While the PS3's media abilities in the US are limited to what it can access via discs or over the network, in Europe (
PlayTV) and Japan (
Torne) TV tuner add-ons are available, and now Sony is pushing that even further in Japan with the new standalone Nasne unit. A combination networked recorder and media storage device with a 500GB SATA HDD and tuners for both antenna and satellite TV, it pulls in broadcasts and either records it or streams to up to two other Sony products (Vita, PS3 with Torne app, Vaio PC, Sony Tablet or Xperia phone) on the same home network at once. The capabilities of the Nasne vary depending on the hardware it's used with, while PS3 users can connect up to four of the devices to one console, it can export video files formatted for offline viewing on the Vita or transfer recorded files for Blu-ray archiving on PCs. Is this a promising example of the "
One Sony" synergy Kaz so recently promised? We'll have to wait and see. The Nasne ships July 19th for 16,980 yen ($211), although like the Torne and Blu-ray recorders that preceded it, it's unlikely we'll see this one come to the US. For now, you can check out a few more details in the English press release embedded after the break.
Continue reading Sony Japan blends the Torne PS3 TV tuner with 500GB of NAS, calls it Nasne
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