Sony makes LocationFree Vaio, introduces Vaio LF-V30 Base Station

Good bye LocationFree, hello Vaio Base Station LV-V30 ("with LocationFree technology"). We were hoping Sony didn't kill LFTV, and thankfully it looks like that's not the case. The LF-V30 takes component in/out and converts into standard def and QVGA, and will run you about $250 come September. Another hot shot after the break.

[pos @ Jul 18th 2007 2:47AM]

This is what the PS3 shoud have looked like

[Aaron @ Jul 18th 2007 3:09AM]

Funny you should mention that. Actually, one of the previous LocationFree models looked somewhat like a PS2.

[pos @ Jul 18th 2007 3:14AM]

Yeah I remember that. I suppose it's Blue Ray that's made the PS3 so chunky

[Singh @ Jul 18th 2007 3:08AM]

Yea i totally agree that this is how PS3 should have looked like. And by the way sony is introducing a lot of new technology lately. Such as this one here
http://www.gadget9.com/2007/07/18/sony-nsc-gc1-netsharing-cam-review/

[SimbaDogg @ Jul 18th 2007 3:23AM]

you mean...goodbye locationfree...not "good by locationfree"

[DutchGuy @ Jul 18th 2007 4:40AM]

Good by?
Goodbye?
Good buy?

[Chuck @ Jul 18th 2007 6:37AM]

WTF... you have 3rd graders doing your stories now? Good by???? Can't blame the spellchecker on that one.
Quoted for protection: "Good by LocationFree, hello Vaio Base Station LV-V30 ("with LocationFree technology")."

[Jay @ Jul 18th 2007 6:45AM]

Yet another fantastic Sony product that 90% of people know nothing about and most of the other 10% aren't interested in. They're probably too busy wetting their knickers over AppleTV and missing the point completely. Again.

[nikster @ Jul 18th 2007 6:52AM]

Three new, cool-looking, reasonably-priced Sony products on Engadget in one day. And none of them "strategic" - just straight value.

We sense a turnaround.

The years of trying to push unwanted tech onto consumers [MD, Memory Stick, Blu Ray] seem to be over. Maybe Sony will go back to making great quality great looking products once again? Here's to hoping...

[WhackMushroom @ Jul 18th 2007 8:54AM]

wonder what the back looks like?

[jwer @ Jul 18th 2007 9:25AM]

There are bunch of pictures in the VAIO gallery for some reason...

[MichaeLC @ Jul 18th 2007 9:01AM]

Since we're picking on the grammer, "...Sony didn't kill LFTV, and thankfully it looks like that's not the case" means Sony did kill the LFTV. Get rid of that "not."

[John @ Jul 18th 2007 11:04PM]

Is that grammer or grammar?

[Grant @ Jul 18th 2007 9:58AM]

AHHHHHH!!! double negative!
so which is it?
what does engadget want from Sony?!?!!

but in all seriousness... even though the base is only $250, how much is the TV to go with it?

[Jake @ Jul 18th 2007 9:15AM]

I'm not trolling or anything , I'm just a bit confused.
What does this thing do exactly , what software does it run and why i s it also in the gallery here: http://www.engadget.com/photos/hands-on-with-sonys-vaio-tz-superultraportable-notebook/

[Grant @ Jul 18th 2007 10:00AM]

my guess is in the tags,
since it's technically a vaio product, it goes in the vaio gallery?

and it's the base for a wireless handheld TV, it's not a computer.

[Bill @ Jul 18th 2007 11:40PM]

It basically takes 2 video sources and streams them on the internet for playback on a laptop, PSP, MAC or smartphone.

[MichaeLC @ Jul 18th 2007 10:03AM]

To Grant and Jake - It works on any TV that has Video-out.

By plugging it into your TV, you can watch TV on any LFTV-compatable device, such as PSP, or Vaio laptop over the Interwebs.

[jeremy480 @ Jul 18th 2007 3:16PM]

So you mean its a more expensive slingbox?

[Jake @ Jul 18th 2007 3:24PM]

Thanks!

[BigEat @ Jul 18th 2007 10:52AM]

Come on guys. It's goodbye....right? Not "good by".

I think even Veronica Belmont would have gotten that one right Ryan.

[JET @ Jul 18th 2007 1:39PM]

I wrote a review of a previous model last year. The link is here:

http://leoweekly.com/?q=node/1201

It works really well, especially for streaming TV to PSP.

JET

[KC @ Jul 18th 2007 2:06PM]

Now, if they made the PS3 a LocationFree player too...

[Bill @ Jul 19th 2007 9:25PM]

Basically with remote play you can stream contents from your computer to your PS3 and watch them on your PSP so it does have a similar feature.

[KC @ Jul 19th 2007 7:18PM]

Bill, what I meant was to stream content from the LocationFree basestation to the PS3.