Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 11:16PM Here is a trifecta of Sony Xperia goodness. We see some of the multimedia smarts of the new 4G LTE Gingerbread-powered Xperia Ion smartphone. A cool NFC demo of the SmarTags as well as a peek at the SmartWatch. Sony isn't just building Android smartphones, it is focusing on accessories and functionalities that will enhance the user experience.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 12:30PM 
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Sony has just launched its first 4G LTE smartphone, the Xperia Ion which is coming to Rogers for $49.99 on a three-year contract, $449.99 for two years and $499.99 for a one-year plan. The first pure Sony device developed sans Ericsson, the Xperia Ion boasts a Bravia 4.6" HD display, 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 1GB of RAM. The Ion ties into a system of accessories including a Smart Watch, a wireless headset and NFC smart cards.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 5:02PM 
Sony has just revealed the SmartWatch. This is a $150 watch that integrates with Android smartphones to show text messages, app updates and e-mail, manage calls, and control music and video. It also allows users to snap photos from their Android smarphones remotely. The dust and splashproof watch can run four days on a charge and connects to most Android smartphones via Bluetooth. Good news for hackers, Sony expects SmartWatch specific apps to be made available to the Google Play store.
