http://www.agoraquest.com/rssfeed.php Sony/Industry RSS en-us Thu, 17 May 2012 07:25:08 CDT Thu, 17 May 2012 07:25:08 CDT http://www.agoraquest.com http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=641 Sony said Monday it will sell a projector that displays and saves notes scribbled onto the images it projects.The projector comes with two battery-powered infrared pens, which it uses to track what is being written on the screen. Both pens can be tracked at the same time, and each can also be used as a standard computer mouse during presentations.The company said the projector can be used in class Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:13:03 -0500 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=641 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=640 Nokia and Sony remain two of the most powerful brands in Asia despite high profile problems affecting both companies which have sent their market share, revenues and global reputation plummeting in recent months, according to a new piece of research.Market consultancy Nikkei BP Consulting evaluated 60 global brands in eight countries across Asia in order to compile its annual Brand Asia report for Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:06:55 -0500 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=640 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=639 Sonys slow but sure descent is also about Japans obsession with doing things the Japanese way, even if its the wrong way.I lived in Japan during the peak of its technological and manufacturing heyday -- from 1983 till 1993. The final eight years in Tokyo. Not only did I visit scores of Japanese electronics and computer companies as a journalist (and analyst) but I was also irresistibly drawn to (r Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:05:03 -0500 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=639 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=638 Sonys new handheld hasnt been off to a great start here or in Japan.PlayStation Vita has now been available for two months in North America and Europe, and twice as long in Japan. In that time its failed to make any sort of significant splash as far as sales go -- in Japan, where we receive weekly updates courtesy of Media Create, the system sold less than 9,000 units in each of the first two week Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:54:41 -0500 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=638 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=637 iPod docks are a dime a dozen, and who better to buy one from than the original inventor of the Walkman Sony has introduced a new compact Hi-Fi system that is compatible with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Youll be able to pop your iDevice into the dock to pump your tunes through the Magnetic Fluid speakers, but if youre a retro kind of guy theres a CD player lurking inside as well. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:47:31 -0500 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=637 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=636 Ailing Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp warned it was heading for a bigger-than-expected $2.9 billion annual loss, presenting a daunting task for incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai, who vowed to move quickly to turn things around.Overtaken by more innovative rivals such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics over the past decade, Sony posted a $2.1 billion net loss for October-December, normally a strong Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:11:45 -0600 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=636 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=635 If you like the idea of the spectacle of Killzone 3 but cant justify plopping down $60 for the game, there will soon be a solution for you. A free download will be showing up on the PlayStation Network next week that will allow players to jump into the online multiplayer version of the game. Of course, all the limits that typically come with a free-to-play MMO will be in place.That is, there will Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:01:55 -0600 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=635 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=634 South Koreas Samsung Electronics Co, the worlds biggest maker of televisions, is shifting its focus towards new generation OLED display technology, and said it will spin off its loss-making LCD flat-screen business into an affiliate.The outlook for liquid crystal display TVs has dimmed as shoppers in developed markets have traded in their bulky cathode-ray tube TVs for flat screens, and competitio Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:59:06 -0600 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=634