News tagged with sony
Sony patent seeks to correct autostereoscopic blur
(Phys.org) -- Sony has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a glasses-free 3-D display that will adjust the picture so that the user gets an optimal view no matter how far or close to the screen. In its application, “Stereoscopic Image Proces ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 13, 2012 |
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Sony presents optional 3-D sheet as new laptop accessory
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony has come out with a sheet for a notebook PC where the viewer can see 3-D images without having to wear special glasses. Sony displayed the sheet at IFA 2011 in Berlin, Europe’s showcase ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Sony PlayStation Network hacked again by resetting user passwords
(PhysOrg.com) -- Only a few days after Sony brought their PlayStation Network back on-line hackers have shown that the PSN is still vulnerable to attacks. This time around hackers have reset user account pass ...
May 18, 2011 |
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Sony hints at holodeck future with captivating videos
(PhysOrg.com) -- You have to hand it to the imaginative people at Sony, or at least those they partnered with at Studio Output and the Marshmallow Laser Factory; together the three have produced three videos ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Panasonic loss balloons for record red ink
(AP) -- Panasonic's January-March losses ballooned 10-fold to 438 billion yen ($5 billion), completing a year of record red ink at the Japanese electronics maker battered by natural disasters and an ailing ...
May 11, 2012 |
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Unauthorized access hits Sony PlayStation accounts
Sony said Wednesday intruders staged a massive attempt to access user accounts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services in the second major attack on its flagship gaming site this year.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Sony reports record annual loss
(AP) -- Sony Corp. racked up a record annual loss of 457 billion yen ($5.7 billion) in its fourth straight year of red ink as the once-glorious maker of the Walkman and PlayStation struggles toward a turnaround ...
May 10, 2012 |
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Sony shows wearable 3-D personal theater
Sony says it will start selling a head mounted display that provides a 3-D theater of music videos, movies and games, targeting people who prefer solitary entertainment rather than sitting in front of a TV ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Sony uses Augmented Reality to guide TV buyers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony UK is using Augmented Reality technology in a new online tool to help consumers decide which Sony television size will be best for their walls or tables. For those in a palatial home ...
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Aug 29, 2011 |
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Sony more than doubles net loss forecast to $6.4 bn
Japan's Sony on Tuesday said it would book a net loss of about $6.4 billion in the year to March, more than double its previous forecast amid sweeping changes at the struggling electronics giant.
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Sony shows off two new unique Android tablets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony has finally unveiled the S1 and S2; two uniquely shaped tablets, that it says, are for the more status minded buyer. Though both run the Android operating system, neither is shaped like ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Sony announces 'WhiteMagic' - new LCD screen that uses half the power
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony has announced via its webpage the development of a new type of LCD display that uses either half as much power as current same-size LCD displays, or the same amount of power, but double ...
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Sony PS Vita gets world launch in Japan
Technology giant Sony on Saturday held the world launch of its next-generation PlayStation Vita handheld console in Japan, as the company aims to take a bite out of the growing smartphone games market.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 17, 2011 |
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YouTube making deals for original content: report
YouTube is teaming up with media companies to produce original content in its latest bid to boost the amount of professional material on the video-sharing site, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Sony unveils 3D and color e-paper displays at this week's SID 2011
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony unveiled a 13.3 inch flexible color e-paper device and two glass free 3D displays. The announcement was made at the 49th SID International Symposium, Seminar & Exhibition which is the ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 20, 2011 |
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Sony
Sony Corporation (commonly referred to as Sony) (Japanese: ソニー株式会社, Sonī Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 6758) is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding ¥ 7.730.0 trillion, or $78.88 billion U.S. (FY2008). Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its name is derived from sonus, the Latin word for sound.
Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments—electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Ericsson, and Sony Financial. As a semiconductor maker, Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. The company's slogan is Sony. Like no other.
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