Sony’s first RGB TV is a statement piece
Sony's first RGB TV is a statement piece The Bravia 7 II is one of two new RGB LED TVs from Sony. The first wave of RGB LED TVs are fighting for their spot in the TV hierarchy. They need to outperform OLED TVs in brightness and color (because they’ll never match OLED’s contrast), and […]
Sony’s 1000X The Collexion are a luxurious and expensive celebration of its iconic headphones
Sony's 1000X The Collexion are a luxurious and expensive celebration of its iconic headphones Ten years ago Sony introduced the MDR-1000X headphones. They combined noise canceling, good sound, design, and comfort in a way that we hadn’t quite seen before in a set of wireless headphones. (At the time, the Bose QC35 were the closest […]
Leaked images reveal Sony’s 10th anniversary ‘ColleXion’ headphones
Leaked images reveal Sony's 10th anniversary 'ColleXion' headphones The headband certainly looks more pillowy than any of Sony’s current headphone models. | Images by HotEUDeals / OnLeaks We now have a good idea of what Sony’s upcoming 10th anniversary headphones will look like before their expected launch tomorrow. Leaked image renders of what appears to […]
Sony tries to explain that its AI Camera Assistant doesn’t suck
Sony tries to explain that its AI Camera Assistant doesn't suck The variety of terrible is impressive. After Sony drew some unwanted attention for a post demonstrating its AI Camera Assistant on the Xperia 1 XIII, it’s trying to clarify how the feature works. The company says it doesn’t edit photos, but makes suggestions based […]
Sony’s new Xperia phone gets an overdue redesign
Sony's new Xperia phone gets an overdue redesign Sony’s new flagship doesn’t look much like its predecessors. | Image: Sony / The Verge Sony’s Xperia 1 flagships have looked more or less the same since 2020, but that’s finally changing with the Xperia 1 VIII, which moves to a chunky square camera island. The phone […]
Sony upgraded its wearable AC so it’s cooler and better at hugging your neck
Sony upgraded its wearable AC so it's cooler and better at hugging your neck The Reon Pocket Pro Plus delivers a 20 percent improvement in cooling performance over last year’s model. | Image: Sony Sony has announced a new version of the wearable personal air conditioner the company first revealed in 2019 ahead of the […]
Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis
Sony's PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year over year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after Sony raised the price of its PS5 consoles twice over the past year, pushing the price of […]
Watch Sony’s elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players
Watch Sony's elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players Ace is the first robot that can beat the best human players while following the official rules of table tennis. | Image: Sony AI Humans have been building ping-pong playing robots for decades, such as Omron’s FOREPHUS that challenged amateur competitors at CES 2017. What sets Ace […]
PlayStation’s age-gating restrictions are coming to UK consoles
PlayStation's age-gating restrictions are coming to UK consoles Sony is starting to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act by notifying PlayStation players of its age verification requirements today. PS4 and PS5 owners in the UK and Ireland won’t be able to participate in voice chats, messaging, parties, or other third-party communication services from June […]
Sony’s new 1440p OLED gaming monitor seems a lot better than its first
Sony's new 1440p OLED gaming monitor seems a lot better than its first The original InZone M10S OLED gaming monitor stood out for a mix of reasons when I reviewed it for Polygon back in late 2024 – some good (impressively small stand, high 480Hz refresh rate) and some bad (high price, low on features […]