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Samsung’s Billionaire Ex-CEO Lee Kun-Hee Checks Out Sony 3D TV(View Comments)

January 18, 2010

Lee Kun-Hee was a former chairman of Samsung Electronics until he resigned in Spring of 2008 due to involvement with a Samsung funds scandal (which he was later pardoned for). Here are some pictures of him at CES 2010 checking out Sony’s 3D TV experience, but of course he also checked out the other manufacturers [...]

Samsung’s Billionaire Ex-CEO Lee Kun-Hee Checks Out Sony 3D TV

Sony’s TransferJet Hands On Experience

Last week at CES Sony finally brought a couple of products embedded with TransferJet technology that are ready for the market and for you to play with. TransferJet is a new Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology enabling the high speed transfer of large data files (photos, HD images, etc.) between electronic devices such as mobile [...]

Interview With Stan Glasgow, COO/President Of Sony Electronics USA

Merely two hours after I got off a plane and arrived at CES 2010, I sat down in a private meeting room with Stan Glasgow, COO/President of Sony Electronics USA. The interview took place about a hour before the CES 2010 press conference. It was the first time I’d ever interviewed someone on this level, [...]

Hands-on With the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10

Honestly, one of my absolute favorite products for Sony at CES 2010 was the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10. It’s a powerful device with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 processor, complete with a 4 inch capacitive touch display, 8.1 megapixel camera with LED flash and 8GB included MicroSD removable storage. However, the thing that truly stands [...]

Pictorial/Video: Scenes From Sony’s Booth At CES 2010

Sony’s presence at CES 2010 was quite memorable and they demonstrated a wide variety of new strategies for their product lines. Stan and I had a really good time covering some of the products, meeting with old Sony friends and meeting new ones. I cannot express to you enough how well we were treated by [...]

The Final Version of Sony’s Active Shutter 3D Glasses

We believe that Sony showed off their final version of the wraparound style Active Shutter 3D glasses at CES 2010 in black, pink and teal colors – they should be available for consumers to purchase in mid-2010. I believe that the this is the final version of the glasses because they will be offering the [...]

Sony’s Unannounced iPod/iPhone, DVD, USB, SD/MS Card Video Shelf System WHG-SLK1

Sony showed off a pretty interesting shelf system during CES 2010 called the WHG-SLK1. It’s a slim and stylish shelf system with a 9″ LCD that has touch sensor buttons to the right side of the screen. I was surprised to read that it has 100W of audio power in the speakers, as the device [...]

Hands-on With BD Remote – The Sony iPhone/iPod Touch Remote App

One of the most overlooked announcements by Sony at CES 2010 was the new iPhone/iPod Touch application called “BD Remote” that will be compatible with all 2010 Sony Networked Blu-ray Players. Sony mixed things up by making their Blu-ray remotes Bluetooth, and Sony will also offer an additional Wi-Fi Blu-ray remote control application for iPhone [...]

Michael Jackson’s Thriller Costume For The “This Is It” Tour

This Is It was a planned series of fifty concerts by Michael Jackson to be held at The O2 arena in London. They were scheduled to begin in July 2009 and continue through March 2010. Less than three weeks before the first concert date, and with all concerts sold out, Jackson died after suffering cardiac [...]

Pictorial: Scenes From Sony’s CES 2010 Press Conference

CES 2010 is nearly over but lucky for you I’m just starting to post some of the amazing content captured during our time at the show. CES was far different this year for Sony Insider than last year, as the site has matured dramatically since then and the level of respect and treatment we receive [...]

Sony’s On-Demand Movie Service “Qriocity” Coming February 2010

We shot exclusive video footage during CES 2010 of a new Sony service called Qriocity, starting in February, and it is the basically the beginning of the Sony Online Service. Sony is going to bring streaming SD and HD to the consumer, but we’re not sure on pricing and I’m starting to believe there might [...]

The Evolution Of The Playstation Network – Sony Network Entertainment, Inc.

Sony CEO, EVP, and President of Networked Products & Services Group Kazou Hirai spoke to during Sony’s CES 2010 press conference about the current state of the video content available on the Playstation Network, and how similiar services will be integrated into nearly all Sony network devices in the future. This sounds very much like [...]

Sony 3D Technology Center Opens At Sony Pictures Studios

Sony announced that it will open the “Sony 3D Technology Center,” located at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, to train and nurture a community of experts in the rapidly growing market of 3D entertainment. The announcement was made today at the Consumer Electronics Show by Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President of [...]

Video: Taylor Swift Performs “Love Story” At Sony’s CES 2010 Press Conference

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. At one point in 2009, Taylor had 8 songs on the Billboard Top 100 chart along with CMA wins for Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year. [...]

NEW Sony VAIO Notebooks Emerge at CES 2010

Today Sony showed off a few new VAIOs and finally some of the users prayers were answered – a backlit keyboard is featured in certain VAIO models. Let’s start with a power-house VAIO F series. This one is great for HD enthusiasts. The F Series brings PC functionality solidly into the multi-media entertainment and gaming [...]

Say Hello To Sony Bravia NX Series

Well, well, well, what we’ve got here! Just look at this beauty! This is all new Sony Bravia NX. Quite a stunning design, won’t you agree? Let’s see what we got here. The NX sets come in 2 flavors: NX800 and NX700 models. The heart of the new line is the NX800 model, featuring Edge [...]

Sony, Discovery And IMAX To Create 24/7 3D TV Network

Three of the world’s leading media, technology and entertainment companies – Discovery Communications, Sony Corporation and IMAX Corporation – today announced a joint venture to be established to develop the first 24/7 dedicated 3D television network in the U.S. The partnership brings together three leaders with an extraordinary collection of award-winning 3D content, technology expertise, [...]

Sony Fits Transfer Jet, 1080/60i HD Video Recording Into Ultra-Slim DSC-TX7 Point & Shoot

The ultra-slim point and shoot camera category has evolved significantly as Sony announced during CES 2010 that they are bringing the new silver, blue and red DSC-TX7 to the market in February. This stylish $400 ultra slim camera features a 10MP “Exmor R” CMOS sensor, a large 3.5” touchscreen (921K) LCD and 4x optical zoom [...]

Sony Dash (Chumby Device) With 7″ Touchscreen Arrives For Only $199

Surprising attendees of CES 2010, Sony has dropped a $199 7″ color touchscreen device named “Dash” that is destined for the market in April. We originally spotted the Dash in a FCC filing referencing a HID-C10 model number in mid-December. It has built-in Wi-Fi, and an internal accelerometer which supports vertical flip, allowing for two [...]

Meet The BRAVIA XBR HX Series – Sony’s New LED Backlit LCD HDTV

Sony has finally responded to the cries of consumers who wanted something different from the company then their usual CCFL or Edge-lit (LED) TV offerings with the introduction of the BRAVIA XBR HX900 series. This BRAVIA line is the first LED backlit BRAVIA since the XBR8, and will be available in 52″ (XBR-52HX900) or 46″ [...]

Sony Adds DSC-HX5V To Its High Zoom Cyber-shot Digital Camera Line

Just when you think you’ve read all the camera announcements from Sony, they debut yet another item – this time in their high zoom Cyber-shot range. The DSC-HX5V is an update to the popular DSC-HX1, and is upgraded slightly with the addition of a 10 megapixel “Exmor R” CMOS sensor, but still has the same [...]

Sony Refreshes Flash Memory Handycam Family Of HD Camcorders With 24Mbps AVCHD

Sony announced during CES 2010 a refresh to their Flash Memory Handycam line of camcorders – similar to the HDR-CX models of 2009. The new models (HDR-CX550V, HDR-CX350V, HDR-CX300, HDR-CX150, and HDR-CX110) have some great additions inside and out compared to last year and range from $500 to $1300. All of these camcorders will be [...]

Sony Updates Blu-ray Players With Monolithic Design

Aside from the introduction of a Blu-ray 3D player, Sony also is refreshing their regular Blu-ray player line with the introduction of the BDP-S570 (pictured above) and BDP-S370. Available this spring, both Blu-ray players feature full HD 1080p and can play Blu-ray disc, DVD, SA-CD, and CD’s. Both models have also been graced with Sony’s [...]

Sony’s First Dedicated Blu-ray 3D Player – BDP-S770

It wasn’t much of a surprise to several of the press at CES 2010 that Sony also announced a Blu-ray 3D player, the BDP-S770, to compliment the large number of incoming 3D compatible BRAVIA TV’s. It is of course compatible with regular Blu-ray discs, as well as DVD’s, SA-CD’s, and regular CDs. Sony finally evolved [...]

Sony Re-Embraces Social Media Aficionados With Bloggie Camera/Camcorder

Last year’s Webbie line of camera/camcorder hybrid devices has been reborn as the “Bloggie,” which are new devices and change in focus for Sony in the low-budget, yet above average quality personal imaging device category. This is a product aimed towards people who want to not form over a ton of money, but have a [...]

Sony Refreshes HDD Handycam Family Of HD Camcorders With 24Mbps AVCHD

Sony announced during CES 2010 a refresh to their HDD Handycam line of camcorders – similar to the HDR-XR models of 2009. The new models (HDR-XR550V, HDR-XR350V and HDR-XR150) have some great additions inside and out compared to last year and range from $700 to $1400. All of these camcorders will be available in February [...]

Sony’s Total Package HD 3D TV Experience Coming Summer 2010 With The BRAVIA XBR LX Series

The era of 3D has finally come home as Sony announced at CES 2010 that they are releasing four complete Bravia HD 3D TV’s for those of you who want to be the first adopters of the 3D revolution. We consider this the all-in-one package because these XBR LX Series Bravia TV’s will come with [...]

Sony Updates Cyber-shot W-Series Compact Point & Shoot Digital Camera Line

Sony has announced during CES 2010 a refresh to their popular Cyber-shot W-Series line of compact point and shoot digital cameras. The new models are officially named DSC-W310, DSC-W330, DSC-W350, and DSC-W370. Every model features a large LCD and 14 megapixels, except for the W310 which will have 12. One of my first point and [...]

Watch Sony’s CES 2010 Press Conference Live

For the first time ever, Sony is streaming their CES 2010 press conference at 4:15 p.m. PST Wednesday, Jan. 6 on live video on the Internet. This is such a great move by Sony because it allows everyday consumers to tap in to the exciting revelations that the massive trade show usually brings. Sony is [...]

Sony @ CES 2010 Coming Soon

Many of you know that the biggest event in consumer electronics, CES, is coming next month during January 7th to the 10th. It’s a very exciting time for gadget bloggers because large electronics companies debut new products for the year. Sony begins their preparations many months before CES, and their booth usually has their latest [...]

If You Can Imagine It, Sony Can Help You Make It Real

While wrapping up his keynote speech during CES 2009, CEO and President of Sony Sir Howard Stringer had quoted something from Chapter 4: Design in A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future (Daniel H. Pink) that was very inspiring but received little coverage elsewhere so I think its worth repeating. This is [...]

Whatever Happened To Sony & Chumby’s Internet Alarm Clock?

During CES 2009, Sony’s CEO/President Sir Howard Stringer showed off an internet-enabled alarm clock that was pretty attractive. No specifics were given, nor a release date or even confirmation that it was actually coming. Using wi-fi and enabled services, it was said that this bedside companion will collect customized content for its owner and provide [...]

Sir Howard Stringer’s Vision – The “CES 7″

During CES 2009, Sir Howard Stringer spoke about the “CES 7″ – seven imperatives for creating the ultimate user experience. These are seven goals for the entire Consumer Electronics industry and Sony – it’s very moving and definitely worth watching. One of my favorite quotes from this presentation is from the beginning, where Stringer states, [...]

Update: Sony’s Concept HD Video Glasses

Here is a remastered and re-uploaded video of Tom Hanks appearing at Sony’s 2009 CES Keynote with Sir Howard Stringer. Sony had the idea to show off new glasses that are currently under development in their labs – they have widescreen 16:9 (presumably HD) quality projected onto the lens. Stringer and Hanks try them on [...]

Pixar Shows Off Exclusive ‘Up’ Trailer During Sony’s 2009 CES Keynote

Up is an upcoming computer-animated 3-D film being produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It will be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, and is scheduled for release on May 29, 2009 in North America and October 16, 2009 in the United Kingdom. Sony and Pixar showed off an exclusive trailer for ‘Up’ during their CES 2009 [...]

Sony Ups The Ante With HDR-XR520V, A 240GB Consumer HD Camcorder

Shoot like a pro and record your memories directly to a massive 240GB hard disk drive with the HDR-XR520V Handycam camcorder. This impressive camcorder is capable of recording up to 92 hours of high definition (HD) video in HD LP mode. Equipped with an advanced ClearVid CMOS sensor with Exmor-R technology, you can capture stunning [...]

Sony Will Find Success With “Webbie” Line Of Youtube/etc-friendly Camcorders

Social networking is all the rage with Sony’s new stylish cameras that make it easy to capture and upload MP4 video and still photos directly to the Web. The MHS-CM1 and MHS-PM1 Webbie HD cameras capture daily events in high definition video (1440×1080/30p) and 5-megapixel still photos. Embedded software makes it possible to quickly upload [...]

Contrast – The Flex OLED VAIO Laptop Of Our Dreams?

Sony’s Contrast* Flex OLED VAIO laptop is a super-thin laptop product concept. We were able to catch footage of its introduction video at Sony’s exhibit during CES 2009. We believe that Sony is assuming OLED will be the preferable choice of display for future laptop devices instead of what we currently use today. The Contrast [...]

Contrast – The Sony Flex OLED Reader Of The Future?

Sony’s Contrast* Flex OLED Reader is a super-thin Reader product concept. We were able to catch footage of its introduction video at Sony’s exhibit during CES 2009. We are assuming that Sony is assuming OLED will be the preferable choice of display for future Reader devices instead of E-Ink. Bendable material simulates the flexible reading [...]

VAIO Movie Story, MusicBox And MediaPlus Show That Integrated Software Can Be Useful

During CES 2009, we found a VAIO setup that was showing off some of the various integrated software that comes with most modern VAIO desktops and laptops. The three main softwares included VAIO Movie Story, MusicBox, and MediaPlus. We had a Sony booth attendant at CES 2009 go over some of the functionality of each, [...]

NWZ-X1050/1060 Touchscreen Walkman Lost Footage

Here’s some other footage of the NWZ-X1050/NWZ-X1060 touchscreen Walkman that I shot at Sony’s exhibit during CES 2009 that didn’t make it in our introduction post. I know that some of you out there will find this interesting, I think? Hopefully we can get a review X-Series unit soon – I am dying to try [...]

VAIO P Completely Dissected

Here’s some cool pictures we took at CES 2009 of the popular VAIO P, which is featured fully dissembled in a glass bubble display. Around the display, a circular shelf featured several VAIO P computers for attendees to play with. Above the laptops were leather-bound cases, which Sony is set to offer in brown, red, [...]

Sony is Getting Greener

Sony is getting greener each day…with its successful recycling program launched last year- Sony’s National Take Back Recycling Program, we have witnessed some interesting developments in solar energy shown off at CES 2009. One would never think that Sony may some day sell one of those beautifully designed lamps (don’t quote me on that though, [...]

Contrast – The Sony Flex OLED Walkman Of 2020?

Sony’s Contrast* Flex OLED Walkman is bracelet style with other form factors possible. We were able to catch footage of its introduction video at Sony’s exhibit during CES 2009. Essentially, this product allows visualization of music while expressing the owner’s personality. The Walkman would be made of high performance flexible bioplastic, which enables the marriage [...]

Video: Robert Burnett Shows Off EA’s Involvement With Playstation Home

Sony’s 2009 CES booth area had a number of Playstation demos, but what stood out to us the most was EA Games involvement with Playstation Home. We were very curious about this after Kaz Harai had announced it during Sony’s CES Keynote. In its current form, Playstation Home is a little dry as it has [...]

Wearable Walkman NWZ-W202 Gets Real

Sony revealed the W-series Walkman MP3 player during CES 2009, confirming our leak, which boasts an industrial design that is simple and cord-free. Perfect for audiophiles who seek a second device for the gym and leisure use, the NWZ-W202 model eliminates the inconvenience of wires and makes it easier to listen to music virtually anywhere, [...]

Is The World Ready For A Modern Wi-Fi Camera? Sony Thinks The DSC-G3 Is It

During the 2009 Sony CES Keynote, Sir Howard Stringer unveiled the slim and stylish 10.1 megapixel DSC-G3 Cyber-shot digital camera. With built-in Wi-Fi and an intuitive Easy Upload Home Page make it a snap to upload your photos and videos to popular sharing sites directly from your camera, and even send email notifications to friends [...]

Sony Wins Big At CES

Sony won more than twenty awards at the 2009 CES in nearly every product category they have major investments in. Sony really won big in the TV and digital imaging category. We think they would have done better in the personal audio related awards if they let the press actually play with the Touchscreen Walkman! [...]

Contrast – Sony Shows Off Their Products 10 Years From Now

During CES 2009, Sony showed off Flex OLED which really opens the door for an entirely new range of products never thought possible. In our Flex OLED video, we showed you a mini display that was able of being squeezed together with no loss in image quality. Now imagine making that display touchscreen in a [...]

Sountina Shows Up at CES

At CES we spotted a very interesting speaker hiding behind the plants, near Sony information desk at CES. Yes, you guessed it right – it was Sountina! Omni-directional speaker finally made it to the US shores to be shown off. However, I am pretty sure most of the attendees walked past by it and never [...]

Tom Hanks At Sony’s 2009 CES Keynote And Sir Howard Stringer’s Vision

Here’s part of Tom Hanks appearing at Sony’s 2009 CES Keynote. I am missing a few moments before this started, and I transition it to another scene halfway through. There are some really funny moments in this. Also, Sir Howard Stringer shows off new glasses that are currently under development in Sony labs – they [...]

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