Sony launches in Asia its new Handycam HDR-GW77, a rugged pocket Full HD camcorder. The GW77 is more or less the same as its brother GW55, but adds 16GB internal memory in addition to support for Memory Stick Micro and MicroSD/SDHC memory cards. It is waterproof up to 5 meter depth, shockproof against up to 1.5 meter fall and dustproof. Like the GW55, the camcorder is equipped with a 1/3.91 type 20.4 Megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor and a Sony G Lens lens with 10x optical zoom.

While the CMT-V75BTiP and CMT-V50iP are designed for iPhone, iPod and iPad, Sony’s new CMT-V70B and CMT-V50 are HiFi systems for the company’s Walkman music players featuring WM-Port. The slim music systems can play music from docked Walkman player supporting MP3, WMA, ATRA, PCM, AAC/HE-AAC music files. They deliver 20Wx 2 output with Magnetic Fluid technology for clear sound and S-Master digital amplifier for high quality sound output.

Sony Xperia GX

Sony Mobile announced two new LTE smartphones for the Japanese market, the Xperia GX and Xperia SX, joining the Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD. Both of them support LTE mobile network and delivers a download speed of up to 75Mbps, and the SX is the world’s lightest LTE smartphone weighing just 95g. They are powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. The GX features a curved design like the Xperia Arc, with a matte texture and slimline body.

Sony BDP-S390

Sony launches two new WiFi-capable Blu-ray players, the BDP-S390 and BDP-S590. Like their brother BDP-S790, they have integrated support for WiFi connectivity for access to Sony Entertainment Network for streaming online movies,TV shows and videos from Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, Hulu Plus…etc. Both models support Full HD 1080p Blu-ray playback and the S590 adds Blu-ray 3D support and 2D to 3D conversion.

Sony’s Handycam HDR-CX760V is a Full HD digital camcorder with 96GB internal flash memory that is enough got up to 38 hours of HD video recording. It is almost identical to the HDR-PJ760V but lacks the built-in projector. Equipped with 6.1 Megapixel back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor, the camcorder does 1920×1080 Full HD 60p/24p video recording and captures up to 24.1 Megapixel still images. It sports a 26mm wide angle Carl Zeiss lens with 10x optical zoom and 17x extended zoom.

Sony is going to ship its new Handycam HDR-PJ260V HD digital camcorder on 8 May. Basically, the PJ260V is a variant of Sony’s CX260V, featuring built-in projector which is able to produce 640×360 images with up to 100-inch screen size. The camcorder sports a 2.2 Megapixel Back-illuminated Exmor CMOS with ClearVid array color filter system, and a 30x optical zoom Sony G lens that is capable of 55x Extended Zoom.

Sony Handycam HDR-PJ580V

Sony has two new mid-range Full HD camcorders, the Handycam HDR-CX580V and the Handycam HDR-PJ580V with built-in projector. Equipped with back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor and BIONZ image processor, these camcorders are capable of 1920×1080 Full HD 60p/24p video recording and 20.4 Megapixel still images, and features CinemaTone to deepen the color and recreate film-like color tones that combined with 24p recording for cinematic quality video.The HDR-PJ580V’s built-in projector can projector up to a 100-inch images with 640×360 resolution.

Sony Handycam HDR-XR260V

Sony launches the Handycam HDR-CX260V and Handycam HDR-XR260V Full HD digital camcorders that sit between the company’s new entry-level CX190/CX200/CX210, and mid-range CX580V. Both models support Full HD 1920×1080 video recording, and are capable of shooting 8.9 Megapixel still images. The former comes with 16GB flash memory that is enough for 5 hours of 1080p footage, while the latter gets a 160GB hard drive for up to 63 hours of HD recording.

Sony’s Handycam HDR-PJ200 is an entry-level Full HD camcorder with built-in projector. Equipped with 1.3 Megapixel back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS image sensor, the camcorder records Full HD 1920×1080 video at up to 24Mbps and up to 5.3 Megapixel still images. The main feature of this model is its built-in projector, which is capable of producing up to a 100-inch high contrast 640×360 image onto any available wall. The camcorder also sports BIONZ image processor

Sony is shipping its sleek BDP-S790 Blu-ray Disc Player with WiFi connectivity. The new model supports playback of Blu-ray Discs, DVD and CD, and sports a dual-core processor for faster response and enhanced performance. Thanks to WiFi, the player can access Sony Entertainment Network for online media streaming, including UltraViolet streaming services powered by VUDU, Netflix, Pandora…etc.