Sony’s WH1000XM3 Noise-Cancelling Wireless Headphones comes with Alexa for voice access to music, news, and more, all for $278 shipped, today only, originally $349.99. The proprietary HD noise canceling processor Qn1 masterfully eliminates the noise around you, and you’ll be able to listen all day with up to 30 hours of battery life. Quick charging technology provides up to five hours of playback with just a 10-minute charge. Product page. Read more for a hands-on video review and additional information.
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The Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox Series X are two next-generation consoles that gamers will be comparing for years to come. Whether it be the GPU, CPU or storage, there’s no shortage of high-end components. Both consoles will be powered by AMD CPU and GPU hardware as well as support hardware ray tracing, running Zen 2 CPUs alongside Navi 2x GPUs. Read more for a video and additional information.
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Sony officially revealed the PS5’s hardware specs today during a live stream, and it uses AMD’s Zen 2 with 8 cores running at a variable frequency capped at 3.5 GHz. Its GPU is a customized system-on-a-chip (SOC) based on AMD’s RDNA 2, featuring 36 compute units running at a variable frequency, capped at 2.23 GHz, and capable of 10.28 TFLOPS. Both the CPU and GPU are monitored by a special boost system incorporating AMD’s SmartShift technology that adjusts the frequency of these systems based on the current activities of both chips for ideal constant power drawn and a model SOC performance. Read more for a video and additional information.
Sony was not able to introduce its first 5G smartphone at the canceled Mobile World Congress 2020 conference, but the Xperia 1 II is definitely no slouch. Featuring a 6.5″ (21:9) 4K OLED HDR display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G SoC, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of internal storage, a 4,000mAh battery, Dolby Atmos sound and the main highlight, a 5G modem. Read more for three videos, including a hands-on, and additional information.
Sony’s X900F 75″ 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV includes Alexa compatibility, and can be picked up for $1,498 shipped, today only, originally $2,799.99. Featuring stunning clarity, high dynamic range (HDR) color, contrast / detail, and a full-array of local dimming technology that lets you enjoy a lifelike picture, enhanced contrast and remarkable brightness, all packed inside an incredibly slim design. The X1 Extreme Processor, 4K X-Reality PRO and X-tended Dynamic Range PRO 6X work toegther to offer superior brightness as well as a wide contrast range for a premium 4K television experience. Product page. Read more for a video review and additional information.
Want a piece of gaming history unlike any other? Then you might have to pony up a hefty amount for this Nintendo PlayStation prototype from 1992. Not even a full day in and the bidding has already reached $6,000+ with 22-days left to go. It’s allegedly the last remaining prototype of the 200 that were made from the failed joint-venture between Sony and Nintendo. As you can see, there’s a cartridge slot as well as a CD-ROM drive that was meant to play disc-based media and presumably video games as well. Read more for a video and additional information.
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Set to be released during holiday 2020 in North America, Europe, South America and Australia, and Japan, the PlayStation 5 will go to battle with the Microsoft Xbox Series X as well as the Nintendo Switch Pro. In addition to the new console, Sony is also expected to unveil the next-generation DualShock controller, which is reported to have adaptive triggers that can change the resistance to the player as necessary, like switching the resistance when pulling an arrow back in a bow in-game, etc. Read more for the fan-made trailer and additional information.
Sony isn’t synonymous with electric vehicles, but VISION-S will most certainly make a splash if it becomes a reality. Debuted at CES 2020, this electric car comes equipped with 33 sensors, including CMOS image sensors, time-of-flight sensors embedded within the vehicle to detect + recognize people, and a solid-state LiDAR to measure 3D distances in real time. Read more for two videos and additional information.
This PlayStation 2 Portable is unlike most of the homemade versions you’ve probably seen in the past, and it costs nearly as much as two brand new Nintendo Switch consoles. Why? Well, this is not just your basic handheld running a PS2 emulator, but it actually uses a real Sony PlayStation 2 motherboard with support for every game ever released. Product page. Read more for a hands-on video and additional information.
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Sony filed a patent on June 20, 2019 for an ‘input device’ and it was just published on December 26, 2019 in the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) database. The patent sketches reveal a missing PlayStation button, along with two buttons on the left and two on the right rear. Both sides have a large movable button that you can be slid up and down, along with a smaller button that can be pressed. Read more for the patent sketches and additional information.