Sony to buy LCD TV displays from Samsung and others

Here goes one more myth, the costlier the device better the quality.  I have heard from so many of my friends how Sony Displays are better than Samsung and others and despite the fact  both displays are manufactured together. But now after Sony has sold its stake in the joint venture S-LCD  with Samsung, the concept of Sony’s display is no more.

Sony was forced to sell its stake after many years of losses in its LCD TV business. The future looks bleak for Sony branded TV and Sony might just use the brand name while outsourcing  parts from South Korean neighbors like Samsung and LG.

From wiki : S-LCD, as of April 25 2008, operated with a monthly production capacity of 100,000 seventh-generation amorphous silicon (a-Si) panels and 50,000 eighth-generation panels based on PVA technology, which are integrated into both Samsung Electronics and Sony LCD televisions and mobile phones.

Sony Ericsson W8 Specifications and Review

Sony Ericsson’s W8 is a smartphone with 7.2 Mbps of High Speed Downlink Packet Access and 2 Mbps of High Speed Uplink Packet Access 3G network, Android OS version 2.1 (Eclair) and 600 MHz ARM 11 processor, its dimensions are 99 * 54 * 15 mm, TFT capacitive touch screen with a screen size of 3 inches, Scratch resistant surface, Timescape UI, 16 million colors, and weighs 104 grams.

The camera is of  3.15 MP, video camera with VGA at 30 frames per second. It has a internal memory of 128 MB, 168 MB RAM, external microSD card extendable upto 16 GB. The other features of the phone include 3.5 mm audio jack, Walkman Player, MP3 and Mp4 player, Stereo FM with RDS, Accelerator sensor, Proximity sensor, GPRS, GPS, EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, Messaging through SMS, MMS, Email, Push, IM, Google search, Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube, and etc.,

The battery is of 1200 mAh Li-Po standard battery with talk time power of 5 h and standby power of 480 h, it comes in three different colors such as Red, Azure and Orange

Sony Ericsson W8 Specifications :

3G : 7.2 Mbps of High Speed Downlink Packet Access and 2 Mbps of High Speed Uplink Packet Access

OS and Processor :  Android OS version 2.1 (Eclair) and 600 MHz ARM 11 processor

Dimensions and Display : 99 * 54 * 15 mm, TFT capacitive touch screen with a screen size of 3 inches, Scratch resistant surface, Timescape UI, 16 million colors

Weight : 104 g

Camera : 3.15 MP, video camera with VGA at 30 frames per second

Memory : internal memory of 128 MB, 168 MB RAM, external microSD card extendable upto 16 GB

Other Features : 3.5 mm audio jack, Walkman Player, MP3 and Mp4 player, Stereo FM with RDS, Accelerator sensor, Proximity sensor, GPRS, GPS, EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, Messaging through SMS, MMS, Email, Push, IM, Google search, Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube, and etc.,

Battery : 1200 mAh Li-Po standard battery with talk time power of 5 h and standby power of 480 h

Colors : Red, Azure and Orange

 

Water proof headset from Sony

Sony launches water proof headset.You can wonder why the headsets have to be water proof?But sports person and cyclists will have the answer.Because people practising sports or while driving cycle (bike in US) they really need some entertainment as it will be boring to do the monotonous exercise all the time may for continuous and prolonged time period

This walkman is now available in Japan as it is launched there today.This version is named NWD-W253 but the main difference from the other W models is only the waterproof feature

Battery Life

12-hour battery life

Flash Storage

4GB enough space to store music for all these 12 hours

Available Colors

lime green, black, pink, and white
Special edition – Metal Gear Solid camouflage model

Price of the headset could range from $110 to $130