Three years ago, a certain obiwan22222 wowed us when he played Wii on his PSP (with a little help from Sony's LocationFree technology). For his next trick, our man has done the same thing on an iPod touch. But wait, you ask -- is there a LocationFree client for iPhone / iPod touch? We don't think so, so we've pinged him for an explanation. He's being extremely tight-lipped about it all, saying only that 1) this is not fake, 2) he got rid of the five second lag, and 3) all will be revealed "soon enough" (that is, once we've been tortured enough). If anything, we can certainly respect a man with a flair for showmanship! In the meantime, check out the video after the break. We'll let you know as soon as we hear back from the dude.

Welcome to HD LocationFree; Sony just announced their 1080i-capable LocationFree Home HD gear. The LF-W1HD pushes MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 formatted video between the wireless receiver / transmitter pair. While the receiver does support a single HDMI-output, the transmitter does not so HDMI signal transmission is a no-go. It's also limited to 802.11a/b/g instead of 802.11n Draft 2.0 which is much more appropriate for HD streaming. Look for these to hit Japan in December for about ¥50,000 or round-abouts $431 whenever they make it this way. Backside-ports face front, after the break.

Welcome to HD LocationFree; Sony just announced their 1080i-capable LocationFree Home HD gear. The LF-W1HD pushes MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 formatted video between the wireless receiver / transmitter pair. While the receiver does support a single HDMI-output, the transmitter does not so HDMI signal transmission is a no-go. It's also limited to 802.11a/b/g instead of 802.11n Draft 2.0 which is much more appropriate for HD streaming. Look for these to hit Japan in December for about ¥50,000 or round-abouts $431 whenever they make it this way. Backside-ports face front, after the break.

Obviously unaware that we're not exactly the classiest folks around (we were the only ones there wearing shorts and a T-shirt), Sony invited us to a decidedly swanky "product unveiling" at Rockefeller Plaza's 66th floor Top of the Rock observation deck, replete with such pricey fare as caviar, salmon canapes, crab salad, tuna tartare, and grilled shrimp, along with four varieties of champagne (from a 2000 Veuve Clicquot Reserve Rose to a 1996 Bollinger R.D., if you must know) to wash it all down with -- and as if that weren't enough booze, several bottles of well-aged scotch sat prominently atop a fully stocked bar. This whole luxury theme was meant to sway our coverage about reflect the high-end status of the company's 11.1-inch VAIO TZ, whose $2,200 minimum price tag gets you a waif of a Santa Rosa-based ultraportable featuring a carbon fiber exterior, 32GB SSD, WWAN in the form of EV-DO Rev. A, and a MacBook-style keyboard, among other goodies. Sorry to cut this short, but we're off to shower and shave with the pleasant smelling men's products that Sony stuffed in our gift bag (we gave everything else -- cigars, lip balm, four dollar bottled water, book on wine -- away to elevator operators and people on the subway), so this would probably be a good time to check out the gallery below. And, as a special, one-time only bonus, we've also included photos of the recently announced VAIO-branded LF-V30 LocationFree streamer, whose component jacks enable HD place-shifting, and with which the entire VAIO lineup will soon be compatible thanks to pre-loaded software...