Sony at CES 2011: monolithic TVs, new Vaios, and loadsacameras

Rob Beschizza 6:20 pm Wed Jan 5, 2011

Sony's announced its marvels for 2011, including striking minimialist TV sets with gorilla glass and fancy internet TV features, a new ultraportable laptop, and plenty of cameras.

• 2011's batch of Bravias look great and bring some interesting internet connectivity options, including WiFI models that offer "a future of cable-free connections and online entertainment" with Time Warner shows, movie rentals, and millions of music tracks. The
press release has all the details. Here's the new Blu-Ray players.

• The Vaio Y has an 11.6" display, "up to" 6 hours of battery life, Intel Core i3 or AMD Vision processor options; and a maximum of 8GB of RAM. It comes with up to 500GB of storage, but looks like there's no SSD option. No pricing yet. Here's the press release. Also, see the new Vaio F, with Blu.

• Cameras: 3D handycams that record HD; budget Cybershots in cutesy colors; an upgraded Bloggie flip-style camcorder; and high-end point-and-shoots that save 1080p video and claim "DSLR-like" shutter lag.

• Flimy is video management software for Playstation 3 that looks like it only works with Sony gear and AVCHD.

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