6 posts and columns on Bravia

Sony Jumps on the Honeycomb Bandwagon, Plans Two Android Tablets for Fall

in Mobile on April 25, 2011 at 10:14 pm PT

As widely expected, Sony is going Google for its tablet strategy, announcing plans for two Honeycomb models due this fall.

Chiefs of Samsung and Sony Meet — But to Discuss What?

in News on May 25, 2010 at 8:30 am PT

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee met with Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer over dinner late Monday in Seoul. News of a meeting between the two arch rivals raised speculation that they might either be re-evaluating their current partnership or discussing further investment in their liquid-crystal-display joint venture in Korea.

How Justin Timberlake and Sony Wound Up at Fashion Week

in News on February 18, 2010 at 1:40 pm PT

Technology and fashion mixed–or tried to, at least–during William Rast’s New York Fashion Week show Wednesday night. Sony joined forces with the label by streaming his runway show on video site Vevo, projecting it on enormous Bravia screens and providing Vaio notebooks and “Bloggie” video cameras to reporters.

Sony Hopes 3-D Pops TV (And Blu-ray and Vaio and PlayStation) Sales

in Media on September 2, 2009 at 7:25 am PT

Big, beautiful high-def TVs are so plentiful and so cheap that nearly everyone who wants one has one. So what can TV manufacturers do to goose sales? Add new features and hope consumers clamor for them. Hence, Sony’s announcement that it’s making a big bet on…3-D TVs. CEO Howard Stringer is using the IFA Technology Show in Berlin to announce that Sony will make 3-D Bravia sets. And 3-D Vaio laptops. And 3-D PlayStation3s. And 3-D Blu-ray DVD players.
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PS3: Sony's First-Person Foot-Shooter

in News on December 29, 2008 at 8:27 am PT

“What has become of the Sony known for its technology?” Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister and former Sony employee Akira Amari asked in October of 2006. “I hope it will solve its problems soon to quickly recover its brand image reputed for technological prowess.” If Amari can recall when that was Sony’s image, he has a good memory. Because Sony lost its dominant position in consumer electronics to rivals in Japan, South Korea and the U.S. long ago and has yet to regain it. And nowhere is that more apparent than in the the company’s videogame division.

PS3: Sony’s First-Person Foot-Shooter

in News on December 29, 2008 at 8:27 am PT

“What has become of the Sony known for its technology?” Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister and former Sony employee Akira Amari asked in October of 2006. “I hope it will solve its problems soon to quickly recover its brand image reputed for technological prowess.” If Amari can recall when that was Sony’s image, he has a good memory. Because Sony lost its dominant position in consumer electronics to rivals in Japan, South Korea and the U.S. long ago and has yet to regain it. And nowhere is that more apparent than in the the company’s videogame division.