Sony has announced two new cameras in the form of the semi-rugged DSC-TX5 and mega-zoom DSC-H55. Measuring at 17.7mm slim, the Sony DSC-TX5 is a water-, dust-, shock-, and freeze-proof camera that boasts a 10.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor, a 4x optical zoom with 25mm wide angle and a 3-inch LCD touchscreen. Meanwhile, the Sony DSC-H55 has a 14.1MP CMOS sensor with a 10x optical zoom lens. The Sony DSC-TX5 is priced at $350, meanwhile the DSC-H55 retails for $250

Sony Japan has recently introduced the DRC-BT60 Bluetooth case. The device pairs to a Walkman or a cell phone via Bluetooth, so you can listen to audio wirelessly. The DRC-BT60 has an onboard battery that will provide enough juice for 9 hours of continuous playback. [Sony]

The 13.3-inch VAIO-Z laptop is the Sony’s flagship machine, which will get an upgrade by the company to feature quad SSD and switchable graphics. A starter of the VAIO-Z will get you with good specs including an Intel Core i7 processor, 6GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics and 256GB quad SSD, packed in a 13.3-inch form factor.

The quad-SSD on the VAIO-Z allows you to use them in a single RAID stripe, which boosts the drive data load at up to 6.2 times faster than a regular 5,400rpm notebook HDD. Another interesting feature is the switchable graphics, which allows you to have options to choose from the powerful NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics or the energy-efficient integrated to save battery. More of this gadget »

Sony just unveiled a new digital camera with a very long list of impressive features for only $350. They are currently taking pre-orders and starting to ship as soon as January 25th.

We’ll list a few of those features here but first and foremost what we care about the most. The Sony Cyber-shot HX5V features a GPS receiver and a digital compass to keep track of where you take pictures: More of this gadget »

Sony unveils a new eco-friendly batch of mini notebooks with the launch of the VAIO W Series. They are light, compact and cover environmental issues such as energy efficiency and a 10% reduction on CO2 emission during production thanks to the use of recycled plastics.

The VAIO W Series Eco Edition features an Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 250GB HDD and comes loaded with a genuine Windows 7 Starter Edition OS. It sports a 10.1” LED backlit LCD display and assures customers of no environmentally-harmful mercury. Battery life is good for 8.5 hours of use which should cover your worries about how long you can use it without plugging in to standard electric sockets. The VAIO W Series Eco Edition notebooks will be available this coming February.

Listen up Sony Reader owners: you’ve got three days to change your ways. On December 11th, the eBook Store from Sony will be renamed the Reader Store with a new URL to prove it. In addition to a new store layout, the change also extends the open EPUB format to Sony’s entire inventory of eBooks. In fact, any new electronic books will only be available in EPUB which helps explain the motivation for Sony’s PRS-500 trade-in program. As such, we can say goodbye to Sony’s proprietary BBeB ("BroadBand eBook") format which goes the way of ATRAC (outside of Japan, anyway). Sony’s also making its Reader Library 3.1 software for Mac and PC available on the same day with support for the imminent Reader Daily Edition launch and compatibility with Windows 7 and OS X Snow Leopard — how timely.
 

A while ago, Sony promised to give us the world’s smallest and lightest finger vein reader. It would appear that the Mofiria, or FVA-U1, will be out December 18th.

No word on a price as yet, but something that weighs only 33 grams and does what it does can’t be too cheap, right? By the way, it attaches via USB.

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