http://www.ustream.tv/sonyelectronics

What might Sony announce:

  a new strategy for TV's

we know that sold their stake in the joint venture to Samsung

and now we find out they are backing out of consumer OLED TV technology http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T120107003536.htm

Sony quits organic-screen TV business
The Yomiuri Shimbun

Sony Corp. has discontinued production of TV sets with organic electroluminescence (EL) display panels, widely seen as the mainstream panel to be used in next-generation flat-screen TVs, it was learned Saturday.

Though Sony will continue selling organic EL monitors for its corporate clients, it will concentrate its home-use TV production business on liquid-crystal display models.

The move comes as South Korean makers are aiming to strengthen sales of their large-screen organic EL TV sets, and underlines the difficulties domestic manufacturers are facing in the TV production market.

Sony released the world's first organic EL TV model in 2007. With some organic panels as thin as 3 millimeters, the TVs were said to be a symbol of Sony's revival as an advanced-technology developer.

The display panels of organic EL TVs are composed of electroluminescent organic materials that emit light when activated.

Organic EL TV sets do not require a backlight behind the screen, unlike LCD panels. As a result, organic EL panels are thinner and consume less electricity.

Since organic EL screens can reproduce colors more precisely than previous models, users can enjoy a picture with a higher resolution than that of LCD and plasma-screen TVs.

Though Sony's organic EL TVs were relatively expensive--with a small unit priced at 200,000 yen--Sony received numerous orders for the products when they were first released.

Sony had been the nation's only manufacturer of organic EL TVs. But the company had minimized capital investment in the area partly because of its poor business performance.

As a result, the company lagged behind South Korean rivals in terms of price competitiveness and enlarging sizes of organic TV products.

Sony discontinued domestic sales of the organic-screen TVs in 2010, but continued to export them to the United States and Europe.

The company said it would continue its sales, research and development of organic EL panels for monitors used by broadcasting companies and other corporate clients, but will withdraw from the market for home-use models of organic TVs.

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. of South Korea plan to release 55-inch organic EL TVs at home and abroad in 2012 at the earliest.

The two companies will likely display the products at the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest technology convention, starting Tuesday in the United States.

(Jan. 8, 2012)

so something must be happening with their TV division, which has been one of if not the biggest money loser for Sony this past decade with the division posting 7 years of straight losses, I sense major trimming in that department which could lead to a selling of the division entirely.

                                                                                                                 Some info on their slick 3D headset

Plans for the western launch of the Vita

we all know the Vita launching Next month for the West, with the Japanese launch not drawing any positive attention, what will sony do to turn things around?

They just recently announced they will be launching their Largest AD campaign EVER, so maybe we'll get some details on that.

what do you think/want Sony to announce at their press conference?

Cool... the CES keynote are most of time good.

fuckin A

about time wouldn't you agree

Mostly looking forward to the psvita as they have said there will be some new games annonced there!!!

Why is the user banned? He opens a topic, moderator bans him, people go in here to look for the link and all they see is "this users post removed"

Deleted posts for banned users is such a terrible idea and this just shows it.


Posts that get you banned should remain, coupled with who moderated it and why, that way it serves as an example for others on what is or isn't tolerated. Now it just destroys the entire thread for everyone.

Since he has been a user who has a long history of trolling then made a alt account to troll, and when he came back he has started to troll in other threads between the alt banned account and this he has reached over a 90 day ban thus being perm banned. Now for the second part thats somthing that will be removed when the site get's it's next update 4.0, the reason for it was a quick way to get rid of pornographic images but, as you can see now it's outdated thus it's removal will happen with the update.

Here is the link: http://www.ustream.tv/sonyelectronics   

Well anyway, the XPERIA ion has already been announced, and the XPERIA S has been leaked, both looking VERY nice

http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/01/09/xperia-s-official-details-leaked-4-3-inch-hd-display-1-5ghz-dual-core-12mp-camera/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+XperiaBlog+%28Xperia+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/xperia-ion?cc=us&lc=en#view=overview

That phone is beautiful.

"In terms of specifications, the Sony Xperia S will be powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor (MSM8260 chipset) and 32GB of internal memory. It will have a 4.3-inch (720 x 1280) Reality display with Bravia Engine, implying a very impressive 342PPI pixel density. Camera duties will be taken care of by a 12MP Exmor R camera with f/2.4 aperture and 1080p video recording. It will also be armed with a 1.3MP front facing camera, capable of 720p video recording. Like the Xperia ion the Xperia S will be able to take pictures from sleep in just 1.5 seconds."