Sony aims for Crackle, pop from user-generated site
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Sony Pictures is turning  its online acquisition Grouper into a ministudio that aims to  move some of the best user-generated content onto movie and TV  screens.
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Consumers will be able to hunt for music, movies, news, and more.
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Sony Corp.'s Creation Box makes images from any TV clearer, flicker-free and more vivid. Users can zoom in on high-definition video without distortion. But at &#36;4,800, it's not for everyone.
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Company hopes to woo makers of music players and other devices with easy integration and trimmer drive.
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Station Players will allow Sony&#39;s online MMO customers to meet and greet online; set to launch alongside EverQuest II. Sony Online Entertainment today announced a Web-based service that will allow players
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Sony Corp  on Sunday unveiled  a next-generation super-thin television and a robot-like music  player, hoping to highlight innovation in order to keep  consumers hungry for its line of consumer electronics.
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The legal downloading of songs has increased tenfold, and the money is rolling in at last. Also:  Toshiba software will let you edit documents from a phone & hellip;.  Sony head admits to mistake, calls for innovation & hellip;. and more.
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Yeah, theyâre saying Sonyâs two new players wonât make you deal with that ridiculous SonicStage MP3 to ATRAC converstion stuff anymore, and itâs being reported that the two new players will be among the first to natively support MP3.
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(InfoWorld) - Now you don't have to dance to your favorite tunes -- your audio player can dance for you. Rolly, a unique new "audio entertainment player" from Sony, is capable of twisting and turning while playing music. The player, which Sony has been teasing for the last couple of weeks, is egg-shaped and can fit into a hand. It has speakers on each end that are normally hidden by dish-like covers, but the covers move to reveal the speakers and reflect their sound when the Rolly is switched on. There's just one button on the player -- an on/off switch -- with the other functions being controlled by a pair of rings that circle its body. One ring is used to move from track to track or album to album while the other controls the volume. The same two rings are connected to motors that enable the Rolly to scoot around a table-top in time to the music being played. Alternatively it can be set to sit motionless. In that case it's possible to control the Rolly by moving it back and forth to switch tracks, or in a circular motion to increase or decrease the volume. Rolly has 1GB of flash memory built-in and can playback MP3, Atrac, or AAC songs (AAC songs with copy protection from iTunes Music Store aren't supported). In addition to playing back music from its internal memory the Rolly can also receive music streamed via a Bluetooth connection. Sony demonstrated the device running with its "Sonic Stage" software but Rolly will accept streams from other software and devices capable of Bluetooth streaming, the company said. Rolly's movements need to be preprogrammed into the device for each track. There are six that are possible. The dish-like speaker covers can flap in and out, the ends of the device to which the speaker covers are attached can twist around and the wheels can turn. With just these six motions is possible to program a surprisingly complicated sequence of moves. Sony will supply a software application called "Motion Editor" for move-by-move choreography or a rough set of moves can be automatically generated. The latter won't necessarily match in detail the music being played but it's a much quicker way of setting the Rolly in motion that programming by hand. Sony also plans to launch an online community where the company and users can share movement files. Users should get about five hours of audio playback from Rolly. This drops to four hours when the device is in motion and three and a half hours when Bluetooth streaming is also enabled. The Rolly isn't an iPod-killer nor is it meant to be. At a relatively heavy 300 grams and measuring 104 millimeters long and 65 millimeters in circumference the player is not very practical for those wanting a portable audio player. But it is certainly unique and likely to be a talking point whenever people see it. It will go on sale in Japan on Sept. 29 and cost about Â¥40,000 ($353). Sony has yet to decide plans for an international launch. Â
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Site Offer The best of 2004, for less
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More teen friendly CES Sony has revamped its Mylo - My Life Online - internet access handheld, enhancing the Wi-Fi gadget's support for teen-friendly social networking sites and the like of YouTube.â¦
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The companyâs effort is intended to create online destinations for individual movies, television shows, bands, celebrities, games and other types of entertainment.
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New high-quality audio files may entice audiofiles to buy classical fare on the web.
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Lights, camera, upload! Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) announced today that its Grouper video-sharing site has been converted into a full-blown, multichannel &quot;streaming entertainment network&quot; for independent video creators, and is now called Crackle.
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Tech giant posts details of its music player to its Web site, upstaging Friday's "big bang" product unveilings.
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Add-on to bring PSP-like movie, music playback to console
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StumbleUpon, which helps Web  users discover sites based on the ratings of users with similar  tastes, on Wednesday said it was offering a way to create  personalized channels for viewing online video.