Tuesday, September 2, 2008 11:38AM - By Joseph Penalver
Having covered the consumer-ready Canon Vixia HV30 this morning, we thought it was time to share something for the budding pros. If you’ve got the directing chops of a Steven Spielberg and the self-righteous indignation of a Michael Moore, you need a serious rig that’s compact enough to let you shoot guerrilla style. The Sony HDR-FX1 is packed with three big CCD sensors for lifelike, razor-sharp 1080i high definition video. Add a 3 1/3″ LCD screen, a built-in stereo mic and a 12x optical zoom Carl Zeiss lens, this camera is ready for your next documentary or top-quality podcast. Add a nice editing suite and a whole lot of creativity, this camera is one step closer to Hollywood…
Buy: $3699.99
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:00AM - By Nino Marchetti
When building your own home theater, simplicity can be a tall order. Chances are that your living room will be a mess of cables, wall attachments and remote controls. Fortunately, the fellows at Sony have an option that might make things a bit easier on you: the Sony BRAVIA Theatre RHT-G500. This integrated stand does a lot more than support your 32- to 40-inch Sony television– it acts as a 3.1-channel sound system with its built-in speakers and amplifier. Beyond your TV, the RHT-500 includes audio inputs for your Blu-ray player or next gen gaming console, plus HDMI inputs for easy connectivity to your television. This clean setup will not only save you some space, but may also trick your girlfriend into thinking you are actually an organized guy…
Buy: $TBD
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:24PM - By Mike Payne
Sony has given its Vaio laptops a much-deserved facelift, fusing hi-def media with the solid computing they’re known for. The Sony Vaio FS line of laptops features a blu-ray dvd player and a 16.4″ screen with 1080p resolution. When you’re not reading GearCrave, getting work done or gaming up a storm, pop in a blu ray DVD and enjoy yourself a film at the highest quality available to consumers. The Viao FS won’t be on the street until August, but Sony is taking pre-orders as of today. [thanks acquiremag]
Buy: from $1,060
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 10:48AM - By William Barnes
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue–this PS3 racing extravaganza is going to swivel more heads than a NASCAR fireball pileup. The pictures above give you the tiniest idea of how cool this title will be with its uber-realistic graphics–1080p at 60 frames per second. You get six different raceways including Daytona, and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue lets you race online against 16 other players in your choice of 60 cars–check out a sampling of these cars after the jump!
This hits the market on April 15th…never mind tax day, you’ll be too busy racing.
Buy for $39.95
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:00AM - By J. Wallace
Now shipping–the Sony Mylo Com-2. The word of the day for this multi-functional personal communication gadget is “subscription-free”. You can you surf, IM, e-mail and chat via any free Wi-Fi hotspot (at 802.11g and 802.11b) and take picutres with the 1.3MP camera. You can also make free Skype-to-Skype calls and for a small fee Skype to any number. The MP3 player is Windows Media DRM-capable and you’ll be happily YouTubing yourself to death with the Mylo Com-2. The QWERTY keyboard slides out for your convenience. Sony says “You’re welcome.”
Buy for $299.99
Monday, February 25, 2008 8:00AM - By J. Wallace
In the market for a monster? The Sony Bravia 52-inch XBR KDL-52XBR4 fits that description nicely. It’s a 1080p HD LCD television with 1920 x 1080 resolution & 10-bit processing. It comes equipped with built-in ATSC and NTSC tuners for and the built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box. Cable TV fanatics who happen to also be minimalist design freaks will love that option. It also has not one, but THREE HDMI inputs, and the patented Sony’s Xross Media Bar interface which makes setting up this monster a real breeze.
Buy for $2,999.98
Thursday, February 21, 2008 7:00AM - By J. Wallace
Guitar Hero fanatics can now go on tour. ChipChick did a hands-on with this miniature “carabiner” version (that’s their photos above) and report that while the screen is worth every penny you paid for it (but not much more), this under-twenty is both a guilty pleasure and a great gift for anybody with metal on the brain. The teeny-tiny portable version of Guitar Hero is the brainchild of Basic Fun, and we thank them for giving commuters another reason to stay off their cell phones in crowded airplanes, subways, and Starbucks.
Buy for $14.99
Monday, January 7, 2008 7:02AM - By J. Wallace
Sony dropped the Mylo 2 internet communicator at CES 2008, calling it “all the fun of a PC in your pocket.” The updated Mylo 2 includes a 3.5-inch touchscreen, wi-fi, and is AIM, Google Talk, and Skype friendly. Mylo 2 is also fully YouTube-able, and includes a 1.3 megapixel camera and a photo editor. Some reviewers are pointing out that the lack of Bluetooth is a serious bummer, and we have to agree but regardless, it still looks pretty fun. Price? Under $300.
More at Sony.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:01AM - By J. Wallace
Black Friday approcheth! The first official shopping day of the Holiday Season(tm) is going to be insane, a mob-rules shoving match of epic proportions. Cravers, don’t leave the house on Friday. Instead, get your holiday shopping done online and avoid the traffic, the screaming kids, the madness. Oh, and while you are buying for everyone else on your gift-giving list, pick up the PlayStation3 80GB Motorstorm bundle for yourself. The PS3 console is ethernet-ready, rigged for HDMI, and has an Nvidia graphics processor. The PS3 is backwards compatible with most of the older games, and MotorStorm? Let’s just say it’s a hell of a lot more fun than fighting holiday shopping traffic. Three cheers for vehicular mayhem! Dust off your old Ministry CDs, pop in “Jesus Built My Hotrod”, and fire up MotorStorm. Can’t you feel the adrenaline already?
Buy for $499.99
