS3, look towards Amazon. The company is charging $199 for an 80GB PS3, bundled with a game, a Blu-Ray collection and a PS3 remote. Yeah, great deal right?

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Sony Blocks Content from Being Viewed on Xbox 360 Via Netflix Instant Watch

Posted on November 19, 2008 at 4:47 am (PST)

Various sources indicate that just hours before Microsoft’s Netflix-enabled Xbox 360 dashboard update hit, Sony made a lion’s share of their content unavailable for viewing on their rival’s gaming console. The same goes for Sony’s subsidiary Columbia Pictures.

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Sony PSP 3000 Hacked Thanks to Datel Battery Peripheral

Posted on November 19, 2008 at 4:39 am (PST)

The PSP 3000 has finally been hacked, thanks to Datel and their new battery peripheral. Datel’s Lite Blue Tool boots the handheld console into service mode, where users can downgrade to earlier, cracked firmwares. The PSP 3000 model had been proving notoriously difficult to hack, until now.

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Sony Announces $499 160 GB Playstation 3 Bundle for Holidays - Includes Drakes Fortune Game

Posted on November 16, 2008 at 7:00 am (PST)

Sony has announced a PS3 bundle for the holidays. It includes the newly minted 160GB Playstation 3. It also includes a copy of the hit game “Drake’s Fortune.” The bundles will start going on sale next week and will retail for approximately $499.

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Companies Band Togther to Eliminate Clamhell Packaging

Posted on November 16, 2008 at 5:50 am (PST)

Electronics manufacturers are finally banding together to eliminate that annoying clamshell packaging we all know and loathe. Amazon, Sony, Microsoft and Best Buy have now all jumped aboard a bandwagon to eliminate the clamshell for good.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X1a Phone Now Available For Pre-order on Best Buy Website

Posted on November 16, 2008 at 4:07 am (PST)

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1A is now available for pre-order on the Best Buy website. The phone will retail for $799.99 and will be absolutely unlocked. There is no word on how the retail price will go down when accompanied with a contract or plan.

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Sony cuts $100 from Price of Mylo 2 Internet Device for Holidays

Posted on November 12, 2008 at 7:37 am (PST)

Sony hasn’t been moving too many of it’s mylo 2 “Internet Devices” since the company launched the units last January. To increase sales, the company is slashing $100 from the purchase price, bringing the handheld down to $199.99.

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