Observers have said the death of HD DVD will have little impact on the Australian business market after Toshiba's announcement to end production of the format, concluding a two year battle between Toshiba and rival Sony, the chief backer of the Blu-ray format.
The latest example of Apple Computer's dominance in digital music is Sony's move this week to make its own music management software compatible with Apple's audio file format.
Officially entering the debate over which specification will become the next-generation DVD format, Apple Computer has sided with the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Sony Electronics missed an opportunity when it nodded off with the emergence of digital audio players, but it hopes to right its wrongs to better compete with rivals such as Apple Computer.
Sony has released the first of its digital audio players to support the popular MP3 format, marking a significant shift in its music strategy.
Pronouncing that a given device doesn't need any more storage is a near-foolproof recipe for looking stupid somewhere down the line. However, I'm sceptical that many people need a 16GB mini-SD card for their phone.
You'd think that a national military scandal would be enough to convince people to take a little care with portable storage devices, but apparently not.
Sony has been in the news a lot in the last year, but mostly for the wrong reasons.
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At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ZDNet Director Josh Taylor talks to Editor in Chief Dan Farber about his impressions of the show, including his thoughts on Sony's new OLED TVs, the HD DVD format war, and a prototype of Yahoo's next generation portal.
Japan-based electronics giant Sony will soon introduce what it claims to be the word's first dual-format home DVD recorder.
We put three 4x DVD writers from Sony, HP and Plextor through their paces to determine the current DVD burning champion.
Sony's slimline DRX-S70U drive is quite appealing for travellers or those with dud notebook drives -- as long as you've got space for the AC adaptor.
The VPL-FE40 is an ideal projector for showcasing presentations, video and images in medium- to large-sized meeting rooms and auditoriums. The only downside is the cost, both to purchase and run, which will limit the VPL-FE40 to large organisations with big budgets.
This is an intelligent day/night network mini-dome camera that offers a good range of features for its price.
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