Sony has unveiled a brand new portable DVD player in UK that goes by the model number DVP-FX850. This takes a clamshell form factor like many others of its kind, but with an added caveat - the 8″ TFT high resolution LCD display boasts a twisting mechanism that swivels to the optimal viewing position instead of having you suffer from neck cramps after the Matrix Trilogy. Supported formats include DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD+R DL, CD, CD-R/RW, JPEG, and MP3. Features include a powerful embedded speaker, twin headphone jacks to share the current movie with someone, and a rechargeable battery that offers 6 hours of continuous playback. It will be released on 2nd July at an undisclosed price.

With the deluge of portable media players out there these days, it is surprising to see the Supersonic Portable boom box hit one back for an old school method of enjoying one’s music. What makes the Supersonic Portable boom box hold its own would be the inclusion of a color TV and a 5″ display to accompany the integrated AM/FM radio and DVD player with CD support. You summer will be a much more interesting one with this 14″ x 8″ x 10″ Supersonic Portable boom box that retails for approximately $180. Each purchase comes with AC and DC car adapters in addition to headphone and external antenna jacks, a built-in handle, and LED display.

The Sony NAC-HD1 is a new breed of home audio systems that plays back uncompressed digital audio with panache, thanks to its 250GB hard drive that offers ample space for your digital music collection. That space is large enough to hold approximately 380 full HiFi albums. The NAC-HD1 can encode audio from a CD or DVD in an uncompressed linear PCM format on-the-fly, and additional features include a 4.3″ color display, a one-touch button for file transfer to a connected portable audio player, and a copy of Gracenote’s CDDB album database. You have the option of throwing in a WiFi adapter to keep the information in the database current. Too bad it takes around an hour to copy a CD over to the hard drive without any compression. The NAC-HD1 will hit Japan this May 21st for approximately $890.