Sony Xperia P, Sony Xperia U & Sony Xperia sola are now available in Singapore across all Sony stores, Sony centres and Xperia concept stores as well as local telcos (SingTel, M1, StarHub).

Sony Xperia P

Sony Xperia P will be retailing for SGD$688 in silver and black.

• 4″ Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine
• WhiteMagic display technology for an ultra-bright and power efficient viewing experience
• 1 GHz dual-core processor for super fast performance with 16GB flash storage
• 8MP camera with unique fast capture, HD recording and Sony technology to capture 2D and 3D panoramic images
• Easy HDMI and DLNA connectivity to share content on any screen
• Crisp and loud listening with xLoud, Clear Bass and 3D surround sound audio technology
• NFC (Near Field Communications) enabled to access a growing range of NFC applications and services as well as Xperia SmartTags
• Available in a choice of silver and black, all with an aluminium unibody
• Comes with embedded battery, fast charger, USB cable, standard headset, 2 units Xperia SmartTags and HDMI cable

Sony Xperia U

Sony Xperia U will be retailing for SGD$488 in black and white.

• 3.5″ Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine
• 1 GHz dual-core processor for super fast performance
• 5MP camera with unique fast capture, HD recording and Sony technology to capture 2D and 3D panoramic images
• Crisp and loud listening with xLoud and 3D surround sound audio technology
• Available in a choice of white or black, with additional yellow and white exchangeable caps respectively in the box
• Comes with handset, standard battery, standard charger, USB cable, screen protector and SmartHeadset

Sony Xperia sola

Sony Xperia sola will be retailing for SGD$588 in black and white.

• NFC enabled and Xperia SmartTags in the box to enable quick app loading and easy content sharing
• Floating touch navigation for an easy web browsing experience
• 3.7″ Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine gives razor sharp clarity
• Powered by a 1GHz Dual Core Processor for super fast browsing
• xLOUD and 3D surround sound audio technology for crisp and loud listening
• Available in a choice of white or black
• Comes with embedded battery, standard charger, USB Cable, standard headset and 4 units of Xperia SmartTags

All prices started are without contract and includes 7% GST.

Was invited to the Sony Walkman Z Series Launch held at Helipad yesterday. The first product to be launched under the new Walkman Z Series is the Sony Walkman Digital Media Players Z1050 (microsite).

For a music player, the Sony Walkman Z1050 packed some solid specifications:

• Nvidia Tegra 2 1GHz (Dual Core)
• 512MB RAM
• 4.3″, TFT color display with white LED-backlight, WQVGA(800 x 480 Pixels)
• Built-in FM Tuner
• 16GB Storage Capacity
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, WiFi IEEE 802.11b/g/n
• GPS/Accelerometer/Magnetometer
• HDMI Micro/3.5mm Audio Jack/Proprietary Connector (WM-Port)
• Android Version 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 70.9 x 134.4 x 11.1 (mm)
• Weight: 156g
• Battery Life (Music): 20 Hours
• Battery Life (Video): 5 Hours

It can be considered an Android Phone without the phone and camera functionality. Yeap, you read it right, there is no camera in the Sony Walkman Z1050 which is perfect for National Service (NS) people as well as military related organisations.

Despite it comes with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), it will be upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) later this year.

The main selling point of the Sony Walkman Z1050 is of course the audio quality. First up is the new S-Master MX digital amplifier which is a unique technology by Sony that reduces noise levels and distortion to enhance your music. There are another 3 audio technologies (Clear Bass, Clear Stereo and Digital Sound Enchantment Engine (DSEE)) that improves the audio quality. With the Sony Walkman Z1050, you also get a pair of EX headphones (Engadget’s comment mentioned it might be the EX300).

The xLOUD speaker system within the device produces pretty clear and loud sound when playing audio files, but when it comes to video, the audio from the video playback was very soft.

The Sony Walkman Z1050 supports Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), you can simply stream your music, videos and photos to any DLNA-compatible TVs, PCs or home audio system.

There are 2 downsides of the Sony Walkman Z1050. The first is the price, it will be retailing for SGD$429 which is incredibly steep. Apple iPod Touch (32GB) (current generation) is only retailing for SGD$428.

I seriously have no idea how Sony is going to market this. The only selling point to justify the steep price is the sound quality. I am not an audiophile person, but my fellow tech bloggers told me that the audio quality is pretty good, definitely better than Apple iPod Touch.

The second downside is the use of proprietary connector for syncing and charging? Seriously? The proprietary port is also known as the Walkman Port (WM-Port). It is a USB 2.0 compliant 22-pin connector which is used for syncing and charging the device. The package does include a USB to WM-Port cable (duh), but I just don’t understand why can’t they use Micro USB.

Sony Walkman Z1050

Sony Walkman Z1050 – Micro HDMI, Dedicated Music Button, Volume Buttons

Sony Walkman Z1050 – 3.5mm Audio Jack, Proprietary Connector (WM-Port)

Sony Walkman Z1050 – xLOUD

Sony Walkman Z1050 – Cover Art

Sony Walkman Z1050 – Visualizer

Sony Walkman Z1050 – Equalizer

Mom passed the Sony S-Frame DPF-HD700 to me as she got it for free when she applied for the American Express Platinum Card. Otherwise the Sony S-Frame DPF-HD700 is retailing for SGD$179.

Specifications

• 7.0″ WVGA Clear Photo LCD (800 x 480) (16:10)
• 2GB Internal Memory Stores Up to 4,000 Pictures
• Full HD Video and Music Playback
• Compatible with SD & Memory Stick (SD) memory cards
• Auto-Orientation Sensor
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 191 x 132.4 x 97.4mm
• Weight: 370g

Setting up the Sony S-Frame DPF-HD700 is pretty straight forward. I just copied the photos to my SD card and place it inside the DPF-HD700 and I imported the photos to the internal 2GB memory so as not to waste 1 SD card on it.

You can also transfer the photos via USB or Mini USB as the DPF-HD700 supports them. When you plugged it to a Windows machine, it will be shown as a removal drive and you can transfer your photos and videos to it like a normal USB flash drive.

I placed the photo frame near my bed side (duh!) and it is pretty far away from my computer and hence having to remove the AC adapter whenever I want to transfer photos to the DPF-HD700 from my computer is cumbersome.

Hence my only complain is that the DPF-HD700 has to be plugged into an AC outlet in order for file transfer to take place. I wish it will make use of the USB power to at least allow file transfer.

For some reasons, it can’t be detected as a removal drive on my MacBook Air when I first tried it, I think I will try again tonight and update this blog post of the result.

Sony S-Frame DPF-HD700 – Box Front

Sony S-Frame DPF-HD700 – Box Opened

Sony S-Frame DPF-HD700 – Box Contents

Sony S-Frame DPF-HD700 – Landscape

Sony S-Frame DPF-HD700 – Portrait

Sony S-Frame DPF-HD700 – Landscape Photo (The Fat Me)

The Sony CP-ELS USB Portable Power Supply will be launching today at IT Show 2012 (8-11 March 2012 at Suntec Singapore). It will be retailing for SGD$29.90 and it will be available in 2 colors (black or white).

Sony CP-ELS Poster

It has a battery capacity of 2,000 mAh and only weights 87g. According to my brother, it can charge Blackberry 9900 (not many portable battery chargers can do that).

There are 2 USB ports, one on each end of the Sony CP-ELS. On one end is the Micro USB Port which it used to charge itself and on the other end is the normal-sizezd USB Port which is used per normal to charge mobile devices.

Box Front

Box Back

Sony CP-ELS (White)

Sony CP-ELS (Black)

Micro USB Port For Charging Itself

Normal USB Port For Charging Mobile Devices

Sony CP-ELS Charging Itself

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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