Sony teases new VAIO to be launched at IFA

I recently wrote a piece in the Calgary Herald about how Sony has been making some key product releases in 2013 and it looks like this will continue at IFA. The company is set to unveil a new VAIO portable hybrid that is being teased in the video above. From what we can see, this is an extension and likely improvement over their current Sony VAIO Pro Touch 13 and VAIO Duo devices. By using a paper/origami model in the video, one expects this new VAIO to be impossibly slim, light and flexible. We will know soon enough as IFA kicks off on September 6 in Berlin, Germany.

Source: Sony Via Google +

Honda's new tech aims to reduce Vehicle-to-Pedestrian collisions

Honda  showcased two experimental safety technologies aimed at reducing the potential for collisions between automobiles and pedestrians and between automobiles and motorcycles. These advanced Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) and Vehicle-to-Motorcycle (V2M) technologies, while still in the research and testing phase, demonstrate Honda’s vision to advance safety for all road users, including pedestrians and motorcycle riders, as well as automobile occupants. These new technologies are part of a comprehensive effort being undertaken by Honda to develop leading-edge safety and driver assistive systems that can help predict and avoid traffic accidents through advanced sensing and communications technologies.

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Nintendo bringing out new 2DS handheld for $129

Always one for unconventional product design and moves, Nintendo expected to launch a new 2DS handheld on October 12th. This dual-screen and dual-camera console will play all exisiting 3DS games but without the 3D element and it will ship with a 4GB SD Card. Geared towards younger users, the 2DS has an unusual non-clamshell form factor.

Source: Nintendo UK

David Bowie retrospective show at AGO to offer immersive 3D AV experience

In case you haven't heard, the Art Gallery of Ontario will be kicking off the Fall with a groundbreaking exhibit focused on musical icon and style innovator David Bowie. Toronto will be the sole Canadian host of the "David Bowie Is" proposed six-city international tour of the highly anticipated show. The show will feature 300 objects from Bowie’s personal archives as well as immersive video and sound that was created with Sennheiser's expertise. The exhibit covers 50 years of Bowie's career and opens Sept. 25 and runs through Nov. 27.