It's said there's more than one way to skin a cat, which is pretty gross when taken at face value. But the point remains, and it applies to Sony's approach to glasses-free 3D on notebooks. Rather than bake a parallax barrier panel into its Vaio line, the electronics maker developed a lenticular sheet that transforms standard notebooks into 3D laptops.

For those who go back to school the day after Labor Day, Sony managed to make its Tablet S available via pre-order on the final day of summer break, though don't expect any back-to-school discounts. The 16GB Wi-Fi model carries the now traditional $500 price tag, and you can add another C-note if you want the 32GB model.

Sony just added a new model to its Vaio S Series laptop line, a 15.5-inch notebook with a Full HD 1080p display. It's less than an inch thick and constructed with magnesium and aluminum materials to keep the laptop light and nimble at just 4.4 pounds. Sony claims it made performance a "top priority," hence an Intel Core i7 foundation, though it doesn't come at the expense of battery life, which Sony rates at up to 12 hours (albeit with an optional sheet battery).

With LulzSec seemingly running scared and Anonymous pre-occupied with pilfering documents from NATO, Sony can breathe a sigh of relief, especially now that the PlayStation Network is back up and running with beefed up security. Now the only question that remains is who should pay for the damage? Sony's insurance agency is scoffing at the notion that it should be held responsible, likely under the assumption that Sony brought this whole mess onto itself by not taking proper security precautions in the first place.