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sony bravia vpl-vw200 sxrd projector coming this fall

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Sony Bravia VPL-VW200 Projector

Fans of Sony’s SXRD line of projectors, start getting your checkbooks ready. The latest entry in Sony’s line of high-quality front projectors has emerged and it’s looking pretty badass.

The Bravia VPL-VW200 is the top-of-the-line successor to Sony’s flagship VPL-VW100 projector…

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September 5th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sony edits halo 3 wikipedia entry, slams on graphics

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SCEE Edits Halo 3 Listing

You’ve gotta love this. Apparently some dirty little troll over at SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) has been sneaking around over at Wikipedia and edited Microsoft’s Halo 3 entry…

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September 4th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

wii-mote controls sony psp

filed under: hacks-mods | video games

Wii-mote on PSP

I’m not sure why anyone would want to do this, but some guy has managed to interface his PSP with the Nintendo Wii motion-sensing controller.

PSP hacker joesnose MacGyvered together a combination of the GlovePIE, iRShell and Nethostfs libraries to make it all play nicely. The idea that it took a PC, a PSP and the Wii-mote seems like too much work for too little payoff…

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September 2nd, 2007 7 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

playstation 2 white singstar bundle announced

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Sony PS2 SingStar Bundle

Regardless of whether or not the Sony PlayStation 2 is “last-generation,” there’s still plenty of interest out there in the console, thanks to its huge game library and bargain-basement pricing. To reinforce that the PS2 isn’t going anywhere, Sony has just announced this great new bundle…

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August 29th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sony bravia gets new 40, 46 and 52-inch displays

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Sony BRAVIA W5000 Series Displays

Sony Japan has just announced a number of new flat-panel LCD televisions in the BRAVIA line. The W5000, V5000 and V3000 series come in sizes ranging from 40 to 52 inches.

All of the models feature a full HD 1080p 10-bit LCD panel…

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August 29th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sony psp gets a touchscreen (sorta)

filed under: hacks-mods | video games

PSP Touchscreen Add-On

While Sony has made it pretty clear that a touchscreen interface won’t be part of the PSP any time soon, that hasn’t stopped modders from trying to make it so. Thanks to the folks over at Spark Fun Electronics, that task just got a whole lot easier.
This add-on layer by Hantouch sticks to the front of the PSP’s LCD screen giving it the hardware needed to sense touch…

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August 27th, 2007 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ps3 playtv tuner and dvr announced

filed under: home entertainment | video | video games

Sony PlayTV

At this week’s Leipzig Gaming Conference, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) revealed an add-on for the PlayStation 3 gaming console which will give it full television and digital video recording capabilities.

The device and software bundle, called PlayTV will provide high-definition reception of television signals and scheduled recording of shows…

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August 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

playstation 3 eye camera price, release date revealed

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PlayStation 3 EYE Camera

It’s been a long time coming, but we finally know when the PlayStation EYE camera for the PS3 is going to hit shelves. Originally thought to be coming out this Summer, it now looks like a Fall 2007 release.

Amazon.com is now listing a bundle which includes the game Eye of Judgment and the EYE camera for $59.99…

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August 21st, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

cardboard mini arcade for the psp

filed under: just plain fun | video games

PSP Mini Arcade By Suck UK

Now you can have your own tiny arcade machine anywhere you take your Sony PSP portable gaming system. These arcade cardboard stands make your PSP look like it’s an arcade game cabinet (in miniature of course).

Two versions of the compact cabinets are in the works, one that’s a racing game called Dirt Track Rally, and some sort of space game named Cosmic Intruders…

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August 12th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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