Sony goes on gadget bender in Las Vegas

Sony got totally wasted last night in Vegas and accidentally launched all these new products all over the sidewalk on LVB -- but after taking some Hangover Helper Sony put on a still-drunk smile and called the whole thing Open House at the Paris Hotel & Casino. They definitely didn't slouch, either, launching products across most of the known categories of the gadget universe. (Notably absent: new Network Walkmans.) Sorry about the news deluge, though, we'll do our best to make sure Sony makes it to the very next AA meeting and steers clear of this madness in the future.

Digital cameras

• Sony fesses up, Cybershot W series gets official
• Sony's DSC-H7 / DSC-H9 CyberShots get official, pack 15x optical zoom
• New Sony Cybershot DSC-T20 and T100 targeted towards party crowd

HDTV and home theater

• Sony slims down its BRAVIA 3LCD micro-display line
• Sony fleshes out details and pricing for Internet Video Link
• Sony announces four new HD-ready receivers
• Sony's new BRAVIA LCD models, with IVL support
• Sony's new Muteki line of "party in a box" shelf systems
• Sony officially announces $600 BDP-S300 Blu-ray player
• Sony intros bevy of Bluetooth / A2DP-enabled stereo systems
• Sony's 3LCD VPL-AW15 projector gets Bravia logo
• Sony bumps out seven new home theater-in-a-box setups
• Sony announces line of Digital Media Port accessories

Other gear

• Sony's Energy LINK USB power supply / recharger
• Sony's easy MEX-BT2500 Bluetooth car stereo pairs with almost anything
• Sony debuts LCD-equipped photo printers, spiffed up voice recorders

[Thinker @ Feb 27th 2007 10:38PM]

Awesome!

It's all here at Sony's site: http://news.sel.sony.com/en/assets/OpenHouse2007_LasVegas/index.html

[Brennan @ Feb 28th 2007 12:36AM]

i dont want to be total anti-Sony here, but i thought last year, Sony said they were gonna stop making new HDTVs, just like they did with their MP3 players, soon because of not earning enough money from HDTVs?

i also thought that Sony was gonna push away from making media products for a while *except Blu-ray players* because of the same thing.

correct me if u guys must, but that's what i heard from engadget.com a long time ago.

[Johan @ Feb 28th 2007 1:53AM]

Has Sony not yet realized that having so many half-way products affects branding?

Who can list all the Sony cameras in production today (not to mention the subtle differences between them)?

[humpty @ Feb 28th 2007 4:04AM]

Actually, Sony has been 1 or 2 in non-DSLR cameras for the past few years. Not only that, they sell their CCDs and now CMOS imaging chips to a lot of their competitors. And, they are the most profitable hdtv manufacturer in 2006.

So, there you go.

[SH @ Feb 28th 2007 12:24PM]

Sony wants nothing more then to spew proprietary products on the consumer. I have bought ZERO Sony products since 1998. Maybe they will get the message. Remember the rootkit fiasco with their cd DRM?

[Bill @ Feb 28th 2007 3:27PM]

I doubt anyone has forgotten about rootkit. I won't even rent DVD's that smell of sony DRM. Sony's rep is in the tank and they don't seem to be doing anything to bring back customers. They peaked with the PS2 and the PS3 will be the coup de gras.