Yeah, so, uh… it may please you to know that Sony has just released an HDTV with a built-in PlayStation 2. Seriously, that’s really the long and short of it. It’s 22″, $299, and a good half-decade too late. Like, don’t get me wrong – had I a PS2, I’d still be playing We <3 Katamari and Frequency daily. It shall forever remain, in the annals of console history, a hero worthy of the mightiest fist bumps. But come on, Sony. It’s over. This is the PS3′s world now. It’s finally making money, and you’re cramming an on-board PS2 into a television? Horsefeathers. …

Hey there. This is a photographic collection of pixels whose purpose it is to show you what the 33rd-largest computer in the world looks like. I hope it’s doing its job. Seriously, though, this thing is a beast. Made of 1760 Playstation 3s, the behemoth harnesses the power of “168 separate graphical processing units and 84 coordinating servers” to help the US Air Force perform AI research, process maps and enhance radar functionality. But even this killer rig is practically obsolete, with the Air Force’s Mark Barnell admitting that he’s “looking forward to working with the next generation of…

I don’t know whether this is awkward, crazy, or both, but someone has started the incredible rumor that Apple might very well be interested in purchasing Sony — yes, the company that makes TVs and PS3s. The funny thing is that Apple could afford it. The interesting thing, however, is that Apple doesn’t need them. It all started on Saturday, when an article from Barron’s noted that Apple could be eyeing Sony, Adobe, or Disney as a potential purchase. It is very likely, especially when considering that Apple has money to blow. But speculation has continued to grow as trading of Sony’s stock has increased…

Sony has announced that the cassette Walkman will be discontinued in Japan, having ended manufacturing in April. As we speak, the final stock is being sold out (and probably will continue to be for years). But don’t fret just yet! North America is in no danger of going Walkman-less, and the 31-year-old portable music player will continue to be manufactured in China for the overseas market. Rest easy, buttercup, knowing that your ability to rock out shall continue unaffected. But seriously, though, is this a thing? Did anyone here even know that the Walkman (in its cassette incarnation) was even…

Sony would have you wait until October 12th to get in on the details of its upcoming Google TVs. Sony would have you attend their event in New York to get in on this hotness. But this is Techi, and we will not stand to have you wait that long. What is that, another week? Five days. Another work week. That is outright ludicrous. Tell you what – why don’t we make you privvy to some of the leaked details right now, from the comfort of your own living room/bedroom/basement/phone? Yeah? Good plan? Good plan. Apparently, I missed the memo that TVs are getting small again – 24, 32, 40 and 46-inches will all be dropping….

It is, I admit, sometimes hard not to feel sorry for Sony. The electronics giant, who own some of the most recognizable brands in the industry, is, to put it mildly, no longer the industry leader it once was. To be sure, they have gotten themselves out the rut they have been in for years. They’re embracing widely used formats like ePub or DivX; the PS3 is finally appealing; and their launch of Google TV is a sign of a company looking to change. But for at least a decade now, Sony has been hamstrung by a series of mistakes that have cost it its leadership position. Whether their disastrous early attempts at…

Though the technology world is admittedly a bit obsessed with Apple, it’s hard to blame them. After all, the Cupertino-based company wouldn’t inspire so much chatter if their products and services were merely ordinary or everyday. Apple seem to have a knack for creating things – both technology and services – that provoke discussion. But why is it that their competitors – everyone from Google, Microsoft and Amazon to Sony and Samsung – fail to inspire the same sort of fevered adoration or initiate industry-changing shockwaves? What lessons are they failing to learn? Here are three things all…

It would seem Sony is setting something of a double standard, taking an indirect dig at Apple in its latest PSP ad. Though the phone is never mentioned by name, it’s clear ‘Josh Rose’, apparently kidding himself, is bragging about having downloaded, er… ‘Game Castle’ on an iPhone (looks like tight graphics if I’ve ever seen them). The commercial goes on to essentially say that for $9.99, you could be getting far greater and more playable games than the typical iPhone fare. And guess what? It’s not wrong. The double standard of which I’m speaking, though, is the fact that, well… isn’t Sony planning…

There are rumours floating around, ever-increasing in intensity, that Sony Ericsson is gearing up to release an Android phone that ain’ never been seen before – one that will carry the PlayStation branding. Various news sites are all carrying various details with various claims of accuracy, so I think at this point it’s safe to say that what is ‘known’ is sketchy at best. However, all seem to agree that this is happening – it’s just  a matter of when. The device resembles a PSP Go or typical slide phone, with familiar gamepad controls instead of a QWERTY. The screen is approximately 4 inches with…

This week, after teasing it with a countdown, Sony America announced the release of their Android smartphone, the Xperia X10. In years gone by, Sony’s ‘entrance’ into a new market would be cause for celebration. For decades, Sony’s name meant slick design and cutting edge tech. This should be a big deal. The Xperia X10, though? I’ve played with the phone for a few weeks now, and it’s pretty great. It’s thin and the screen is incredible. But, beyond also having a clunky Sony Ericsson skin, the device is also running Android 1.6. Yep. In August 2010, Sony are releasing a phone that is three steps behind…