iSuppli Corp. announced that the battle for the top spot in the U.S. LCD television market heated up in the second quarter as the gap in market share between No. 1 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and No. 2 Vizio Inc. dwindled to less than 1%.
Tohoku University and Sony Corporation announced that they have created a blue-violet wavelength ultrafast pulsed semiconductor laser with peak output levels 100 times of what is currently available. According to the statement, this advance may enable a wide range of future applications including the development of very high capacity optical storage discs.
Sony UK announced that it has launched its new BRAVIA NX713 and NX813 3D HDTVs. According to the statement, the units feature a new slim and stylish monolithic design, BRAVIA Internet Video for on-demand online entertainment, full high definition 3D capability (by adding a 3D Sync Transmitter and eye glasses) as well as Dynamic Edge …
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Uniloc USA Inc. announced that it filed a patent infringement action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division against Sony Corp. of America, Sony DADC, McAfee, Activision, Quark, Aspyr Media and Borland Software Corp over their alleged unauthorized use of Uniloc’s patented anti-piracy product activation method and system.
Warner Home Video announced that it has partnered with LG Electronics, Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., to offer new Blu-ray 3D versions of IMAX Under the Sea 3D, IMAX Space Station 3D and IMAX Deep Sea 3D with the purchase of select Blu-ray 3D players, 3D TVs and 3D projectors.
Sky announced that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe’s first 3D channel, to millions of Sky homes on Friday 1st October 2010. According to the statement, the announcement coincided with the filming of a dance routine at St Pancras station, where Bollywood dancers performed in front of 3D cameras as part of a new SkyArts …
Sony announced two new Cyber-shot digital still cameras (models DSC-TX9 and DSC-WX5), which capture 3D images with a single lens system using a sweeping motion. According to the statement, both models offer a 3D Sweep Panorama feature, which lets users take panoramic pictures in one press-and-sweep motion. The high-speed burst of frames is stitched together …
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Sony Corporation announced several new Elevated Standard (ES) AV receivers including the STR-DA5600ES, STRA-DA4600ES, STR-DA3600ES and STR-DN2010 as well as a Blu-ray 3D player, the BDP-S1700ES. According to the statement the STR-DA5600ES ($2,000) 7.1 Channel Network Multi-room AV Receiver will be available in September 2010 while the STR-DA4600ES ($1,500) and STR-DA3600ES ($1,100) are planned for …
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Sony Europe announced that it has launched three new home theater systems (HT-AS5, HT-AF5, BDV-470SS) featuring 3D pass-through on HDMI and 1000W of S-Master digital amplification hidden away in their compact subwoofers, which also act as the control centre for the units. According to the statement, all three systems will be available in June 2010.
Hagens Berman LLP announced that the judge presiding over a class action lawsuit, accusing various optical disc drive manufacturers of price fixing, rejected a motion to postpone evidence gathering while the defendants address a Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal investigation.