Tag - Sony
mardi 2 août 2011
Sony purchase Sucker Punch Productions
Par Bruno le mardi 2 août 2011, 13:28
Sony has completed the purchase of developer Sucker Punch, creators of the
popular InFamous and InFamous 2. The latter of the two was released in May to
critical acclaim, and went out exclusively on the PS3. Although its work has …
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PSOne emulator coming to Europe
Par Bruno le mardi 2 août 2011, 13:13
Technology company Sony has announced that it intends to put the retro PSOne
back on the market. US and Japanese emulations of the console are currently
available to citizens of those nations through the PlayStation Store. But the
emulator is … Continue
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PlayStation Vita to be released this October?
Par Bruno le mardi 2 août 2011, 12:58
The UK release date for Sony’s upcoming handheld console has been leaked by
Blockbuster, according to reports. A flyer was allegedly handed out with
details of the console, the PS Vita, including a release date of October 28th,
although this …
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jeudi 9 juin 2011
Sony unveils 24 inch 3D display for PlayStation
Par Bruno le jeudi 9 juin 2011, 11:14
Sony has announced that it has plans for a 24 inch 3D monitor designed to help more PS3 owners dive into the world of 3D gaming on their console.
The 3D display will come bundled with a pair of 3D specs, an HDMI cable and a copy of Resistance 3. It’ll be out this autumn with a US price tag of $499, so hopefully a bit less in pounds over here.
The monitor is a full HD 1920×1080 LCD affair and it’s specifically designed to show off 3D at its best, with quad-speed frame sequential display technology which minimises crosstalk. In plain English, this avoids distortion and gives the clearest and most realistic 3D image possible.
Other specifications include a 5000:1 contrast ratio and 4ms response time which should ensure gaming runs nice and smoothly.
There are other innovations here, too, including a very neat sounding feature whereby two players can look at the display and see different full-screen images of the game they’re playing via their glasses.
In other words, it’s possible to play a local multiplayer game not using split-screen, but with both players using the same (full) screen and seeing their own individual content. Clever indeed, but you’ll need two pairs of glasses, of course…
A slim design is promised and two speakers plus a built-in subwoofer should ensure that the sound coming out of this display is reasonable.
The 3D glasses will be sold separately for $70 should you need a second pair for that multiplayer gaming feature. Get ready for some 3D gaming come the autumn…
lundi 6 juin 2011
Sony Pictures confirms website hacked, apologises “deeply”
Par Bruno le lundi 6 juin 2011, 09:39
Just before the weekend, Sony Pictures issued a statement to confirm it did indeed have its website compromised by hackers last week.
As we reported last week, hacker group LulzSec accessed the SonyPictures.com database and a million customer details, making off with at least 50,000 of them and data including emails, home addresses, passwords, dates of birth and so on.
This is doubly embarrassing for Sony given that it follows the PSN hacking incident which saw its PS3 gaming network down for nearly a month.
Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton along with Co-Chairman Amy Pascal issued a statement which read: “The cybercrime wave that has affected Sony companies and a number of government agencies, businesses and individuals in recent months has hit Sony Pictures as well. [Last Thursday] afternoon a group of criminal hackers known as ‘LulzSec’ claimed to have breached some of our websites.”
“We have confirmed that a breach has occurred and have taken action to protect against further intrusion. A respected team of outside experts is conducting a forensic analysis of the attack.”
Sony has contacted the FBI (again) and “deeply regrets and apologizes for any inconvenience caused to consumers by this cybercrime”.
What Sony hasn’t mentioned is the data, and indeed passwords, were reportedly unencrypted, a shameful state of security – and the attack was facilitated by a simple SQL injection.
If this is true, quite why the site had such pitiful security measures in place is what customers are really waiting for an explanation about. And if it isn’t true, you’d assume Sony would have mentioned that in the official statement.
samedi 4 juin 2011
Sony “Welcome Back” post-PSN hack freebies now available
Par Bruno le samedi 4 juin 2011, 09:44
Sony re-opened the PlayStation Store on Thursday, meaning everything is now back to normal for PS3 users online.
However, the “Welcome Back” pack of goodies designed to thank everyone for their patience while PSN was being sorted security-wise wasn’t released at that point.
Fortunately Sony promised it would be soon, and indeed it was unveiled yesterday. So what does the pack consist of, exactly?
PS3 owners can pick two free games from the following list: Dead Nation, inFAMOUS, LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty and Wipeout HD + Fury.
For PSP owners, the list is: LittleBigPlanet, ModNation Racers, Pursuit Force and Killzone Liberation.
To grab your gratis games, you need to go to the PlayStation Store from the XMB, click the Welcome Back banner, go into the Welcome Back category and select PlayStation 3 Free Games, then select Get Now.
Then you’ll be taken back to the Welcome Back section where you can pick and choose your two freebies.
Apart from the pair of games, Sony is also offering all PSN users 30 free days of PlayStation Plus with no charge or obligation to continue. Current premium users get 70 extra free days on their subscription.
To round the apology package off, Sony is throwing in a large number of free virtual items in PlayStation Home, and a selection of free film rentals.
The Welcome Back content will only be available for the next thirty days, so make sure you download it before the month is out.
Sony “Welcome Back” post-PSN hack freebies now available
Par Bruno le samedi 4 juin 2011, 09:44
Sony re-opened the PlayStation Store on Thursday, meaning everything is now back to normal for PS3 users online.
However, the “Welcome Back” pack of goodies designed to thank everyone for their patience while PSN was being sorted security-wise wasn’t released at that point.
Fortunately Sony promised it would be soon, and indeed it was unveiled yesterday. So what does the pack consist of, exactly?
PS3 owners can pick two free games from the following list: Dead Nation, inFAMOUS, LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty and Wipeout HD + Fury.
For PSP owners, the list is: LittleBigPlanet, ModNation Racers, Pursuit Force and Killzone Liberation.
To grab your gratis games, you need to go to the PlayStation Store from the XMB, click the Welcome Back banner, go into the Welcome Back category and select PlayStation 3 Free Games, then select Get Now.
Then you’ll be taken back to the Welcome Back section where you can pick and choose your two freebies.
Apart from the pair of games, Sony is also offering all PSN users 30 free days of PlayStation Plus with no charge or obligation to continue. Current premium users get 70 extra free days on their subscription.
To round the apology package off, Sony is throwing in a large number of free virtual items in PlayStation Home, and a selection of free film rentals.
The Welcome Back content will only be available for the next thirty days, so make sure you download it before the month is out.
jeudi 2 juin 2011
Sony PlayStation Store back up and running
Par Bruno le jeudi 2 juin 2011, 10:30
Sony has finally got the PlayStation Store back online, six weeks after the hacking incident which caused the company to take down PSN.
However, the Welcome Back freebie offer to compensate PS3 owners for the downtime hasn’t gone live yet.
Sony wrote on its blog page: “You may have noticed that the content promised as part of the Welcome Back offer is not yet live. It is currently in the final stages of testing and will be available to download very soon; we’ll be sure to let you know when.”
The spring offers which were running in April when the network was downed are still going to be offered until June 8th, to give those who missed them a chance to procure them now.
Sony also announced that PlayStation Plus customers who were members before the outage will have an extra 70 days added to their current subscription in lieu of the time lost.
That extra time might not be showing on your account now, but should do before the end of the week.
lundi 30 mai 2011
Rumour: Sony NGP memory halved to stay competitive with 3DS
Par Bruno le lundi 30 mai 2011, 12:51
The latest rumour about Sony’s upcoming Next Generation Portable (NGP) is that the company is cutting costs with the innards so it can match up to the 3DS price tag.
The 3DS was announced with a £230 RRP but that swiftly dropped to £200, and went downwards from there. You can now pick one up for £157 at Currys as we reported earlier today.
And given that back at the start of the year, the predicted cost of the NGP was around £300, it would make sense that Sony was looking at trimming some hardware hedges to keep costs down further.
The rumour, reported by 01net (via Kotaku) claims that the NGP has had its Ram halved from 512MB to 256MB, and the planned 16GB of built-in storage is no more, with external storage cards to be used instead.
Sony isn’t messing with the graphics memory, according to the grapevine, but of course this is all speculation. No specs have ever been officially announced.
There’s a ring of truth about it all, though, and Sony will certainly have to do better than £300 if it wants to flog its NGP given the price mark the 3DS is now at.
mardi 25 mai 2010
Sony prevé que el 27% de grandes televisores vendidos en 2010 sea 3D
Par Silverlight le mardi 25 mai 2010, 13:50
Sony, que lanzará en junio la primera televisión adaptada a la tecnología 3D, prevé que el 27% de los aparatos mayores de 40 pulgadas que venda durante este año sean 3D, una cifra que ascenderá al 40% en 2014.
“El tsunami del 3D será imparable”, ha sostenido el director general de Sony España, Pedro Navarrete, quien ha comparado la introducción de esa tecnología en el ocio doméstico al impacto que tuvo en su momento la llegada de la televisión en color.
La compañía japonesa lanzará cámaras fotográficas y de vídeo doméstico con tecnología en 3D “muy pronto” y pronostica que los documentales, los eventos e incluso los informativos se televisarán en tres dimensiones a medida que las empresas de telecomunicaciones estén preparadas.
Las cámaras profesionales de Sony grabarán 25 partidos del Mundial de Fútbol de Sudáfrica con la nueva tecnología, de los cuales 10 se emitirán en directo en España a través de Digital Plus. Además, Navarrete ha asegurado que la cadena autonómica TV3 se encuentra en pruebas de emisión en 3D.
El responsable de Sony España ha explicado que, al contrario que en otras épocas en las que se intentó introducir esta técnica, ahora es el momento idóneo para que las tres dimensiones se incorporen al ocio doméstico porque la tecnología ha alcanzado un desarrollo sin precedentes y el cine y los deportes están empujando su implantación.
“Vamos a jugar muy fuerte para que la introducción sea lo más rápida y lo más ágil”, ha apuntado el director general de Sony, quien afirma que la televisión se va a situar “a mucha distancia” del cine.
Y en esa implantación los directivos de la firma japonesa auguran que los videojuegos influirán “tremendamente”.
El consejero delegado de Sony Computer Entertainment para el sur de Europa, James Armstrong, ha indicado que la experiencia en 3D va a “engrandecer los juegos”, que serán más atractivos y gozarán de un realismo del que hoy carecen.
Armstrong ha apuntado que ese hecho contribuirá a que se cambie el parque de televisores en el hogar y ha pedido a Sony que lance al mercado aparatos de menos pulgadas porque, ha recordado, muchos jugadores utilizan la consola en sus dormitorios y en esos lugares no suele caber una televisión de 40 pulgadas.
Desde abril, 1,5 millones de usuarios de PlayStation 3 han descargado la actualización para poder jugar en tres dimensiones, una cifra que ascenderá a los dos millones a finales de año.
A principios de junio, la marca japonesa sacará al mercado la televisión HX 800, de 40 pulgadas, que costará 1.800 euros e incluirá la descarga gratuita de una película y cuatro juegos (”Wipeout”, “Super Stardust”, “Motor Storm Pacific Rift” y “Pain”) para PlayStation 3.
El producto estará preparado para la instalación de un emisor en tres dimensiones que, junto a un par de “gafas activas”, tendrá un precio de 200 euros. Cada par de gafas adicional costará 100 euros.
A finales de junio, Sony lanzará tres series de televisiones, cada una con dos tamaños diferentes, que llevarán incorporado el emisor y se servirán con dos pares de gafas.
Navarrete ha restado importancia al hecho de que las gafas de Sony para disfrutar de las tres dimensiones no sean compatibles con los televisores de otras marcas, algo que ha comparado con la incompatibilidad de los mandos a distancia.
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Sony Google TV officiel! « Akihabara News
Par Silverlight le mardi 25 mai 2010, 08:05
Nous vous en parlions depuis la mi-mars, le Projet Google TV de Sony qui devait normalement être officialisé lors de la conférence Google I / O de San Francisco est désormais officiel…. Bref, pas de surprise, la TV de Sony basée sur la plateforme Google TV a été confirmé et présenté via le communiqué de presse ci-dessous !
Sony Corporation (hereafter “Sony”) today announced the launch of “Sony Internet TV,” the world’s first TV to be based on the “Google TV” platform announced by Google Inc. (hereafter “Google”), Sony, Intel Corporation and Logitech today at Google I/O in San Francisco. “Sony Internet TV ” combines the future growth potential and accessibility of the Android-based open Google TV platform with Sony’s industry-leading expertise from product development to marketing. “Sony Internet TV” is scheduled to first launch in the U.S. in the Fall of 2010, with the lineup featuring both a standalone TV model and set top box-type unit incorporating a Blu-ray Disc drive.</EM itxtvisited="1">
As part of its ongoing efforts to introduce new business categories, Sony has proceeded to develop an “Evolving” TV that delivers new viewing styles exceeding conventional preconceptions, expandability through application downloads and other compelling features such as seamless operability and multitasking. “Sony Internet TV” realizes this vision, and is a new generation of TV that not only offers new forms of TV enjoyment through unprecedented Internet integration, but is also able to “evolve” through the download of applications. By leveraging the flexibility and growth potential of Google TV platform, Sony will be able to provide consumers with easy access to a range of rich and attractive content.
As the range of new internet content and services continues to grow and diversify, Sony’s development of an “Evolving” TV will enable it to deliver this world of internet-based entertainment directly into consumers’ living rooms. Furthermore, Sony will continue to apply its wealth of display technology expertise to create ever more compelling and attractive TV products.
mercredi 19 mai 2010
Sony Canal Ready
Par Silverlight le mercredi 19 mai 2010, 08:28
Sony annonce que désormais toute sa gamme d'écrans de taille 26" et plus sont agréés Canal Ready.
Ils comportent un port PCMCIA à la norme CI Plus et ils sont DVB-T/MPEG4.
Avec l'introduction d'un module agréé, les téléspectateurs peuvent dont regarder la TNT payante, y compris Canal+, sans utiliser de décodeur externe.
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mardi 18 mai 2010
French Sony TV sets are Canal Ready | Broadband TV News
Par Silverlight le mardi 18 mai 2010, 15:45
Sony in France has announced that from now on all its TV sets of 26 inches or larger have CI Plus functionality and are labeled Canal Ready. With a standard DVB-T/MPEG-4 receiver built in, all sets will be capable of not only receiving all the free-to-air terrestrial channels, but after inserting the CanalSat smart card also of receiving the TNT Canalsat offer.
The company also launched a 3D TV set on the market, the Bravia HX800, whoch will retail at a price between €1,800 and €2,200. French broadcaster TF1 said it will broadcast between three and five of the World Cup football games in 3D. The channel will launch a dedicated 3D channel called TF1 3DTV, which could be distributed on a number of yet to be announced platforms.
mercredi 12 mai 2010
La PS3 enfin profitable grâce à son die shrink#xtor=RSS-11#xtor=RSS-11#xtor=RSS-11
Par Silverlight le mercredi 12 mai 2010, 13:24
La PS3 rapporterait enfin de l’argent à Sony depuis que la firme utilise des GPU RSX gravés en 40 nm.
Une PS3 qui a grandement minci
La nouvelle plateforme est désignée par le SKU CECH-2100A, qui vient remplacer le modèle CECH-2000A qui utilise un processeur graphique gravé en 65 nm, comme l’a officiellement confirmé Sony. Ainsi, la console voit sa consommation réduite de 15 % en moyenne par rapport à l'ancienne version pour rester en dessous des 80 W dans la plupart des cas. Comparativement à la première PS3 qui demandait 160 W pour la lecture d’un Blu-ray, la nouvelle génération ne demande que 77 W, voire 78 W. Cela se traduit donc par des systèmes de refroidissement plus petits et des procédés moins complexes pour gérer la consommation. Ainsi, le bloc d’alimentation pèse 30 g de moins que celui de la CECH-2000A, pour atteindre 412 g. Il pesait 815 g sur la PS3 60 Go originelle. De même, le ventirad pèse maintenant 408 g, contre 805 g pour la première PS3 et 545 g pour la CECH-2000A.
Le temps des pertes monstrueuses est maintenant loin
Lorsque l’on combine ces économies au fait qu’une puce en 40 nm coûte moin cher à fabriquer, car il est possible d’en mettre plus sur un même wafer, on comprend que Sony arrive enfin à réaliser un profit sur la vente de ses consoles, contrairement à ses débuts où le Japonais perdait plus de 300 $ à chaque fois qu’il vendait une console PS3 intégrant un disque dur de 20 Go.
La PS3 enfin profitable grâce à son die shrink#xtor=RSS-11#xtor=RSS-11#xtor=RSS-11
jeudi 29 avril 2010
Sony adds games to 3D TV
Par Silverlight le jeudi 29 avril 2010, 01:54
Sony has finally got around to announcing what the company will be offering the UK consumer when it comes to 3D TV.
Its offering comes in the shape of the Sony HX803 3D Ready Television, which will become available in June.
The TV will be almost the same as the one available in the US with one major exception; the TV does not come with any of the battery-powered 3D TV glasses.
Instead, Sony is offering the consumer the chance to buy accessory packs.
The good news for PS3 owners is that buyers of the Sony HX803 can obtain vouchers with download codes for 3D upgraded games including Wipeout HD, Motorstorm Pacific Ridge (demo) and Super Stardust HD.
Prices and availability are yet to be announced.
Sony Finally Makes a Profit on PS3s
Par Silverlight le jeudi 29 avril 2010, 01:45
At last, the PS3 is finally making profits for Sony.
As of February, Sony’s PS3 was losing around $18 for every unit sold. But, finally, a new component that would be used on future units will allow the company to make a profit on each system.
The 40-nanometer RSX graphics chip will be a lot cheaper and cooler thereby reducing production cost for every PS3 system.
Even better for Sony, the chip will require less overall power to run (about 15 percent), which is ultimately good for your wallet.
These consoles with updated chipsets will be available in stores as they are manufactured.
This will be a new beginning for Sony. In the future, the company could find cheaper and better materials to use for their system.
This would ultimately allow them to profit even more seeing as the PS3 has picked up its popularity largely due to the new titles and games released for the system this year.
jeudi 11 mars 2010
Sony expects to sell 2.5 million 3-D TV sets this year | TopNews New Zealand
Par Silverlight le jeudi 11 mars 2010, 14:48
With indications galore that 3-D is likely to become the one of the main hardware upgrades in home entertainment in future, thanks to the recent success of movies like ‘Avatar;’ Sony is anticipating almost 2.5 million unit sales of its
3-D TVs this year.According to recent information forwarded by Sony’s TV division head, Yoshihisa Ishida, to reporters in Tokyo, Sony is looking at a 67 percent increase in its TV-set sales – from 15 million during the current year to 25 million in the fiscal year ending March 2011; thereby indicating that, over the next fiscal year, Sony’s 3-D TV-set sales will comprise nearly 10 percent of its overall TV sales.
Though Sony’s rivals Samsung and Panasonic will probably commence their sales of their respective 3-D sets before Sony, the company still has enough time to catch up in the sense that there is very limited 3-D content available as of now; and ‘Avatar’ will only be released on Blu-ray DVD towards the end of this year.
Other than expecting notable sales of its 3-D sets, Sony is taking the 3-D route even in its movie-making business – with the company announcing last month that the next film in its successful ‘Spider-Man’ franchise would be in 3-D. Moreover, the company is also working out a software update for its PlayStation 3 console to enable gamers to play 3-D games.
Sony expects to sell 2.5 million 3-D TV sets this year | TopNews New Zealand
mercredi 24 février 2010
Sony Launches Internet-Enabled TVs In Australia
Par Silverlight le mercredi 24 février 2010, 21:33
- Sony releases 21 IPTV-enabled BRAVIA TVs in 2010
- 15 internet channels announced, including Yahoo!7, SBS and Billabong
- Simple navigation through XrossMediaBar™
The future for television changed today with Sony Australia unveiling its 2010 BRAVIA range featuring the company's first internet-enabled TVs. The BRAVIA Internet Video service signals a new era of home entertainment, with new internet channels to enjoy straight out of the box. As part of its launch, Sony Australia announced 15 channels that will be made available through its service, including catch-up TV and made-for-the-internet content.
The arrival of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) represents a shift in the way Australians can view television, with videos streamed directly from the internet to a TV. Sony’s IPTV service – known as BRAVIA Internet Video – will be accessible through 21 TVs in the 2010 BRAVIA range.
"Internet-based content is driving the evolution of home entertainment – turning electronics products, such as TVs, into true multimedia hubs," said Paul Colley, Technology Communications Manager, Sony Australia. "With BRAVIA Internet Video, Australians will be able to catch up on their favourite shows and videos all from the comfort of the TV in their living room. With no scheduling restrictions for accessing online content, IPTV is quite simply TV on your terms."
Watch what you want, when you want
Following the release of its new BRAVIA Internet Video TVs from next month,
Sony will begin to roll out 15 new channels (11 available immediately), which
can be navigated simply and easily through the XrossMediaBar on the TV.
Additional channels will appear automatically on the TV as they are added over
time, with no modification required. The IPTV channels are designed to
complement your existing Pay TV and free-to-air channels. A combination of
Australian locally signed and global channels, Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video
line-up includes:
| Yahoo!7 | Podcasts |
| SBS | Livestrong |
| Billabong | Ford Models |
| YouTube |
Epicurious |
| Wired | Blip |
| Golflink | Style.com |
| eHow | NPR (audio) |
| Video Detective |
"Australians are rapidly becoming multi-taskers. They navigate through old and new media and are looking to use them in ways that best suits them. This certainly is one of those game changing moments, broadband has become an entertainment channel and for that purpose is best enjoyed on a TV screen in the lounge room," said industry analyst Paul Budde, Managing Director of BuddeComm.
This additional content is streamed over the internet through a broadband connection to the TV without additional set-top boxes or complicated internet set up. As BRAVIA Internet Video is connected to the internet, the variety of content and channels available will continue to grow. The BRAVIA Internet Video service is free, utilising an existing broadband internet connection and package. There is also the ability to add pay-per-view movies or content in the future.
Selected BRAVIA models also include handy on-screen Internet Widgets so you can access real-time updates from applications such as Yahoo Weather, Yahoo News, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. There are also exclusive BRAVIA Internet Widgets such as a FIFA World Cup 2010 Countdown.
jeudi 18 février 2010
Sony : platines Blu-ray polyvalentes et mises à jour 3D
Par Silverlight le jeudi 18 février 2010, 08:07
Sony a annoncé hier de nouvelles platines Blu-ray 3D polyvalentes. Depuis la publication des spécifications du Blu-ray 3D (codec MVC) et du HDMI 1.4, le fabricant nippon a désormais toutes les cartes en main pour concevoir des platines offrant une prise en charge native des futurs disques et diffuseurs en relief.
Les BDP-S470 et BDP-S570 offrent donc une compatibilité avec les Blu-ray 3D, mais en attendant que le relief ne s'impose un jour, elles sont surtout polyvalentes. À l'heure de la dématérialisation et compte-tenu du tarif élevé des films Blu-ray, les platines de salon font face à la féroce concurrence d'Internet, sur lequel on loue des vidéos à la demande ou partage des films de vacances.
Ces deux platines sont donc connectées (Wi-Fi en standard pour la S570). À internet d'une part, pour accéder à YouTube, Dailymotion ou même au service de télévision de rattrapage M6 Replay, au travers de la fonction BRAVIA Internet Video, avec une technologie de réduction des artefacts de compression en prime (réservé à la S570). Au réseau local d'autre part, pour lire les contenus multimédias stockés sur un support de stockage amovible (clé USB ou disque dur externe) ou partagés sur le réseau au travers du contraignant protocole DLNA.
Ces platines n'ont d'ailleurs rien à envier aux derniers lecteurs multimédias puisque les copies de sauvegarde de Blu-ray au format MKV ou M2TS, et de DVD avec le codec DivX, sont prises en charge. Les codecs Dolby TrueHD et DTS HD Master Audio sont quant à eux décodés ou transmis tel quel à un amplificateur. Comble de la convergence, il est possible de télécommander ces platines à l'aide d'une application iPhone et iPod Touch maison.
La platine Blu-ray Sony BDP-S470 sera commercialisée en avril au prix public de 220 euros, la BDP-S570 en mai pour 250 euros. Pour un prix comparable à un disque dur multimédia, Sony propose donc des fonctionnalités similaires, la lecture de disques Blu-ray en plus. Reste à voir ce que donne l'interface XrossMediaBar inspirée de la PlayStation 3, tant cet aspect évincé par les fabricants est pourtant déterminant pour ce type de produits si polyvalents.
Sony a enfin profité de l'annonce de ces nouvelles platines pour indiquer que les lecteurs Blu-ray et home cinema tout-en-un présentés au CES deviendront compatible avec les Blu-ray 3D sur simple mise à jour de leur micrologiciel. S'ils ne disposent que d'une sortie HDMI 1.3, tout comme la PlayStation 3 qui a pourtant été annoncée comme étant compatible, ils disposent malgré tout d'une bande passante suffisante pour un double flux 1080p.
vendredi 5 février 2010
Widevine(R) and Qtv(TM) Announce Strategic Alliance to Enable Premium Internet Video to the PlayStation(R) 2 Console and Mobile Phones
Par Silverlight le vendredi 5 février 2010, 08:47
SEATTLE, WA and AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - February 2, 2010) - Widevine, a provider of digital entertainment solutions, and Qtv, Inc. today announced that they will partner to bring Widevine's video optimization and multiplatform Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology to the Qtv Internet TV Media Player for the television, mobile phone and personal computer. The combination of Widevine's industry leading technologies and Qtv's media player will enable content providers to rapidly expand the distribution of their content to new devices and customers.
The Qtv Internet TV Media Player gives consumers the unique ability to access and play both personal and Internet-based content from their TV, mobile phone and computer. When it is released in the next few months, it will have the largest installed base of supported devices of any media player. Qtv leverages the Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2), the world's most popular game console, as a TV set-top box. A PS2 is already connected to the TV in over 40 million U.S. households and over 140 million households worldwide. The Qtv media player also supports over 1,100 models of mobile phones and most computer operating systems, with support expanding to new networked TV devices and mobile phones.
"The existing market base of PS2's in the U.S. and around the world is staggering," said Doug Light, Widevine senior vice president of business development and sales. "Qtv will be able to bring programming optimized and protected by Widevine to what may be the largest installed hardware base of any existing media player solution. This is a unique opportunity for us and we are excited by the potential."
Widevine's video optimization and DRM platform optimizes the entertainment experience for content delivered over any network to any device. The solution is natively supported in nearly all major brands and types of network-connected consumer electronics including televisions, Blu-ray players, mobile devices, gaming systems and more. Widevine's technologies have been adopted by content providers across all industries, including large cable, satellite and telecommunication companies launching "TV Everywhere" solutions.
"We are elated to be joining forces with Widevine," said Stacy Cook, CEO of Qtv, "Widevine's video optimization technology and multiplatform, multiformat DRM is a perfect fit with our integrated three-screen solution. The result is expanded programming options for our customers."
Qtv's integrated solution will enable users to enjoy a broad range of content on their TV, mobile phone and computer. Users can start watching a video on their TV, pause, then continue watching from the same point on their mobile phone. Qtv also gives users an unprecedented level of control over their media experience. Users can browse the content from all the providers with a simple and intuitive user interface that is consistent on each device. Users can also access their own content from the same user interface and Qtv supports all popular music, video and picture formats.
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