Sony PRS-300 and PRS-600 e-book Readers Unveiled

Sony has announced two new e-book readers this week in the form of the PRS-300 and PRS-600. The PRS-300 features a 5-inch LCD display with no audio output and no memory card slot. Weighing at only 220-grams, the gadget provides a 440MB of storage space. Meanwhile, the PRS-600 comes equipped with a 6-inch touchscreen display with audio output and an SD/MS memory card slot. This e-book reader weights at just 286-grams and has a 380MB of storage capacity. Pricing info is still unavailable. [TeleRead]

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Sony Latest GPS Navigation Device With 6.1-inch LCD

Sony has released their latest PND in the form of the NV-U3DV. The gadget provides a 4GB of internal storage and a 6.1-inch WQVGA (480×272) LCD screen, which is larger than most GPS navigation gadgets on the market. The Japanese version of NV-U3DV will have an antenna for television broadcasts. Users can also play their own movies, music, and pictures (MPEG-4/AVC+H.264 with restrictions, MP3/AAC up to 320kbps, and JPEG). No word on pricing so far. [Sony Insider]

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The Cheapest Flash-based Recorder From Sony

Sony is expanding its line of professional quality digital audio recorders with the addition of the PCM-D10. The gadget is actually the cheapest flash-based recorder from Sony that is capable of recording 96kHz/24-bit stereo audio. The recorder has a 4GB of built in memory, which is expandable via a MicroSD/Memory Stick Micro slot. The PCM-D10 is also the first member of the PCM-Dxx family to feature a built-in speaker for playing back recordings. It also has a low-cut filter, a digital limiter, and a 5-second pre-recording buffer. The Sony PCM-M10 is due out in October 2009 for $399. [Gizmodo]

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Sony DAV-DZ790K DVD Home Theater System

Sony Korea is back with its new DVD home theater system ‘DAV-DZ790K’ for the Korean market. This powerful system provides a total output power of 1000W (RMS) and features four height adjustable floor-standing rear speakers. Other interesting specs include S-AIR Wireless Ready technology, BRAVIA Sync, an HDMI output, a Digital Media Port and Karaoke function. The DAV-DZ790K comes with a suggested retail price of 798,000 KRW ($634). [AVING]

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32GB Sony Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo HX

Sony has finally released a 32GB Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo HX that is perfect for High Definition camcorders – or anyone handling large volumes of images. The storage device features a super-fast read speeds of 20MB/s and write speeds of 15MB/s. The Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX range also includes 4GB, 8GB and 16GB models, and all versions are supplied with the free USB adaptor for optimum performance and easy connection to a huge range of hardware. [Press Release]

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Sony Launches VAIO NW 15.5″ Notebook With Blu-Ray For $880

The Sony VAIO NW is the latest 15-incher notebook from Sony that comes with a reasonable price tag. Priced at $880 upwards, this stylish machine offers a 15.5-inch widescreen HD display with 1,366 x 768 resolution, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics card, a 4GB RAM, a 400GB hard drive, a 1.3MP webcam, a Blu-ray drive, WiFi, Bluetooth, an HDMI port, 3x USB ports, an ExpressCard port, a microSD card slot, a memory stick PROTM slot and Windows Vista OS. The VAIO NW notebook will hit the markets starting this month in three lovely colors namely walnut brown, birch white and rattan silver. [PCLaunches via Laptop Notebook News]

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Sony Updates Its Vaio NW Notebook Series

Sony has upgraded its Vaio NW70 and NW50 with a faster 2.53Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 CPU, a 15.5-inch Wide LCD (1366×768 resolution), a 4GB of RAM (upgradable up to 8GB), a 500GB of HDD, and the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit. The NW70 has a Blu-Ray recorder, meanwhile the NW50 comes with only the usual DVD Super Multi. [Akihabara via Laptop Notebook News]

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