Just when you thought it couldn’t get any bigger, better and thinner the next generation of televisions has arrived with a new release of Sony Bravia ZX1. This is the world’s first organic LED Television that offers the best picture quality a TV has seen to date with outstanding brightness. The Organic LED display panels can be up to 40% more efficient per panel inch compared to conventional flat panel technology.

You will amazed to know that it consumes less power than a light bulb. The World’s thinnest television will be available for £3,500.  This 40 inch wide screen is only 9.9mm thick. Senior product manager at Bravia LCD Sony UK Christian Brown says

“There is nothing else like this. It was conceived as a unique product, a true step forward, something that the most discerning consumer would instantly recognise as exclusive and desirable. Once you have seen it, other televisions no longer look the same.”

Key Features include

• Incredibly Slim
• Energy Efficiency
• Exceptional Colour Reproduction
• Outstanding Contrast
• High Brightness
• Wide Viewing Angles
• Blazing Fast Response Time

Ok, so its got a hefty price tag but for people with a spare few thousand pound in there pocket this is a product to be bought in a heartbeat, its ultra slim, ultra quality and ultra expensive.

All the buzz right now is about the Sony Playstation 3 but with the Sony PSX, the PS2 and now the PS3 it begs the question is there going to be a 4th console in the series and if so when? Playstatic are guessing its going to be around 2010, I think the fact that Sony’s expected life time of the Playstation 3 console is an estimated 10 years. The way that technology is going right now, a new console will have to launch within the next 5 years to keep updated with what video game software can provide for example, online gaming and gaming 3.0.

Right now the hoaxes have already started appearing on the web, with a classic ‘Rick roll’ appearing on Youtube stating.

“The playstation 4 was announced yesterday at a sony conference in Los Angeles.
Release date: TBA 2011″

This is however untrue, no one knows when the release date is going to be although rumors are currently flying around.

Something which popped up on a very well known and respected technology and gadgets blog back in 2006 before the PlayStation 3 wasn’t even out was Sony’s Phil Harrison’s wild speculations about the capability of Playstation 4. According to him, the PS4 won’t support physical discs. At all. He said: “I’d be amazed if the PlayStation 4 has a physical disc drive”,  which sounds crazy to me? My first thought would be digital downloads.

Little big planet exclusive from Playstation Games

Little big planet is a game that releases a new kind of creativity from people. Design your own charector which are called ‘Sackboys’ and play 50 awesome developer levels. You will face puzzles, races and crazy dangers to escape from.

You eventually build up a world of your own and find tools to help you on your creative journey.

Play -> Create -> Share

Meet my new friend.

‘Sackboy’

Think of Sackboy as an extension of you, an extension filled with just your creative elements. Though the game you can customize Sackboy to reflect your talents and personality. You can customize the little sack dude from head to toe and kit him up with some cool clothing.

The exclusive beta codes for littlebigplanet are available here

The littlebigplanet first level walk though can be seen here

Ps3 fanboy recently had the chance to actually sit down, relax (possibly with a beer) and play the new updated version of the Sony Playstation 3 exclusive > LittleBigPlanet. The latest version is pretty much an exact replica of the complete game, and had the guys over at Ps3fanboy clamoring for the game even more than ever before. At the core of our latest hands-on experience was the game’s “Story” mode, an adventure mode with pre-designed levels that challenge players to get to the end with the highest score possible.

The levels they played were quite varied. Players will navigate a globe, littered with icons that represent where each level was created. Already, we saw a map that featured dozens of levels — an overwhelming amount of content has already been crafted during the game’s painfully long development. The adventure mode is where the game will teach players the essentials of LittleBigPlanet: each level will demonstrate the possibilities of the game’s incredible engine. Massive mechanical beasts, complex physics-based puzzles, and a number of fun playable gizmos can be found within each level. At the completion of these levels, players will unlock more and more things to use in their own creations.

We were surprised by how challenging each level can be. One level had us being chased by a contraption that threatened to steamroll us into oblivion. If the obstacles placed in front of us weren’t enough of a hindrance, the creature shot out fiery balls of charcoal at the characters — a single touch would char them to death. Yes, your critters can die — and they’ll die quite often!

This is pretty much as good as getting a key right? check out the video of the first 14 minutes of amazing Ps3 gameplay from the LittleBigPlanet beta, including the opening sequence, the tutorial (walk though) - narrated by English comedian Stephen Fry - and the run-through of the first level.

With demand crushing Eurogamers as the PS3 faithful tried to get one of 5,800 keys for the test.

Watch it. Sorry about the quality. VideoGames247 are apparently getting a capture card very soon, so it’ll be direct-feed all the way from there on in (Which will be better for the quality, but anyway more about this amazing game!)

The first level in the LBP Beta on PS3. Named First Steps by The Gardens.

This is the introduction to the LBP Beta on PS3 only! Out in stores in UK on 24 October. The characters are called sackboys/sackgirls.

To watch a full 15minutes of the walk though head on over to VideoGames247.
Check out this great Sony released documentary of Sackboy. As pleasing as ever!

In the LittleBigPlanet game you can even make a musical level if you want.
(Above video)

The official LBP website is now live and ready to go.

Sony has has allways been at the forefront of TV technology. Today the company went even further by introducing the first ever 240Hz LCD TV and the world’s thinnest TV.

Hold your breath until December (in the US), because that’s when Sony’s 240Hz LCD TVs will be available to the public. Currently LCD TVs are topping out at 120Hz for consumers, and that’s already a significant improvement in speed over the standard 50-60Hz of normal (for want of a better term) LCD TVs.

The new 240Hz technology promises to provide the smoothest, most lifelike and finest movement ever from an LCD TV and will be great for Playstation 3 gamers playing the latest games. We’re still a little concerned about 240Hz with movies though. As it is 120Hz makes TV and movies look a little crazy.

The 240Hz technology will be available in the KDL-46W1 and KDL-40W1 that boasts full-HD, 3,000:1 contrast ratio, BRAVIA Engine 2 and 24p support.

Sony have just finished there press conference at Leipzig, out of microsoft’s Xbox360 console and Nintendo’s Wii and DS, Sony are the only company to have dedicated conference at the show to talk about there products. Sony disappointed according to some journalists who thought that they didn’t announce enough.

The conference focused heavily on on Sony’s hardware and software enhancements. They unveiled there plans for the new 160GB PS3 model, a new version of PSP with a built in microphone and an improved screen. Also the PSP 3000 and Sony’s Vidzone service, which allows music and video to be streamed for free across Sony devices.

Sony reveal there plans for a video and music download service for the PlayStation 3 called Vidzone. The service is scheduled to launch at the start of next year and will be available across 23 PAL territories.

The service will allow gamers to stream music and video through their PS3 and build a music and video library on the console, which users can then access through PSP.

Sony president David Reeves has stated the Vidzone service will be free of charge for PS3 consumers and will have an easy to use interface.

VidZone is one of Europe’s leading online music video services, streaming a full playlist of videos from hip-hop to punk and heavy metal to classics. Music lovers can build their own playlists and personalise their VidZone experience to be whatever they choose. All these features and more will be included in the PS3 service, including the option to download songs, music videos and ringtones to a mobile phone for a small charge.

SCEE will be launching a comprehensive film, TV and music download service at a later date.

Sad news for Playstation 3 fans who are holding out for price cuts to the console ,SCEE president David Reeves has ruled out any move to drop the price of PlayStation 3 hardware this year.

“There is no price cut,” he said.

Sony have launched the playstation 3 console a week early in the UK apparently to push sales. It was released on Friday the 22nd of August. The console goes head to head with Microsoft’s 120GB 360 Elite and newly launched 60GB Xbox 360 Pro. Sony’s announcements at the Leipzig Game Convention on the 22nd of August included SCE UK boss Ray Maguire saying that PS3’s “easily removable” hard drive sets it apart from its competitor, and claimed that PS3’s downloadable content is second-to-none.

“Our operations department in Japan managed to deliver the 80GB PS3 a week earlier than was originally anticipated in order to maximise the Bank Holiday weekend,” Maguire said. “In terms of demand, we expect this to increase.

As the battle of the consoles commences Sony plan to launch a 160GB version of the Playstation 3.