Archive for April, 2009
Las Vegas SonyStyle Goes Above And Beyond
I love SonyStyle, but I don’t go there too often to avoid temptations. It’s kinda cool running a site like this and visiting Sony’s retail store and seeing several products that you know Sony Insider announced first. I feel like the ultimate secret shopper. SonyStyle is a truly premium retail store and I’ve never had [...]
Sony Walkman Portal
I recently stumbled upon a nice flash-enabled Sony Walkman website that provides some really interesting info on current technology used Sony Walkman. Usually Sony Japan has a really cool and informative info located on their Sony Walkman portal (currently promoted as PlayYou) but for English speaking population the content also matters. Anyways, on that Walkman [...]
Dallas Cowboys New Stadium Chock Full Of Sony HD
Sony Electronics and the Dallas Cowboys are joining forces to deliver a unique high-definition video experience. The team’s new stadium, scheduled to open in June, will give fans a great view from every angle, with more than 3,000 Sony LCD displays throughout the luxury suites, concourses, concession areas and more, offering fans viewing options that [...]
Sony Ericsson Posts Loss, Cutting 2,000 Jobs
Mobile-phone maker Sony Ericsson Friday said it would cut a further 2,000 jobs after poor customer demand and destocking by distributors and retailers pushed it into a loss in the first quarter. Executives said they believe the company has a plan and the right products to turn things around, and Sony Ericsson will focus on [...]
Sony OLED TV Showcased
Sony was one of the exhibitors at Display Expo held in Japan just last week and of course they showcased their OLED TVs. One of them was a prototype 21 inch OLED panel with 1366 by 768 resolution. The contrast ratio is the same as my XEL-1 which is 1000000 to 1. The design has [...]
Sony Insider Under Maintenance
Hello, I just wanted to note our RSS feed and several other functions of the site will be a little quirky until tomorrow at the latest. Our gracious and most excellent host, Kreative Networks, is doing some hardware upgrades and software tweaks to ensure optimal performance. Thanks for your patience!
Sony’s Touchscreen Walkman vs. Apple’s iPod Touch Pictures
Here are some pictures courtesy of AV Watch that shows Sony’s Touchscreen Walkman (NW-X1050/NW-X1060*) next to and on top of an iPod Touch (similiar size to iPhone). The iPod Touch has a case and screen protector, but the difference in screen size is pretty noticeable. Also, it sure seems like that OLED screen is really [...]
Sony Japan Releases Full NW-X1050/NW-X1060 Details
Well, if you’ve been a faithful Sony Insider reader, the NW-X1000 Touchscreen Walkman series is no stranger to you. We predicted its debut, and slowly the details of the most feature-rich portable music player Sony has ever released came together. Sony Japan has finally acknowledged the existence of the X-Series Walkman by noting that Japanese [...]
Sony Walkman W202 Review
After around 3 weeks of good use of W202 player, I think it is time that I share some insights, likes and dislikes of this interesting wearable Walkman. Also check out the pictorial and the video below! My main reason of owning this piece of technology was the simplicity it offers for an active life [...]
Sony Insider’s Most Anticipated PS3 Games For The Rest Of 2009
The Playstation 3 is about two and a half years old at this point and has been subject to great accolades and controversy. However, what remains above and beyond the criticism is that it has truly delivered some incredible, hilarious, and satisfying gaming experiences for me. While I don’t have the time to play like [...]
Interview With The Designers Of The Sony DSC-G3
Discoveries and excitement captured on a digital camera can be shared with others on the spot, using wireless networks and photo-sharing websites. It adds a new dimension of fun to shooting. In the DSC-G3, Sony created a successor to the DSC-G1 that has expanded features and better functionality – at a high cost of nearly [...]
Sony Triluminos Explained
A lot of times we come across a number of certain terms and marketing branding and really have no idea if there is really a meaning behind it or it is just a gimmicky fancy name. The term Triluminos was first introduced by Sony when they released their first LED (light emitting diodes) TV under [...]
Sony Pictures/HBO To Bring “By The People: The Election of Barack Obama” Movie
Sony Pictures has acquired all media rights to the previously untitled documentary feature film BY THE PEOPLE: The Election of Barack Obama. The announcement was made today by Steve Bersch, President, SPWAG and Keith Le Goy, President, International Distribution, Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Produced by Edward Norton‘s Class 5 Films and directed by Amy Rice [...]
Sony’s Click to Disc Editor v2.0 Update Offers BD-Live Authoring
Well, maybe that whole BD-Live thing that Blu-ray manufacturers have been touting is suddenly going to become much more interesting. Sony is offering an update to its Blu-ray authoring software, Click to Disc, to version 2.0 that was recently bundled with its Japanese update to the L-Series Vaio hardware. It will include for the first [...]
South Korean Posco To Provide Steel For Sony LCD’s
Posco, based in Pohang, South Korea, is the world’s second largest steel maker and recently won a steel contract from Sony, becoming the first non-Japanese supplier of the metal to the world’s second-largest consumer electronics maker. The Korean mill will supply electro-galvanized steel to Sony’s overseas factories making LCD televisions. Posco didn’t provide the value [...]
Layoffs And Retirements To Hit Sony’s US Headquarters
As we all know, Sony is in the middle of yet another restructuring and layoffs/early retirements are happening across the company. However, identifying exactly where the cuts within Sony that are occurring have been a bit of a mystery. The San Diego Business Journal wrote an article recently that speculates that several employees from the [...]
S312 – A Smart, Stylish Cameraphone From Sony Ericsson
The new Sony Ericsson S312 offers a snapshot imaging experience, featuring a 2.0 megapixel camera with horizontal UI, illuminated imaging shortcuts on the keypad, dedicated video camera key, easy picture blogging and image optimization with Photo fix. In addition to offering a media player, TrackID track recognition service and FM radio, the S312 supports 3D [...]
Sony Ericsson Intros Entry-level W205 Walkman Phone
Get the most out of your best music and favorite radio channels with new W205 Walkman mobile phone music player. With FM radio and TrackID music recognition, this is a nice entry-level headset for someone who wishes to listen to music on the go. The slider mobile phone comes with a complete package of entertainment [...]
Sony Ericsson Appoints New President For USA
Sony Ericsson announced that Anderson Teixeira, currently Head of Region Western Europe is appointed President of Sony Ericsson US and Head of Region North America effective 1st June and will be based at the company’s US operations in Raleigh, North Carolina. Kristian Tear will succeed Teixeira as Head of Region Western Europe effective 1st June and will combine this new [...]
BRAVIA XBR9 Sets are Ready for Your Pre-Orders
If you were holding off and waiting for your new Bravia, check out the XBR9 as they finally showed up for pre-order at Sonystyle.com and could be delivered to your home at the end of April. We reported earlier at CES about this line up here. Here are some interesting features that were added to [...]
Sony and YouTube = Friendship
An interesting tid bit of news was revealed in a CNET podcast claiming that Sony Pictures is considering to stream some of its full length content on YouTube. If this deal comes to fruition it would definitely bring some competition to site like Hulu. YouTube attracts millions of people daily and mostly features short videos, [...]
Sony Set To Offer 6x 50gb Dual Layer Blank Blu-ray Media
If you currently own a Blu-ray burner (for PC, exotic Sony Japan BD DVR, etc), then you’re finding that these blank 25/50gb Blu-rays are costing anywhere from $25-50+ USD for a single disc, and perhaps less in bulk. SonyStyle USA currently only offers a 1-2x blank Blu-ray disc in the aforementioned sizes, but it looks [...]
Update on VAIO P Refresh
Remember our post on VAIO P update? Well, here are some more deets and hopefully less confusing info. The new and refreshed in specs VAIO P will be in 600 series range and the 700 series will follow up later in the year. Sony has a special model numbering designated to a region where a [...]
Exclusive Vaio C Series Owner Made Crocodile Style
Sony Japan has updated their C series of laptops with a strange new design – crocodile skin laptops – certainly something we’ve never seen before. This is another attempt by Sony to cater to the stylish folk out there who want their laptop to match their style. The new CS series are available now for [...]
Sony Building Celebrates A Century Of Carnations In Japan
Here are three thousand carnations displayed at Sony building in early April in Tokyo, Japan. Carnation production in Japan started in 1909 when a florist brought seeds back from United States; Sony and Japanese around the country are celebrating a century of carnations. For the most part, carnations express love, fascination, and distinction, though there [...]
Watching A Movie At An AMC Theater? It’ll Be A Sony.
Sony says it has signed a $315 million deal to install its digital projectors in all AMC Entertainment theaters. The contract will close the gap between Sony and Texas Instruments in the digital projector market. Texas Instruments has equipped 5,476 screens in North American theaters with its digital light processing projectors. The deal with AMC [...]
Sony And Daktronics Pitch Ultimate HD Experience At Cincinnati Reds Great American Ball Park
The Cincinnati Reds have chosen Daktronics and Sony Electronics to upgrade the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati with a state-of-the-art, integrated display system featuring Daktronics HD-X light emitting diode (LED) technology and Sony high-definition video production technology. The new system includes a large high-definition LED video display and other LED displays from Daktronics, which are [...]
Playstation 3 Firmware 2.7 Update Released
Sony has added some interesting new features with the PS3 firmware update v2.70 – currently available now – that will continue to enhance your connected experience on the PS3. The 2.70 update brings a new Text Chat feature that enables you to communicate online with your PlayStation Network friends. Now, you’ll be able to chat [...]
Sony Developing Ghostbusters 3 and Men in Black 3
Entertainment Weekly posted an interesting article recently about resurrecting two very popular movie franchises. Men in Black 3 and Ghostbusters 3 is currently under development, according to Sony distribution president Rory Bruer at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas. It is expected that the full cast of Ghostbusters will return, including Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, [...]
Sony Insider On TV (M.Net – Canada)
Did you know Sony Insider content has been featured on a television show? I’ve known about this for a while but kept forgetting to share it with everyone. During CES 2009, our coverage of Sony’s booth was the best of the best. The most interesting thing we found at Sony’s CES area was their Flexible [...]
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