As the Xbox Kinect's popularity continues to soar and anticipation grows for the Nintendo 3DS’ imminent European and US launch, has Sony got what it takes to compete with its fierce gaming rivals?
7 March 2011 was a big day for Hawk-Eye, the BBC, and the Wimbledon tennis tournament as global technology manufacturer Sony announced plans to revolutionise the sport. Sony has acquired Hawk-Eye Ltd, a UK based company that specialises in providing tracking technology to sports events including football, cricket and tennis.
The ‘Monolithic’ screens, which start at £1,300 for a 40-inch screen and are available in state-of-the art 3D models, can either be set up vertically or slotted to a six-degree backwards lean.
According to electronics giant Sony this will produce the optimum picture.
According to Toshiba, the two revolutionary television sets are able to create a 3D effect in real time from standard film and television images.
The televisions reportedly use a specially manufactured lenticular sheet to create nine individual overlapping images. The viewer captures different individual images with each eye, creating the illusion of a 3D picture.
Sony has unveiled plans to sell its LCD TV plant in Slovakia to Hon Hai Precision Industry.
It is set to sell a 90 percent stake in its LCD TV assembly plant in Nitra, western Slovakia, for an undisclosed sum by September, with Sony keeping the remaining 10 percent.
The maker of mobile phones, TVs and appliances has no immediate plans for job cuts but may eliminate some jobs in the future as it reorganizes global production bases, CEO Nam Yong told a news confere