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As of January 2015, FRISKY hosts 110 shows. Since 2001 FRISKY has hosted over 200 shows of which now 89 are discontinued. |
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[[File:SonyStyleEaston.JPG|thumb|right|Sony's retail store, Sony Style]] |
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Sony offers a number of products in a variety of product lines around the world. Sony has developed a music playing robot called [[Sony Rolly|Rolly]], dog-shaped robots called [[AIBO]], [[humanoid]]s, and [[QRIO]]. |
Sony offers a number of products in a variety of product lines around the world. Sony has developed a music playing robot called [[Sony Rolly|Rolly]], dog-shaped robots called [[AIBO]], [[humanoid]]s, and [[QRIO]]. |
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In 1994 Sony launched the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] to compete with other consoles. This successful console was succeeded by the [[PlayStation 2]] in 2000. The PlayStation 2 has become the most successful video game console of all time, selling over 140 million units. The PlayStation brand was extended to the portable games market in 2005 by the [[PlayStation Portable]] (PSP) and in 2009, the [[PSP go]]. Sony developed the [[Universal Media Disc]] (UMD) optical disc medium for use on the PlayStation Portable. Although Sony tried to push the UMD format for movies, major-studio support for the format was cut back in spring 2006, though as of 2009 some major-studio titles continue to be released on UMD. |
In 1994 Sony launched the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] to compete with other consoles. This successful console was succeeded by the [[PlayStation 2]] in 2000. The PlayStation 2 has become the most successful video game console of all time, selling over 140 million units. The PlayStation brand was extended to the portable games market in 2005 by the [[PlayStation Portable]] (PSP) and in 2009, the [[PSP go]]. Sony developed the [[Universal Media Disc]] (UMD) optical disc medium for use on the PlayStation Portable. Although Sony tried to push the UMD format for movies, major-studio support for the format was cut back in spring 2006, though as of 2009 some major-studio titles continue to be released on UMD. |
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In 2003, Sony Computer Entertainment America, marketer of the popular [[PlayStation]] game consoles, was sued by [[Immersion Corporation]] of [[San Jose, California]] which claimed that Sony's PlayStation "Dual Shock" controllers infringed on Immersion's patents. In 2004, a federal jury agreed with Immersion, awarding the company US$82 million in damages. A U.S. district court judge ruled on the matter in March 2005 and not only agreed with the federal jury's ruling but also added another US$8.7 million in damages. This is likely the reason that the [[Sixaxis]] controller for the PlayStation 3 had no rumble feature. The [[DualShock|DualShock 3]] has since been made available for the [[PlayStation 3]], reintroducing rumble capabilities. [[Microsoft]] Corp. was also sued for its [[Xbox]] controller, however, unlike Sony, they settled out of court so they could continue using the technology for the follow-up [[Xbox 360]].<ref>''Washington Post:'' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6261-2005Mar28.html Pay Judgment Or Game Over, Sony Warned]</ref> A California judge ordered Sony to pay Immersion a licensing fee of 1.37 percent per quarter based on the sales of PlayStation units, Dual Shock controllers, and a selection of PlayStation 2 games that use Immersion's technology.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} |
In 2003, Sony Computer Entertainment America, marketer of the popular [[PlayStation]] game consoles, was sued by [[Immersion Corporation]] of [[San Jose, California]] which claimed that Sony's PlayStation "Dual Shock" controllers infringed on Immersion's patents. In 2004, a federal jury agreed with Immersion, awarding the company US$82 million in damages. A U.S. district court judge ruled on the matter in March 2005 and not only agreed with the federal jury's ruling but also added another US$8.7 million in damages. This is likely the reason that the [[Sixaxis]] controller for the PlayStation 3 had no rumble feature. The [[DualShock|DualShock 3]] has since been made available for the [[PlayStation 3]], reintroducing rumble capabilities. [[Microsoft]] Corp. was also sued for its [[Xbox]] controller, however, unlike Sony, they settled out of court so they could continue using the technology for the follow-up [[Xbox 360]].<ref>''Washington Post:'' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6261-2005Mar28.html Pay Judgment Or Game Over, Sony Warned]</ref> A California judge ordered Sony to pay Immersion a licensing fee of 1.37 percent per quarter based on the sales of PlayStation units, Dual Shock controllers, and a selection of PlayStation 2 games that use Immersion's technology.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} |
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Sony offers a line up laptops branded as VAIO. Previously Sony has disabled hardware virtualization on their high end [[VAIO]] laptops, citing concern for users running malicious code.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/5333727/sony-laptops-have-hardware-virtualization-disabled-cant-run-windows-7s-xp-mode Sony Laptops Have Hardware Virtualization Disabled, Can't Run Windows 7's XP Mode]</ref> However, most new VAIO laptops can utilize virtualization.<ref>[http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=427883 Vaio Z Windows 7 Bios and driver]</ref> |
Sony offers a line up laptops branded as VAIO. Previously Sony has disabled hardware virtualization on their high end [[VAIO]] laptops, citing concern for users running malicious code.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/5333727/sony-laptops-have-hardware-virtualization-disabled-cant-run-windows-7s-xp-mode Sony Laptops Have Hardware Virtualization Disabled, Can't Run Windows 7's XP Mode]</ref> However, most new VAIO laptops can utilize virtualization.<ref>[http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=427883 Vaio Z Windows 7 Bios and driver]</ref> |
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In April 2006, a Sony laptop battery exploded in Japan and caught fire. A Japanese couple in Tokyo sued both Sony and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] Japan for over ¥2 million (US$16,700) regarding the incident. The suit argues that the man suffered burns on his finger when the battery burst into flames while being used, and his wife had to be treated for mental distress due to the incident.<ref name="Engadget 2007-7-25">{{citenews|title=Japanese couple sues Sony and Apple over burning battery|url=http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/japanese-couple-sues-sony-and-apple-over-burning-battery/|publisher=Engadget|date=2007-07-25|accessdate=2007-07-25}}</ref> |
In April 2006, a Sony laptop battery exploded in Japan and caught fire. A Japanese couple in Tokyo sued both Sony and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] Japan for over ¥2 million (US$16,700) regarding the incident. The suit argues that the man suffered burns on his finger when the battery burst into flames while being used, and his wife had to be treated for mental distress due to the incident.<ref name="Engadget 2007-7-25">{{citenews|title=Japanese couple sues Sony and Apple over burning battery|url=http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/japanese-couple-sues-sony-and-apple-over-burning-battery/|publisher=Engadget|date=2007-07-25|accessdate=2007-07-25}}</ref> |
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Internet Radio |
Founded | May 5, 2001[1] |
Founder | Faisal Sultan |
Headquarters | New York, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ingo Vogelmann (Labelmanager) Rob Keith Rodriguez (Labelmanager) Giuliano Garau (Program Manager) Lauren Krieger(Editor) |
Products | Streaming Radio & Label |
Services | Internet service |
Number of employees | 4 (as of January 2015) |
Website | [1] [2] |
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friskyRadio (フリスキーラジオ, furisukii rajio), or commonly referred to as frisky, is an independent online electronic dance music radio station. Since 2001 friskyRadio has been on the forefront of underground dance music on the Internet. With more than 90 exclusive shows hosted by artists that range from the "Bedroom DJ" to the International Superstar, has earned a reputation for delivering consistent quality in programming and the most upfront music to thousands of daily listeners from all around the globe.
friskyRadio's mission is to deliver cutting-edge dance music fueled by their passion for the genre both online into the listeners living rooms and offline on the dance floor.
friskyRadio is the Number 1 rated online radio station for the 'Progressive House' genre according to comScore [March 2009]. Their audience comes from all over the world from more than 140 countries and their stream is available on the Nokia Internet Radio Network, Blackberry, iPhone, Logitec devices, Radio Roku and much much more!
Its founder Faisal Sultan -- insert faisals biography and history on founding the radio--[2]
History
[[:File:Tobei.gif|thumb|left|Masaru Ibuka, the co-founder of Sony]] In late 1945, after the end of World War II, Masaru Ibuka started a radio repair shop in a bomb-damaged department store building in Nihonbashi of Tokyo. The next year, he was joined by his colleague, Akio Morita, and they founded a company called Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K.,[3] (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation). The company built Japan's first tape recorder called the Type-G.[3]
In the early 1950s, Ibuka traveled in the United States and heard about Bell Labs' invention of the transistor.[3] He convinced Bell to license the transistor technology to his Japanese company. While most American companies were researching the transistor for its military applications, Ibuka and Morita looked to apply it to communications. Although the American companies Regency [disambiguation needed] and Texas Instruments built the first transistor radios, it was Ibuka's company that made them commercially successful for the first time.
In August 1955, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo released the Sony TR-55, Japan's first commercially produced transistor radio.[4] They followed up in December of the same year by releasing the Sony TR-72, a product that won favor both within Japan and in export markets, including Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and Germany. Featuring six transistors, push-pull output and greatly improved sound quality, the TR-72 continued to be a popular seller into the early sixties.
In May 1956, the company released the TR-6, which featured an innovative slim design and sound quality capable of rivaling portable tube radios. It was for the TR-6 that Sony first contracted "Atchan", a cartoon character created by Fuyuhiko Okabe, to become its advertising character. Now known as "Sony Boy", the character first appeared in a cartoon ad holding a TR-6 to his ear, but went on to represent the company in ads for a variety of products well into the mid-sixties.[3] The following year, 1957, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo came out with the TR-63 model, then the smallest (112 × 71 × 32 mm) transistor radio in commercial production. It was a worldwide commercial success.[3]
University of Arizona professor Michael Brian Schiffer, Ph.D., says, "Sony was not first, but its transistor radio was the most successful. The TR-63 of 1957 cracked open the U.S. market and launched the new industry of consumer microelectronics." By the mid 1950s, American teens had begun buying portable transistor radios in huge numbers, helping to propel the fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1968.
Sony's headquarters moved to Minato, Tokyo from Shinagawa, Tokyo around the end of 2006.[5][6]
Origin of name
When Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo was looking for a romanized name to use to market themselves, they strongly considered using their initials, TTK. The primary reason they did not is that the railway company Tokyo Kyuko was known as TKK.[3] The company occasionally used the acronym "Totsuko" in Japan, but during his visit to the United States, Morita discovered that Americans had trouble pronouncing that name. Another early name that was tried out for a while was "Tokyo Teletech" until Morita discovered that there was an American company already using Teletech as a brand name.[7]
The name "Sony" was chosen for the brand as a mix of two words. One was the Latin word Sonus which is the root of "sonic" and "sound" and the other was "sonny," a familiar term used in 1950s America to call a boy.[2] The first Sony-branded product, the TR-55 transistor radio, appeared in 1955 but the company name did not change to Sony until January 1958.[8]
At the time of the change, it was extremely unusual for a Japanese company to use Roman letters to spell its name instead of writing it in kanji. The move was not without opposition: TTK's principal bank at the time, Mitsui, had strong feelings about the name. They pushed for a name such as Sony Electronic Industries, or Sony Teletech. Akio Morita was firm, however, as he did not want the company name tied to any particular industry. Eventually, both Ibuka and Mitsui Bank's chairman gave their approval.[3]
Shows
As of January 2015, FRISKY hosts 110 shows. Since 2001 FRISKY has hosted over 200 shows of which now 89 are discontinued.
Year | Shows | Host | ||
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1 | 12 | September 19, 2010 | December 5, 2010 | |
2 | 12 | September 25, 2011 | December 11, 2011 | |
3 | 12 | September 16, 2012 | December 2, 2012 | |
4 | 12 | September 8, 2013 | November 24, 2013 | |
5 | 8 | September 7, 2014 | October 26, 2014 |
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In addition to developing consumer-based recording media, after the launch of the CD Sony began development of commercially based recording media. In 1986 they launched Write-Once optical discs (WO) and in 1988 launched Magneto-optical discs which were around 125MB size for the specific use of archival data storage.[9]
In the early 1990s two high-density optical storage standards were being developed: one was the MultiMedia Compact Disc (MMCD), backed by Philips and Sony, and the other was the Super Density disc (SD), supported by Toshiba and many others. Philips and Sony abandoned their MMCD format and agreed upon Toshiba's SD format with only one modification based on MMCD technology, viz EFMPlus. The unified disc format was called DVD which was marketed in 1997.
Sony introduced the MiniDisc format in 1993 as an alternative to Philips DCC or Digital Compact Cassette. Since the introduction of MiniDisc, Sony has attempted to promote its own audio compression technologies under the ATRAC brand, against the more widely used MP3. Until late 2004, Sony's Network Walkman line of digital portable music players did not support the MP3 de facto standard natively, although the provided software SonicStage would convert MP3 files into the ATRAC or ATRAC3 formats.
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In 1993, Sony challenged the industry standard Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound format with a newer and more advanced proprietary motion picture digital audio format called SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound). This format employed eight channels (7.1) of audio opposed to just six used in Dolby Digital 5.1 at the time. Unlike Dolby Digital, SDDS utilized a method of backup by having mirrored arrays of bits on both sides of the film which acted as a measure of reliability in case the film was partially damaged. Ultimately, SDDS has been vastly overshadowed by the preferred DTS (Digital Theatre System) and Dolby Digital standards in the motion picture industry. SDDS was solely developed for use in the theatre circuit; Sony never intended to develop a home theatre version of SDDS.
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In 1998, Sony launched their Memory Stick format; flash memory cards for use in Sony lines of digital cameras and portable music players. It has seen little support outside of Sony's own products with Secure Digital cards (SD) commanding considerably greater popularity. This is due in part to the SD format's greater throughput (which allows faster recording and access), higher capacities, and significantly lower price per unit capacity compared to Memory Sticks available at the same time. Sony has made updates to the Memory Stick format with Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick Micro.
Sony and Philips jointly developed the Sony-Philips digital interface format (S/PDIF) and the high-fidelity audio system SACD. The latter has since been entrenched in a format war with DVD-Audio. At present, neither has gained a major foothold with the general public. CDs are preferred by consumers because of ubiquitous presence of CD drives in consumer devices.
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In 2004, Sony built upon the MiniDisc format by releasing Hi-MD. Hi-MD allows the playback and recording of audio on newly-introduced 1 GB Hi-MD discs in addition to playback and recording on regular MiniDiscs. Recordings on the Hi-MD Walkmans can be transferred to and from the computer virtually unrestricted, unlike earlier NetMD. In addition to saving audio on the discs, Hi-MD allows the storage of computer files such as documents, videos and photos. Hi-MD introduced the ability to record CD-quality audio with a linear PCM recording feature. It was the first time since MiniDisc's introduction in 1992 that the ATRAC codec could be bypassed and lossless CD-quality audio could be recorded on the small discs.
Sony was one of the leading developers and remains one of the strongest proponents of the Blu-ray Disc optical disc format, which eventually emerged as the market leader over the competing standard, Toshiba's HD DVD, after a 2 year-long format war. The first Blu-ray players became commercially available in June 2006, and Sony's first Blu-ray player, the Sony BDP-S1, debuted in December 2006 with an MSRP of US $999.95. By the end of 2007 the format had the backing of every major motion picture studio except Universal, Paramount, and Dreamworks.[10][11][12] The Blu-ray format's popularity continued to increase, solidifying its position as the dominant HD media format, and Toshiba announced its decision to stop supporting HD DVD on 19 February 2008.
Over the years, Sony has introduced these standards:
- Umatic (~1968)
- Betamax (1975)
- Betacam (1981)
- Compact Disc with Philips (1982)
- 3.5 inch Floppy Disk (1982)
- Video8 (1985)
- DAT (1987)
- Hi8 (1988)
- MiniDisc (~1990)
- Digital Betacam (~1990)
- miniDV (1992)
- DVD with others (1995)
- DVCAM (1996)
- Memory Stick (1998)
- Digital8 (1999)
- Universal Media Disc (~2003)
- HDV with JVC (~2004)
- Blu-ray Disc with Panasonic and others (2006)
Services
Sony offers a number of products in a variety of product lines around the world. Sony has developed a music playing robot called Rolly, dog-shaped robots called AIBO, humanoids, and QRIO.
Subscription
In 1994 Sony launched the PlayStation to compete with other consoles. This successful console was succeeded by the PlayStation 2 in 2000. The PlayStation 2 has become the most successful video game console of all time, selling over 140 million units. The PlayStation brand was extended to the portable games market in 2005 by the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and in 2009, the PSP go. Sony developed the Universal Media Disc (UMD) optical disc medium for use on the PlayStation Portable. Although Sony tried to push the UMD format for movies, major-studio support for the format was cut back in spring 2006, though as of 2009 some major-studio titles continue to be released on UMD.
Sony released the PlayStation 3, a high-definition console, in 2006. It later introduced the PlayStation Move, an accessory that allows players to control video games using motion controllers. Sony announced that on 1 April 2010[13] it was electronically removing Linux [14] functionality from the first generation PS3.[15] A class action has been taken out in California challenging the legality of "the disablement of valuable functionality originally advertised".[16]
Sony admitted in late 2005 to hiring graffiti artists to spray paint advertisements for their PlayStation Portable game system in seven major cities including New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco,[17] and Sydney Australia. The mayor of Philadelphia filed a cease and desist order. According to Sony, they paid businesses and building owners for the right to graffiti their walls.[18] As of early January 2006, Sony had no plans to keep or withdraw them.
In November 2006, a marketing company employed by Sony created a website entitled "All I want for Xmas is a PSP", designed to promote the PSP through viral marketing. The site contained a blog, which was purportedly written by "Charlie", a teenager attempting to get his friend "Jeremy"'s parents to buy him a PSP, providing links to t-shirt iron-ons, Christmas cards, and a "music video" of either Charlie or Jeremy "rapping". However, visitors to the website soon discovered that the website was registered to a marketing company, exposing the site on sites such as YouTube and digg, and Sony was forced to admit the site's true origin in a post on the blog, stating that they would from then on "stick to making cool products" and that they would use the website for "the facts on the PSP". The site has since been taken down. In an interview with next-gen.biz, Sony admitted that the idea was "poorly executed".[19]
In 2003, Sony Computer Entertainment America, marketer of the popular PlayStation game consoles, was sued by Immersion Corporation of San Jose, California which claimed that Sony's PlayStation "Dual Shock" controllers infringed on Immersion's patents. In 2004, a federal jury agreed with Immersion, awarding the company US$82 million in damages. A U.S. district court judge ruled on the matter in March 2005 and not only agreed with the federal jury's ruling but also added another US$8.7 million in damages. This is likely the reason that the Sixaxis controller for the PlayStation 3 had no rumble feature. The DualShock 3 has since been made available for the PlayStation 3, reintroducing rumble capabilities. Microsoft Corp. was also sued for its Xbox controller, however, unlike Sony, they settled out of court so they could continue using the technology for the follow-up Xbox 360.[20] A California judge ordered Sony to pay Immersion a licensing fee of 1.37 percent per quarter based on the sales of PlayStation units, Dual Shock controllers, and a selection of PlayStation 2 games that use Immersion's technology.[citation needed]
Radio
Sony offers a line up laptops branded as VAIO. Previously Sony has disabled hardware virtualization on their high end VAIO laptops, citing concern for users running malicious code.[21] However, most new VAIO laptops can utilize virtualization.[22]
Mobile Integration
In April 2006, a Sony laptop battery exploded in Japan and caught fire. A Japanese couple in Tokyo sued both Sony and Apple Japan for over ¥2 million (US$16,700) regarding the incident. The suit argues that the man suffered burns on his finger when the battery burst into flames while being used, and his wife had to be treated for mental distress due to the incident.[23]
On 14 August 2006, Sony and Dell admitted to major flaws in several Sony batteries that could result in the battery overheating and catching fire. As a result they recalled over 4.1 million laptop batteries in the largest computer-related recall to that point in history. The cost of this recall was shared between Dell and Sony. Dell also confirmed that one of its laptops caught fire in Illinois.[24][25] This recall also prompted Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to order the companies to investigate the troubles with the batteries. The ministry said that Sony must have reported on their findings and drawn up a plan to prevent future problems by the end of August, or face a fine under consumer safety laws.[26] On 23 September 2006, Sony announced its investigation[27] of a Lenovo ThinkPad T43 laptop which overheated and caught fire in the Los Angeles International Airport on 16 September, an incident that was confirmed by Lenovo.
On 28 September 2006, Sony announced a global battery exchange program in response to growing consumer concerns.[28] Acer, Apple Computer, Dell, Fujitsu, IBM, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, and Toshiba all recalled Sony laptop batteries.[29] It was also reported that Fujitsu, Toshiba, and Hitachi were considering the possibility of seeking compensation from Sony over the battery recalls.[30]
A Japanese newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, reported that Sony was aware of faults in its notebook PC batteries in December 2005 but failed to fully study the problem.[31][32]
Sony Pictures Entertainment
In July 2000, a marketing executive working for Sony Corporation created a fictitious film critic, David Manning, who gave consistently good reviews for releases from Sony subsidiary Columbia Pictures that generally received poor reviews amongst real critics.[33] When the scandal was revealed, Sony apologised to Ridgefield Press, the newspaper Manning was claimed to be from. Sony claimed it was unaware of the marketing ploy, and pulled the ads and suspended Manning's creator and his supervisor. In 2003, Sony paid the state of Connecticut $325,000 in fines following the Connecticut Attorney General's investigation into Sony's alleged fraudulent marketing practices.[34] In August 2005, Sony finalized a settlement to pay $1.5m to fans who saw the reviewed films in the US.[35]
In 2006 Sony started using ARccOS Protection on some of their film DVDs, which caused compatibility problems with some DVD players – including models manufactured by Sony. After complaints, Sony was forced to issue a recall.[36]
Sony BMG
In October 2005, it was revealed by Mark Russinovich of Sysinternals that Sony BMG's music CDs had installed a rootkit on the user's computer as a DRM measure (called Extended Copy Protection by its creator, British company First 4 Internet), which was difficult to detect or remove.[37] This constitutes a crime in many countries, and poses a major security risk to affected users. The uninstaller Sony initially provided removed the rootkit, but in turn installed a dial-home program that posed an even greater security risk. Sony eventually provided an actual uninstaller that removed all of Sony's DRM program from the user's computer. Sony BMG faced several class action lawsuits regarding this matter.[38] On 31 January 2007, the U. S. Federal Trade Commission issued a news release announcing that Sony BMG had agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Sony BMG committed several offenses against United States federal law. This settlement required that Sony BMG allow consumers to exchange the CDs through 30 June 2007, and to reimburse consumers for up to $150 for the repair of damage to their computers that they may have incurred while removing the software.
In September 2009 Sony had its Mexican office raided by police to recover over 6000 CDs, masters and artwork, by the popular Latin American artist Alejandro Fernández. Fernández's lawyers claimed that Sony was in breach of contract as Fernández had been contracted to Sony for seven albums and the recordings were an eighth album made after the contract had expired.[39]
Digital photography
Sony offers a range of digital cameras, ranging from point-and-shoot models to digital SLRs.
Initially, in October 2005, it was reported by Sony that there were problems with the charge-coupled devices (CCD) in 20 models of digital still cameras. The problems can prevent the cameras from taking clear pictures, and in some cases, possibly prevent a picture being taken at all. In late November 2006, the recall was broadened to eight additional models of digital cameras sold between 2003 and 2005. The problem appears to manifest itself mostly when the camera is used in areas with hot weather. The eight models affected are the following: DSC-F88, DSC-M1, DSC-T1, DSC-T11, DSC-T3, DSC-T33, DSC-U40 and DSC-U50. Sony indicated that they would repair or replace the affected camera at no charge. Since Sony is one of the largest producers of CCD chips, this recall may affect other manufacturers and models of cameras, possibly as many as 100 models or more. Other manufacturers of digital cameras, including Canon, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus or Fuji have indicated they will replace faulty CCDs in their respective models of cameras if necessary.[40]
Corporate information
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On 22 June 2005, Nobuyuki Idei stepped down as Sony Corp. Chairman and Group CEO and was replaced by Howard Stringer, then Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation of America, Corporate Executive Officer, Vice Chairman and COO Sony Entertainment Business Group. Sony's decision to replace Idei with the British Howard Stringer marked the first time that a foreigner has run a major Japanese electronics firm. On the same date, Kunitake Ando stepped down as President and was replaced by Ryoji Chubachi.[41]
Sony's former slogan was "like.no.other" and its current slogan is "make.believe". Sony acquired Berkah Karya Bersama Kabushiki-Gaisha and Cipta Lamtoro Gung Persada that owned by Mbak Tutut that have TPI and TVRI in 1991. In 2009 till now, TPI did not broadcast sporting event again after SONY has ditched "like.no.other" (which was never used on the entire product range) to embrace a new unified brand concept “make.believe”.
Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
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Regional manufacturing and distribution
Slightly more than 50% of the electronics' segment's total annual production during the fiscal year 2005 took place in Japan, including the production of digital cameras, video cameras, flat panel televisions, personal computers, semiconductors and components such as batteries and Memory Sticks. Approximately 65% of the annual production in Japan was destined for other regions. China accounted for slightly more than 10% of total annual production, approximately 70% of which was destined for other regions.
Asia, excluding Japan and China, accounted for slightly more than 10% of total annual production with approximately 60% destined for Japan, the US and the EU. The Americas and Europe together accounted for the remaining slightly less than 25% of total annual production, most of which was destined for local distribution and sale.[42]
Sony's Sales and Distribution by Geographical Regions in 2009[43]
Geographic Region | Total Sales (yen in millions) |
Japan | 1,873,219 |
United States | 1,827,812 |
Europe | 2,307,658 |
Other Area | 2,041,270 |
On 9 December 2008, Sony Corp. said it will cut 8,000 jobs, drop 8,000 contractors and reduce its global manufacturing sites by 10% to save $1.1 billion a year.[44]
Controversy
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Controversial promotions
In July 2006, Sony released a Dutch advertising campaign featuring a white model dressed entirely in white and a black model garbed in black. The first ad featured the white model clutching the face of the black model. The words "White is coming" headlined one of the ads. The ad has been viewed as racist by critics.[45] A Sony spokesperson responded that the ad does not have a racist message, saying that it was only trying to depict the contrast between the black PSP model and the new ceramic white PSP. Other pictures of the ad campaign include the black model overpowering the white model.[46]
Digital Rights Management
In August 2007, security firm F-Secure reported that the MicroVault USB thumb drive installs a rootkit in a hidden directory without consent on user computers. The directory is intended to protect fingerprint data, however it can be used for malicious means as most virus scanners will not search for the directory or its contents.[47] Sony advised it was conducting an investigation on the third-party product, and would offer a fix by mid-September.[48]
Environmental record
In October 2010, Sony was ranked 6th (jointly with Panasonic and Motorola) in Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics that assesses the policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change of 18 leading electronics manufacturers.[49] Number of Sony’s models on the market are partially free of PVC and BFRs, including all models of the VAIO PC, and many models of video recorder, Walkman, camcorder and digital camera.[50]
The company has committed to removing PVC in all new models of mobile products (excluding accessories), and BFRs in the casing and main PWBs of all new models of mobile products by April 2011. However for the improvement in its ranking it still needs to set a timeline for eliminating all phthalates, beryllium copper and antimony and its compounds.[50]
Sony publishes on its website a list of products, for which the company had (as of February 2010) or intended to replace PVC and BFR with alternative substances by the end of FY 2010 (April 2011), nevertheless as of January 2011 the list does not identify which products are fulfilling these criteria at the moment.[51]
Improvement efforts
Since 1976, Sony has had an Environmental Conference.[52] Sony's policies address their effects on global warming, the environment, and resources. They are taking steps to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that they put out as well as regulating the products they get from their suppliers in a process that they call "green procurement".[53] Sony has said that they have signed on to have about 75 percent of their Sony Building running on geothermal power. The "Sony Take Back Recycling Program" allows consumers to recycle the electronics products that they buy from Sony by taking them to eCycle (Recycling) drop-off points around the U.S. The company has also developed a biobattery that runs on sugars and carbohydrates that works similarly to the way living creatures work. This is the most powerful small biobattery to date.[54]
Green TV
For sale in Japan on 30 July 2008, Sony's green product, new flat-panel 32-inch (810 mm) TV 150,000 yen (US$ 1,400; € 900) Bravia KDL-32JE1 offers ecological consumers advantages of less energy consumption (70% less) than regular models with the same image quality. Sony was able to reduce carbon dioxide emissions totaling 79 kilograms (174 pounds) a year, without sacrificing quality by developing a brighter back light and better filtering, which produces light more efficiently. The TVs will have liquid crystal displays along with high-definition digital broadcast capabilities.[55][56][57]
Criticism
In 2000, Sony was ridiculed for a document entitled "NGO Strategy" that was leaked to the press. The document involved the company's surveillance of environmental activists in an attempt to plan how to counter their movements. It specifically mentioned environmental groups that were trying to pass laws that held electronics-producing companies responsible for the clean up of the toxic chemicals contained in their merchandise.[58] In early July 2007, Sony ranked 14th on the Greenpeace chart "Guide to Greener Electronics." This chart graded major electronics companies on their environmental work. Sony fell from its earlier 11th place ranking due to Greenpeace's claims that Sony had double standards in their waste policies.[59]
In 2005, it was made public that the videogame Full Spectrum Warrior, developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Pandemic Studios, was paid for in whole by the United States Department of Defense, for use as an urban combat trainer. Not only was the simulation never used as intended, but the Army lost its full investment while Pandemic Studios went on to release the simulation, now an entertainment game, through THQ and it became a success.[citation needed]
See also
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Further reading
- PlayStation Division is Under Review
- Made in Japan by Akio Morita and Sony, HarperCollins (1994)
- Sony: The Private Life by John Nathan, Houghton Mifflin (1999)
- Sony Radio, Sony Transistor Radio 35th Anniversary 1955–1990 – information booklet (1990)
- The Portable Radio in American Life by University of Arizona Professor Michael Brian Schiffer, Ph.D. (The University of Arizona Press, 1991).
- The Japan Project: Made in Japan. – a documentary about Sony's early history in the U.S. by Terry Sanders.