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MicroVision Receives $14.5 Million in Orders

by Tom Allen

Microvision has said that it has received orders totalling $14.5 million for its Fortune Global 100 customer – revealed, last week, to be Sony (Sony Agrees Licensing With Microvision). The company plans to ship …

Sony Denies Sell-Off, Focuses on Premium

by Tom Allen

At a recent press event, Sony North America officials denied rumours that parent company Sony Electronics would spin off its audio and video businesses. Mike Fasulo, president of Sony North America, said, “We are …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TV Set Market| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Sony Improves the Look of its Waterproof Devices

by Norbert Hildebrand

The new Xperia M4 Aqua is indeed, as the name suggests, waterproof. This is not a completely new function among smartphones, however, the Sony Xperia M4 can do so without looking like a ruggedized …

Playstation Vue Coming to East Coast

by Vanessa Browning

Sony’s Playstation Vue service (Sony TV Service Enters Beta) will be rolled out to the USA soon, according to the Wall Street Journal. It will be launched within two weeks in New York, Philadelphia …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Sony Starts Job Cuts in Sweden

by Helen Vince

Sony is reported to have started making the first round of job cuts in its mobile business, with news that 1,000 jobs are to go in Sweden. The company is understood to have told …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Sweden| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Samsung & Sony Mulling Plants in India

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that both Samsung and Sony are considering plans to establish manufacturing bases in India. Samsung is thought to be considering a facility to produce smartphones and tablets, while Sony …

Sony Agrees Licensing With Microvision

by Vanessa Browning

Sony has licensed Microvision’s PicoP laser beam scanning (LBS) pico projector technology. The company will pay an $8 million upfront license fee, as well as royalty payments. Microvision and Sony have been working together …

MPEG Introduces DisplayPort Patent License

by Tom Allen

MPEG LA has introduced a licence for the DisplayPort patent portfolio. The licence covers a variety of digital interface standards used to connect AV sources between products. Initial DisplayPort technology owners include Hitachi Maxell, …

Sony to Phase Out US Retail Stores

by Helen Vince

Sony is to phase out eight of its remaining 10 Sony stores in the US and expand its retail presence through the dealer channel by rolling out 100 more Sony Experience in-store locations. The …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 11

by Tom Allen

The DS551LT7, a 7,000 cd/m² 55″ LCD display from Dynascan (ISE 2015 Roundup), will be released in the USA in Q1 this year. Imax released a home theatre system back in 2013 (Display Monitor …

Sony Swaps LCD for OLED for Morpheus’ 2016 Release

by Tom Allen

One year ago (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12), Sony took the stage at the annual Game Developers’ Conference and introduced Project Morpheus: a head-mounted display, intended to be used as a companion device …

Sony Records and Distributes UltraHD Across the UK

by Tom Allen

Sony is extending last year’s partnership with the National Theatre Live movement in the UK, and will help to distribute four productions, filmed in UltraHD, to Vue cinemas around the country. Over the next …

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