Sony has just unwrapped its latest Blu-ray recorder for the Japanese market, and it’s a bit of a corker. Not only can the BDZ-A70 record shows to both Blu-ray and a 320GB hard drive, it can also hook up to PSPs and some Walkmans, transferring over video data at the push of a single button. [...]

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Sony is remaining stoically tight-lipped on the subject, but online retailers have confirmed that a GTA IV PS3 bundle - featuring a 40GB PS3 console, controller and copy of GTA IV - is due to touch down.

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Guitar maker par excellence Gibson has just expanded its range of robot guitars. Don’t worry: these aren’t going to become self-aware and attempt to eradicate their human former masters - they simply tune themselves automatically using clever sound processing and string-tightening motors. Les Paul and SG versions are available in the US, priced at about [...]

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Sony has just ripped the covers off yet another range of televisions: exhibit A is the Bravia E4000 series, consisting of 32 and 40-inch models designed specifically for wall mounting. They’ve got a narrow frame - available in four different colours - and a low-profile look, y’see, so they don’t jut out several inches from [...]

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Toshiba is reportedly working on an LCD television powered by the PS3’s Cell processor. Apparently Tosh reckons the chip can be used to deliver top-class upscaling, transforming standard low-def pictures into pristine HD images - or at least a “very close approximation of high definition”, as well as the ability to stream several feeds at [...]

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The BBC iPlayer popped up on the Nintendo Wii yesterday, and according the BBC tech journo Darren Waters, the PS3 could be next.

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Nintendo has revealed plans to reintroduce the GameCube controller for the Wii. The Wii-flavoured (yummy!) pad is strictly old-gen, so it’ll be used with non-motion sensing games, which we’d guess means mainly the retro fare from Virtual Console. It’s launching in Japan later this month, priced at the equivalent of a tenner and available in [...]

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The Sanyo NV-SD700DT is a satnav with a difference: as well as telling you where to go, it tells where NOT to park. Yep, Sanyo has loaded it with police data that highlights theft hotspots. It’s currently only available in Japan, and the data only applies to the city of Osaka. A 7-inch touchscreen and [...]

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