The (S)martphone

 Sony Xperia S

 Innovation is scarce and mere upgrades are paramount… The Xperia S is in between but has everything it takes to take on the top dogs.
 So, let’s see what the S has onboard: Snapdragon platform with a 1.5Ghz dual core processor, 1GB of ram, Adreno 220 GPU, 32GB of storage, 4.3 inch display of HD resolution @1280x720 pixels, 12MP camera with autofocus and Exmor R sensor for low light conditions along with 1080p video recording.

 Connectivity-wise there’s WiFi(b/g/n), Bluetooth, NFC(near field communication), DLNA, USB on the go, micro-USB and HDMI 2.0. All this in a slim form factor measuring only 10.6 mm in depth.

 The Xperia S is running on Android 2.3 with the ICS update coming up soon. Anyway the Sony’s Timescape user interface offers enough functionality and eye-candy for the average user :)  On the gaming side the “PlayStation Certified” feature allows for playing PlayStation Suite games.

 The device’s design mixes the classic form factor with a transparent strip which cuts through the base of the device in which the antenna is embedded - it also illuminates and indicates where the on-screen buttons are placed.

 Sony really nails it with this product, it really adds the “S” letter back into the “Smartphone” wor(l)d.

 Links: Sony Xperia S
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Google TV - The future is now!

The Google TV

 Remember the days when TV's used to look like big square boxes with an antenna on top? Fast forward to today: HDTV's and thin LED displays. Have you ever felt like something's missing when acting like the average couch potato? Let me give ya one clue: it ain't Al Bundy. It's the Internet experience I'm talking about.
 Google, Intel, Sony and Logitech got together at a picnic and decided to set plans in motion for the next gen TV experience.
 You can now browse the net, access your facebook account - even play some Farm Ville all of it running on an Android platform inside your TV like the Sony NSX-46GT1, on Logitech Revue Companion Box or on a Sony NSZ-GT1 Blu-ray Player - all of them featuring Google TV. So, I'd like to know your opinions/comments on this technology.

Link: Google TV

Have a nice weekend!

To play or not to play - while you're away :)

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play

 Hello everyone! Have you missed me? Strike 1, strike 2, strike 3 and… you’re out! I guess I’m out and about… to write about something… well, where was I? I can’t find my keys and I’m not talking about Alicia cause she’s hot anyways. That’s it! Stop playing already, those people have gathered here to read opinions about a cool gadget not about some random guy’s mumbling nonsense.

 Most of you heard about Playstation at least once or twice in their lives. The PSX or the PSone console was a huge success back in its days, then the PS2 followed. The PS3 set new standards for the gaming console by also acting like the living’s room Media Center. The PSP or the Playstation Portable was and still is a breed of its own – striving to get portable gaming to a new level.
What if you could use your PSP to place phone calls? But what if you have to answer an incoming call from your mom or gf while your game’s main character gets chased by a gang of green goblins wielding baseball bats? The game would pause automatically just like the Nokia N-gage used to.

 The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play combines the PSP’s hardware controls with the skills of a full touch Android Smartphone. The OS is 2.3 Gingerbread meaning that the web browser supports Adobe Flash 10.2 and various enhancements that could replace your netbook/notebook on the go. The screen estate is 4” wide and at 854x480 pixels resolution playing games, surfing the net and editing documents (using the onscreen keyboard) is a sheer pleasure. The connectivity options cover pretty much everything from Bluetooth ver.2.1 with A2DP to Wi-Fi, 3G (video calling is a no-go) and GPS (if you ever miss the bus stop from playing games).

 Under the hood there’s a 1GHz Scorpion processor (Axy take care not to sting yourself :)), Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon chipset and 512 mb of RAM. The internal user memory is up to 400 mb and a 8GB microSD card is included in the standard sales package. The onboard camera snaps 5MP stills and shoots WVGA video at 30 fps.

 To sum it up the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play is an interesting gadget bringing Android OS and Playstation experience altogether in your pocket.

 As usual feel free to express your own opinions on this. Stay tuned for more, see ya!

 Link: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play Review