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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Unveils First 4K Ultra HD Discs

by Isaac Oburu

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) today announced the studio’s first releases in the next-generation 4K Ultra HD™ Disc format, which will arrive in early 2016. “By some estimates, consumers will own over 100 million …

Tags:sony| UltraHD & 4K

Sony Shares First UHD & HDR Blu-Rays

by Tom Allen

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the first films that it will release using the UltraHD Blu-ray format. They will include The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Hancock and Salt. Content will be rendered with “HDR”, …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 45

by Tom Allen

Panasonic is now selling its LF8 (500 cd/m²) and LF80 (700 cd/m²) professional displays (seen at ISE: Panasonic Emphasises Strength & Reliability). Available in 42″, 47″ and 55″ sizes, these units are capable of …

Sony Describes Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) at SMPTE 2015 Event

by Bob Raikes

The Hybrid Log Gamma transfer curve is a new proposal from the BBC and NHK (BBC Approach to HDR Has Advantages for Broadcasters). It’s viewed as a good fit for real time HDR acquistion …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| SMPTE 2015| sony

Sony Result 29/10/2015

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Sony Corp. reported a turnaround Q2, posting a net profit of JP¥ 33.6 billion ($278 million), in stark contrast to the net loss of JP¥ 136 billion for the same period previous year. Turnover …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Sony Lights Up Gaudí Centre

by Tom Allen

Three of Sony’s 3LCD laser projectors (VPL-FHZ55) have been installed in the Gaudí Centre of Reus, in Spain. The Centre is dedicated to the work of architect Antoni Gaudí and is split across three …

Sony´s laser projectors brighten the prestigious Gaudí Centre of Reus

by Isaac Oburu

Three Sony VPL-FHZ55 3LCD laser projectors transport audiences to the Modernism period of Reus (Spain), focusing on the legacy left by local architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner in the Catalan city. The Gaudí Centre …

Tags:Projectors| sony| Spain

ICFLIX launches on PS3 and PS4 gaming consoles

by Isaac Oburu

ICFLIX, the Middle East and North Africa’s leading Internet streaming service, have partnered with Sony to make movies and TV series from ICFLIX available to be streamed instantly to TVs via the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| PlayStation| sony| Streaming Video

Sony to Support YouView on 2015 Models

by Tom Allen

Owners of Sony’s 2015 Bravia TVs will soon have access to the YouView platform in the UK. The company will be the first TV manufacturer to offer YouView directly on its sets.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Apple Voted ‘Coolest Wearables Brand’ Even by Android Users, Juniper Survey Finds

by Isaac Oburu

A new survey by Juniper Research has found that smartphone users, regardless of their mobile preference, consider Apple the ‘coolest brand’ for wearable technology. Apple was followed by other technology brands – Samsung, Google, …

Apple Voted ‘Coolest Wearables Brand’

by Tom Allen

A survey by Juniper Research has found that Apple was voted the ‘Coolest Wearables Brand’ by consumers – regardless of the mobile OS that they use. Five of the top spots were occupied by …

Sony to Revive Thai Manufacturing

by Tom Allen

Sony plans to establish a smartphone manufacturing facility in Thailand, according to the Nikkei. A new production line will be added to an existing site in Pathum Thani Province, which has been suspended since …