Sony Moves Toward Video Downloads
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According to various news reports, Sony is likely to enter the movie-download market soon, putting the company in competition with Apple's iTunes, Microsoft's Xbox Live, and several other movie-download services.
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RealNetworks rolls out a media player with clip downloading functionality.
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Sony Corp. said yesterday it is bringing out a cheaper player for Blu-ray discs early this summer, a crucial step in its battle to make the high-definition format the replacement for DVDs.
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TOKYO -- A free download upgrade for the Sony PlayStation 3 enhances the image quality of movies and old video games and allows people to check out stored video, music files and digital photos through the Internet with the handheld PlayStation Portable.
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The home video unit of Sony Corp.  said on Friday it will release four movies in April on a new  disc format designed for Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld  video game device.
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Sony and other technology companies working to launch the next generation of DVD format, Blu-ray Disc, are planning to develop a smaller (8cm) version of the disc, Sony have said.
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On top of yesterday's news, DivX has now announced a partnership with Sony that will let retailers offer Sony Pictures Television titles for secure download in DivX format on DivX Certified consumer electronics devices.
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TiVo, the popular digital video recording system, and Netflix plan to team up to offer customers movie-downloading on demand. According to Newsweek, an announcement is due later this month.
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Media player offers access to more online stores and lets users share content across various devices.
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Long after the advent of the video iPod, Sony has finally responded with a video Walkman, which it will release in April.
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Tycho: This thing is pretty huge. I don't mean in terms of kilobytes - I mean it's packed tight with powerful features. Upscaling of content has been in demand, and it's been delivered. Like the 360 Elite, you need to be hooked up via a managed connection (i.e., HDMI) to upscale a DVD. Past that, it will knock up your old PS/PS2 games to 1080p, but the results we've gotten here haven't been supernatural - still appreciated, though.The real flavor is elsewhere: specifically, the ability to stream video, pictures, and music from "a DLNA compliant device," which you'll find just about every computer already is. That's only half of it. The Remote Play option of the PSP (the one that lets you enjoy certain types of content stored on your PS3 via your PSP) is deeply enriched by this capacity. You can do this much already. But with the next update for the Playstation Portable - 3.50, to be released before the end of the month - you'll be able to access your PS3 remotely via any wireless connection. I must say, starting a download at home while I'm still at the office sounds pretty Goddamn good. Also, while we are loving the PSP, am I the only person enthralled by the idea of R-Type Tactics? (CW)TB
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from LPs to compact discs and from VHS to DVD,&quot; says Jeff Joseph of the Consumer Electronics Association. &quot;High definition
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Sony has announced trials of a service that will offer downloadble albums that have no digital locks on them.
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Sony may soon compete directly with Apple and its popular iPods and iTunes, producing its own movie download service and products, company officials said Tuesday.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51881)  has announced the addition of Video Downloads in Europe - A Slowly  Emerging Market to their offering.
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Sony has announced the release on Thursday of a software update to the PlayStation 3 to upscale videos to 1080p resolution and to offer more remote play capabilities for PSP users.
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Sony Corp. is to launch two models of  high-definition camcorders that record images onto DVD discs  and hard disk drives (HDDs), the first camcorder maker to offer  such products, the company said on Wednesday.