3:50PM We’re on the floor at Sony’s big show in Vegas. There’s a twisting line out the door, but we’re about to head inside and grab seats. Stay tuned for live coverage as it happens!
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Live from Sony’s CES press event originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
While it’s certainly not the most invigorating release from Sony today, those stuck with too much video on their Handycams will be head over heels. The firm is expanding its DVDirect line by two, and while one of ’em (the VRD-MC10) has been released in Japan previously, this marks the first time it’ll ship to American consumers. Said unit incorporates HDMI, component and composite inputs, and features the ability to transfer AVCHD-quality video to DVD; it also includes an i.LINK (FireWire 400) port as well as a USB socket for use with a wider range of devices. Moreover, the MC10 touts a 5-in-1 multicard reader for taking flash-based media straight to DVD, and the 2.7-inch LCD is just fine for previewing things beforehand. The DVDirect Express VRD-P1 DVD writer is tailor made to work quickly and easily with some of Sony’s newly announced camcorders, and the lack of advanced functionality means it’ll only run $150 (compared to the $300 stick on the MC10) when it ships in March.
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Sony brings two DVDirect Handycam-to-DVD writers to the US originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Regardless of your camcorder needs (well, outside of the professionals in attendance), Sony’s got you covered. Today at CES, the company is introducing the DCR-DVD850 and DCR-DVD650 DVD Handycams to complement its GPS-packin’ HDR line and the perfectly midrange flash-based Handycams. These buggers include Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lenses, a 60x optical zoom, 1/8-inch 680k-pixel CCD imagers and instant recording to three-inch DVDs. Thankfully, there’s also the option of capturing to a Memory Stick PRO Duo card, and the DVD850 even adds 16GB of internal storage for the truly indecisive. The pair also features a 2.7-inch LCD touchpanel and Steady Shot image stabilization, and they’ll run you $430 and $300 in order of mention when they ship next month.
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Sony’s DCR-DVD850 and DCR-DVD650 DVD Handycams: perfect for the anti-edit crowd originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If you shuddered at the sight of Sony’s GPS-packin’ HDR camcorders, the outfit has a much milder, calmer set headed your way. The all new Flash Handycam line strips away most of the dazzling features on the aforementioned family, though one of the four still keeps the most important bit: high-def recording. The flagship HDR-CX100 logs clips at 1,920 x 1,080 and captures 4 megapixel stills, but the privilege will cost you $600. For that, you’ll also get Face Detection, Smile Shutter, 8GB of embedded flash memory, a Memory Stick PRO Duo card slot, 10x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD monitor and a choice of black, silver or red. If that’s still too far out of your league, it’s also introducing a trio of flash-based SD models: the 16GB DCR-SX60, 8GB DCR-SX41 and 4GB DCR-SX40, which will cost about $370, $300 and $270, respectively.
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Sony offers up HDR-CX100 HD Handycam alongside three lowly SD models originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony, the debatable kind of proprietary formats, has finally caved. Well, at least in this one instance, anyway. In a presumed confession that Apple’s music players actually are somewhat popular, it is releasing the iPod / iPhone-friendly CMT- LX20i micro shelf system, CMT- LX20i clock radio and MHC-EC99i mini boombox (pictured above). Not a whole lot left to say other than they also play CDs, tell time and rattle windows, respectively. For pricing and release details — including a word or two on the new Muteki systems — hit up the read link.
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Sony bites the bullet, releases Made for iPod music systems originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Following an annual tradition, Sony has loosed several new HDR-series camcorders. Stop carrying that silly GPS dongle, as the HDR-XR520V (240GB of storage), HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR200V (both 120GB) pack one onboard along with NAVTEQ maps to geotag photos and videos alike, automatically detect time zone, highlight current map location and possibly save your life during an extended walk through the woods. The 520 and 500 are Sony’s first with back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor, providing twice the low light performance of previous models. Smile Shutter, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound recording and 3.2-inch touch panel LCDs are standard across the line, including the low end HDR-XR100 (80GB) model. They start shipping in March for between $1,500 and $750 along with three new SD cams but — c’mon.
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Sony shows off GPS packing 1080p camcorders originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tired of seeing your child come home from school in tears, only to find that all the cool cats in the playground were telling him / her to get a real pocket camcorder if they wanted to join the clique? Never fear, as Sony has just introduced two new Webbie HD cameras for giving your youngsters the chance to capture spontaneous moments in glorious high-def. The MHS-CM1 and MHS-PM1 both grab live action video in 1,440 x 1,080/30p and take stills at 5 megapixels; uploading the MP4 results are said to be a snap thanks to the embedded software that handles most of the hard work. They’re available in two designs and three “stylish” colors (eggplant, orange and silver), and while the CM1 (available now for $200) gets gifted with a 2.5-inch swivel LCD and a 5x optical zoom, the four-ounce PM1 (ships in April for $170) goes screenless and sticks to a 4x digital zoom.
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Sony’s MHS-CM1 and MHS-PM1 Webbie HD cams teach your kids to upload originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We know, the digiframe market is just downright saturated with ho hum offerings that offer little innovation and oodles of boring, but Sony’s got four out today at CES that are just a step or two above the rest. Kicking things off is the top-end DPF-X1000 ($300; March) and second-tier DPF-V1000 ($250; March), both of which offer 10-inch panels, an alarm clock, auto dimmer, a variety of slideshow functions, an auto orientation sensor and a bit of magic that “auto corrects the white balance” in your photos. The former model arrives with 2GB of internal storage and sports a black / wood-trimmed motif, while the latter fellow gets half the storage and a less striking silver trim. Following those two are the 9-inch DPF-D92 and 8-inch DPF-D82, both of which have a VGA panel, 1GB of memory and would love be wall-mounted.
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Sony debuts four new Bluetooth-ready digital photo frames originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony‘s busting out a plethora of wares today in Vegas, and included among them is a new entry-level W-Series Cyber-shot. The DSC-W220 features both Intelligent Scene Recognition and Dynamic Range Optimizer, both of which were previously reserved for higher-end offerings. Specs wise, it’s touting a 2.7-inch LCD monitor, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4X optical zoom lens, HD output, Optical SteadyShot stabilization, 15MB of internal memory and a Memory Stick card slot.It’ll hit this April in silver, black, pink and blue for about $190.
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Sony trots out 12 megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-W220 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony’s press event is just about to start, but we managed to sneak away and grab some snaps of the heavily-guarded new OLED touchscreen Walkman NWZ-X1000. It’s under some major glass and lights and we were working fast, so we apologize for any blurriness, but that’s the price of exclusives, kids. Check back soon for the official shots during the presser — and don’t worry, we’re on the hunt for the VAIO P.
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Sony touchscreen Walkman NWZ-X1000 OLED player hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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