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CES 2011: Sony’s press conference (sorry, no PSP Phone)

Sony’s CES 2011 press conference this evening (January 5, 2011) was long but packed with a main message: universal content delivery across all of its hardware products. In there is music, 3D video and, of course, more hardware (even thoguh Sir Howard said Sony wants sales to be more content and less hardware driven). Here’s a bullet point look at the highlights and key announcements from Sony’s press conference, hosted by Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation.

E3 2010: Realview bringing PSP, TV, iPhone and iPod Touch Depth-Enhancing accessories

If you want a 3-D-ish experience without actually paying for any kind of 3-D compatible TVs, video game systems or devices, then RealView Innovations peripherals may be for you. And, if you happen to be attending E3 2010 this year, you’ll get an opportunity to see them firsthand. The company has confirmed that it will be showing off PSP, TV, monitor, iPhone and iPod Touch accessories with it’s Depth-Enhancing touch at the convention.

So far, we only know about two of RealView’s Depth-Enhancing products – the V-Screen and the Deep-Screen. The V-Screen is a peripheral that can go on top of a PSP-1000, PSP-2000 or PSP-3000 to create a 3-D-esque view of all your existing games and media. It also protects the handheld system’s screen, due to the way it clamps onto the system. The Deep-Screen is a accessory…

Game retailers open front against New Mexico tax bill

Video game retailers aren’t too happy with the proposed New Mexico tax law that will levy a 1% surcharge on the sale of video games and TV sets in the state. They have shared their displeasure with Sierra Club, the social organization that has purported the law. According to Sierra Club, the funds will be in turn used to “to fight obesity and poor school performance which may result from excessive… video game exposure.” But in a letter sent by the Entertainments Merchants Association (EMA), a representative body of game retailers, its vice president Sean Bersell countered the very logic behind the tax proposal.