May 22
Sony’s TV business is in bad shape. As the company prepares to spin off the unit into its own fully-owned subsidiary, here’s a look back at some of the company’s greatest television achievements.
Apr 15
Sony has announced the pricing and availability of its latest BRAVIA 4K Ultra HD televisions, with nine models going up for presale (they hit shelves in June). Info for the … Continue reading
Jan 07
Gamers might soon be kissing DVDs and huge downloads goodbye, at least if their games mostly come from Sony’s PlayStation catalog. Although no demo was available at CES 2014, Sony … Continue reading
Nov 06
Samba TV, formerly known as Flingo, today released a slew of apps for Sony devices, including Bravia TVs, Blu-ray Disc players, and Blu-ray Home Theater devices patched into Sony Entertainment Network. The apps detect what is playing on your connected smart TV and automatically push related interactive content, which can then be accessed on second-screen […]
Oct 13
There are lots of different kinds of USB dongles and adapters to make your home entertainment system play nice with your computers, but Sony has just announced the release of a smart stick, which will hopefully smarten Sony HDTVs.
The Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick will let you run Android apps from the Google Play store as well as the Chrome browser, and offers pre-installed apps like Netflix, Pandora, Hulu Plus YouTube and others. You can also use the device to search for programs across various sources – including live TV, and it can seamlessly operate other devices with its universal remote capability.
Unfortunately, the Smart Stick is only compatible with Sony’s BRAVIA range of HDTVs with MHL support. It’s available now for $149.99(USD).
[via Sony]
Sep 19
It was over the weekend when news of the Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick started to appear, being revealed to the world but not quite having the official mark from Sony stamped over it. Well, all of that has just changed with the official announcement of the Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick, where this particular accessory will come with support for Google Services. In layman’s terms, that would mean playing nice with Android apps as well as the Chrome browser. Needless to say, the Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick will be compatible only with Sony’s BRAVIA TV range.
First appearing over on the FCC as the NSZ-GU1 in an FCC filing in August, there was plenty of speculation that this accessory could end up just like the Chromecast from Google, and the early images do seem to point in such a direction. However, the Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick works differently upon its official unveiling, where it has been constructed to work around the BRAVIA TV family. You plug it into the BRAVIA’s MHL port, where it will then integrate itself seamlessly into the TVs interface, while sporting pre-installed apps such as Netflix, Pandora, and Amazon Instant Video among others. The Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick will carry a $149.99 price tag. [Press Release]
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Sep 19
Over the weekend, the Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick surfaced on Sony’s blog briefly, bringing some images of the device and details, only to disappear a short while later without explanation. Today the entertainment device has been officially launched, arriving in stores today as Sony lays out its details, complete with the addition of Google services. […]
Sep 15
Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick Revealed
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The Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick, otherwise known as the Sony NSZ-GU1 Google TV in FCC filings of yore, has been revealed partially. It does look, however, that the rumors are true – Sony was working on a Google Chromecast rival, and the Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick looks set to be the device in question. While it was not mentioned in the FCC filing that the BRAVIA Smart Stick will arrive with certain features that make it look as though it will styled after Chromecast, we do know for sure that it will be an MHL dongle which is capable of handling its own BRAVIA apps in addition to Google TV, of course.
Sony has also thrown in a “picture-and-picture” feature, so that those of you with a multi-tasking brain are able to view a browser in one window, and check out what is playing on TV in the other. Considering how this is a true blue Google TV device, you can be sure that it can also handle Android apps from the Play Store. Strangely enough, the URL provided by Sony does not reflect anything about the BRAVIA Smart Stick, but we will leave it here nonetheless just in case things change for the better in the future.
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Sep 14
Though at first this little dongle seemed (in preview mode) to be a cool competitor for the Google Chromecast – it was revealed the same week, after all – here in its official show-off from Sony, it’s become apparent that the BRAVIA Smart Stick wont work with just any television. Here we’re to understand that […]
Jun 26
You might be able to knock one password off your list, as you now have the option to log in to your Lovefilm account using Amazon credentials. The changeover is part of the online retail giant’s recently announced Login With Amazon initiative, intended to let you use a universal ID for its other websites or those of third party developers. To switch, you’ll need to follow the link at the source and enter both your Lovefilm and Amazon details, and may need to re-enter payment info as well. The company promised that your private data will remain “completely safe,” and said that any rental lists, bookmarks, viewing history and watchlists will stay put. On the off-chance you’re on Lovefilm but don’t have an Amazon account, the company wouldn’t be adverse to your creating one at the same time, in case you fancy physical disc media to go along with the streaming variety. That’s not the only change Lovefilm users may notice however, as the service has rolled out versions of its next generation streaming app — first seen on the PS3 — for the Xbox 360 as well as Sony Bravia TVs, Blu-ray players and home theater systems.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD, Amazon
Source: Lovefilm
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