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It looks like Sony has a hit on their hands with the release of the Sony NAS-Z200iR iPod docking station.

DLNA certified, the beauty of this network system is that it is compatible with all of your wireless devices. As such, you can listen to your music library, regardless of whether it is stored on your home computer or MP3 player. You are also not limited to just your personal music collection and can expand your listening pleasure by streaming internet radio stations if you so choose.

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Sony Japan announced that their Sony Vaio C series laptops will now be available with faux crocodile skin.

The move comes in an effort by Sony to provide users with not just a great quality laptop backed by the Sony brand name, but also something that is stylish and would meet the needs of niche market.

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Sony has announced three new RHT-G surround sound TV stands. The new models are the RHT-G550, the RHT-G950 and the RHT-G1550.

The new stands blend modern design with Sony’s home cinema surround audio tech to make an attractive unit on which to rest your TV. The three stands will come standard with Sony’s S-Force PRO Front Surround technology, S-Master digital amplification and signal processing.

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Sony Ericsson has announced their new portable bluetooth speaker known as the MS500.

This speaker comes with a splash proof case as well as a lanyard wrist strap, making it suitable as an outdoor wireless speaker.

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Digital photographers will appreciate the Sony DSC-HX1 that was announced at the PMA show held in Las Vegas.

This new digital camera offers a feature called superzoom which amounts to a 20x optical zoom and allows for some great close up photography.

Additional features on the DSC-HX1 include:

• Intelligent Auto
• Smile detection
• 1080p HD Movie Recording
• Sweep Panorama Technology
• Face detection technology
• Sony G Lens

You will be able to buy this Cyber-shot camera in April for about $500 with presales starting in March.

The full press release is available after the jump.

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Sony announced the release of their latest e-reader called the Reader Digital Book (model PRS-700BC). The new reader boasts a number of features that will appeal to the market.

These include:

• 6.0-inch, touch screen display
• E Ink technology which makes it easier to read text even in bright light
• Interactive touch screen to thumb through pages
• Built-in LED reading light to allowing reading in low lighting conditions
• Adjustable text sizes - 5 font sizes
• Long battery life - Thumb through 7,500 pages on a single charge

The reader is available for pre-order at a cost of $400 US.

[Sony PRS-700BC via Tech Ticker]

Music and food are two must have items at any outdoor party. Why carry separate devices, each with their own function to meet these two basic needs, when you can have your own Boom Cooler that will take care of both functions with a single gadget.

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The Sony ICF CD3IP dock is an interesting gadget that brings together many of the devices that are commonly found in homes today. First and foremost, it is a dock and supports the charging and playback of music from both the iPOD and the iPhone. Along with this, the dock functions as an alarm clock supporting two alarms due to the built-in alarm as well as the one that exists in the iPod/iPhone.

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