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Four more home cinema solutions from Sony

All this week we’ve been looking at eagerly anticipated Sony home cinema releases. We’ve so far covered 3 all-in-one systems. Today we look at four more systems built around the BDP-S360 blu-ray disc player.

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Sony’s compact blu-ray home cinema system with clout

The BDV-Z7 makes surround sound a reality for smaller rooms and apartments without the need for lots of speakers. As well as packing in all the best features of its weightier counterparts, the E300 and E800W, it manages a cool 5.1 virtual surround sound.

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More bite than bark: Sony BDV-E800W home cinema system

More bite than bark: Sony BDV-E800W home cinema system

Yesterday we reviewed the Sony BDV-E300. Today we review its brother system that has all the same bells and whistles but a few more fireworks. These blu-ray, surround sound home cinema systems are not for the light-hearted so proceed with caution. Only hardcore home media fanatics need apply.

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Sony BDV-E300: Blu-ray and surround sound

The Sony BDV-E300 is a lot like its brother system (previewed tomorrow). In other ways, it’s a lot different. With near-HD upscaling and a surround sound system to blow your socks off; simple yet powerful home cinema can be yours for the taking.

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Home cinema comes alive with Sony Blu-ray and surround sound

Ahead of September’s IFA in Berlin, and after the announcement of the release of its new Cybershot cameras, Sony bring us seven Blu-ray home cinema solutions that are as powerful as they are simple to set up. Check Gaj-it each day for a break down of these fantastic, all-in-one packages.

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Social media’s busiest week

Never, it feels, has so much big news broken in the world of social media than in the last seven days. The last week has seen Twitter taken offline for around 24 hours on and off, URL shortener Tr.im has officially died, and now FriendFeed have been bought up by social media giants, Facebook. In [...]

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Facebook gets Friendfeed

Facebook gets Friendfeed

Facebook has this evening added a new website to its online portfolio as it has announced that it will be acquiring social network rival, Friendfeed. The Twittersphere is already aglow. A lot of Facebook’s newer features- the new comment displaying features- look very similar to those of FriendFeed, perhaps signaling Facebook have been looking to [...]

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Sony Cybershot TX1 and WX1

I’ll admit it. While I love getting new things- especially pretty cameras- I dread that part afterwards where you realise you’ve got wrapped up in the fanciness of a product and you suddenly realise, at least a hundred ppounds later, that it doesn’t do the thing you wanted it for in the first place. Due [...]

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