 Sony released a bunch of stuff at IFA today including three new phones, a couple cameras, and a $300 MP3 player that appears to be directly from 2006. Dieter Bohn, you know all of what's going on. Tell me about these phones. So, it's three new Z3 devices. There's the Z3, which is, I think, a 5.2 inch device. Maybe it's a little bigger. There's a 4.6 inch Z3 Compact, which is sort of the ideal sweet spot phone for them, I think. And then there's the Z3 Tablet Compact, which is an 8 inch device. The streak of awful names at IFA continues, basically. It's insane, right. So, the tablet's cool. It's super thin, but, you know, it's an Android tablet, so whatever. But the Z3 Compact is the one that I think is the most exciting because, unlike most compact phones or mini phones, it's just fully spec'd out. It's got the full megapixels, the full processor speed, a really nice screen. So, if you want a good Android phone that isn't gigantic, this is the first one in a while that there hasn't been some weird compromise for. And it's kind of like directly at the iPhone. That's kind of what they live. And if you want an Android phone with a good camera, Sony's been kind of the place to go. Yeah, they've always been a little bit better than everybody else, and there's always been just one little piece that's like, oh man, if you guys would just fix X in your software, then we know you could be as good as the iPhone. So, I'm really interested to see what these do. And they've scaled back their software crazy. Yeah, they've scaled it back a bit. So, it's not as bad as the super early days. It's still not pure Android, but it's way better. And so the most exciting thing about all these phones is that they integrate with the PS4. Yeah, so I think it's a PS4 remote play. So, if you're on the same Wi-Fi network as your PS4, you just take the DualShock controller that you've already got because you own a PS4. And they sell a little plastic mount for it. I think you might be able to do some touch screen, but they want you to do it with the DualShock. And you just can play your PlayStation games. And if I have a PS4 and I'm going to buy an Android phone, I'm going to see if I can get a Sony because that's awesome. I don't have to go buy a Vita. I just can do it on my phone. And not only is that super cool, and it's one, it's the first time Sony's ever actually succeeded at using its PlayStation brand on its phones. Remember they tried to do the PlayStation phone? The PlayStation phone, and there was like the store, and then they had to do it with... And they tried this garbage, and everyone was like, no. They tried HTC for a while that never went anywhere. Whose deal with HTC has never gone anywhere? So anyway, this is great. That's what I want out of a phone. And it's also screw you Microsoft. You've been making this promise for a long time. Well, they've never made the promise, have they? I mean, that's what smart glasses for, all this stuff. They've never gotten to the place where Sony has gotten very quickly, it seems like. Yeah, Microsoft should have been doing this for years. And I don't even think it's on the horizon for them right now. So yeah, more bad news for the Xbox One. Wow, rough. So speaking of cameras, Sony, they continue with their lens cameras. Yes. Those big mounts, you can mount them like an iPhone or any other phone. You get a better sensor and lens. Yeah, so it's just like a giant lens that you would normally see on their little alpha line of cameras. You speak of the NEX line. And they're basically the E-mount lens. That's their small format. So there's a new one that's the QX30. It's like a super zoom. It's a big ass lens that you strap to the back of your phone. The thing that I'm excited about is the QX1, which is still pretty expensive, but it's basically the mount and the sensor, but not the lens. So if you're already bought into Sony's camera ecosystem, you've already got the glass sitting around. You can just attach it to this thing. And I was really excited about the previous generation of these, but the software is a little janky. Sony, they've got to make better software. Right, and it's the same story as always. Like, oh, we've gotten better, it's getting better, it's getting faster. But is it faster than pulling out the camera that's not that much bigger than this lens? No, it won't be. Yeah, I think, I mean, but the idea of having a great lens that you can take your photos directly to your phone is awesome. Yeah, it's a super great idea. Sony's just to figure it out. What else? They did watches. They released so many products today. They did a SmartWatch 3. They finally switched to Android Wear. It's just like a little puck that you put into these horrible colored bands. They might have some special software on top of Wear someday, but it's a pretty uninspiring Android Wear device. And then they've got a fitness band that uses e-paper. It's got a curved display. It's something, something talk. And you can make phone calls on it. You can snap your fingers to start and stop your music. I don't know why. It seems terrible. So, speaking of, I mean, the last three products here, the Sony SmartWatch. This is their third SmartWatch. It's just like, why'd you do this? Well, at least we don't have to watch Sony try and cram Android onto a tiny screen anymore. There used to be home and back and menu buttons on these things. But that was fake Android. Well. Whatever. So, just try harder at this, Sony. And then lastly, this is my favorite of them all, a $300 MP3 player, the A17 Walkman. So, bring back the Walkman line. It is literally as though there was a caveman frozen in a warehouse who woke up and was like, I have to do this. It has no click wheel. It has no touch screen. It's the four buttons that failed in every product in 2006. And it plays, it upsamples your music. Yes. Claims it's super high end. Yeah. There's no syncing software. You have to drag and drop music onto it over USB. I mean, it is just the perfect product for 2006. It is, and the whole claim is like Neil Young is doing this Pono thing that's like really high end audio. Sony has a high end audio line of like receivers and amps and all this like audiophile stuff. Meanwhile, everyone else is just listening to music on their phones like through Beats Audio Streaming. And it's, I just don't, or Spotify or whatever, and it's, I don't understand this product. Except for the audacity of existence. Yeah. Like, it's here again. The only thing I can think is that it cost them nothing to make it. And so, they're like, well, look, people are buying our e-readers, so maybe they'll want to buy our MP3 players. Didn't they just cancel their e-readers? Yeah. Yeah. For a while they were selling them. They took the e-reader staff and they were like. What are you going to do now? And like the best idea that e-reader staff was like, what if we do an MP3 player? Sure, why not? Sony. There it is. Doing it right. Subscribe.
 Sony released a bunch of stuff at IFA today including three new phones, a couple cameras,
 and a $300 MP3 player that appears to be directly from 2006.
 Dieter Bohn, you know all of what's going on. Tell me about these phones.
 So, it's three new Z3 devices. There's the Z3, which is, I think, a 5.2 inch device.
 Maybe it's a little bigger. There's a 4.6 inch Z3 Compact, which is sort of the ideal sweet spot phone for them, I think.
 And then there's the Z3 Tablet Compact, which is an 8 inch device.
 The streak of awful names at IFA continues, basically.
 It's insane, right. So, the tablet's cool. It's super thin, but, you know, it's an Android tablet, so whatever.
 But the Z3 Compact is the one that I think is the most exciting because, unlike most compact phones or mini phones, it's just fully spec'd out.
 It's got the full megapixels, the full processor speed, a really nice screen.
 So, if you want a good Android phone that isn't gigantic, this is the first one in a while that there hasn't been some weird compromise for.
 And it's kind of like directly at the iPhone. That's kind of what they live.
 And if you want an Android phone with a good camera, Sony's been kind of the place to go.
 Yeah, they've always been a little bit better than everybody else, and there's always been just one little piece that's like,
 oh man, if you guys would just fix X in your software, then we know you could be as good as the iPhone.
 So, I'm really interested to see what these do.
 And they've scaled back their software crazy.
 Yeah, they've scaled it back a bit. So, it's not as bad as the super early days.
 It's still not pure Android, but it's way better.
 And so the most exciting thing about all these phones is that they integrate with the PS4.
 Yeah, so I think it's a PS4 remote play.
 So, if you're on the same Wi-Fi network as your PS4, you just take the DualShock controller that you've already got because you own a PS4.
 And they sell a little plastic mount for it.
 I think you might be able to do some touch screen, but they want you to do it with the DualShock.
 And you just can play your PlayStation games.
 And if I have a PS4 and I'm going to buy an Android phone, I'm going to see if I can get a Sony because that's awesome.
 I don't have to go buy a Vita. I just can do it on my phone.
 And not only is that super cool, and it's one, it's the first time Sony's ever actually succeeded at using its PlayStation brand on its phones.
 Remember they tried to do the PlayStation phone?
 The PlayStation phone, and there was like the store, and then they had to do it with...
 And they tried this garbage, and everyone was like, no.
 They tried HTC for a while that never went anywhere.
 Whose deal with HTC has never gone anywhere?
 So anyway, this is great. That's what I want out of a phone.
 And it's also screw you Microsoft. You've been making this promise for a long time.
 Well, they've never made the promise, have they?
 I mean, that's what smart glasses for, all this stuff.
 They've never gotten to the place where Sony has gotten very quickly, it seems like.
 Yeah, Microsoft should have been doing this for years.
 And I don't even think it's on the horizon for them right now.
 So yeah, more bad news for the Xbox One.
 Wow, rough. So speaking of cameras, Sony, they continue with their lens cameras.
 Yes.
 Those big mounts, you can mount them like an iPhone or any other phone.
 You get a better sensor and lens.
 Yeah, so it's just like a giant lens that you would normally see on their little alpha line of cameras.
 You speak of the NEX line.
 And they're basically the E-mount lens. That's their small format.
 So there's a new one that's the QX30. It's like a super zoom.
 It's a big ass lens that you strap to the back of your phone.
 The thing that I'm excited about is the QX1, which is still pretty expensive,
 but it's basically the mount and the sensor, but not the lens.
 So if you're already bought into Sony's camera ecosystem, you've already got the glass sitting around.
 You can just attach it to this thing.
 And I was really excited about the previous generation of these, but the software is a little janky.
 Sony, they've got to make better software.
 Right, and it's the same story as always.
 Like, oh, we've gotten better, it's getting better, it's getting faster.
 But is it faster than pulling out the camera that's not that much bigger than this lens?
 No, it won't be.
 Yeah, I think, I mean, but the idea of having a great lens that you can take your photos directly to your phone is awesome.
 Yeah, it's a super great idea.
 Sony's just to figure it out.
 What else? They did watches.
 They released so many products today.
 They did a SmartWatch 3. They finally switched to Android Wear.
 It's just like a little puck that you put into these horrible colored bands.
 They might have some special software on top of Wear someday, but it's a pretty uninspiring Android Wear device.
 And then they've got a fitness band that uses e-paper.
 It's got a curved display.
 It's something, something talk.
 And you can make phone calls on it.
 You can snap your fingers to start and stop your music.
 I don't know why.
 It seems terrible.
 So, speaking of, I mean, the last three products here, the Sony SmartWatch.
 This is their third SmartWatch.
 It's just like, why'd you do this?
 Well, at least we don't have to watch Sony try and cram Android onto a tiny screen anymore.
 There used to be home and back and menu buttons on these things.
 But that was fake Android.
 Well.
 Whatever.
 So, just try harder at this, Sony.
 And then lastly, this is my favorite of them all, a $300 MP3 player, the A17 Walkman.
 So, bring back the Walkman line.
 It is literally as though there was a caveman frozen in a warehouse who woke up and was like, I have to do this.
 It has no click wheel.
 It has no touch screen.
 It's the four buttons that failed in every product in 2006.
 And it plays, it upsamples your music.
 Yes.
 Claims it's super high end.
 Yeah.
 There's no syncing software.
 You have to drag and drop music onto it over USB.
 I mean, it is just the perfect product for 2006.
 It is, and the whole claim is like Neil Young is doing this Pono thing that's like really high end audio.
 Sony has a high end audio line of like receivers and amps and all this like audiophile stuff.
 Meanwhile, everyone else is just listening to music on their phones like through Beats Audio Streaming.
 And it's, I just don't, or Spotify or whatever, and it's, I don't understand this product.
 Except for the audacity of existence.
 Yeah.
 Like, it's here again.
 The only thing I can think is that it cost them nothing to make it.
 And so, they're like, well, look, people are buying our e-readers, so maybe they'll want to buy our MP3 players.
 Didn't they just cancel their e-readers?
 Yeah.
 Yeah.
 For a while they were selling them.
 They took the e-reader staff and they were like.
 What are you going to do now?
 And like the best idea that e-reader staff was like, what if we do an MP3 player?
 Sure, why not?
 Sony.
 There it is.
 Doing it right.
 Subscribe.