http://www.agoraquest.com/rssfeed.php Sony/Industry RSS en-us Mon, 12 May 2008 18:34:22 EDT Mon, 12 May 2008 18:34:22 EDT http://www.agoraquest.com http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=331 ELECTRONICS giant Sony today said it had been ordered by a US court to halt sales of its blockbuster PlayStation consoles in the key American market and pay some £48 million in damages to technology minnow Immersion.But Sony Computer Entertainment, the Japanese giants gaming unit, said it would appeal the decision by a California federal court in the patent infringement case. For the tim Thu, 08 May 2008 01:19:10 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=331 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=330 Modern tech life teems with long-standing dilemmas, questions that never seem to go away. Mac or Windows Turn off the computer every night or let it sleep Plasma or LCDFortunately, that last question will soon have an answer. There is a new TV on the block, and its picture is so amazing, it makes plasma and LCD look like cave drawings.Its called organic light emitting diode, or OLED. This technolo Thu, 08 May 2008 01:16:45 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=330 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=329 Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 3s PlayTV digital video recorder (DVR) add-on will be available in four months time. Last month, a sales page for the product appeared on Amazon UK. It stated PlayTV would be available from the end of July for STG70. Sony swiftly dismissed Amazons details as "erroneous and speculative". It told Register Hardware that pricing and availabilit Thu, 08 May 2008 01:14:20 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=329 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=328 Recently showed off at the Display 2008 expo trade show in Japan, Sony has introduced new "ultra-thin" OLED display televisions that are even thinner than its current XEL-1 model. New XEL-1 incoming The XEL-1, which is currently the industry-leading OLED display is 11-inches,and measures 1.4mm (0.06in) thick. The new display model showed off will measure 0.3mm, a huge improvement Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:44:51 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=328 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=327 What could possibly be better than your 52 inch Sony XBR5 TV The XBR6, XBR7, and XBR8, of course! If there was any doubt about Sonys seriousness with the XBR line, we can safely put that to rest right now. Weve just got a hold of the product roadmap for this year, in addition to full spec sheets on the XBR6, XBR7 and the XBR8. The XBR6 and XBR7 lineup isnt the most interesting compared to the curr Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:34:09 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=327 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=326 Now that Toshibas HD DVD format is dead and the protracted high definition war is well and truly over, Sony Corp. is envisioning big things over short distances for its newly crowned Blu-ray industry standard. Specifically, while speaking at a recent press conference in Taipei, Sony president and Electronics CEO Ryoji Chubachi outlined the companys hopes for the Blu-ray platform regarding short te Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:29:42 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=326 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=325 Sony plans to roll out the new VPL-E series, the latest generation in its family of entry-level LCD front projectors. The four new models - the VPL-EX50 with 2500 lumens and the VPL-EW5 widescreen, VPL-EX5, and VPL-ES5 models with 2500 lumens - were designed specifically for use in classrooms and conference rooms. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:12:01 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=325 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=324 Taxes due or not, April 15th should be a happy day for Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) owners. On that date, a firmware upgrade is expected to be available for the PS3 that will deliver the last remaining checklist item of missing features: support for DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio. These next generation surround sound codecs from DTS allow Blu-ray Discs to include an extremely hi Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:09:28 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=324 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=323 Sony has announced an unusual new group of Bravia LCD panels, the E4000 series. The primary sets in the line are sized at 32 and 40 inches, and are fully 1080p compatible. What distinguishes them however is their exteriors, which are designed to blend in with other pieces of art on a wall through the use of special framing. Four frames have been developed, in styles named "Aluminum,&q Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:06:00 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=323 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=322 The console war, which seems to have been ongoing for years now, is showing no signs of stopping. Microsofts Xbox 360 launched late in 2005 (yes, that long ago!) but were still not quite sure wholl win the war in the long run.In a sense, all three manufacturers could describe themselves as being in a winning position right now. For Microsoft, the Xbox 360 has done exactly what is needed. It hasnt Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:24:01 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=322 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=321 Sony Electronics has unveiled its first internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) ROM Drive, the BDU-X10S for the computer after-market. According to Sony, the BDU-X10S offers consumers an affordable option to upgrade their desktop to a Blu-ray player that can also play DVDs and CDs. BDU-X10S comes bundled with CyberLinks PowerDVD BD Edition software for playback of commercial movie titles, recorded Blu-ray Disc Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:21:21 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=321 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=320 Sony has announced that the latest firmware upgrade for its PS3 will give their games consol BD live (Blu-ray 2.0 spec) capability.Core functionality within BD Live allows a disc to check online each time it is played - for new content related to the particular film. This content could be anything from movie trailers, ringtones to actor info which can then be viewed through picture-in-picture mode Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:19:17 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=320 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=319 When Onkyo released the budget TX-SR605 AV receiver last year, it rocked the industry with its low price and high-end features such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-Master Audio decoding. Other manufacturers pretty much had to stay on the sidelines as TX-SR605s flew off the shelf, but it looks as if Sony is ready to fight back with its new line of budget AV receivers. The companys 2008 line of AV receivers Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:53:58 -0500 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=319 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=318 Sony today introduced four component home theater systems designed to complement high-definition televisions and Blu-ray Disc players. Optimized with 1080p-capable HDMI inputs, the HT-SS2300 and HT-CT100 models support full HD video and eight channels of uncompressed audio. The HT-7200DH and HT- DDWG700 models round out the line, offering 5.1 channel home theater surround sound.HD CompanionThe HT- Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:50:04 -0500 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=318 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=317 The Japanese rivals are working together in liquid-crystal-display TV panels to cut costs and hedge against the risk of an economic slowdownConsolidation it wasnt. But on Feb. 26, when Sony (SNE) said it would pick up part of the $3.5 billion tab for Sharps (6753.T) planned TV-panel plant, it seemed that two of the worlds biggest TV makers were finally admitting there are limits to the industrys f Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:35:59 -0500 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=317