Sony is releasing three new laptops, all part of the Vaio Fall-Winter Signature collection. The Sony Vaio VGN-FW590FFD comes with a 16.4-inch LCD display, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard disk drive, a 2.53GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 graphics.

We covered the Sony VAIO FW Nebula, which features a 16.4-inch extra widescreen HD display, an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, an ATI HD Graphics card with up to 1GB VRAM, up to 8GB of configurable RAM, up to a 500GB hard drive or 256GB SSD, and you’ll get 5.5-hours of battery life.

The VGN-CW1FFX is available in Royal Indigo and features an nVidia GeForce GT 230M graphics card, 320GB hard drive with 4GB of DDR3 memory, built-in DVD/CD burner, an HDMI output, and an integrated webcam and microphone.

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Like everyone else, right now Sony has a thing for 3D. They have big plans for putting the technology into your living room as soon as possible. The first application will be applied to the flat screen TV, but Sony is looking at all kinds of other ways to bring you glorious 3D. Take this small prototype for instance. This thing will be revealed at Tokyo’s Digital Content EXP0 2009 on Thursday. It’s a 13 x 27-cm device with a stereoscopic, 24-bit color image measuring just 96 × 128 pixels, viewable at 360-degrees without special glasses. If this prototype ever becomes a reality, Sony sees its commercial use in digital signage or medical imaging and of course, as a 3D photo frame.

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The Sony VAIO X Series won the title of world’s lightest notebook, weighing just 1.6 lbs. Yeah, Its lighter than MacBook Air and it measures just over a half-inch thick with its amazing lightweight carbon fiber body. Sony VAIO X powered by a 2GHz Intel processor and other features include a 6:9, LED-backlit LCD display, a multi-touch trackpad, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, built-in Verizon 3G, SSD storage and its running on Windows 7. The Sony VAIO X series Priced at $1,300 and up.

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Sony is about to drop its new Quad Full High Definition (QFHD) LCD display, the TRIMASTER SRM-L560, on the Japanese market. Be warned, it’s for those with huge bank accounts. The 56-inch widescreen monitor is based on a SI TI active matrix LCD panel and delivers an amazing native resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, 10bit RGB LED backlight and a 170/170 degree viewing angle.

The monitor also supports some other display modes like 4K/QFHD mode (4096 x 2160 or 3840 x 2160), Quad View mode (2048 x 1080, 1920 x 1080 etc), 2K/HD Zoom mode (2048 x 1080, 1920 x 1080 etc) and Native Scan mode with shift function for side cut images.

As far as ports, you’ll get four DVI-D, four HDMI and an Ethernet Lan. Expect the Sony TRIMASTER SRM-L560 to arrive in Japan on November 1st for 6,825,000 Yen or about $77,345.

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Sony’s latest all-in-one PC is the Vaio L This sexy all-in-one features Windows 7 support and also has its own multitouch capability for scrolling and zooming through content without any additional software. Sony’s custom touch portal, Media Gallery, lets you use touch to edit photos and videos. The Vaio L series starts at $1,300 and goes up from there. The basic unit comes with a 24″ full HD display, Intel Pentium 2.7GHz dual core processor, 4GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a DVD writer and a GeForce G210M integrated chipset that handles both 3D and HD video decoding. You can pre-order today, with shipping happening in November.

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Sony has introduced the Party-Shot personal photographer. The camera dock is designed to work with the DSC-WX1 and DSC-TX1 Cyber-shot digital cameras and can be programmed to tilt up to 24 degrees and pan a full 360 degrees to capture any subject you like.

It might not put any paparazzi out of work, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction. It can also detect faces and then take a decent photo. It will cost you $150 and will be released in September. This one brings us one step closer to full robotic cameras.

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If you love music but can’t afford that walkman, this new device might be for you. The Walkman E-Series Video MP3 players have just been announced for Europe. They come in either Black or Red, with a five band EQ, support for rights-managed WMA and WMV files, and an FM radio tuner with one-touch recording.

It will be available overseas from the end July. Nothing on price or when we might see this one stateside. It has an interesting look even if it doesn’t sport OLED. Not sure I like those Mickey Mouse ear buttons though. You guys like this one?

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You will now have access to Netflix on Sony’s line of Internet-ready Bravia TVs. Newer sets come with built-in support while older models will need the add-on Internet Video Link. You can Watch Instantly and stream movies or TV shows straight on your set, though we aren’t sure if the footage is in HD or not.

The update will be available later this fall alongside competing services already live for Sony’s TVs, including Amazon Video On Demand and Sony’s own movies. Sets already have access to non-commercial video services like Crackle, DailyMotion and YouTube as well as radio from Slacker. That should make Bravia owners happy.

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