Sony Rolls Out New PS2 Offer

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has rolled out the new series of the PS2 in the Indian market to capture the sales opportunity during Diwali. 

The new PS2 comes in a dual-shade look and sleeker design with the AC Adapter in-built. The console is being introduced at a price point of Rs. 6,490 and with a festive season offer of one free game with every PS2 purchase. Atindriya Bose, Country Manager for PlayStation in India said, "We are excited to introduce the new PlayStation 2 at an attractive and accessible price point for the Indian gamers. For a country like India where there are many gamers just starting on consoles, PS2 indeed plays an important role as the best entry level gaming console."

Sony Ericsson Launches Their First DPF

Sony Ericsson has launched their very first digital photo frame - the IDP-100. 

Touting it as an ideal accessory to their Cyber-Shot mobile phones, Sony Ericsson maintains that photos can be transferred easily from regular cameras too via Bluetooth, USB flash memory, M2 card, micro SD, SD or MS Duo. Photos can be displayed and managed on the 7" frame with the touch sensitive control menu in it. Users have to just view the slideshow options and pick their personal preference. In addition, the Digital Image Correction (DIC), included with the IDP-100 automatically adjusts the images – this includes color correction, tone enhancement and edge enhancement.

"Memories are priceless and irreplaceable", said Jacob Sten, Head of the accessories division at Sony Ericsson. "The IDP-100 Digital Photo Frame is the perfect companion to your Cyber-shot phone and lets you display your favourite moments easily and in high quality for all to see. However, it’s not just mobile phone users that can benefit from the IDP-100. We are proud that the frame receives, stores and displays up to 500 still images through a variety of options. Once uploaded they are automatically rotated, enhanced and re-sized to fit the frame - so that you can enjoy your memories instantly."
The IDP-100 features auto-rotation, inbuilt Bluetooth, can store up to 500 images on the internal memory and has a World clock with three time zones. It is compatible with all phones featuring M2 card, micro SD, SD and MS Duo, USB interface or Bluetooth. Sony Ericsson's IDP-100 will be available in selected markets in Q4 in dark grey.

Lenovo Offers Olympic Branded USB Range

Lenovo, in its capacity as an official sponsor of the Olympic Games has released a couple of limited edition USB drives. These drives have been released under the Mascot series and are priced at $29 for 4 GB. In all, six drives have been released with their front side printed with a Fuwa image. Apart from this, the company is offering a 1 GB titanium limited edition drive that comes with a swiveling USB plug in a special mahogany box.



Considering the amount, the company has probably already had to spend, it may be brave enough to venture a guess that we just might see an Olympic branded laptop sooner or later.Source

BlackBerry Launches The Bold

Enter the BlackBerry Gold in all its splendor. RIM has finally launched their latest handset - The Bold. The handset is RIM’s first smartphone to support HSDPA and has features that include a half-VGA LCD display (480 x 320 resolution at 217 ppi), a 624 MHz processor, integrated GPS and Wi-fi support as well as 1GB internal storage memory and a microSD/SDHC expansion memory slot.

The Bold also features a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability, built-in flash and digital zoom. The advanced media player can display pictures and slideshows and play movies in full screen mode (thank goodness). Audio can be played over the handset's dual speakers stereo sound, and when using headphones or external speakers, the media player gives the user an equalizer with 11 preset filters.




With the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution, users can stay easily connected to their email, calendar, contacts and other corporate applications in IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise environments. The BlackBerry Bold smartphone also allows users to download Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files in email attachments that can be saved to the handset and edited with the DataViz Documents to Go software suite, which is preinstalled.

There’s no word yet on the Bold's ETA in India nor a price for the same. Personally, I’m waiting for the Thunder.

Hitachi Introduces Blu-ray Disc Hybrid Camcorder

Hitachi has introduced the DZ-BD10HA - a Blu-ray Disc Hybrid Camcorder with the ability to record onto the Blu-ray.The DZ-BD10HA contains several new features and improvements including a newly developed 7 mega pixel CMOS image sensor, which captures videos and stills in FullHD (1920 x 1080). It can also record up to 4 hours 20 minutes of 1920x1080 video or 8 hours 40 minutes of 1440x1080 video onto the built-in 30 GB HDD. Additionally, the built-in SDHC card slot provides added flexibility by allowing for Full HD video and still recordings.



It also offers a dubbing function that allows Full HD video to be transferred with a single push of a button from either the HDD or SDHC card to the BD drive, all within the camcorder, without having to connect to a PC. Editing functions such as split, splice, delete, merge, and transitions can also be performed within the camcorder before dubbing for additional functionality. The Transcoding feature allows for the camcorder to transfer full HD videos off the HDD or SDHC card to standard definition DVD discs for the sharing of videos with friends and family who may not own a Blu-ray player yet.

The Hitachi model DZ-BD10HA model Blu-ray Hybrid with built-in 30GB hard disk drive (HDD) is priced at a Manufacturers Advertised Price (MAP) of $999. The camcorder is available in Japan and will be available in North America in September 2008.Source