Sony's in-car karaoke competition on YouTube, as seen by me on CNNGo...
Boy, that's some effective marketing... Story here, including extras.
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Who's gonna "whack" your business?
Mob films are great because they really aren't about the mob. They are almost always about something else (business, family, class warfare, moral relativity etc). You can always find a parallel to your own life. One of the great "Mob truisms" is the idea that when you are on top you never see the person that’s gonna “whack” you. It always seems like a surprise, except by the time the films done, not so much. This is true of the business world too. The people you think you are competing with, are almost never the people who will eventually “whack” you. In the year 2001, I doubt Sony saw Apple coming. They had everything in their favor. The Sony Walkman was the iPod of its time. They literally invented the idea of being able to walk around with “your” music. They owned record labels, film studios and the best TV on the market. All of these elements should have cemented them as THE media player of the future. But it never worked out that way. For some reason Sony never created the iPod first. For some reason they resisted the move to digital music. For some reason they lost the game to Apple, and a few years later once again to Xbox. Why? They had a history of inventing ground breaking consumer products (Walkman and Trinitron) and already had all the pieces. The integration of music, film, TV, computers and gaming should have been a no brainer for them. Why? I don’t know for sure. Perhaps they were protecting their stake in the CD printing business, perhaps their R&D departments didn't speak to one another. I’m guessing they just plain missed out on the dominant trend that would define their industry. And the need to connect that, to what people would want if the future could make it. The hifi was going wifi and they weren’t ready. Soon the family stereo would disappear from the American home and be replaced by a computer could do so much more for the same money. The game console would go social and consumers would stop playing levels and start playing their friends. Both Apple and Xbox gave consumers exactly what they wanted. A better, cooler, easier experience. They embraced the “ideas” that the future would be made of, “simplicity, customization, connectivity and community”. If Sony had the vision and perhaps the guts to make what people wanted from the future, Apple and Xbox would not have dethroned them. Seriously, what consumer didn't want thousands of their favorite songs with them at all times, or the ability to play their games in real time with people all over the country. If they had the foresight to organize around the ideas that would dominate the future, they could have owned it. But the movies teach us that the mob boss gets wacked when he feels most comfortable. How comfortable are you feeling? What trend are you not heeding? What would your consumers choose if the future would deliver it to them?
What IDEA is about to make you irrelevant?
Awesome Sony Vaio
I've dirtied my hands on this today. It was awesome experiance with it. But there was one thing to notice, if you see all the pics in this album, you'll find that the keyboard of this notebook is very much similar to my favourite MacBook. And the formfactor was quite close to MacBook too. But the most loveliest thing was a weight and it's configuration. It has 4GB RAM and Core2Duo 2.26GHz with HDMI and WLED. Awesome, right? Yeah, it's a very good notebook.
Sony Xperia X10 in the house
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Smile Sensor
New camera arrived today, 10.1 megapixel Sony Cybershot. Previous Sony pocket camera has started to go old as it was bought for Mothers Day in 2006. Seems these point and shoots are very much consumer durables, especially flash. :-( but still better than my current mobile phone cameras maybe only by with the exception of N95 in outdoor conditions.
The Cybershot is actually not the one as in this video but here's some tests with the Sony smile detection algorithm. It's a feature apparently around since 2007 Sony cameras that takes pictures automatically when "right smile" appears to the picture. It can as well be adjusted like the video clip suggests. Pretty fun. To be seen if it really works with kids as it's always so difficult to get "everyone" to smile in the picture or even look at the camera. What next? Maybe a funny sound generator to get babies to look at the camera?
There's also some "steadyshot" logo on the camera, maybe need to figure out later what it means. Here's the first tests with my daughter and automatic smile sensor set to min setting.
Ps. I actually kind of like the new Sony website, take a look: http://www.sony.com
Pps. I am still shopping for a "real camera". Right now Pentax (due to my old equipment) vs Canon. To be seen..
Sony: eReaders To Be A Breakout Success this Holiday Season
Sony Reader tops list of 10 Holiday Gift Ideas
In time for holiday shopping, Sony Canada today unveiled 10 innovative and stylish gift ideas with a range of prices and features. Topping the list are the new Sony Reader digital book models. According to an independent report from Forrester Research, eReaders will be one category that’s a breakout success this holiday season.
Sony’s Pocket Edition™ Reader and Touch Edition™ Reader Digital Books
Take up to 350 of your favorite books to go with the Pocket Edition™ Reader and Touch Edition™ Reader digital books. A Sony Reader is small enough to slip into a purse or jacket pocket, and features an E-Ink® paper-like screen technology for easy reading. Access books from a wide number of online bookstores. http://j.mp/58DhVD
“I’m attached to my Sony Reader and won’t leave home without it. The digital reader has no rivals when it comes to portability and flexibility.”
- Ellen Roseman, Toronto Star columnist, as written in Writer’s Union magazine
Sony’s VAIO® L Touch HD PC/TV
VAIO notebooks have become synonymous with style. New on the scene is the L series with touchscreen operation that’s both a PC and HDTV.” ($1,699.99)
“This sleek system, both a computer and a television, is perfect for the bedroom or kitchen. With 1080p resolution and Blu-ray Disc player, the VAIO® L delivers crisp, high-definition viewing at the touch of the screen.”
- Blaine Kyllo, technology columnist
Sony's A500 a™ Digital SLR Camera with DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 SAM Lens
With Quick AF Live View and the new in-camera auto High Dynamic Range feature for capturing highlights and shadows. The feature handles high-contrast scenes like looking out a window into bright daylight, and allows for shooting two photos at different exposure levels. Within 2 seconds, the BIONZ processor combines the two shots into a single image with maximum highlight and shadow detail. ($899.99)“The A500 would be a fine choice for DSLR novices thanks to the many digicam-style features, but the great versatility and advanced functions make it just as suitable for photo enthusiasts”
- Photographer and journalist, Peter K. Burian
See the complete list of Sony gift ideas at http://j.mp/61M5oN
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The Wii is wished for twice as much as Sony and Xbox 360 combined this holiday says new survey: http://bit.ly/pt7cj
via Ping.fm
Sony officially launches the PlayStation 2 (in Brazil)
via kotaku.com
Sony has some screwed up distribution strategy, with the PS2 launching in Brazil 9 YEARS after most of the world. What's worse: It will be priced at USD$465, more than the PS3 in the US!
As a user candidly pointed out on a Kotaku post about the story:
Asbestos_Underwear: "FedEx overnight from the U.S. is cheaper than that. Not even taxes can explain that price increase. Somebody is getting screwed here."
It seems as though retro gaming the only way of life for many South Americans.
Apple iPhone a true rival for Sony's PSP ?
via crave.cnet.co.uk
I own virtually all these games mentioned in the Cnet article. I spend more time playing games on iPhone than I ever did playing on my PSP.
Looks like Sony have their work cut out for them!
#psp #games #sony - Weltpremiere - GT PSP Challenge am #Nürburgring! mehr...
Neu-Isenburg, 18. November 2009. Ein Auto, zwei Kontrahenten, mehr als 480 PS, rund 20 km Strecke und 73 Kurven – das ist die gnadenlose GT-PSP Challenge am Nürburgring. Direkt auf der legendären Nordschleife stehen sich hier Jana Gottschall, 24 Jahre, eine der erfolgreichsten PSL-Spielerinnen und der Profirennfahrer Patrick Simon, zum Duell gegenüber. Der 34-Jährige war zwischenzeitlich sogar Rundenrekordhalter für straßenzugelassene Fahrzeuge auf der Nordschleife, seine Bestzeit: unglaubliche 7 Minuten 15,63 Sekunden. Noch nie zuvor war der Kampf zwischen realer und virtueller Welt so authentisch – Patrick am Steuer eines realen Rennboliden, Jana als erfahrene „Gran Turismo“-Pilotin am virtuellen Lenkrad auf ihrer PSP™go. Das Besondere daran: Sie sitzt direkt neben ihm auf dem Beifahrersitz. „Realität vs. virtuelle Welt“ Für alle, die sehen wollen, wie Jana sich im Duell mit Patrick schlagen wird, heißt es den Fernseher einschalten und die komplette Competition auf DSF schauen. Ausstrahlung: *Änderungen möglich
Das Duell ist für Beide eine echte Premiere: Noch nie zuvor ist Patrick gegen eine Gamerin angetreten und noch nie zuvor hat Jana in einem echten Rennfahrzeug gesessen. Für Jana wird es ein Kampf an der Grenze der körperlichen Belastbarkeit, wenn ihr Gegner mit bis zu 280 km/h auf der Nürburgring-Nordschleife das Fahrzeug gnadenlos um jede Kurve jagt. Denn um auch die letzten Zehntel rauszuholen, schaltet der Rennfahrer alle elektronischen Fahrhilfen ab, darunter Traktions- und Stabilitätskontrolle – das ist Racing pur, immer am Limit, mitunter knapp darüber.
DSF Motor - Das Automagazin, Mittwoch, 18.11.2009, 21:00-22:00 Uhr
DSF Motor - Das Automagazin, Mittwoch, 02.12.2009, 21:15-22:15 Uhr (Wiederholung)*
Zusätzliche Informationen, Hintergrundinfos und ein spannendes Interview gibt es ab 26. November 2009 im offiziellen deutschen PlayStation®-Blog unter http://blog.de.playstation.com sowie auf der PlayStation®LIGA-Seite www.playstationliga.de.
QUELLE: Sony Computer Entertainment Deutschland GmbH
