Nothing out of the ordinary there, but the stand might appeal to a few retro holdout fans of the rat.
The MPE-200 multimedia processor goes on sale next week for an actually quite reasonable ¥2,625,000 ($30,000), considering what it offers. Bet James Cameron paid a bit more than that for his.
That linked press release below is in Japanese, but click here for a rough and ready MT if you're feeling lazy - it covers the basics at least.
And if I was still a 'proper' journalist working for The Man, I'd be required to mention here that the MPE-200 uses the same Cell Broadband Engine processor as found in the PlayStation 3, possibly putting (PS3) in brackets too just to clarify for the hard of thinking, but I've packed that in for the PR life of Riley, so I won't bother. You can work it out for yourselves, right? :-)
via sony.jp

After press reports suggesting sales in Japan would be ending, Sony today confirmed it won't be carrying on with the groundbreaking XEL-1 OLED TV set.
Via CNet Japan
It happened yesterday, apparently, and featured acts like Azu, Scandal and One Draft. I bet they looked marvelous in 3D...
It's like Wi-Fi for the interior of an electronic product, allowing makers to simplify circuit design and rely instead on wireless links between components. Each component's antenna is just 1mm long.
via sony.net
We take your product and make it a hit in Japan or out - simple really!
Now, give it some clicky to get with the program...
日本語も出来ます。。。