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IN PICTURES: Sydney turns green for Xbox One launch

A new generation of console gaming and home entertainment kicks off with the Xbox One launch party, hosted in Sydney's Luna Park as the city lights up.

IN PICTURES: Sydney turns green for Xbox One launch
Sony's 10 greatest tech flops

Since its founding in 1946, Sony has produced some of the biggest hits in consumer electronics. Brand names like Walkman, Handycam and Trinitron helped define the company as a giant in the industry and more recent hits like Cybershot, Vaio, Bravia and PlayStation have helped keep it there. But no success story is failure-free. Let's take a look back at some Sony products that didn't win consumers' hearts and minds.

Sony's 10 greatest tech flops
Beauty shots: Technology to drool over

Sling Media's small Slingbox 700U won one of three Best in Show awards given by the Industrial Designers Society of America (ISDA).

Beauty shots: Technology to drool over

Xbox One sets Aussie sales record

Microsoft's new console claims most successful launch in Australian gaming
IN PICTURES: Sydney turns green for Xbox One launch

A new generation of console gaming and home entertainment kicks off with the Xbox One launch party, hosted in Sydney's Luna Park as the city ...
Sony at IFA 2013: new Ultra HD TVs, smartphone cameras, VAIOs and more

18 new products announced across all of Sony’s tech categories
Bush takes audio to its Heritage

New Bush digital radios inspired by 1950s design
LG nabs 10 CES Innovation Awards

84-inch 4K Smart TV takes out ‘Best of Innovations’
BBC iPlayer offers shows from ITV and other broadcasters

Catch-up TV service links back to offerings from rival broadcasters

Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?

Dual-OS smartphone set for domination
Is Sony preparing for the extinction of the DVD?

Sony is embedding exclusive features such as script searches and video sharing into its iTunes movies.
Sony's 10 greatest tech flops

Sony has had many successes, but not everything hits it big. Here are some products that didn't quite make it.
Beauty shots: Technology to drool over

Take a gander at some of the most gorgeous tech of the year from the 2010 Industrial Design Excellence Awards.
Google TV: The Android 'Dragonpoint'?

The hotly rumored Google TV may run a new version of Android -- and it could change the way we think about television.
TV industry needs a standard for 3D glasses -- now

If this technology is going to take off, vendors need to work together on a key issue, and soon.