Tag Archives: Sony

Sony’s disastrous Tablet P

Posted on 03/14/2012 by Zed

When it comes to responding to the tablet explosion, the only company more clueless than RIM is Sony. Case in point: The new Sony Tablet P. Instead of one screen, like other tablets,  Sony’s Tablet P gives you two small screens … Continue reading →

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Sony’s new pointless product: a portable Blu-ray player

Posted on 01/11/2012 by Zed

Sony’s SX910 portable Blu-ray player. But why Sony? Why? I have written at length about how I feel Sony has been lost in the woods for years. Coming from a strictly hardware background, Sony is having an impossible time retooling for … Continue reading →

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What is wrong with Sony?

Posted on 11/21/2011 by Zed

Sony’s decline in the last many years has been painful to watch.  Once a toast of the tech world, Sony has declined into a shadow of its former self. My observation has been that a few things are fundementaly wrong … Continue reading →

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Sony makes TV boast without any credibility

Posted on 11/14/2011 by Zed

Recently at a breakfast interview with WSJ, Sony’s CEO, Howard Stringer made the following laughable claim: “I spent the last five years building a platform so I can compete against Steve Jobs. It’s finished, and it’s launching now.” Stringer claimed … Continue reading →

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Requiem for a clock radio: Sony Dream Machine discontinued

Posted on 10/20/2011 by Zed

Reilly Brennan has a sweet post on his blog about Sony discontinuing the Dream Machine clock radio. An excerpt: Dream Machines weren’t historic works of art, nor were they the stuff of business school case studies, but they were…everywhere. My sister … Continue reading →

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