Sony Electronics was showing the final design of its new internet TV, best known as the first HDTV world powered by Google TV at IFA in Berlin. TV services Google will be available on multiple devices, but Sony 46-inch Internet TV is the exclusive partner launch so is the only HDTV you can buy this fall. We are still waiting for price and availability. Those looking for a cheaper option should keep your eye on the Logitech box Revue companion. The guys androidandme blog recorded a short video unit. Enhance your TV experience with the power of the web. The Sony Internet TV provides richer internet access so you can browse the web just like you would from a computer. Seamlessly navigate between websites and TV channels or enjoy both at the same time. On the same screen.
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What is Google TV?
Introducing Sony Internet TV with Google TV
What do you think the final design of the Sony? As you would pay for a HDTV powered by Google TV? The service is powered by Google is available for other models of TV sets but each brand and model have your specifications so stay tuned and see what meets your needs. I expect more for the service powered by Google has consolidated and thus the prices of TV’s with this service would be a little more cheaper than current prices.
Sony Internet TV is available in the BRAVIA ™ TVs, Blu-ray Disc ™ player and home theater systems from Sony. It’s the easy way to enjoy a choice of videos and ever-expanding online services in the comfort of your living room.
Sony Internet TV includes two on-demand services: The BRAVIA Internet Video (on new BRAVIA televisions selected Blu-ray Disc ™ players and home theater systems) and BRAVIA Internet Widgets (exclusively in BRAVIA televisions selected).
What is the Sony Internet TV?
Sony Internet TV allows you to enjoy a world of entertainment through two online services on request.
BRAVIA Internet Video
The BRAVIA Internet Video brings the best of the Internet directly to your TV screen, conveying perfectly content online via broadband connection. Easily access a growing selection of online video entertainment via a BRAVIA TV, Blu-ray Disc ™ player or home theater system and enjoy it in the comfort of your couch.
Through video-sharing sites like YouTube ™, monitoring of television programs, news and sports of your favorite channels, has never been easier to find and view what you want when you want. You can even tag your favorite online videos to share them with friends. And, with the constant addition of new channels of video, the entertainment possibilities are endless.
The BRAVIA Internet Widgets, exclusive BRAVIA models selected provide a range of web content directly to your TV screen. Just press the button on your remote and you can select and download their personal applications. These will be automatically updated with information without interrupting your viewing, so you never have to miss a moment of your favorite TV shows.
Discover what your friends are doing through real-time updates from sites like Twitter ™ and Facebook ™, Flickr ™ photos see full screen, see how it will be time, know the financial news and even can go to shopping -- it’s up to you.
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Sony’s new motion-control peripheral for the Playstation 3 called the Playstation Move launches in two weeks. We reported on the device when it was first announced back at E3. Now, as gamers have been treated to more technical details and demos, Sony is unsure about market response.Given the Move’s similarity to the Wii, gamers are skeptical. PlayStation®Move redefines motion gaming with the most immersive and realistic gaming experience only possible on the PlayStation®3 system. The simple, easy-to-use controller captures a full range of motion giving you ultimate control over how you play the game. With a diverse selection of games and new ones launching all the time, you can enjoy hours of fun with friends and family. The Move involves a motion-sensitive controller with the standard buttons mapped onto it in a very ergonomic fashion that players hold in one hand. For many Move-compatible games, one ‘wand’ is enough. Like with the Nintendo Wii, however, some games require an extra ‘navigation’ controller that includes an analog thumbstick similar to the Wii’s ‘nunchuck’ peripheral.
What the Move adds, however, is an inertial sensor that senses motion in six axes versus the Wii’s four. Furthermore, by integrating the Move with the Playstation Eye camera, the lighted balls on the end of the Move wand allow the system to track the motions of the controller in all three spatial dimensions. This allows for much more accurate motion sensing and interactions that would be simply impossible with the Wii’s type of motion-sensing—even with their optional MotionPlus enhancement.
PlayStation®Move motion controller.
The corner stone of the PlayStation®Move, the PlayStation®Move motion controller is your gateway into a gaming experience like none other. Combining advanced motion sensors, a dynamic color changing sphere, vibration feedback, and an easy to use button interface, the motion controller delivers the most immersive gaming available. Move and play your way through Blu-ray powered HD worlds and innovative experiences that only PlayStation®Move can deliver.
Key Features:
- PlayStation®Move motion controller works with PlayStation®Eye USB Camera to accurately track player position.
- Advanced motion sensors precisely track both fast and subtle movements.
- Motion controller’s sphere uses internal RGB LED to provide visual feedback
- Vibration feedback is felt during specific actions
- Includes DUALSHOCK®3 action buttons for advanced gaming.
- Utilizes Bluetooth® technology for wireless gaming.
- Built-in rechargeable Li-ion battery
- Charge the controller and automatically pair with the PS3™ system via a USB cable
- Up to four motion controllers can be connected at once to the PS3™ system.
The PlayStation®Eye Camera works with your PlayStation®Move motion controller to translate your every move into the game with absolute precision. It also functions as a complete video chatting solution. The PlayStation Eye Camera. Move into the Action.
An added bonus is the ability to play motion-based games in HD versus the Wii’s 420p resolution. The extra accuracy of Sony’s controller aside, its similarity with the Wii has earned it the pejorative titles “Wii too” and “Wii HD”. This negative image—despite generally positive press reviews—appears to have made Sony cautious about the Move’s early success.
Sony Computer Entertainment senior vice president Ray Maguire said in a recent interview with Eurogamer that “it’s a product that needs to be sampled. You need to get your hands on it. You need to understand it. You need to try it. Am I expecting a massive day one? Not particularly. We didn’t with EyeToy, either. It went on to be massively successful.”
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New PlayStation Move Tech Demos
In other words, its initial similarity with the Wii brand of play will hurt the Move. Gamers who enjoy the Wii will wonder why they should switch systems and people who aren’t particularly interested in motion control after experiencing the Wii will think that this hasn’t changed their perspective. He believes that the extra technology built into the Move will make it a winner over time: “As people saw the value when they tried it they told their friends. Their friends bought it. They told their friends. Word of mouth grew the marketplace. That’s what I expect from Move as well.”
When the Move goes on sale September 17th, it will be available in several flavors. PS3 owners who already have the Playstation Eye camera can pick up the Move controller for $50. PS3 owners can pick up the Move bundle (controller, Eye camera, and Sports Champions game) for $100. Non-PS3 owners can pick up an entire system with a 320GB HDD and the Move bundle in the box for $400. Anyone interested in playing a game that requires the optional navigation controller will have to purchase it separately for $30.
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The perfect entertainment organizer, Media Go makes it easier than ever to take your media with you wherever you go. Transfer music, photos, and videos from your PC to your Sony or Sony Ericsson portable device, or import from your device to your PC. File conversion is hassle-free: Media Go automatically converts your media to the appropriate format for your device while maintaining the best possible quality.
Media Go version 1.5a provides the following improvements:
- Transfer playlists containing Unicode (UTF-8) characters to Android-based Sony Ericsson phones.
- Installer improvements and stability fixes for easy and successful installation of Media Go.
Main Features:
- Purchase new media from online stores, including:
- PlayStation®Store (Please note: PlayStation®Store is not available in all countries.)
- Sony Ericsson PlayNow™ (Please note: PlayNow™ is not available in all countries.)
- Partner stores
- Purchase, backup, and restore PSP™ games, comics and videos
- Watch the movies and TV shows you purchase from the Store on your PC as well as your PlayStation®3 and PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) system
- Easily transfer music, photos, audiobooks, audio clips, and videos to and from your Sony and Sony Ericsson portable devices
- Subscribe to podcasts and video blogs and automatically download new episodes
- Discover new video and audio podcasts from around the world in Media Go’s podcast directory
- Rip songs from your CDs and transfer them to your Sony and Sony Ericsson portable devices
- Look up album and artist information and artwork from Gracenote® MusicID®
- Organize and search your entire media collection with ease
- Add useful ratings to your media and use them to sort your media
- Automatically synchronize content like playlists, podcasts, and recently added media to your Sony and Sony Ericsson portable devices
- See overviews of your devices so you can monitor total space used and total space available
- Add SensMe™ data to your music files and create playlists based on the music’s mood and beats per minute
- Play your media using different views: compact and full-screen
Installing Media Go:
- Click here to download Media Go and save it in a place that is easy to find, such as your PC desktop.
- When the download is complete, double-click the downloaded file. The installation wizard for Media Go displays. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
- During installation, you may be prompted to install additional software components that are necessary to run Media Go. If prompted, follow the on-screen instructions to download and install the components.
Uninstalling Media Go:
Windows XP users:
- Click Start, then Control Panel, and then double-click Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs dialog displays.
- In the Currently installed programs list, click Media Go, and then click Remove.
- Click Yes to confirm the removal of the program.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 users:
- Click Start and then Control Panel.
- In the Programs area of the Control Panel, click Uninstall a program.
- In the program list, click Media Go, and then click Uninstall.
- Click Yes to confirm the removal of the program.
Minimum System Requirements:
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (32-bit edition only) or later
- Windows Vista® (32- or 64-bit editions) or later
- Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit editions)
- 1 GHz processor (2.6Ghz recommended for video playback)
- 1 GB RAM
- 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
- Windows-compatible sound card
- CD-ROM drive (for CD features)
- Internet connection (for Gracenote® MusicID® service, podcast features, and store access)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included in installation)
- Adobe® Flash® Player 10 (included in installation)
- Apple® QuickTime® 7.2 or later
- USB cable and port (for interacting with a device; for specific information, please refer to your device’s documentation)
Video purchased from the Store should play back smoothly on modern PCs. You are encouraged to try the service by downloading and viewing free content before making a purchase. Most regions offer some movie extras and TV shows free of charge. Check your regional Store for the availability of free content.
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Sony is investing approximately 40 billion yen in production facility to supply image sensors mainly for smartphones and digital cameras. Sony would invest approximately 40 billion yen into Sony Semiconductor Kyushu Corporation’s Kumamoto Technology Center (hereafter, “Kumamoto TEC”), to increase production capacity for “Exmor” and “Exmor R” CMOS image sensors. This investment comprises of an amount previously determined to be invested in the second half of fiscal year 2010, which was included in the forecast for the capital expenditures announced at the earnings announcement for the first quarter ended June 30, 2010, in addition to an amount to be invested in fiscal year 2011. With this investment, Sony will strengthen its production capacity for image sensors to meet the expected increase in market demand, and continue to solidify its global leadership position in image sensors.
The recent boom in smartphones is creating demand for devices with high image quality and high sensitivity capabilities. Also, the evolution of lighter and more compact Digital Still Cameras as well as improved camera functionality have resulted in an expanding customer segment who own high quality Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras. These market conditions have led to greater demand for larger image sensors and image sensors with higher image capabilities.
In order to meet these market demands, Sony currently provides two CMOS image sensor models: “Exmor” , which adopts the “Column-Parallel A/D Conversion Technique”, providing each column within the sensor with its own A/D converter to reduce noise; and “Exmor R”, which applies a back-illuminated structure to enhance image characteristics through high sensitivity and reduced noise.
Since 2009, Sony has been mass producing “Exmor R” for Digital Still Cameras and Digital Video Camcorders on wafer lines (with diameter of 200mm) at Sony Semiconductor Kyushu Corporation’s Nagasaki Technology Center. Furthermore, at the end of this year Sony plans to start the mass production of “Exmor R” on wafer lines (with diameter of 300mm) at Kumamoto TEC for mobile phone and compact Digital Still Camera markets. With the investment announced today, Kumamoto TEC’s CMOS image sensor production capacity will be further increased, and Sony will strengthen its ability to meet the expected market demand for “Exmor R” used in smartphones as well as a wide range of digital imaging products for consumer and professional use, including compact Digital Still Cameras. In addition, Sony will increase production capacity for mainly large sized “Exmor” used in Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras.
Sony has created a manufacturing platform that can more directly connect our customers with Sony’s semiconductor production in Kyushu,which is now known as Japan’s “Silicon Island.”Silicon Island’s brains are now evolving.
Sony Corporation has developed ’single wire interface technology’, a hybrid transmission technology which facilitates both data and power transmissions through a single cable.
This technology enables the internal wiring of a mobile device to be streamlined through a single cable (copper wire). Conventionally, the video, audio and control signals as well as the power transmission were spread out over several dozen cables within the movable mechanisms of mobile devices, such as hinges or rotating parts. Sony aims to promptly implement this technology to improve design flexibility, reliability and durability for mobile devices with movable mechanisms.
In recent years, mobile devices have become ever more sophisticated in terms of advanced functionality and high resolution displays. As a result, more wiring connections have been used to accommodate the increasing volume of data being transmitted within devices. Accordingly, new problems began to emerge as connectors in devices became larger and it became more difficult to bend the connecting cables.
Sony’s newly-developed ’single wire interface technology’ has achieved bi-directional transmission of several kinds of signals, including video, audio and control signals, by using time division duplex and multiplex*1. In addition, the DC power is supplied on the same signal cable. Sony’s unique encoding technology*2 with DC balance enables both DC power supply and high speed data to be transmitted within a limited frequency bandwidth.
In order to swiftly begin practical implementation of this technology, Sony has teamed up with ROHM Co., Ltd. (’ROHM’), which has a track record in peripheral technologies, for the joint development and technical validation for the analog portion of the test chip.
Hereafter, Sony will grant ROHM a license for the IP of the digital portion of this newly-developed technology in order to advance the development of a single chip which includes both the analog and digital portions.
Time division duplex and multiplex is a method of digital data transmission using time slot. It enables bi-directionally transmitting multi-type of data over a single cable.
Multi-level encoding: Encoding from data bits to multi-level code.
Main points of development
- Time division duplex and multiplex have enabled bi-directional transmission of multiple types of data over a single transmission cable
- Sony developed a unique time division duplex and multiplex method that enable packets of data, including video (display, camera), audio, and control signals to be transmitted over a single cable. Furthermore, Sony has enabled the bi-directional transmission of different signals, such as display and camera signals, by incorporating a mechanism that retains individual synchronization.
- Unique multi-level encoding technology has enabled higher transmission rates within the limited signal frequency bandwidth
- The newly-developed hardware is composed of a digital portion that performs multi-level encoding, an analog portion that transmits and receives signals, and another portion that combines signals with DC power or separates signals from DC power. A unique multi-level encoding that has no DC component enables both high speed transmission with limited frequency bandwidth and DC power supply on a single common cable.
- Sony has demonstrated that high transmission speeds (940Mbps) can be achieved.
About Time division duplex and multiplex method
Time-division multiplexing (TDM) is a type of digital or (rarely) analog multiplexing in which two or more signals or bit streams are transferred apparently simultaneously as sub-channels in one communication channel, but are physically taking turns on the channel. The time domain is divided into several recurrent timeslots of fixed length, one for each sub-channel. A sample byte or data block of sub-channel 1 is transmitted during timeslot 1, sub-channel 2 during timeslot 2, etc. One TDM frame consists of one timeslot per sub-channel plus a synchronization channel and sometimes error correction channel before the synchronization. After the last sub-channel, error correction, and synchronization, the cycle starts all over again with a new frame, starting with the second sample, byte or data block from sub-channel 1, etc.
A full-duplex, or sometimes double-duplex system, allows communication in both directions, and, unlike half-duplex, allows this to happen simultaneously. Land-line telephone networks are full-duplex, since they allow both callers to speak and be heard at the same time. A good analogy for a full-duplex system would be a two-lane road with one lane for each direction. Examples: Telephone, Mobile Phone, etc
Two-way radios can be, for instance, designed as full-duplex systems, which transmit on one frequency and receive on a different frequency. This is also called frequency-division duplex. Frequency-division duplex systems can be extended to farther distances using pairs of simple repeater stations, because the communications transmitted on any one frequency always travel in the same direction.
In telecommunications and computer networks, multiplexing (also known as muxing) is a process where multiple analog message signals or digital data streams are combined into one signal over a shared medium. The aim is to share an expensive resource. For example, in telecommunications, several phone calls may be transferred using one wire. It originated in telegraphy, and is now widely applied in communications.
General multiplexing – demultiplexing scheme: the ν input lines-channels are multiplexed into a single fast line. The demultiplexer receives the multiplexed data stream and extracts the original channels to be transferred.
The multiplexed signal is transmitted over a communication channel, which may be a physical transmission medium. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the low-level communication channel into several higher-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred. A reverse process, known as demultiplexing, can extract the original channels on the receiver side.
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This week, Sony announced an update of its E-Series Walkman in the form NWZ 4GB and 8GB NWZ-E53-E54. (More disappointingly, there is a 16GB or 32GB version).
The new MP3 players that do not forward calls or text messages, follow the footsteps of previous E-Series with a sleek and stylish, an impressive 50 hours of battery life for music (10 for video) and SenseMe Sony technology, a useful feature that “automatically categorizes music tracks from a library connected to a variety of music channels and new models playlists.Os E-Series Walkman NWZ-NWZ-E53 and E5 do not deviate much from the design of its predecessor . The device continues support for MP3, WMA (included in subscription), AAC and Linear PCM audio formats and WMV (subscription included) video.
New features for the E Series Walkman includes a bookmark function, which lets users create a list on-the-fly, and an updated interface, which offers something called “roll” album for fast and easy navigation. MP3 players will be available next month for about $ 70 for the 4GB version and $ 80 for the 8GB. Kind of a no-brainer as to which they buy on price points. Still not available in Sony Style stores only Sony Japan.
Thnks Jasmine of CNET by the info
