Playstation 4 Clear

via Yanko Design by Chris Burns

Forget all your Playstation 3s. Forget your Playstation 3 thin models with multiple lovely colors, forget even the earlier design by this same designer, Tai Chiem, that PSP 2 concept he whipped up last year, no! Check this thang out. It�s the Playstation 4. Tai Chiem�s Playstation 4 concept: that�s how you know it�s wild. And with clear material and minimalistic aesthetics in play, you�ve got one Tai-tastic amalgamation, to be sure.

SO! PS4! What�ve we got here? Bluetooth integration, plastic/glass backs and middles. LCD screen(s) on both the controller and the system itself. The same classic aesthetic bone structure for the controller that PS has always had. The same ability to turn the system on it�s side (I always thought that was a super-simple super-genius feature of the PS series.) And the continuation of the standard �CD� disk size for games.

PlayStation Eye Research - Auto Generated Avatars

via Gizmodo by Danny Allen

Sony Labs has demoed some advanced facial recognition that it's researching for the PlayStation Eye. The system figures-out gender, knows where you're facing, and even tracks mouth movement. And eventually, the tech will make its way into new PS3 games.

Sony Labs has been researching this technology for a while. I think most people are familiar with it from Smile Shutter in the Sony CyberShot, and autofocus with face detection. But now, we've migrated this technology to PS3, and made it available as an SDK.

Through its various points of detection, the system can recognize individual faces and overlay a different model for each person. And that's where things get a little more interesting.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness

via Gizmodo by Mark Wilson

Points for being different, I guess. Sony Ericsson's Xperia Pureness spruces up an otherwise ordinary phone with an extraordinary, clear LCD.

We have no details other than its "talk, text, time" theme and what we can('t) see: the Xperia is a no-frills candybar with a transparent, monochrome LCD screen.

You'll notice that in the video, the black buttons aren't even labeled with numbers. I actually prefer this absurdly minimal design to the still product render, however impractical, as it takes a phone designed purely to be striking and makes it even more striking.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Official

via Gizmodo by matt buchanan

Hard to believe Sony Ericsson's Xperia X2 wasn't official until this moment�honestly, we care more about the awesome the Android-powered X3 at this point�but Sony just made it real, it running Windows Mobile 6.5.

The hard specs: 3.2-inch WVGA touchscreen, 8.1MP camera, HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, TV-out. And oh yes, the panels custom interface on top of Windows Mobile is back, though refined, as we saw earlier. It'll be out later this year for 699 euros, so um, not cheap if it ever comes to the US.

Octopus Cable Charges 10 Devices for Just $10

via Gizmodo by Mark Wilson

There are USB cords and there are USB cords...and there are USB cords with like 10 different adapters coming out. But rarely are such monstrosities this cheap.

The $10 Octopus USB Cable has 10 different tentacles (ignore the fact that octopi usually have 8) to charge pretty much any mobile device you could own�most probably at a rate of 1 at a time. Specifically, that mix includes:

� Nokia 2.06mm (or 2mm)
� Nokia 3.5mm
� Sony PSP
� Motorola (V3 series) & HTC and other phones using USB Mini 5 pin as a charging port
� Micro USB (for Motorola V8�)
� LG
� Samsung (20P (s))
� Samsung (20P (M))
� Sony Ericsson Fast Port
� iPhone / iPod (for charging and data)

SONY 2TB MemoryStick XC Is Just Insane

via Gizmodo by Danny Allen on 8/5/09

Could the MemoryStick become relevant again? While Toshiba readies its 64GB SDXC cards, Sony is prepping its very likely backwards-compatible 2TB Memory Stick XC. The implications for devices like netbooks and SSDs could be huge.

Toshiba's SDXC and Sony's MSXC both have claimed maximum transfer speeds of up to 60 megabytes per second, but the latter's 2TB capacity�developed with the help of SanDisk�is just crazy. The biggest Memory Stick PRO is 32GB. And while the PRO series uses the FAT12/16/32 file system, we now know the XC range will use the more efficient exFAT.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X2

via�Gizmodo�by John Herrman on 6/11/09

You'd be forgiven for doubting, or at least being disappointed with, the�first blurry shots of the Xperia X2,�Sony Ericsson's rumored followup to the�pricey-but-pretty X1. Today, we get a much better look.

The first thing that jumps out here, aside from the phone's tastefully designed brushed aluminum shell, is�Windows Mobile 6.5's finger-friendly visage: indication�though not confirmation�that this'll be one of the first wave of major 6.5 handsets, alongside�previously-announced hardware�from HTC. But above all, this means no Android, probably. Oh well!

The keyboard has a distinctive look too, bearing more resemblance to a full-size PC keyboard than a cellphone keypad. Hopefully the changes are strictly aesthetic, seeing as the previous model's keypad was one of its strongest points. Sadly, the original source isn't saying a whole lot about his device beyond what we can observe for ourselves, so for now, we simply gaze.

Sony Unveils New PSP GO

via�Designboom - Weblog�on 6/3/09

sony unveiled their latest portable gaming device the psp go, at the e3 conference on tuesday. the device�
is sony�s follow up to the original psp portable gaming unit. the new psp go features a slide out control�
pad and will go on sale on october 1 in north america and europe. the design is 40 percent lighter and�
much smaller than the original. it will also feature a wi-fi connection and 16 gb of flash memory.�
unlike its predecessor, the psp go will not have a disc drive and instead gamers will download games�
and other software. aiming to capture the digital lifestyle market, the new device will support music and
videos, in addition to games.

http://www.sony.com

Sony Black Tribute

via�Yanko Design�by Radhika Seth on 5/6/09

Concepts and Apple don�t go hand in hand, however that hasn�t deterred designers from conjuring up iterations to challenge the stalwart. The latest challenge is aimed at disturbing the iPhone mania on three simple grounds; an appealing fa�ade, discreet buttons and ample screen. The �Sony Black Tribute� that we see here, woos you with its ultra-wide screen and hot looks. Finished in aluminum with a satin touch; this phone scores well in the looks department. Unfortunately there are no tech-specs (apart from 3.2 mp cam) that we can boast about.

With challenging concept designs like the Intel�MID�(heavy-duty tech specs) and this Sony Black Tribute (gorgeous looks) popping up every now and then, there is every bit chance that we see Apple hitting us square in the face this summer, with a bombastic piece that is a mish-mash of such designs!

Designer:�Jaren Goh

Sony Has a Heart After All

via�Gizmodo�by John Mahoney on 3/31/09

Even if it's this creepy, pulsating rig assembled from gutted Bravias, Walkmen and VAIO for a British football commercial. But where is all the blood?

[via�Electric Pig]