There’s more sad news out of Japan this morning, we’re afraid — Sony is reporting that former chairman Norio Ohga passed away in Tokyo yesterday from multiple organ failure. He was 81. You may not personally remember a Sony under his reign — Ohga directly helmed the company from 1982 to 1995 after decades of service in product planning — but Norio Ohga was arguably the man responsible for turning Sony from a high-profile analog electronics manufacturer into a digital multimedia conglomerate. He helmed the deals that formed Sony Music, paved the way for Sony Pictures and established the very same Sony Computer Entertainment that would birth the PlayStation , and it was he who pushed the optical compact disc standard that all but replaced the magnetic cassettes and diskettes that held portable media. Without him, DVDs and Blu-rays might have fallen by the wayside, and that’s another thought that brings tears to our eyes. You’ll find Ohga’s official obituary after the break. Continue reading Norio Ohga, former Sony chairman and multimedia pioneer, dies at 81 Norio Ohga, former Sony chairman and multimedia pioneer, dies at 81 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Norio Ohga, former Sony chairman and multimedia pioneer, dies at 81
April 24th, 2011 
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No Comments »Sony Ericsson slaps Walkman logo on X8, renames it W8
April 22nd, 2011 admin Take one Xperia X8 , add a dash of color, paint a “W” on it and, voil
Posted in engadget Tags: 480-touchscreen, engadget, entry, german, low-end-specs, sony, sony ericsson w8, sony-ericsson, twitter, xperia x8 No Comments »iOS and Android continue chipping away at mobile gaming market, consoles remain strong
April 19th, 2011 jedwan Let’s face it — smartphones (namely, iOS and Android devices) are slowly chipping away at the portable gaming market. If you recall, Apple took a nice slice of the market-share pie — and as you’ll notice in the picture above, we’re seeing the same trend this time around. According to data from Flurry and NPD Group, iOS and Android are earning a sizable chunk of the revenue in the portable gaming software sphere, with the Nintendo DS’s dominant market share dropping from 70 percent in 2009 to just 57 percent in 2010 to accommodate the newcomers. We may be seeing the decrease in relative revenue because the PSP and DS are on the way out to make room for the NGP and 3DS — however, this chart speaks only of the current-gen portables. But hey, it’s easy for almost anyone to spend a single buck on a full-fledged game, right? Head past the break for some more videogame revenue stats, if you please. Continue reading iOS and Android continue chipping away at mobile gaming market, consoles remain strong iOS and Android continue chipping away at mobile gaming market, consoles remain strong originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: flurryanalytics, mobile-gaming, npd group, portable gaming, portablegaming, slowly-chipping, sony, videogame No Comments »att cell phone plans sony ericsson w580i · Myteamblackberry.com
April 12th, 2011 jedwan www.cheapphoneoutlet.com discover how to get a sony ericsson with a cell phone plan or how to get a pink, black, gray att phone for free & how to upgrade your sony ericsson cell phone . Video Rating: 4 / 5 …
Posted in att, Cell Phone Tags: att, Cell Phone, discover-how, gray-att, plan-or-how, rating, sony, sony-ericsson, video-rating No Comments »Sony Ericsson’s Acro leaked, shows up its older brother
April 5th, 2011 jedwan Whoa there, Mister Clickety-click, contain that check-box excitement just a tick. Thanks to a keen set of eyes (and an overly-eager Sony Ericsson employee), we present SE’s latest unreleased Xperia, the Acro — a refinement to its recent Gingerbread-wielding Arc that you most certainly weren’t meant to see. Duplicating the core specs of its sibling, Sony’s future stuntman takes it a step further, performing infrared and NFC communication, while also showcasing its DTV reception skills — you know, so the locals can get their fill of zany game shows on the commute. Like its kin, the Arc features a 1GHz Snapdragon MSM8255 , 4.2-inch display and an 8.1 megapixel Exmor R lens, just like the one you may or may not see in future iPhones. Even though the TV function is decidedly intriguing, we know you’re just considering beaming bits of IrDA glory to your graphing calculator. Hey, there’s no shame in that. Sony Ericsson’s Acro leaked, shows up its older brother originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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February 15th, 2011 jedwan Now let us clear the air a little on the ” wireless ” part of the product title. Powermat bills this as a ” wireless charger” and with some phones , it is. Powermat offers a case for Blackberry and iPhones, as well as the Sony PSP handheld …
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February 6th, 2011 admin New Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo Cell Phone : The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo is a nice smartphone that run the Google Android 2.3 OS, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo has.
Posted in Cell Phone Tags: Cell Phone, ericsson, ericsson-xperia, google-android, nice-smartphone, phone, sony No Comments »Switched On: A suite segment for PlayStation games
January 31st, 2011 admin Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. One thing that has set Sony apart from its home console rivals has been the extended lifecycles of its hardware. Riding the momentum of a massive install base, both the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 each kept selling strong nearly a decade after their debut, and years after their respective successors were introduced. In fact, as late as 2009, Audiovox began offering a PS2 integrated into an aftermarket ovehead car video system with a 10″ screen. Sony could pursue this strategy in home consoles because the PS2 was the runaway unit volume leader of its generation. Not so with the PSP. When Sony introduced the PlayStation Portable , it entered a portable console market with fierce, entrenched competition from the incumbent Nintendo, and the powerful widescreen handheld was outsold by the Nintendo DS and its later derivatives. Sony couldn’t attain the market share it needed to steamroll existing competition. With Sony’s announcements this week, however, the PlayStation purveyors seem to have found a way to take their one-two punch on the road with a strategy that takes the PSP and segments its evolution. Continue reading Switched On: A suite segment for PlayStation games Switched On: A suite segment for PlayStation games originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in att, engadget Tags: entry, ngp, nintendo, playstation, playstation suite, portable, psone, ross rubin, rossrubin, sony, suite-segment, takes-the-psp No Comments »Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro successor out for another casual stroll?
January 9th, 2011 admin Starting to look pretty real, isn’t it? That rumored X10 Mini Pro replacement seems to be gallivanting about in China again; this time it’s not turned on, but the point is that it’s out there and certainly doesn’t seem knockoff-y to be a fake. For what it’s worth, the original X10 Mini series has been one of the few relatively bright points in Sony Ericsson’s Android lineup thus far, so we’re pretty stoked to see that they appear to be taking another shot at the diminutive form factor — let’s just hope those wild GPU results we saw last time hold up by the time it’s at retail. Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro successor out for another casual stroll? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: casual, casual-stroll, in the wild, sony, the-original, time, x10minipro, xperia No Comments »PlayStation Phone sized up with numerous devices in another in-depth Chinese preview
January 9th, 2011 jedwan Okay, now this is getting ridiculous. It’s been literally less than 48 hours since we saw the first in-depth Chinese-language preview of Sony’s still yet-to-be-confirmed PlayStation Phone , and believe it or not, we’ve got another one. (Our resident translator Richard Lai suggests this might be the same PS Phone just being passed around the various websites.) It’s just as long and arguably just as in-depth with an absolute ton of comparison pics with the PSP Go, the Xperia lineup, a DSi, a Droid… the list goes on. Much of what’s written is the same, and the PlayStation Pocket app is still a mystery. The preview does say a third-party emulator was downloaded and tested, with 70 percent success, but that doesn’t actually tell us anything. Anyway, even if you don’t know Chinese, hit up the source and bask in the glory of a ton more pics. [Thanks, Shaun] PlayStation Phone sized up with numerous devices in another in-depth Chinese preview originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
