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Apple to end up like Sony?

May 2, 2012

Without Steve Jobs, Apple will not be able to continue to produce “magical” products. At least that’s what George Colony from Forrester (analytics company) writes on his blog. Even though Apple continues to beat their own records every time they release new financial statements, George Colony thinks that Apple will eventually end up like Sony [...]

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Smart TV: A New Era in Entertainment

April 28, 2012

Smart TV also known as Connected TV is a new breed of intelligent devices which offer entertainment like never before. Similar to Smart Phones these devices can be hooked up to the internet giving the viewers access to the content earlier available on the computers and the smartphones only. With a Smart TV you can [...]

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Sony NEX-5N firmware update 1.01 improves autofocus speed [video]

March 13, 2012

Sony just released a firmware update, version 1.01 for their NEX-5N camera, which improves autofocus speed. The update doesn’t do much, here’s all it does: Enhancement of AF response: When subject distance changes enormously. Improved stability in certain camera operations: When setting [Lens Compensation: Distortion] “Auto” and [Picture Effect] “Miniature” at the same time. When [...]

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Sony NEX converters: Ultra Wide Angle & Fisheye, on 16mm f2.8 [Photos]

February 29, 2012

Here’s a quick comparison shot between three Sony NEX lenses. Actually, it’s only one lens, but with two converters. So what we have here, are the following lenses/converters: Sony SEL16F28 which is a 16mm f2.8 wide-angle lens. Sony VCLECU1 which is a 12mm ultra-wide angle converter. Sony VCLECF1 which is a fisheye converter. Voigtländer Nokton [...]

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What more will Sony Xperia Concept Phone bring to Market? The Insidelooks!

January 16, 2012

Sony has been the Idealist Company as well as perfectionist. The concept of phones development right from building high quality hardware to fast performing processors, every part of it miniaturized. All concept phones are always remaining as concept and hardly push the market, but it provides an opportunity for the company to show case it [...]

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Review: Sony PlayStation 3 Wireless Headset (Virtual Surround)

December 4, 2011

Since I listed the Sony PlayStation 3 wireless headset with virtual surround on my top 10 gadgets I want for Christmas list, I’ve received a few questions from TechPatio readers about this headset. Honestly, this headset probably shouldn’t be on the “I want”-list, as I already have it, but I’m just so thrilled about this [...]

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Top 10 Gadgets I Want For Christmas – And Maybe You Would Too? [2011]

November 27, 2011

Greetings and welcome to the 2011 list of “top 10 gadgets I want for Christmas – and maybe you would too?”. This list also exists for 2009 and 2010, in case you want to check’em out for any ideas that might still be gadget worthy. Before we get on with this list for 2011, I [...]

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Fuji X100: My First Impressions [UPDATED August 1st 2011]

July 6, 2011

I’ve been eyeballing the Fuji X100 camera since it was announced late 2010. Initially I thought it was too expensive, considering the limitations such as fixed focal length and fixed lens, meaning you can’t zoom (without using your feet, that is) and you can’t change the lens to anything else, like on DSLR and on [...]

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Sony HX9V digital camera – Overview

July 5, 2011

Sony’s latest range of Cyber-shot digital cameras were released in late April 2011 with the DSC-HX9V at the forefront of these new designs. Much like it’s predecessor the DSC-HX7V, the 9V is designed as a traditional compact camera which boasts some top-end new camera technologies. The appearance of the camera is very similar to the [...]

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Best Blu-ray Players

June 15, 2011

When Blu-ray players first came on the market, they were exclusive, expensive pieces of technology. Now that a few years have gone by and the prices have fallen, there are more than a few models to choose from. But which players offer the best of performance, features and price? Here are the top Blu-ray players [...]

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How Google protects your data in the cloud [video]

May 31, 2011

Not long ago, Amazon’s cloud computing had a breakdown over several days and Sony lost millions of customer details to hackers and had to shut down their Playstation Network for about a month while they patched things up, as you probably already know. While this video by Google is produced before the Amazon and Sony [...]

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Little Big Planet 2 by SONY – make.believe

April 14, 2011

All of us like to dream. Dreams are born of your own creativity, of freedom to live your life on your own terms, and of a desire to do things your own way. Dreams fuel your self-esteem and fill up your desire to express yourself. Dreams are the small beginnings of great things in your [...]

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Sony expands headphone offerings with 3 new ranges

March 1, 2011

Sony today announced three new ranges for their headphone offerings: The MDR-Z1000 professional monitor headphone takes recording studio quality sound to the next level by using innovative design and cutting-edge materials. The MDR-Z1000 draws on decades of professional audio know-how by Sony, fusing innovative design and cutting-edge materials to deliver uncompromised performance in critical production [...]

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Review: Sony Walkman E450 (E453, 4GB)

February 9, 2011

The Sony Walkman E453 is a budget friendly MP3 and video player that comes in five different colors (red, green, black, blue and pink) so you should be able to find one that fits both your style (color) and your bank account (it’s not that expensive). Sony sent me a pink NWZ-E453 4GB to play [...]

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VOTE NOW: Help Protect The Environment With Sony – Open Planet Ideas

January 10, 2011

Back in November 2010, Emily wrote an article here on TechPatio for the Open Planet Ideas concept with her suggestion and submission to the project. Now, Sony and WWF has narrowed all the received ideas down to 8 final concepts which everybody can now vote for. The winning idea will be taken forward by Sony [...]

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readySTEADY – A much cheaper alternative to a Steadicam for stable video recordings [review]

November 21, 2010

The readySTEADY is one of those little “why didn’t I think of that?”-devices that’s very simple but can do a really good job. What readySTEADY does, is it helps you to stabilize your video recordings – if your camera is something like a Flip, Vado, Kodak Playsport, Sony Webbie or just about any other small [...]

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Top 10 Gadgets I Want For Christmas – And Maybe You Would Too? [2010]

November 12, 2010

Christmas is closing in on us, but according to the stores and malls it kinda looks like it’s Christmas already. It’s amazing how they manage to make everything look Christmassy sooner and sooner almost every year. Anywho, what’s a tech blog without a top 10 list of some of the greatest gadgets that most of [...]

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Open Planet Ideas – Innovation by the people for the planet

November 12, 2010

Technology is deemed a very good thing for us. It makes our lives easier and better. That is why Open Planet Ideas, in conjunction with Sony and WWF, is inviting you to help create a clean and green environment for the present and future generations with the use of existing technologies. If you have a [...]

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Where’s my Playstation Move, Amazon…?

September 29, 2010

This post has no other purpose than to whine, cause sometimes that’s just necessary Playstation Move was scheduled to hit the streets on September 17th, and it did, just not in my country. So I ordered it a few days before from Amazon in United Kingdom. I ordered the starter pack, an extra Move controller [...]

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Sony introduces super-slim Walkman S750 with noise cancelling tech

September 15, 2010

Sony is busy at the moment, yesterday introducing a new speaker dock for iPhone/iPod, the RDP-X50iP, and today they’re giving us a brand new Walkman music player, the S750. This colourful video MP3 player lets you enjoy your music, videos and podcasts in unmistakeable style. Key features of the WALKMAN S750 are: Superb Walkman sound [...]

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New Sony speaker dock for iPhone/iPod refines design and focuses on sound

September 13, 2010

Sony just announced a new speaker dock for the iPhone/iPod with even more focus on sound. Adding to the growing range of speaker docks for Apple iPod and iPhone, Sony have added the RDP-X50iP. With a compact minimalist design, this latest model has been designed to deliver the best possible audio quality at an affordable [...]

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Sony announces Qriocity in Europe [iTunes competitor]

September 2, 2010

Yesterday, same day as Apple announced lots of new iStuff, Sony used the IFA fair in Berlin to announce they will launch a new video- and music service in Europe. At first it will only offer movies but later expand to include music as well. The service is based on their video-service, Qriocity, which already [...]

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Sony HX5V – First Impressions (Quick Review With Video & Photo Samples)

August 7, 2010

This is just a short “first impressions” review of the Sony Cybershot HX5V digital camera with GPS. I’m not going to go much into details and technical analysis, there are many other photo review blogs out there doing a much better job at that, than I would probably ever be able to do. Here’s a [...]

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Review: Sony DS11iP – iPhone/iPod Docking & Clock Radio

July 28, 2010

Sony DS11iP is an iPhone/iPod dock and a clock radio – at the same time. It has a built-in 3.5w+3.5w speakers that plays decent tunes, like what you’d expect for a product like this and in this price range. Before we dig into what it does, let’s quickly look into what comes in the box. [...]

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Review: Sony MDR-570LP Lightweight Fashion Stereo Headphones

July 21, 2010

Sony tries to sell you their MDR-570LP headphones by saying they have: Slim and light headband that does not mess up your hairstyle. Neodymium magnet delivers powerful sound. Pressure-relieving urethane-cushioned earpads for comfortable fit. Slim and light headband? Oh yeah, no question about it. These headphones are really lightweight and weighs just 110 gram without [...]

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Photography: Want better pictures, but not ready to go DSLR? Sony NEX Cameras!

July 20, 2010

You hear it over and over, many people just doesn’t like the size of a DSLR camera. Even today’s entry-level DSLR cameras that a smaller than semi-pro and pro DSLR camera bodies, are much bigger than all the pocket cameras out there. Fit a lens on it, and it gets even bigger and heavier. Pocket [...]

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