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The same day Sony’s expected to unveil its PlayStation 4 strategy in the US, the PS3 will be offered here in two new colours: Azurite Blue and Garnet Red. The consoles will go on sale for $519 on February 21, which is when Sony has invited journalists to an evening press event in New York City. According to reports, [...]

Sony will launch three Blu-ray players in April with a faster loading optical drive that’s fully enclosed for improved stability. The new models also will sport the “Sense of Quartz” styling that will be a feature of Sony’s Ultra HD TV range. Two of the models –  BDP-S3100 and BDP-S5100 — will offer Sony’s TV SideView [...]

Sony will release more affordable — but smaller — Ultra HD TVs in July. Six months after unleashing its 84-inch behemoth, Sony will offer 65- and 55-inch variations at prices yet to be disclosed. Sony is scaling back its struggling TV production division to concentrate on mobile technology and those displays at the top end [...]

  Next month Sony will release its second-generation Personal 3D Viewer headset that plugs into a Blu-ray player, laptop computer or games console and delivers an immersive, big-screen experience. At 330 grams, the HMZ-T2 will be 20 percent lighter than the T1 and is meant to be more comfortable due to a redesigned head strap. It [...]

Hatfields & McCoys won three Creative Emmy Awards at the weekend and is a contender for seven major Emmys next week*, including best miniseries. But the HD History Channel dramatisation of the hillbilly feud is no closer to targeting an airdate or DVD/Blu-ray release here. That’s despite the five-hour Kevin Costner-Bill Paxton (Big Love) drama [...]

Europe’s top a/v publications have awarded Sony “best product” prizes for its flagship 3D TV and 4K projector. The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) judged Sony’s Bravia KDL-55HX850 to be the top European 3D TV of 2012-13 and Sony’s VPL-VW1000ES projector the top high-end home theatre product of the year. EISA is the largest [...]

  Next month Sony NZ will release the world’s first audio-video receiver with built-in, triple-play connectivity — WiFi, Airplay and Bluetooth — for $1200. The STR-DN1030 will be able to stream media through Wi-Fi and replay content stored on compatible smartphones, tablets and PCs. And users can choose to operate the 7.2-channel, 1015-watt with Sony‘s Media [...]

Sony has just announced its head-mounted “personal 3D viewer” will go on sale here this month for $1200. A world first, the HMZ-T1 promises to deliver a “movie theatre-like virtual screen experience” that Sony says is ideal for 3D movies and gaming. The wearable headset has twin OLED screens, with a lightning fast response time [...]

Panasonic will release its first 3D home theatre projector here early next month. The AE7000 will retail for $5700 and will be Panasonic’s first new HD projector in two years. A lower-specified, 2D model also is due this year, the AT5000. Panasonic has yet to list the AE7000’s specs on its NZ website but there’s [...]

Next week Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) will slash the price of its Blu-ray gaming console, the PlayStation 3, from $629.95 to $479.95 for the 160GB model. The 320GB model will be reduced from $729.95 to $579.95 at the same time. The new pricing is effective from Monday and mirrors — but doesn’t match — price cuts in [...]