Tag: Sony

  • Sony to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide this year

    Sony to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide this year

    Sony will cut 10,000 jobs worldwide this year as it attempts to carry out sweeping reforms aimed at reviving the iconic but loss-making Japanese electronics giant. About half the planned job cuts are part of a restructuring of Sony’s chemical unit as well as operations tied to its small and medium-sized liquid crystal display panels.…

  • Sony and Tokyo Tech Jointly develop Low-power LSIs for Wideband Millimeter-wave Wireless Communications

    Sony and Tokyo Tech Jointly develop Low-power LSIs for Wideband Millimeter-wave Wireless Communications

    Sony today announced that Tokyo Tech and Sony have jointly developed a radio frequency (“RF”) LSI and a baseband (“BB”) LSI that enables millimeter-wave wireless data transfer at the world’s fastest rate of 6.3 Gb/s. In this joint development, Sony was tasked with designing the digital parts of the BB LSI and the development of…

  • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX300V Water proof camera supports Transfer Jet, GPS and wireless LAN

    Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX300V Water proof camera supports Transfer Jet, GPS and wireless LAN

    The new Sony TX300V camera features many new features like- Transfer Jet, non-contact charging, GPS and water-proof (up to 5m or approx.16 feet), dust-proof and freeze-proof (up to 14oF). Sony TX200V camera also features a newly developed 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS sensor, the highest-resolution currently offered in the point and shoot market, and a…

  • Sonys CLEFIA Encryption Technology Adopted as an International Standard

    Sonys CLEFIA Encryption Technology Adopted as an International Standard

    Sony announced today that after final ISO/IEC approval, CLEFIA –the Sony developed block cipher algorithm was adopted as one of the ISO/IEC 29192 International Standards in lightweight cryptography. CLEFIA has the same interface as the US government’s Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). This block cipher has a block length of 128 bits, while key length can…

  • JVC GY-HMQ10 Worlds first handheld 4K camcorder announced

    JVC GY-HMQ10 Worlds first handheld 4K camcorder announced

    JVC today announced the GY-HMQ10, the world’s first handheld 4K camcorder, which captures, records, and plays video images at four times the resolution of high definition television. JVC’s exclusive Falconbrid LSI processing takes raw image data from the camera’s CMOS device and dematrixes (deBayers) it in real time. Unlike many high end 4K cameras, the…

  • Sony announces SS-AR2 Loudspeakers at CES 2012

    Sony announces SS-AR2 Loudspeakers at CES 2012

    Building on its heritage as an innovator in home audio entertainment, Sony today debuted its SS-AR2 Loudspeaker, furthering the line established last year with the introduction of its award winning and critically acclaimed predecessor, the SS-AR1. The key to the Sony R-series’ superb sound reproduction is the precise control of the inevitable vibrations created by…

  • Sony launches Network Media Player NSZ-GS7 and Blu-ray Disc Player NSZ-GP9 powered by Google TV

    Sony launches Network Media Player NSZ-GS7 and Blu-ray Disc Player NSZ-GP9 powered by Google TV

    Sony today announced the launch of Network Media Player NSZ-GS7 and Blu-ray Disc Player NSZ-GP9 powered by Google TV, starting with North America and Europe. Users can connect these Sony devices to their TV via HDMI to seamlessly watch TV broadcast, enjoy apps, and browse the Internet. The new remote control is equipped with a…

  • Sony launches Playstation Vita in Japan

    Sony launched its cutting-edge handheld console, the PlayStation Vita, in Japan on Saturday. Several Tokyo shops opened at 7am on Saturday to mark the PS Vita’s debut. The Sony PS Vita is designed to deliver the ultimate portable entertainment experience. It offers a new group of gaming experiences that were never possible before, through a…