Sony Tablet S (3G/16GB) is finally available in Singapore as of 13th January 2012 for SGD$798. Because of the release of Sony Tablet (3G), the price for the WiFi version has been reduced as well.

Sony Tablet S

Prices

• 16GB – WiFi Only – SGD$618
• 32GB – WiFi Only – SGD$748
• 16GB – 3G & WiFi – SGD$798

Technical Specifications For Sony Tablet S (3G/16GB)

• Operating System: Android 3.2
• Processor: NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor with Dual Core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU 1 GHz
• Display: 9.4″ wide (WXGA: 1280 x 800) TFT Colour LCD
• Memory: 1 GB
• Storage: 16 GB
• USB port: Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) Micro-AB connector (host/client support) x 1
• Headphone Jack: Stereo, mini jack x 1 (works as a monaural microphone jack)
• Wireless LAN Specification: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
• Wireless LAN Data Rate: Maximum transmission speed: 72 Mbps, Maximum receipt speed: 72 Mbps
• Technology: UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+(850, 900, 1900, 2100MHz), GPRS/EGPRS(850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz), StandaloneGPS/AssistedGPS
• Bluetooth Technology: Bluetooth standard Ver. 2.1 + EDR
• Supported Profile: A2DP, AVRCP, HSP, HID, SPP, OPP
• Sensor: Accelerometer (3-axis accelerometer), Gyro, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor
• IR Remote control function: Yes (Supports various devices (pre-loaded remote control code) and learning function)
• Memory Card Slot: SD memory card x 1 (Supports SD, SDHC)
• Speaker: Built-in stereo speakers
• Microphone: Built-in monaural microphone
• Front Camera: web camera (Resolution: 640 x 480, Effective Pixels: 0.3 Mega pixels)
• Rear Camera: HD camera powered by “Exmor for mobile” (Resolution: 2592 x 1944, Effective Pixels: 5 Mega pixels)
• Supplied Accessories: AC adapter (SGPAC10V1), Power Cord, Strap
• Battery: Built-in rechargeable battery pack
• Browsing web with Wi-Fi, watching video, listening to music: Up to 8.0 hours (Standard usage)
• Standby: 400 hours
• Playing music: 31.0 hours
• Playing video: 6.0 hours
• Browsing web with Wi-Fi: 6.2 hours
• Browsing web with 3G: 4.5 hours
• Battery Charging Time: 5.0 hours
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 241.2 x 10.1 – 20.6 x 174.3 mm
• Weight: 625g

Official Microsite: Sony Tablet S
Official Product Site: Sony Tablet S

Announced at CES 2012, Sony Xperia S (the link is still pointing to SonyEricsson.com) is Sony’s first smartphone after she broke up with Ericsson.

Sony Xperia S

The specs for Sony Xperia S is pretty impressive (1.5GHz Dual-Core + 1GB RAM) and it does supports NFC as well. The only complain I have is it should be launching with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) instead of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It will be available in 2 colors, black or white.

The Sony Xperia S will be available in Q1 2012 and the update to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) will only be available in Q2 2012 and the RRP wil be available at a later date.

Technical Specifications

• Screen: 4.3 inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine
• Resolution: HD resolution screen (1280 x 720)
• OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core processor
• RAM: 1 GB
• Storage: 32GB flash storage
• Memory card slot: 32 GB eMMC
• Front Facing Camera: Front (720p)
• Back Camera: Sony’s Exmor R for mobile CMOS sensor (12.1 MP) With 1080p HD recording
• Connectivity:
• Size: 128.0 × 64.0 × 10.6 mm
• Weight: 144g

Official Site: Sony Xperia S
Press Release: First smartphone from the new Xperia NXT series – next generation smartphones from Sony

Sony announced the Sony ICF-DS15iP last Thursday. The ICF series is Sony’s line of iPod and iPhone Docks. In particular the Sony ICF-DS15iP is an iPod and iPhone Dock Clock Radio.

If you need a cheaper alternative to a iPhone dock with alarm clock functionality, I would totally recommend the Sony ICF-DS15iP. The Sony ICF-DS15iP is going to retail for SGD$179 and will be available from 30th September 2011 onwards at all Sony Authorized Retailers.

I got the older variant which is the Sony ICF-C1iPMK2 which I got 2 years ago and I am still using it as my iPhone charging station as well as the alarm clock which wakes me up at 7am every weekday.

The Sony ICF-DS15iP is the successor to the ICF-DS11iP which is the successor to the ICF-C1iPMK2.

Press Release

Sony Electronics Asia Pacific launches its latest clock radio with a docking station for iPod/iPhone – the ICF-DS15iP. Aesthetically designed with a sleek finish, the new clock radio dock is not only smaller in size but also provides more sound options with its Mega Bass and Mega Xpand Sound system and larger volume output.

Additionally, users are now able to control the music from anywhere in the room using the supplied remote control, giving them the freedom to change the music or turn off an alarm without having to be in close proximity to the clock radio.

Sydney Lee, Assistant General Manager, Personal Audio Category, Sony Electronics Asia Pacific, said, “The new ICF-DS15iP not only provides music lovers with a powerful, rich audio experience while using their iPod/iPhone, but also the convenience of having an ‘all-in-one’ clock radio that complements any home with its stylish design and finish.”

The new ICF-DS15iP is available in both black and silver and will be available in Asia Pacific from October 2011 onwards.

Sony ICF-DS15iP (Silver)

Sony ICF-DS15iP (Black)

Sony Asia: Sony ICF-DS15iP

Backstage Passes

Was invited to a Sony Ericsson’s Backstage blogger session, it is my first time attending a Sony Ericsson event! We are introduce to the company (Sony) tag line which is “make.believe”. The “dot” in the “make.believe” is important because it separates “make believe” from “make” and “believe”.

After the introduction we are introduce to 5 phones. Xperia X10, Xperia X10 Mini, Xperia X10 Mini Pro, Vivaz and Vivaz Pro. The Xperia X10 family is running on Android 2.1 while the Vivaz family is running on Symbian OS S60 v5.

They put in quite a lot of effort in skinning both the Android and Symbian OS to give it it’s own identity and to represent Sony Ericsson. There are quite a number of custom application running on the Android like the Timescape which gives you all the information regarding a particular contact like his tweets, messages, call log, etc. Mediascape on the other hand is used to manage all media related files on the phone.

Xperia X10

X10 Presentation

My favorite phone of the 5! It is already out in the market. Featuring a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1GB in-built storage and 384MB of RAM. Featuring a 4″ screen and 8MP camera with LED flash!

Official Page: Xperia X10

Xperia X10 Mini
Xperia 10 Mini is a much smaller version of the Xperia 10 and I am very surprised by the size. It is just the size of my palm! Probably the smallest phone in the market when it is launched weighing only just 88g!

Xperia X10 Mini is about 1/2 the size of the X10 with a 2.55″ screen packed with a Qualcomm 600MHz processor, 128MB of memory, 5MP camera with LED flash.

The complain I have for the X10 Mini/Mini Pro is that the screen doesn’t look sharp despite having a 16.7 million color screen and it doesn’t support multi-touch because it is meant to be operated using one hand.

Xperia X10 Mini will be launching in June 2010.

Official Site: Xperia X10 Mini

Xperia X10 Mini Pro

X10 Mini Pro

Xperia X10 Mini Pro is the Xperia X10 Mini with a QWERTY keyboard and because of the keyboard, it is slightly thicker and heavier (88g vs 120g). Besides that everything in terms of hardware is the same.

Xperia X10 Mini Pro will be launching in July 2010.

Official Site: Xperia X10 Mini Pro

Vivaz
Vivaz is already out in the market, Vivaz is being marketed as a phone that is capable of recording HD video (720p). Featuring a 3.2″ screen powered by PowerVR SGX graphics (720 MHz) with 75mb of memory and a 8MP camera with LED flash.

Official Site: Vivaz

Vivaz Pro
Vivaz Pro is essentially a Vivaz with a QWERTY keyboard, of course similar to the X10 Mini with the X10 Mini Pro. The Vivaz Pro weights 117g while the Vivaz weights 97g.

Vivaz Pro will be launching in June 2010.

Official Site: Vivaz Pro

The outcome of my Are You Being Served? Mission has been posted on the Are You Being Served? website, check out Lester & Li Xiang: Sound service!

Here is a snippet of the post:

We approached one of the staff, nearer to us, and ask him to take the product down for us. He is wearing an orange color t-shirt which is significantly different from the rest of the staff there (they wore black) and he do not bear a name tag but just the word “Promoter” so we assumed he might be a part time staff working on the weekends.

Judging from his reply stated on top, he is not very sure of the product himself either. To make matter worst, he has problem communicating with us. He seems to have problem understanding our English and his replies in English to us are often very short.

Check out Lester & Li Xiang: Sound service for the full glory details!