Sony launches super thin, super pricey OLED in the UK

Sony launches super thin, super pricey OLED in the UK has waited until today to unveil it in the shops in Britain, as well as unveiling a monstrous price tag. Measuring just 3mm thick, with a screen size of 11-inches (ah, yes, the famous mixed measurements) the Bravia XEL-1 is set to cost £3489. The same model in the US costs $2,499 or an equivalent of £1,750. Rule Britannia, no?

There were larger screen sizes seen as prototypes at CES this year, and most stunning they did look, too. But at the cost of a second hand car for an 11-inch model, we can’t wait to see the catalogue price of the upcoming larger models.

Netbook , Dell Adamo , Sony Vaio, and others

Picking the right netbook

MyADSL – Melville,South Africa

With a wide range of price tags, picking the right is a tricky business. If you have any money left over from Christmas you may be thinking about

Dell Adamo and Sony Vaio Pocket look to spice up the laptop market

Dallas Morning News – Dallas,TX,USA

Price looks to be about $1000, which is pricey for a netbook. So appears to be cornering/creating the "premium" netbook niche.

3G netbooks ‘to eat into smart phone segment’

GulfNews – Dubai,United Arab Emirates

By Naushad K. Cherrayil, Staff Reporter Dubai: Toshiba Gulf expects the new 3G netbook – also known as a secondary notebook – which comes out in the first

Big-Screen iPod Touch to Come?

eFluxMedia – USA

The 9-inch touchscreen device could be the result of ’s decision to enter the netbook market. Current netbooks have screens ranging from 7 inches to 10

Should We Expect Android-Powered Netbooks in 2009?

eFluxMedia – USA

By David Fierce Many analysts expect that the OS might become a feasible option to power netbooks. Finally, two programmers at the blog VentureBeat

Microsoft’s netbook restrictions detailed

Fudzilla – Tuzla,Bosnia and Herzegovina

We also mentioned some of ’s restrictions and today one of Mike’s hacks over at the IT Examiner received and posted a detailed list of netbook

Sylvania Netbook With Ubuntu: A Good Mix

LinuxInsider.com – Encino,CA,USA

By Jack M. Germain Sylvania’s G Netbook Meso offers a nice-looking screen and plenty of ports — you get three USBs as well as a VGA.

Android Netbooks: Fact or fiction?

CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA

But does this constitute a new trend in Netbooks? Matthäus Krzykowski and Daniel Hartmann said in a post Thursday that they compiled, in four hours,

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Netbooks at CES 2009 in $100 range –Why should the Left care?

Arkansas Indymedia – Little Rock,Arkansas,USA

A computer must cost very little indeed to make if a notebook (, netbook, or whatever) can be sold in the US for $149.95.

RadioShack Offers $99 Acer Netbook With AT&T – Digital Journal

News, photos, video and debates from citizen journalists and around the world.

Android on a Netbook in 2009? : The Global Unanimocracy Network

I use a netbook now, an old Sony microlaptop. It works fairly well, with Windows XP running decently. In the past 2 years, though, I’ve slowly moved away from being tied to the Windows OS and Windows-based applications.

Meet the new Acer Aspine One netbook. Now with 10 inch screen

Meet the new Aspine One netbook. Now with 10 … – 4 comments: Anonymous said… It actually looks quite nice. If only it had an SSD or hybrid configuration like the new Wind. It’s a shame that they removed the second …

Picking the right netbook – Broadband & ADSL Forums – Internet

Picking the right netbook Broadband & IT News Articles.

Gaming on a Netbook

While the 9300M isn’t exactly a graphic monster, it’s still way better than the integrated crap normally in a netbook. Plus, under Vista the machine can be put into Turbo mode which overclocks everything and helps with gaming frame

What Do Google Android Netbooks Mean For Microsoft And Apple? (GOOG)

Jan 2, 2009 acer-netbook.jpg It’s no secret that (GOOG) is hoping its Android operating system can be useful for more than just mobile phones.

Company is Teasing Consumers

Mac Mini

Macenstein receives a pic from an anonymous source, and the internet goes OMG. Then someone points out the problem: why would a Mac Mini have a lid? Why would it be made of MacBook?

Everybody is now teasing the publice, Dell Did it and Sony is asking as to wait for another 17 days , Wheeeww that will be a great year ahead of us. A New Tech Year

Is this the new Mac mini? [Macenstein]

Sony’s new Vaio TT Series Notebook : Quantum of Sollace Vaio TT Laptop

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Above shown is  the new ’s new TT Series Notebook. It’s a tiny thing, with an 11.1" widescreen display. 2GB of RAM, a 64GB Solid Date Drive and HDMI out.

Where confusion sets in: Sony is marketing this as a meant for a super spy, with a highly visible "007" branding on both the inside and outside of the case. Now will this branding will lead to a mass selling of this Product. My Wife Vaio is really great compare to . So I know this will be too

Quantum of Sollace Vaio TT Laptop {Chipchick]

100,000 Sony Lithium-Ion batteries Recalled

About 100,000 Lithium-Ion batteries used in Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba and notebooks have been recalled. 35,000 batteries of these batteries were sold in the US.

Some details about these batteries:

  • They were sold at the same time as the batteries involved in the widescale 2006 Sony battery recall.
  • These batteries can “overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.”
  • The damage so far: “There have been 19 reports of the batteries overheating, including 17 reports of flames/fire (10 resulting in minor property damage). Two consumers experienced minor burns.”
  • Affected system include:
    - (accounting for some 32,000 of the 35,000 sold in the US)
    HP Pavilion: dv1000, dv8000 and zd8000
    Compaq Presario: v2000 and v2400
    HP Compaq: nc6110, nc6120, nc6140, nc6220, nc6230,
    nx4800, nx4820, nx6110, nx6120, nx9600
    - Toshiba (about 3,000)
    Satellite: A70/A75, P30/P5, M30X/M35X, M50/M55
    Tecra: A3, A5, S2
    - Dell (about 150)
    Latitude: 110L
    Inspiron: 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150, 5160

More info on the recall.

via http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2906

PSP Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 is Released by Dark Alex

Yep folks.  Dark Alex skipped 4.02 and released 5.00 M33.  Interested in the changes?  Read the PSP 5.00 Firmware changes.

Requirements:

  • PSP Phat or PSP Slim with 4.01 M33.
  • PSP battery that’s at least 78% full
  • Download:  5.00 M33 | 5.00M33 (RapidShare)
  • Download:  500.PBP | 500.PBP (RapidShare) | 500.PBP (Official Mirror)
  • Disable ALL plugins.

PSP Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 is Released by Dark Alex

Manual Installation of 5.00 M33:

  • Extract the 5.00 M33 installer files to your computer.
  • Copy the Update folder to X:/PSP/GAME/ on your PSP’s memory stick.
  • Download the official 500.PBP.  If the file you’ve extracted is named EBOOT.PBP change it to 500.PBP before proceeding.
  • Copy the 500.PBP to the directory; X:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE on your PSP’s memory stick.
  • Run 5.00 UPDATE from under Game on your PSP’s XMB
  • Press X if asked to correct idstorage keys
  • Continue to install the official 5.00 SONY when prompted
  • After all process is complete, press X. Your PSP will reboot.
  • Congratulations, you’ve just installed 5.00 M33

Plugins incompatible so far:

CXMB
CWCHEAT
POPSLOADER

Important Note: Dark_AleX has released a statement regarding the 0xFFFFFFFF PSOne error in 5.00 M33. See more details from the source :)

Source and Pictures from atmaxplorer

Sony have launched PSP. Version 5.0 Firmware

Sony have launched PSP. Version 5.0 Firmware have launched their latest firmware for the PSP. Version 5.0 is the latest update which allows for Wi-Fi access to the PlayStation Store as well as a full sized QWERTY keyboard.

Other goodies included are… the ability to output video from PlayStation format software to a TV (PSP-2000 only). Playback formats have also had a change too so that now MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Video Main Provile (AVC CABAC) in 640 x 480 pixels can be used (if you understood what that means!)

A sleep timer has been added to the control panel so that music can be played as an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning.

Other PSP 5.0 Updates

* [Title Display] has been added as an option under [Video Settings].
* [usb Auto Connect] has been added as an option under [System Settings].
* [Backlight Auto-Adjust] has been added as an option under [Power Save Settings].
* The default Theme for the PSP system has been redesigned.
* You can now use a full-size on-screen keyboard.

Via: Akihabaranews

Sony Alpha A900 ready for pre-order

Sony Alpha A900 ready for pre-order

Have you heard of the New Alpha A900, well if you like to have an order of it is now available in pre-order in the US..The Sony’s latest digital SLR which showcases a massive 24.6-megapixel 35mm full frame Exmor CMOS imaging sensor.They must have decided to skip out on those features since it’ll just add to its already hefty price tag of $2,999.00, and that’s just for the body only.

So Would you like to order. Nope this is not an affiliate links :)

Sony is recalling Vaio laptop

VAIO® Notebooks

It is now in the news that is now recalling some laptops because of wiring faults that could cause overheating.

The recall concerns 19 Vaio models in the TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008 – but does not include models sold in the UK.

Sony said wires have been put in the wrong position near the hinge, while a flaw in the circuit board that controls the screen also may cause overheating.

The company said that a number of people had been burnt by the fault.

According to the company 373,000 of the Vaio laptops were sold worldwide in some 48 countries, with 67,000 sold in Japan. I still have to gather more information on what particular model needs to be recall

source [ news.bbc.co.uk ]