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Sony Will Miss LCD TV Sales Target

Sony Will Miss LCD TV Sales Target(0)

January 6, 2009

Sony may miss its target for LCD television sales on lower-than-expected revenue in North America and Europe, the company’s president said. The company’s 16 million units target for the 12 months ending March is “tough to reach,” President Ryoji Chubachi said in an interview with Bloomberg Television today.
“We characterize the environment for our year-end sales [...]

Sony Will Miss LCD TV Sales Target
SonyStyle Japan Adds New Vaio “Owner Made” Computers

SonyStyle Japan Adds New Vaio “Owner Made” Computers

SonyStyle Japan’s Vaio Owner Made service, which allows customers to mix and match a number of components within selected Sony Vaio models, has indicated new models for January 10th. The biggest news is that 64-bit Windows Vista is now available. Sony Japan spoils the consumer further by offering incredible paint jobs on these computers, which [...]

ECM-HW1 Wireless Microphone Is Totally Worth It

ECM-HW1 Wireless Microphone Is Totally Worth It

Well, after my last post about Choosing the right Sony HD Camcorder, I did purchase one - the HDR-SR10. Unfortunately, the SR11 was just a bit out of my financial reach, but I have been quite satisfied so far with the results of this camera. I will be using the HDR-SR10 to record high definition [...]

VAIO P Continues to Tease Us

VAIO P Continues to Tease Us

Sony Japan and its professionally done flashy (no pun intended) web pages continue to tease public with the forthcoming notebook. I really doubt it will be a netbook type, as Sony is not interested in that type of market, and I am pretty sure it will be a subnotebook, sort of the come back of [...]

Users Reporting Cracks Appearing On Certain XPERIA X1 Hardware

Users Reporting Cracks Appearing On Certain XPERIA X1 Hardware

A forum topic on xda-developers.com has exploded with responses in regards to cracks showing up on certain Silver XPERIA X1 cell phones. The affected range of phones, with most made in Europe, seem to be somewhere around 08W44-08W46 production week (found on your phone’s information sticker), with consumers reporting cracks near the stylus compartment and [...]

Grundig Elektronik To Make Sony Bravia Televisions

Grundig Elektronik To Make Sony Bravia Televisions

No matter how you view it, Grundig Elektronik is one of Europe’s largest TV companies, making some 7 million units a year. In fact, they are the second largest TV manufacturer in Europe. On Friday, Grundig reported a deal with to produce Sony LCD TV’s, boosting their shares considerably. Grundig, which was formally known as [...]

Rumored Vaio Netbook Is Going To Be Called The Vaio Pocket

Rumored Vaio Netbook Is Going To Be Called The Vaio Pocket

Wow, and just like that SonyStyle has accidentally released specifications and a picture of the new Sony Vaio netbook that has been a source of rumors and speculation for the last few weeks. Specifications include a 1.33ghz Intel processor, Windows Vista (Home Premium or Basic), a 8′ LED display (1600×768), up to a 60GB hard [...]

More Vaio Netbook Hype By Sony Japan

More Vaio Netbook Hype By Sony Japan

Sony Japan updated their VAIO site today with a teaser flash introduction featuring the Vaio netbook that is set to debut on January 9th. Sony New Zealand had put up a countdown clock to the said date as well, which signals that employees in the marketing and Vaio divisions are really freaking excited about this [...]

Rumor: Sony Ericsson To Drop HTC For Taiwanese Mobinnova

Rumor: Sony Ericsson To Drop HTC For Taiwanese Mobinnova

Sony Ericsson plans to outsource its second Windows Mobile-based smartphone to Taiwan-based Mobinnova, a handset maker under Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), instead of cooperating with its current production partner High Tech Computer (HTC), according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Sony Ericsson is still going to be expanding its lineup of Windows Mobile [...]

Amazon Offering Attractive Sony Walkman Discounts

Amazon Offering Attractive Sony Walkman Discounts

Through December 27, Amazon is offering big discounts on select Sony Walkman MP3 players. The 8 GB and 4 GB players (NW-ZE438/6F) - available in four colors - let you listen to music, watch videos, and look at photos on the 2-inch color LCD. Amazon is selling the 8GB NW-ZE438 model for $99, while the [...]

Sony New Zealand Launches Vaio Teaser Site

Sony New Zealand Launches Vaio Teaser Site

Sony New Zealand has launched a new Vaio teaser website that hints at an official Sony announcement on January 9th. This could be the announcement of the new Netbook Sony is reported to be developing that was spotted on the FCC website. However, we will find out in 17 days, eh?
“On the 9th of January [...]

Stormtroopers Like The Sony Rolly

Stormtroopers Like The Sony Rolly

I can’t remember where I found this, but I thought it was a fun picture worth sharing..

Sony Declares Death to the Clamshell

Sony Declares Death to the Clamshell

Sony heard the voice of customers who are frustrated with the so-called “clamshell” packages used for many consumer electronics products like headphones and portable music players that hang on racks in the large discount stores and other retailers.  Many of these retailers prefer them because the products are clearly displayed while being protected from theft.
Rick [...]

Sony Updates ACIDPlanet.com And Introduces Free Xpress7

Sony Updates ACIDPlanet.com And Introduces Free Xpress7

ACIDplanet.com is the Internet’s premier site for music, video and unique artists. It’s home to a growing online community of exciting, individual digital musicians and videographers. It has been a popular venture for Sony, and with the advice of its community and in-house designers, have updated the website with a new look and new features.
At [...]

Ever Wonder What’s Inside A Sony Earbud?

Ever Wonder What’s Inside A Sony Earbud?

Often, the world takes small things for granted. There is no denying that we now live in an advanced and evolved technical age. Technology is getting smaller - phones, televisions, and even remote controls - wait, I think remote controls are actually getting bigger again. Nonetheless, the earphones that Sony bundles with their MP3 players [...]

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500 Is An Attractive Point-And-Shoot

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500 Is An Attractive Point-And-Shoot

As soon as the DSC-T500 was introduced I knew Sony had a winner. We feared the price might be a little on the high side, and while it is (around $350 - $400), the camera offers exceptional capabilities - especially in HD videos. This is a dream camera for consumers looking for  a great point-and-shoot [...]


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