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Sony unveils 'Single Wire Interface Technology'

(PhysOrg.com) -- With Sony's newly-developed 'single wire interface technology' bi-directional transmission of multiple signals, including video, audio and control signals can propagate over a single copper ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 20, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (28) | comments 16 | with audio podcast weblog

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 ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

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

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 9

LG to sell 55-inch TV using new ultra-thin tech

(AP) -- For flat-panel TVs, the choice for years has been between plasma and LCD. In the coming year, there'll be another choice, at least for those prepared to spend big.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Sony to launch PlayStation smartphone in spring

Sony's long-rumoured PlayStation Portable smartphone is set to be launched in North America and Europe as early as the spring, according to a Japanese newspaper report Wednesday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 29, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 6

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

created May 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

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

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast weblog

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

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

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 ...

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 9 | with audio podcast weblog

1.29 million customers' data stolen from Sega (Update)

Hackers have stolen the personal data of some 1.29 million customers of the Japanese game maker Sega, the company said Sunday, in a theft via a website of its European unit.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 5

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

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Sony, Panasonic, Samsung in 3D glasses deal

Japan's Sony and Panasonic and South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Tuesday they will jointly develop new standards for glasses used to watch 3D images on television, computer and movie screens.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Sony's next-generation 55-inch 'Crystal LED Display' prototype presented at CES

Sony announced that it has developed the next-generation self-emitting display, “Crystal LED Display,” and presents a Full HD, 55-inch prototype model at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

US video game sales drop 21 percent in December

(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 21 percent in December from a year ago to $3.99 billion as players bought fewer games for their aging consoles, according to market researcher ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sony develops 'IPELA Engine' capable of an industry-first 130db wide dynamic range in Full HD quality

Sony Corporation today announced the development of the industry’s highest picture quality “IPELA ENGINE”, capable of the industry’s first 130dB wide dynamic range in full HD quality at ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

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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