Sony and Panasonic reportedly calls off OLED TV collaboration

The Verge reports that Sony and Panasonic have cancelled their partnership deal to co-produce OLED televisions. Eighteen months after the two tech companies signed the deal, The Wall Street Journal cites unnamed sources claiming that Sony and Panasonic might concentrate on developing LCD-based 4K TVs.

The Pro's and Con's of: buying a "Smart TV"

If any of you follow my technological meanderings, you'll know I also write about technology for Toronto-based Notable.ca, the website run by - and made for - young professionals. Last week I posted about my time using a monstrous 80" Smart TV from Sharp and it had me thinking: rather than regurgitating my work, site to site, why not take some of my posts on other sites and turn them into something creative here? So I am. Starting today, I am going to write a quick, easy to use, pros and cons post focused on emerging and innovative technologies that I get to spend time with.  Something you can use as a cheat sheet; print it out and take with you the next time you're shopping for said product. 

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Sony introduces 3-in-1 Walkman

Who says you need to carry around a lot of gadgets to enjoy your tunes? Sony has introduced the new Walkman NWZ-WH303, wireless headphones built with music player and speakers in the cans.

This innovative piece of music hardware lets you enjoy your tunes with either the closed, dynamic headphones with 30mm dome type headphone driver unit or the stereo surround sound speakers. You can store up to 1,000 tracks on its 4GB music player and can play up to 20 hours of music on a single charge (or an hour for the quick three minute charge).

Source: Sony Canada

Sony heads for the heart of the home with Xperia Tablet Z: Kitchen Edition

Looks like Sony’s coming after a specific niche with its new Xperia Tablet Z: Kitchen Edition. This US$649 cooking mate is a water-resistant 10.1-inch tablet with a wireless cooking thermometer, tablet stand, and a slew of exclusive content.

The Xperia Tablet Z is made with durable glass and carbon fiber-reinforced back panel making it easy to clean if you get spaghetti sauce on it or something. It can be submerged under fresh water with covers and ports closed for up to 3 feet in under 30 minutes. It uses Mobile Bravia Engine 2 for its display and runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The 32GB tablet (expansion options via microSD slot) also comes with accessories like iGrill, an app-enabled Bluetooth meat thermometer that can monitor food up to 200 feet away; lightweight, foldable stand; and pre-loaded food and cooking apps, such as Evernote Food, BigOVen, Food Planner Pro, etc.