sony on Technabob...

Sony’s latest attempt to combine a flat panel LCD with a PC has resulted in the svelte new VAIO LS1 TV/PC. The new system combines a reasonably powerful computer into the back of a flat-panel 19-inch WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) LCD display.

The computer features an Intel Core Duo…

IGN has posted this video showing a direct feed of the Sony Playstation 3′s… “dashboard” user interface. At this point, it looks strikingly similar to the PSP’s interface:

No real surprises here… The ability to pull up system menus while playing a game is really the only “new” thing for

Dana Jongewaard, Managing Editor of the Official Playstation Magazine has posted a fascinating story on her blog which sums up the public (negative) sentiment surrounding the forthcoming Sony Playstation 3. She even went so far as titling the article “Why I am buying a 360 this November.”…
The high price,

Gamesradar has done a side-by-side comparison of the Sony Playstation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360…, using an accurately sized display prop provided by Sony.
I’m not sure what the Japanese market will think about this beast, given the past failure of larger consoles in that market.
[via gamesradar]

SEGA has announce a Fall 2006 release date for their new compilation, the SEGA Genesis Collection. The title will be released for Sony’s Playstation 2 and Playstation Portable systems.
The disc will include 30 titles from the Genesis system including classics such as Altered Beast, Sonic The Hedgehog…,

Details in a Japanese press release give insight into a new SXRD front projector from Sony, codenamed “Pearl”.

The VPL-VW50… projector will be 1080p native (1920×1080) with a contrast ratio of 5,000:1. The projector features a 200-watt mercury lamp, a low noise fan system claimed to run at just

The new Sony “Mylo” media player supports MPEG-4 video, audio and photos. It also has a built-in wireless connection that supports wireless music streaming to other mylo players and it works as a wireless Skype phone. The mini keyboard should be handy for browsing the web with the integrated Opera …

The folks at TrustedReviews have learned that the Playstation 3 will require a special adapter in order to load saved games from PS1/PS2 memory cards. This quote is pulled directly from Sony’s …Website:
To use saved data on a PlayStation 2 memory card, you must copy the data onto a

When Sony prepared their PS3 mockup at their Ginza showroom in Japan, it appears that the translators had the day off. The picture speaks for itself.
[via kotaku]…