Okay, so Avatar was a big blue dud at the Oscars last night. But that still doesn't change the fact that the 3-D spectacle has made more money than some small countries. And with Alice In Wonderland raking in over $100 million in its opening weekend, the U.S. movie audience has shown it's willing to embrace 3-D. That's why Panasonic has teamed up with Best Buy to push its new line of 3-D TVs.
Panasonic has some hefty competition in the 3-D TV market from the likes of Samsung, Sony and LG, so it's made a deal with Best Buy to set up demonstration areas to show off their products in the retail giant's stores. According to reports, the initial launch will be in 300 Best Buys, increasing to 1,000 stores by year's end.
Panasonic hopes to sell approximately 500,000 3-D TVs in the U.S. in 2010. They are expected to price their 50" 3-D unit at around $2,500, which is more than double the current cost of their same size 2-D screen.
What do you think about 3-D? Is it the future of home theater? How much would you be willing to spend on a 3-D TV?
With DLNA, DVD upscaling, and BD-Live functionality.
Sony has announced a pair of 3D Blu-ray players which combine with the various 3DTVs making it to market in 2010 to deliver movie content in three dimensions to your living room.?There's the?BDP-S470 and the BDP-S570.
The two models both offer DLNA functionality, upscaling of any standard-definition DVDs that you put in, and all the BD-Live functionality you can shake a stick at. Then, when you put in a 3D Blu-ray, which should be available later this year, and put on some active shutter glasses, you'll get the full experience.
There's also access to Sony's Bravia Internet Video platform, which offers on-demand content from a range of web services. The BDP-S570 has Wi-Fi built in, along with noise reduction tech, but in most other ways the two players are pretty much identical. There's no pricing or availability info just yet, but as soon as we hear anything we'll let you know.
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Sony Reveals BDP-S470 and BDP-S570 3D Blu-ray players originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:38:17 +0000
Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd., released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony in February 2006. The title is classed as an action game played from a third person perspective with a lot of influences taken from history and some light fantasy elements. Th... (read more)
Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson announced today the extension of its partnership with the WTA Tour for two more years. According to the handset vendor, the extension will enable it to become the lead global sponsor for the Tour through to the end of 2012. Through the partnership between the two, women’s tennis has been brought ... (read more)
Nothing brings a living room together quite like a coffee table, but as the modern designs look into multi functionality of furniture, we are but perplexed at the site of so many choices. However, this concept table dubbed Sony Fusion is a stand out and makes life easier as it exemplifies taste with practicality. Derived from fusing technology and furniture, Sony Fusion is a desktop infused with a coffee table to serve both function of being a sleek, multipurpose table and a high performance desktop. Crafted in matte black aluminum with a sleek chrome lining and supported by arched chrome legs, Sony Fusion just takes a push of the button to convert the table into a work station with sleek touch sensitive keyboard and adjustable screen. The table top effortlessly splits in half and soundlessly slides apart to reveal the LED outlined keyboard, screen and DVD drive on the side of the table. Priced at $3000, Sony Fusion will be available in three different colors – Blue, White and Red, when it goes into production.
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Apple's iPad could seriously disrupt the e-reader business of Amazon, Sony and others, according to a survey last month that queried American consumers on their purchase plans.
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"The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is a 10 Megapixel budget super-zoom camera with a 10x optical zoom range equivalent to 38-380mm. Launched in February 2009 it replaces the Cyber-shot DSC-H10, increasing the pixel count from 8 to 10 Megapixels, adding a slightly larger 3in LCD screen and introducing 720p HD video."
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With removable multi-directional microphones
Hardware manufacturer Sony has announced a pair of PC headsets that it reckons offer better sound quality and resilience than most computer headphones. There's the DR-350USB and the DR-320DPV.
Both come with a multidirectional microphone arm, adjustable headband and foam earpads, as well as a 30mm ferrite driver in each ear to deliver your music, games, movies VoIP calls or podcasts. They differ in connection method - the DR-320DPV plugs into your audio sockets, whereas the DR-350USB plugs directly into a USB port.
The DR-250USB comes in gold, whereas the DR-320DPV comes in ?black and red. There's also a lower-end DR-310DP headset which is more lightweight and comes in green, white, pink and blue. All will be available from April 2010. Pricing to be confirmed.
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Sony unveils DR-350USB and DR-320DPV headsets originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:28:28 +0000
Dynasty Warriors 5 is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and the original Xbox from Microsoft in March 2005. The title is classed as an action adventure game played from a third person perspective with a lot of influences taken from history and some light fantasy elemen... (read more)
LG's ultraslim X300 launching in Asia, Middle East and South America this month originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Atari has announced that it plans to a lunch a new racing game, called Test Drive Unlimited 2. The title is set to arrive on the PC, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony at some point during the coming year. It will be created by Eden Games.
Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was exclusively released for the PlayStation 2 home console from Sony in August 2004. The title is classed as an action adventure game played from a third person perspective with a lot of influences taken from history and some light fantasy eleme... (read more)
The total number of subscribers for free-to-play massively multiplayer online game Free Realms has hit 9 million users, according to a statement from Sony Online Entertainment.
The publisher has attributed the game's continuing success to constant development of new features, themed in-game events and "persistent marketing support".
"With Free Realms, we've been able to reflect the needs and wants of our players by keenly listening to their suggestions and feedback," said SOE president John Smedley.
Dynasty Warriors 4 is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft and the PC in February 2003. The title is classed as an action adventure game played from a third person perspective with a lot of influences taken from history and some light f... (read more)
Dynasty Warriors 3 is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and the Xbox from Microsoft in September 2001. It is classed as an action and strategy title played from a third person perspective and is largely based on a historical setting.Sony Style offers the factory-refurbished Sony BRAVIA 450-watt 5.1-Channel DVD Home Theater Micro System, model no. DAV-IS50/B, for $799.99. Add it to your cart and it falls to $249.99. With free shipping, that's $150 under last month's mention of a new, f...
This mod turns the PSP into a pretty cool looking little VU Meter (that's volume meter, to you non-audiophiles). So dust of that PSP kiddo, it's time to breathe life into that fledgling portable once again!
The hack is the work of "foo foo" and it works as advertised. Spin up an audio track, and watch the little lights pump up in down with the levels.
It's no Korg DS-10, but then again few things are. At the very least this hack would provide you with literally minutes of fun as you wait for Sony to get its act together and release the mythical PSPad, PSP Phone, or whatever it ends up being. [Foo foo via Engadget]
