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Sony HMP-A1 VAIO Video Pocket Review

Sony HMP-A1 VAIO Video Pocket Review 07/12/2004 10:34 AM

I should warn you: I'm sort of lukewarm on portable video players altogether. I don't commute to work, and when I did, there was enough jostling and train swapping to make anything that required focused attention, like reading books or watching video, a fractured and annoying experience. But still, there is an opportunity for a video player like the HMP-A1 to be useful -- I just don't think this would be the one I would buy.

Read my full review inside.

Sony Plans Video Version of Vaio Pocket
Device (Reuters)

Sony Plans Video Version of Vaio Pocket
Device (Reuters) 05/14/2004 06:14 AM
Reuters - Sony Corp's new portable audio player competing with Apple's iPod will be accompanied this year by another device which can play video and beam it to a TV, the Japanese company said on Friday.

Sony Unveils Hard Drive Based VAIO for
Music, Video

Sony Unveils Hard Drive Based VAIO for
Music, Video 05/12/2004 02:25 PM

Pics of Sony's new super skinny Vaio
laptop

Pics of Sony's new super skinny Vaio
laptop 12/10/2003 02:00 PM
Our pal Phillip Torrone is in Japan right now, and was good enough to snap some pictures for us when he spotted Sony's new...

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Technology Delivers Digital
Entertainment and the Media Center
Experience to Any Screen in the House

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Technology Delivers Digital
Entertainment and the Media Center
Experience to Any Screen in the House 01/08/2004 07:35 PM
This evening during his keynote address at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled Windows® Media Center Extender Technology. The software will power a new generation of products that will extend the Media Center Edition PC experience allowing consumers to access their favorite digital entertainment, such as live and recorded television, photos, movies, and music that reside on their Windows XP Media Center Edition PC, from any room in the home -- regardless of where the PC is located. Media Center Extender Technology will not only provide access to rich content and services, but will enable devices throughout the home to utilize the full processing and storage capabilities of the PC creating new opportunities for services and providing unprecedented choice and access to content for consumers

Premio Introduces Media Center PC with
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
Edition 2005

Premio Introduces Media Center PC with
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
Edition 2005 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
Premio Computer, Inc. today announced the Premio Media Center PC. Preinstalled with Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, the Premio Media Center is a versatile, comprehensive solution for media and home entertainment applications [PRWEB Dec 15, 2004]

Windows Media Center Extender and
Portable Media Center Fact Sheets (PDF)

Windows Media Center Extender and
Portable Media Center Fact Sheets (PDF) 01/08/2004 07:34 PM

• Windows Media Center Extender (1.8 MB)
• Introducing Portable Media Centers (569 KB)

Sony's HMP-A1 VAIO Video Pocket Video
Review

Sony's HMP-A1 VAIO Video Pocket Video
Review 06/16/2004 07:12 AM

Portable Media World (a spanking new sister site to our favorite French gadget site, Akihabara News) has a review of the HMP-A1, the second-generation video player from Sony. They're impressed by its fit-and-finish, but it's clear from the review that Sony has crippled the device, forcing the user to go through two different programs to copy audio and video to the unit (and no ATRAC, hilariously), as well as reencode most video before transferring it over (it supports MPEG 1/2/4 but not MPEG4 derivatives like DivX or XviD, apparently). Battery life varies wildly depending on how much decoding the HMP-A1 must do, but even when gnawing on the relatively dense MPEG2 files it manages around a 4 hour playback -- couple of movies worth, which is decent. Left-handed users get an unfulfilled tease, as the HMP-A1 supports a screen pivot for lefty use, but doesn't switch the directions of the controls, meaning scrolling down, for instance, will cause the HMP-A1 to scroll up.

It looks nice, but considering the major market for these units -- we geeks who rip our own DVDs, record TV, and download video (illegally) -- it's probably better to wait for one of the iRiver or Archos players that don't do annoying things like hide the directories on the hard drive.
Read [PMW.SorobanGeeks]

Related
Sony's HMP-A1 VAIO Video Pocket [Gizmodo]

NewsGator Media Center Edition Featured
in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
"Online Spotlight"

NewsGator Media Center Edition Featured
in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
"Online Spotlight" 06/04/2004 12:40 PM

NewsGator Offering in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Enables Users to Read Selected Content, or Watch On-Demand Video Content

DENVER, CO - June 4, 2004 - Today, NewsGator Technologies announced that the recently launched NewsGator Media Edition is featured in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004's "Online Spotlight," an online guide created specifically for Media Center Edition PC customers that offers a central location for them to find the latest third-party services and software, such as music, movie trailers, news updates and even Karaoke.

NewsGator provides a mechanism for Media Center PC users to easily find NewsGator software and services online, without having to separately download anything from the NewsGator web site. Both text and multimedia content is supported, and information that has not already been viewed on another device can be displayed by synchronizing user subscriptions with NewsGator Online Services.

"We're excited to be included in Online Spotlight - this will dramatically increase our visibility to the many thousands of Media Center PC users," said Greg Reinacker, President & Founder of NewsGator Technologies.

NewsGator Media Center Edition is included as part of NewsGator Online Services. NewsGator Online Services includes three other content reader editions, which allow users to read content they have subscribed to from any web browser (with Web Edition), any email client (with POP Edition), and from a mobile wireless device (with Mobile Edition), which is a powerful feature for road warriors who use mobile devices to access information while on the road. The service also provides exclusive, subscriber-only content to its subscribers, as well as the ability to search for content that matches a specific keyword or URL, and return that content in a feed. NewsGator Online Services pricing starts at $5.95/month per user.

"Media Center PCs allow consumers to have faster and more efficient access to all of their favorite digital content when, where, and how they want," said Brad Brooks, Director of Marketing at Microsoft Corp. "With the NewsGator Media Center Edition, NewsGator Technologies is delivering a complementary and innovative service that will let Media Center Edition PC users easily access their customized choice of news services."

More about NewsGator Media Center Edition

This is the latest step in the "any time, any place, any device" strategy that distinguishes the NewsGator product line. NewsGator Online Services allows users to read one set of content from any device, without duplication. The combined power of NewsGator Media Center Edition and Online Services offers customers a productive and fun way to access their personalized subscriptions and information from any device, whenever they need it.

Sony to add Blu-ray and DSD to Vaio

Sony to add Blu-ray and DSD to Vaio 04/14/2005 01:42 PM
No shame about Ray

Sony VAIO M

Sony VAIO M 09/13/2004 09:00 AM

Sony has a new one of those desktop VAIOs designed to replace a TV, this time called the VAIO M. It's not that spectacular, features-wise, with the notable stand-out of a "Multidrive" super-burner that can handle not only DL (dual-layer) DVDs but DVD-RAM as well (if you don't know what that is, you probably don't need to). It has a horrible 32MB video card, though, and the form factor makes it impossible to upgrade - it's basically a laptop in desktop clothing - but that's not what it was designed for anyway. It's a neat form factor, but I don't think I'd ever buy one.

Read - Vaio M [SorobanGeeks]

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VAIO Archives [Gizmodo]

Sony Vaio VGN-U70

Sony Vaio VGN-U70 08/20/2004 04:15 AM
TechTree Aug 20 2004 8:37AM GMT

Sony VAIO TR2A

Sony VAIO TR2A 12/19/2003 06:19 PM
CNET Dec 19 2003 5:26PM ET

Sony VAIO U50 Reviewed

Sony VAIO U50 Reviewed 07/22/2004 09:43 PM

HandtopHQ review the Sony VAIO U50 mini PC, the little 900MHz computer stuffed into a black, paperback-sized slab. He's a little more positive about it than I was, claiming that anyone who can afford one will probably want to use it as an entertainment device, a function at which it excels. I say that's a cop out argument and the thing is still to expensive to warrant the sort of rough handling a portable media device (full-blown computer or not) is going to get.

Read - U50 review [Handtops]

Related
Sony VAIO U50 Review: Awful Laptop, Great PDA [Gizmodo]

Sony VAIO PCV-V200G

Sony VAIO PCV-V200G 06/22/2004 07:12 PM
ZDNet Jun 22 2004 11:11PM GMT

Sony VAIO K series

Sony VAIO K series 07/18/2004 08:04 PM
ZDNet Jul 19 2004 0:31AM GMT

Sony VAIO PCG-GT Project

Sony VAIO PCG-GT Project 08/04/2004 11:14 AM
Epinions Review of the Vaio PCG-GT1

Sony Axes the Vaio U50/U70

Sony Axes the Vaio U50/U70 09/21/2004 12:27 PM

Handtops is reporting that Sony is pulling the attractive, if niche Sony U50/U70 mini-tablet computer, despite the fact that it was just introduced to the market a few months ago. It was a great device, but I would not be surprised in the least if they weren't selling very well, since they were essentially a $2000 - 3000 toy. A great toy, mind you, but a toy nonetheless.

Read - No more Sony U50/U70 [HandTops]

Related
Vaio Archives [Gizmodo]

Sony Vaio VGN-X505VP

Sony Vaio VGN-X505VP 06/11/2004 09:43 AM
Review The world's most desirable notebook?

Sony VAIO VGN -A117S 17

Sony VAIO VGN -A117S 17 09/09/2004 08:39 AM

Sony gives Vaio PCs a makeover

Sony gives Vaio PCs a makeover 05/11/2004 11:56 AM
ZDNet May 11 2004 3:44PM GMT

More shrinkage for Sony Vaio U

More shrinkage for Sony Vaio U 05/11/2004 07:50 AM
Computer Weekly May 11 2004 12:37PM GMT

Sony VAIO Type X.

Sony VAIO Type X. 05/10/2004 08:37 PM
S ony VAIO Type X. I don't know why, but I need one.

Sony Vaio PCG-Z1RMP notebook

Sony Vaio PCG-Z1RMP notebook 12/10/2003 08:00 AM
Review Nice looks, but what about the battery life?

More Sony VAIO Pocket Details

More Sony VAIO Pocket Details 05/11/2004 07:49 AM
AkibaLive has some more information on the VAIO Pocket, the upcoming 20GB iPod-fighter from Sony. Looks like that screen is nicer than I first thought, with a 320 by 256 color display that has an integrated touchscreen with 'G-Sense' for navigating through the menus--certainly they've given some thought to the...

Sony VAIO T-Series Laptops

Sony VAIO T-Series Laptops 09/13/2004 10:57 AM

I think I misjudged when I saw the product release about the new Sony VAIO T Series laptops, because I didn't figure people would be that excited about them, but boy was I wrong, so let me fix that oversight. The best thing about the new Centrino sub-notebooks that I can see is that the 10.6-inch screens use Sony's X-Brite LCD technology, which really is as good as they hype. If the battery life and the keyboard are useable, we might just take one out for a spin. I've yet to run into anything as hot as the Panasonic R3 yet, though, so they've got a tough row to hoe.

ChaitGear has the press release if you're into that whole details thing.

Read - Press Release [Chait]

Related
VAIO Archives [Gizmodo]
Laptop Archives [Gizmodo]

Sony makes over Vaio line

Sony makes over Vaio line 05/11/2004 10:39 AM
Additions to the product line include the "Vaio Pocket," a portable music player designed to compete with Apple's iPod.

Sony VAIO M - a Flat Multimedia PC

Sony VAIO M - a Flat Multimedia PC 09/13/2004 02:42 PM
I4U Sep 13 2004 6:48PM GMT

Sony VAIO PCG-Z1XSP Sexpot

Sony VAIO PCG-Z1XSP Sexpot 05/27/2004 07:51 AM
BIOS reviews the Sony VAIO PCG-Z1XSP laptop, most notable for its fancified swoopy lightweight case design. It's a Centrino, and while it has both 802.11b and g WiFi, it isn't a Dothan-core machine, instead powered by the still-capable 1.7GHz Pentium...

Sony VAIO PCG-FR415S Review

Sony VAIO PCG-FR415S Review 04/13/2004 08:46 AM
JOEL JOHNSON -- Sony's VAIO PCG-FR415S is a middle- to low-end laptop with a bizarre mix of features. It has fairly sturdy insides, with a 2.8GHz P4 and a DVD burner, but stumbles with a 1024 by 768 display and a weak-kneed graphics chipset. That makes sense, because it's a...

Sony VAIO Pocket Review

Sony VAIO Pocket Review 05/21/2004 09:46 AM
The Guardian, last weekend, had a review of the Sony VAIO Pocket, the new portable hard disk player that takes a swipe at Apple's iPod. Humorously, after all the talk of "turning up the heat" and "firing shots across the...

Sony revamps Vaio notebooks

Sony revamps Vaio notebooks 09/14/2004 07:24 AM
New S2, T1, B1, A200 series

Other News: Sony Vaio Pocket

Other News: Sony Vaio Pocket 05/14/2004 10:37 AM
Sony's take on the iPod concept is due in Europe later this year and due for video after that.

Sony Vaio PCG-FR315S review

Sony Vaio PCG-FR315S review 11/04/2003 02:31 PM

Sony VAIO U50 Reviewed In Depth

Sony VAIO U50 Reviewed In Depth 06/15/2004 05:16 AM

Sony VAIO VGN-X505VP Review

Sony VAIO VGN-X505VP Review 06/03/2004 10:20 AM

Trusted Reviews absolutely gushes over the Sony VAIO VGN-X505VP, and really, how can you blame them? The X505VP is Sony's super-slim ultra-portable, just 21mm at its thickest and 11mm at its thinnest ends. With a 1.1GHz Pentium M, 512 MB RAM, a bundle of extra hardware including a multi-format memory card reader, DVD burner, and carrying case, as well as included (but not integrated) 802.11g, there's really not questioning the fact that the X505 is one of the world's most desirable laptops. If I had a spare $3,700 around that I hadn't already allocated for eight balls, the wafer thin mint would already be mine.
Read [NYTimes]

Related
Two Hot VAIO Laptops States-Bound: X505 and A Series [Gizmodo]
Review of Sony's ultrathin X505 laptop [Gizmodo]

Sony gives Vaio range a makeover

Sony gives Vaio range a makeover 09/15/2004 01:30 PM
vnunet.com Sep 15 2004 5:12PM GMT

Sony Vaio VGN-S1VP notebook

Sony Vaio VGN-S1VP notebook 07/12/2004 10:28 AM
Review Sony's best yet?

Sony Vaio VGP-UMS50 Mouse

Sony Vaio VGP-UMS50 Mouse 04/12/2005 07:44 AM

With looks strikingly similar to a lopsided Slinky, the Sony Vaio VGP-UMS50 is certainly a mouse for those who prefer neither form nor function. Still, if I can rest my drinks atop its smooth, black surface, I might give it a passing consideration. Available on April 23rd, the AV translation tells us "it fits to the hand, the stylish mouse." They also talk about its ergonomic benefits, so there's that.

Translated Product Page [SonyJP via AkihabaraNews]

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