As Sony attempts to reinvent itself following some poor financial results, the company is trying to branch out into some new product lines. This week, Sony announced plans to launch a new device it is calling nasne. It"s a networked storage and media product designed to work with a number of Sony"s other products.
Connecting nasne (and no, we don"t know what that name means either) to a home network will allow its users to record TV broadcasts onto its 500 GB hard drive. The device can then seamlessly stream both recorded and live TV shows to two Sony products at the same time such as a PlayStation 3 and PS Vita game console, a Sony Vaio notebook, a Sony tablet or an Xperia smartphone.
The nasne can also serve as a media server hub to store content such as movies, photos, and music. It also has the facility to add more hard drive space via a USB-connected external drive.
The product is due to be released in Japan on July 19 and will be priced at 16,980 yen, or about $211. There"s no word yet on if Sony intends to bring the nasne over to the US or to other parts of the world.
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