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Given your two options, it's a "what"... it's a fat dongle. REF: http://www.sony.jp/rec-media/p...

Of course what Sony means by the MRW-S1 being "cable-free" is that it's a big-ass USB dongle that will probably block any ports situated either side of the USB port you choose to plug it into, REF: http://www.sony.jp/rec-media/p...

Really? Have you SEEN western animation lately?

Japan has.

The remarkable 16-week run atop the box-office that ''Frozen'' has enjoyed in Japan has ended, and it took Angelina Jolieâs ''Maleficent'' to do it.
''Frozen'' is the highest-grossing Disney film ever in Japan, and ranks behind only ''Titanic'' as the biggest box-office hit ever in that country.

'Maleficent" Ends Incredible Box-Office Reign of 'Frozen' in Japan

PlayStation 4 ''Frozen'' Limited Edition PS 4 ''Frozen'' case mod. Available in Japan only.

According to the Japanese sony website, the battery lasts between 8 to 10 hours depending on what you're doing(8h for web browsing, 10h for video, 110h for music).
There are also other factors that heavily influence the weight and size of what you said. Mainly connectors: The Z has microUSB, SD card, HDMI and the usual 4-pin stereo jack. If you want to used most of these on an iPad you gotta use a adapter.
There are other features as well such as being water and dust proof, having much better cameras and having NFC.
And to be honest the difference in resolution is minimal. I think the difference between the screens of a 1080p phone, like the Xperia Z, versus the iPhone 5S retina is more noticeable. However I do admit the iPad screen is still better, not because of the barely higher resolution but, because it uses IPS over the TFT on the Z.

Said all that, lets be honest here for a moment. ALMOST nobody cares about these details. In the end the company with the better salesmanship will be the one with the better sales. Pretty damn sure that is Apple.

See here (in Japanese); it can talk to HDD recorders or PCs and play back stuff over a LAN.

Looks like the TV has an XMB, too. I guess they had to do something with all those PS3s they can't sell . . .

agreed .. digging at the imdb entry for Speed Racer reveals the Sony F-23 which was unveiled last year with a japanese spec sheet here. The only major camera innovation i've seen in hollywood recently is the 3ality stuff who have probably upgraded their rig to use the latest Sony CineAlti. Done correctly you should have multiple images layered like the old disney cartoon/cell techniques to give an almost 3-D effect on a layered screen without the need for 3-D glasses .. (it looks pretty cool if you've ever seen it) .. but if you don't know what you're looking at i could see where someone just says that it just looks like it's all in focus due the crispness of the image that better reflects what we can naturally see than a typically transposed camera shot

Mirage Innovations logo looks rather like the one on my Sony Walkman, turned upside down.
Wonder how long until they're sued? :)

http://www.sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200005/00 -0515B/logo1.gif

http://www.tmura.org/images/donor_logos/mirage_log o.jpg

Thought I'd look it up since I had no idea what the Walkman logo was like. You're not wrong. That is pretty cheeky.

E-Ink has been around for a while, but no one has actually developed hardware around them until recently. Sony's new Libre http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/LIBRIE/ ) , IRex's Illiad ( http://www.irextechnologies.com/shop/products/ilia d.htm ), and Jinke's Reader V2 (http://www.jinke.com.cn/compagesql/English/embedp ro/prodetail.asp?id=20)all look to be exciting e-book platforms which may make reading e-books something not tied to the tiny screens of PDA's and heavy laptops or neck and eye wearing desktops. Publishers like Fictionwise, Orsen Scott Card and Jim Baen have seen this coming and are ready to deal with it. Particluarly OSC's Intergalatic Medicine Show and Jim Baen's Universe on-line magazines look to be set to take particular advantage of the forthcoming increase in portable displays.

I think you'd be far better, price wise, in buying a librie http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/LIBRIE/ and ripping the screen out of that :)

but we're still far from a viable product

Time for a HDTV camcorder!

I picked me up one of the Sony's new HDR-HC1 HDV camcorders and holy shit it rules.
http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/handycam/PROD UCTS/HDR-HC1/
The video quality is awesome, native resolution being 1440x1080i with nonsquare pixels,
and even though its only 1 CMOS imaging sensor (as opposed to 3CCD in the $4000 HDR-FX1), it still looks damn good. For $1500 you can't go wrong :D

BTW, while the plasma screen linked in teh article isn't all that "bad", consider the fact that most low-priced plasma "HDTV-ready" displays are hardly even "HD" to begin with. Pay close attention to the panel resolution, as some plasmas can be as low as 480 horizontal lines of resolution (definitely not HD) while claiming to be HD-ready (including component input and having a hardware scaler).

The panel in the article is 1024x768 rectangular pixels, so it somewhat passes the "HD" requirements, though barely.

Delay? Blu -Ray recorders have been out for a while here. Saw it like 4 months ago at Bic Camera. http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/BD/

link above bad http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/handycam/PROD UCTS/HDR-HC1/index.html
oh well... http://engadget.com/entry/1234000553043609/

you can import one from japan soon...
http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/handycam/PROD UCTS/HDR-HC1/index.html/

As far as availability of Blu-Ray? If you live in Japan, at least 3 players/recorders exist and you can even buy at least one model. As for the discs, they have a transfer rate of 36 Mbps and cost roughly 33 dollars a pop for rewritable discs.
Blu-Ray is currently used only by video player/recorders, but will eventually be used on computers, in the PS3 (quite obvious, by now), and, I imagine, in many other devices, including video cameras.

Being hip and stylish is important in portable gadgets.

And sony is on to that. There is just one mp3 player missing, and everyone should take a look at it.
The NW-HD5

This kind of technology seems promising for the future of ebooks...
Let us all hope they do not screw up with this technology like Sony/Philips did with E Ink and their Librie ebook reader.

Though I don't disagree with you, I think you overlook one thing; new technology often also has some advantages besides it disadvantages. Ebooks bring things to the table that paper books cannot. (For examples see rest of the comments.)

The displacement, I can tell from experience, only happens when you are not fully focused. On the tiny screen of my Palm Pilot, I am often a couple of 'pages' along when I realize I haven't really been reading for a while.

With a paper book it is often trivial to skip back to the point where I lost focus. Of course, this is just a matter of form factor. If Philips ever decides to license its e-ink technology to a reading device manufacturer who is not going to behave like a prick, just because it is living by the crack of the whip of its publishing department, we will not only have ebooks that adhere to all your demands, but that also have the right physical size.

Until then, current technology is batting three out of four for your list.

Interesting... my Clie TH55 (no longer solid in the Americas or Europe) has a built-in camera that makes a shutter noise you can't turn off. You can select the "shutter sound," and the volume, too, but there is no "off" volume which is weird. It's also annoying. Sometimes you want to grab a business card in a meeting, or a book excerpt in the library, without disturbing everybody.

the pmp-120 is already out at retail stores, go try it out. i looked at one at best buy the other day. the browsing interface is a big clunky, but it is the best portable media player i have seen thus far. compared to the rca lyra, the sony hmp (which i tried first-hand in japan), the achos jukebox, and few other junky players, it seems like the one with the best interface, and the widest supported format range. it is also pretty good about showing metadata.

it doesn't choke when you try to fast-forward like most of the others, but it does not show anything while fast-forwarding (which could be a nuisance when you're trying to watch *ahem* a certain class of movies).

That makes perfect sense. Sony's always geared their devices toward media and entertainment. They touted their Clie line's mp3 capabilities and built-in camera before most other PalmOS based handhelds had the ability. Looking at their Japanese PEG-VZ90 site it appears their device is still running PalmOS. I see the spin now "we're not selling PDAs, they're so 2001. We're selling 'personal entertainment devices'."

Although, I guess before getting my hopes up I should wait for them to announce a US release.

Sorry, should have made a proper link. (Pictures of the new Clie that uses this display)

Blue-ray is already here:
http://www.mediabysony.com/NASApp/ctsc/professionS ubcat.jsp?pSubCatId=781&pCategoryId=1588/

Sony released this for profesional tv this spring. i worked with the disks myself on a large production, and we have had basicaly no problems with them.

The disks is designed to be able to adapt any video format, so i guess it would be easy to make them useful for any other other data-storage.

I guess it will not be too long time before sony try to put these discs(or similar) to use in other areas too.

Also a sidenote. other talking about the Beta-format been dead, but its still common used in profesion tv-production, and will be for another 5 years or more i bet.

link to japanese sony with all the xd-cam products:
http://www.sony.jp/products/Professional/XDCAM/

These are now priced within range of the average consumer, and will kill sales of the overpriced flatscreen TV's.

hmm, interesting viewpoint. i am currently in japan, on business. i just got back from the electronics district in tokyo (shinjuku), where i spent several hours looking at cool stuff that we don't get yet in the u.s. having gone through the tv sections of the electronic stores, here's what i saw: flatscreens. no dlp, no rear projection anything, no projectors, certainly no crt televisions anywhere in sight. giant, amazing quality flatscreen televisions are the only thing they carry. this is your future, flatscreen lcds. they don't look fuzzy up close like dlp, and have a great viewing angle, and don't dispurse at the edges of the image.

while i'm at it, here's a cool portable hard drive video player from sony.

Sony released their LIBRIÉ earlier this year utilizing e-ink with a scren resolution of 170 dpi.

It's not 600dpi, but according to users does it look as crisp as paper.
The new screen-tech does apparently also save on batteries since it only needs power to refresh.

To bad it only supports Sony's DRMed books so far. Can't wait until one of these baibies (or the DRM-format) gets hacked.

While I don't think it is bad idea to supply all students with laptops, I think this is a perfect opportunity for a next generation ebook reader. I have an Ebookman that is ok for reading text, but doesn't handle PDF's or graphics, has a small screen and eats batteries when backlit.

There are several products from asia that are interesting, I just wish they would make it here sooner:

EB660
Panasonic Sigmabook
Sony

This could be the type of application that would launch ebooks into the mainstream.

Here's a link to the japanese LIBRIE site (http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/LIBRIE/) if you're interested in getting a look at it.

been there, doing it.

Sony Portable File Server

great way to share info and to keep it centralized on you. runs linux and has built in: SMB, NFS, HTTPd, FTPd, and hell even telnet. you can TELNET into this baby!

beats reaching around to the computer to connect through all that cabling...

now if it could also PULL information...heeheh... >:-)

Apple tablet prototype pics here and there! But the best idea is the detachable touch screen that merely lifts off the iMac (the dome base serving as the brains and charging cradle). For completeness, there is also the Cintiq ($3500, and a tether to boot) and the AirBoard (Japanese Flash, sorry, it's the best I could do).

Sony's had a wireless file server PGX1 out in Japan for several months now. It's not really pocket size but doesn't take much space or add much weight in a bag at only 390g. It stores 20GB and supports CIFS, NFS and FTP connections over 802.11b. It's also dockable with a wired ethernet connection when direct access is desired. Configuration is via LCD display or web browser.

See the FSV-PGX1 at Sony's Portable File Server page for details (in Japanese of course).

Here some other Linux based Sony products (which they call Cocoon).
Sony's Linux initiative seems to be based on broadband content delivery.

CSV-E77 is basically the older version of currently discussed machine. It offers PVR capabilities on 320GB storage(on two 160GB drives), but is only around $500

NDR-XR1 is also a standard PVR, but it comes with built in DVD burner for backing up the videos you took.

CSV-P500 is what Sony calls a "Channel Server" it's a standard PVR, but it comes with an interesting feature where you can call home and program your PVR via a telephone line.

NAV-E900 is an interenet enabled home sound system, it allows you to download content from online and play them on your system. Also it can communicate with NetMD. It will also rip all your CDs for you and store on it's internal 160GB Harddrive so you don't have to put it in again. You can view all your stored content through a menu driven interface that is outputed to your TV.

Here some other Linux based Sony products (which they call Cocoon).
Sony's Linux initiative seems to be based on broadband content delivery.

CSV-E77 is basically the older version of currently discussed machine. It offers PVR capabilities on 320GB storage(on two 160GB drives), but is only around $500

NDR-XR1 is also a standard PVR, but it comes with built in DVD burner for backing up the videos you took.

CSV-P500 is what Sony calls a "Channel Server" it's a standard PVR, but it comes with an interesting feature where you can call home and program your PVR via a telephone line.

NAV-E900 is an interenet enabled home sound system, it allows you to download content from online and play them on your system. Also it can communicate with NetMD. It will also rip all your CDs for you and store on it's internal 160GB Harddrive so you don't have to put it in again. You can view all your stored content through a menu driven interface that is outputed to your TV.

From the pictures page:

* The new "Omakase Maruen 2" feature will automatically record programs you might like, just by registering a keyword.
* The "Osusume Algorithm" will learn your preferences and automatically record programs.
* Two cable-tv compatible tuners, so you can record two programs at the same time.
* The "Baseball Overtime Function" will automatically keep recording for when baseball or soccer games go into overtime.
* Can automatically record SkyPerfectTV drama and anime series without recording the same episode twice with the "Series Reservation" function.
* Seamlessly view programs on the air, recorded programs, and stills with the "MyCast View"
* An included remote control designed for maximum usability and comfort.
* Programs can be recorded to DVDs by connecting a VAIO computer.
* A large hard drive, so you can record all the programs you like, and ones you are just curious about.

Have you not seen the new Sony Clie UX-series yet?

I dig my NX70V... it is most righteous being able to read slashdot.org anywhere in my pad, wirelessly. I can even go across the road to the park with it.

In my opinion, PDA's are getting better and better every month ...

Blu-Ray is already being mass marketed in Japan. It's been on sale there since April 10.

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

• Specs:
  • Sony Clie PEG-UX50
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • Sony-developed Handheld Engine CPU (8 - 125MHz on demand)
  • 3.2", 16-bit, 480x320 resolution (locked to landscape mode?)
  • 4.1 x 3.4 x .7" (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) and 6.2oz (175g)
• Wireless connectivity: Comfortable wireless LAN network connection, or Bluetooth with automatic switching (corresponding equipment required)
• Battery life: 14 days of "normal use" (apparently 30min/day, backlight off) with a LiIon polymer battery. An extended battery is available for 35 hours of continuous use
• Built-in camera: The camera can rotate 300 degrees and take low-resolution stills (.3 Mpixel) or video (160x112) (w/ audio). It has a digital 3X zoom, white balance, "effects function" (It can possibly be used as a remote webcam via Bluetooth?)
• Web browser: Can be set to a one-button push (woo! note to Sony: check if Amazon already has the patent)
• Screen: Wide-screen, bright, video-supported, 480x320, 65,536 colors
• Storage:Memory stick, 22MB built-in, 16MB "of the substance" (?)
• Build: Lightweight, magnesium case and chassis with security loop
• Web browsing:
  • Supports: "Forward," "Back," bookmarks, JavaScript (not all), JPEGs, GIFs (animated, too), PNGs and SSL
  • Doesn't support: Flash, Java (?)
• Video: Can display video up to 30fps, converting AVIs on your computer to MPEG1 or QuickTime. (Can store 130 min of video on a 128MB memory stick, or 460min--wow, nearly 8 hours!--on a 1GB memory stick)
• Audio: Support audio playback for MP3 or ATRAC3 formats for appx. 16 hours (?) with the standard battery
• Software: I won't get into the software because unless you get yours now from Dynamism it's almost certain to change in the US version.
  

If you look at the Sony product page, it says that it uses Graffiti 2 (Palm's rebranded version of Jot).

... there are these things.

Portable video is here to stay. Once you've had a wank on a mountaintop with your favourite porno, you'll never look back.

According to this link in the article, the Sharp set is powered by an lithium ion battery. This link for the Sony set makes no mention of a battery, which leads me to believe that one would still need an outlet to power the display.

According to this page, Sony will be selling a black 17" widescreen wireless TV beginning May 10th for 210,000 yen ($1,752) and a silver 15" 4:3 aspect ratio model beginning June 1st for 165,000 yen ($1,377). But it does not appear that they are selling any wireless TVs yet (as the article leads one to believe).

And yes, there are some very good reasons to have a wireless television set. The only cable jack in my apartment is in the living room. My only television is a TV tuner in the computer in my bedroom (diagonally opposite end of the apartment from the living room). I had to go buy a 50ft coaxial and run it from one corner of my apartment to the other just to watch TV (not sure why I bothered, really). So yes, if I had a wireless television, I would no longer need to be careful not to trip over a 50ft coaxial when walking through my apartment. Also, a wireless TV set would allow folks to more easily watch TV from the backyard while having a barbecue, or perhaps from a patio while keeping an eye on the kids in the pool (because, if you can afford to spend more than $1,000 for a small TV set, you probably also have a pool).