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Sony SED Augmented Reality Headset on Pre-Order

by Norbert Hildebrand

After showing off its SED-E1 augmented reality headset at IFA and CES, Sony has now announced that the SmartEyeglass Developer Edition is going on sale in selected markets on 10th March, 2015. The first …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearables

Upgrade Boosts Sony Battery to Two Days

by Tom Allen

Sony’s new Xperia E4 is an entry-level Android smartphone with a two-day battery life. A slight update from the Xperia E3 (Sony is Committed to ‘Kando’, Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), the E4 …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Sony Invests in Lasers

by Tom Allen

Laser projection is a big part of what Sony does in the B2B space these days; 40% of the company’s B2B range uses a laser light source. Business director Damien Weissenburger also said that …

Tags:3LCD| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Media Players| Short Throw| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Sony Helps Estonian Independent Cinemas Embrace 4K and 3D Technology

by Vanessa Browning

Sony’s 4k and 3D cinema technology is now available to smaller Estonian independent cinema communities. Sony’s partner in Estonia, Miterassa Ltd., has installed several 4k projectors in a selection of smaller independent cinemas, including …

Tags:3D Cinema| 4K DCI| Back Panel| Cinema Projection| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Sony to Boost OGS Touch Panel Orders

by Helen Vince

Reports suggest that Sony is planning to increase orders of one glass solution touch panels with Truly Optoelectronics, which make the firm one of Sony’s main handset touch panel suppliers. At the same time, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Supply Chain| Touch Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 07

TV Brands Sign Up to Digitaleurope Logo

by Tom Allen

Five companies have signed up to use Digitaleurope’s UltraHD TV logo, unveiled at IFA 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 35). LG, Panasonic, Sony, Philips and Samsung will begin to use the logo, which …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Panasonic| Philips| Samsung| sony| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Sony Cuts Loss Forecast but Also Cuts More Jobs

by Vanessa Browning

Sony says it expects to record an annual net loss this year of ¥170 billion ($1.4 billion), a considerable improvement on the company’s previous forecast of a net loss of ¥230 billion ($1.9 billion). Sony cited …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Sony Preparing UltraHD Playstation

by Tom Allen

The Playstation 4 and Xbox One disappointed when they were launched, with no mention of UltraHD gaming. We’re still not there, but a bright spot has appeared for fans of the format. According to …

Tags:4k| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| PlayStation| sony| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 06| xBox

Epson Performs Well in December Projectors

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in December. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘high-end’. Optoma book-ended the pico and personal category with …

Tags:Asus| Epson| InFocus| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| PMA Research| Projectors| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Sony to Cut More Smartphone Unit Jobs

by Helen Vince

Sony is planning a further 1,000 job cuts in its loss-making smartphone business in Europe and China, in addition to the 1,000 job losses announced last October. Reports suggest that the main regions to …

Tags:China| Employment and Redundancies| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Smartphones| sony| Sweden| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Bett 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

BenQ had some new products, but they were in a private area off-booth. They will be launched at ISE (this was a recurring theme at BETT). CTouch had a prototype 65″ display (the Leddura …

Tags:BenQ| BETT 2015| CTouch| Epson| Hitachi| Huawei| Ingram Micro| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Printable Display| sony| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 05