Sony will close its once-proud optical PC drive subsidiary by early next year, as part of its efforts to refocus on the connected world of smartphones, tablets and netbooks, a spokesman said Tuesday.

It's easy to find old PlayStations. Sony made a ton of the things and they sell for about $20 on eBay and in used game stores. A lot of places have the things stacked up like cordwood, as there just ...

The Sony Optiarc BDX-S600U ($150 street) is a portable external Blu-ray drive, providing both reading and burning capabilities for Blu-ray, DVD, and CD optical media. Like the Pioneer BDR-XD04 and the ...

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