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New PS4 Update Offers Playback of 3D Blu-ray Movies in VR

by Alan Spencer

Sony is to release an update for the PlayStation 4 that will will enable playback of 3D Blu-ray movies in PlayStation VR headsets, plus support for external HDDs. These updates will feature in software …

Tags:3D| 3D (Three Dimensions)| Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Sony Europe Shows 2017 TV Range

by Bob Raikes

Sony has held some meetings in Europe to give more details of their new TVs. We were unable to attend the UK event, but reports from elsewhere have clarified that the company will have …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Sony’s DVD and Blu-ray Business Sees Q3 Fall

by Alan Spencer

Sony has issued its third quarter results (for last quarter of 2016) for the Home Entertainment and Sound division The division, which includes LCD TVs, Blu-ray and DVD players and recorders as well as …

Tags:Blu-ray| DVD| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 05

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Sony Result 02/02/17

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Sony Corp. announced its FY17 Q3 sales of ¥2397.5 bn ($20.7 bn) and net profit of ¥19.6 bn ($169 mn), resulting in a net profit margin of 0.8%. The quarterly sales were lower by …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Sony Mobile Projector Suffers from Speckle

by Chris Chinnock

Sony asked if I wanted to review their MP-CL1A mobile projector so I said yes. It is based on the Microvision pico engine which consists of an RGB laser source and a 2 axis …

Tags:Laser Projectors| Pico Projectors| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 04

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Sony Looking at OLED for 2018 Phones

by Bob Raikes

Sony is reported by Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun to be looking at switching to OLED displays for its high end smartphones in 2018 or 2019. Analyst Comment Frankly, given that the two brand leaders will …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 03

DigiLens Secures $22M from Key Strategic Partners

by Chris Chinnock

DigiLens, a provider of diffractive waveguide technology for Augmented Reality (AR) and Head-up Displays (HUD), announced they have closed a Series B round of investment to the tune of $22M. “The round was oversubscribed …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Foxconn (Honhai)| Head Up Displays HUDs| Panasonic| Rockwell Collins| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Sony Projectors Used for Particle Physics

by Bob Raikes

Sony said that the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan is using Sony laser projectors to unlock some of the secrets behind particle physics research in collaboration with CERN. The museum approached …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Museums & Exhibitions| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 04

Sony Launches Smaller, Cheap 4K UST Laser Projector

by Chris Chinnock

Sony has launched a new ultra-short-throw 4K laser projector called the VPL-VZ1000ES. It will carry a $25K price point, about half the level of the predecessor VPL-GTZ1 model, but with similar features. It is …

Tags:CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 02