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Sony Shows HDR TVs and Projectors at CEDIA

by Chris Chinnock

The Sony brand is alive and well in the custom install market. At Cedia 2015, the company announced that sales, primarily projectors, were up 63% compared to a year ago. Sales of Sony’s 4K …

Sony Update Adds HDR

by Tom Allen

A software update for Sony’s Android TVs (Android TV 5.1.1) has enabled select UltraHD models to receive and process HDR content from USB sources. A later update will add support for streamed HDR content. …

Kaleidescape Signs With Sony

by Tom Allen

Kaleidescape launched a new line of video players known as the Encore series, including its first UltraHD model: the Strato Movie Player. The Strato can play films that are downloaded onto a hard drive; …

TrendForce Reports Third-Quarter Global Smartphone Shipments Grew 9.1% to 332 Million

by Isaac Oburu

Numerous branded smartphone vendors unveiled their next-generation flagship devices ahead of Apple’s iPhone 6s reveal this September. These earlier major product launches included Samsung’s Note 5, Huawei’s Mate and Sony Z5 series. Consequently, much …

Sony Acquisition Points to Sensor Integration

by Tom Allen

Sony has acquired Softkinetic Systems, a Belgian software company. Softkinetic’s DepthSense range includes sensors, cameras, modules and other products covering gesture tracking, contextual awareness and 3D data acquisition. Sony’s purchase of the company is …

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Blackberry and Sony Could Leave Smartphones in 2016

by Tom Allen

The CEOs of Blackberry and Sony have expressed doubts about their stay in the smartphone market. Blackberry CEO John Chen has said that the company could withdraw from making smartphones altogether next year. He …

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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 41

by Tom Allen

Panasonic‘s curved UltraHD TVs (Panasonic Goes All-Out With UltraHD) are now being shipped in Europe. The CR850 starts at £1,480 ($2,290); the CR730 starts at £1,080 ($1,670); and the CR430 starts at £960 ($1,485). …

Hamlet Broadcast Live Across the UK

by Tom Allen

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as HamletThe 12-week run of Hamlet, now ongoing at London’s Barbican Theatre, is being broadcast live, in DCI-4k resolution, to cinemas across the UK. Much as it did with War Horse …

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Sony Teaches World About UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Sony Professional Solutions Americas division has launched a new ‘Sony 4k’ YouTube channel. As well as a variety of UltraHD content (from Sony cameras, of course), the channel will also host tutorials and testimonials …

Sony and Epson Battle at 4,000+ Lumens

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in August. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. Epson had a pair of best-selling 4,000+ …

Microsoft HoloLens – the Savior for the AR / VR Market?

by Norbert Hildebrand

By now, most technology analysts, writers and bloggers have realized that Google Glass is no longer aiming at leading the charge of introducing augmented reality to the average consumer. Even with a revamped model, …

Sony Shares Big Plans for Laser

by Tom Allen

Sony was the first meeting of the day, taking place at the Brooklands Museum, next to Mercedes-Benz World. Rob Meakin, European product marketing manager for professional projectors, was discussing the company’s work with laser …