Believe the hype; Sony PSP is the next iPod
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Apple iPod dominance is hype, Microsoft
claims rival will cost $50
Apple iPod dominance is hype, Microsoft
claims rival will cost $50
05/27/2004 03:38 PMMac User May 27 2004 8:14PM GMT
Sony to offer $60 iPod? Not likely
Sony to offer $60 iPod? Not likely
11/05/2003 10:56 AMApples and oranges
Another ipod killer: It's a Sony
Another ipod killer: It's a Sony
07/07/2004 06:09 PMTechTree Jul 7 2004 10:40PM GMT
Other News: iPod vs. Sony NW-HD1
Other News: iPod vs. Sony NW-HD1
08/06/2004 10:00 AMMatthew Fordahl writes that Sony's new music player is no competition
for the iPod.
Sony to Compete with iPod
Sony to Compete with iPod
11/05/2003 01:50 AM
On Tuesday, Sony announced that in 2004 they would introduce versions
of a music player for as low as $60 aimed at unseating the popular
Apple iPod. W...
Sony, Walkmans And The iPod
Sony, Walkmans And The iPod
07/05/2004 12:42 PMSlashdot Jul 5 2004 5:28PM GMT
Why The Google IPO Hype Isn't Hype
Why The Google IPO Hype Isn't Hype
05/12/2004 01:21 AMRealty Times,TX-16 minutes ago ... You are being managed from the time
you turn on your computer, and Google proposes to be one of the
greatest manipulators of all time. ...
Sony takes aim at iPod with new players
Sony takes aim at iPod with new players
07/01/2004 12:21 AMby Larry Angell - Sony has announced two new hard drive-based digital
music players that appear to be the closest thing to a threat that
Apple's iPod has encountered...
Sony makes its iPod play
Sony makes its iPod play
07/02/2004 08:29 AMComputer Buyer Jul 2 2004 12:22PM GMT
Sony white with envy over iPod?
Sony white with envy over iPod?
04/08/2005 05:57 PMBlog: Sony's PSP game player is itself considered a pretty hot gadget,
but it appears the Japanese electronics firm is still suffering...
Other News: Sony iPod Killer
Other News: Sony iPod Killer
07/01/2004 10:14 AMSony has a new hard-disk Walkman, and it's priced under Apple's iPod.
Sony, MS to Join Forces Against iPod
Sony, MS to Join Forces Against iPod
01/06/2005 05:37 PMSony and Microsoft may join forces in an attempt to break Apple's
dominance in digital music, The Wall Street Journal reported
Wednesday. Bill Gates said that leveling the playing field carries "a
lot of incentive to work together" in digital-music "infrastructure."
Apple currently holds 87 percent of the market.
Sony to launch iPod rival
Sony to launch iPod rival
05/11/2004 02:56 PMPersonal Computer World May 11 2004 6:24PM GMT
Other News: Sony "iPod-Killer" Isn't...
Other News: Sony "iPod-Killer" Isn't...
07/05/2004 11:24 AMArik Hesseldahl doesn't think Sony's 20GB music player has what it
takes to be an iPod-killer.
Sony readying iPod competitors
Sony readying iPod competitors
11/05/2003 01:48 AMSony on Tuesday detailed plans for a new handheld gaming device that
combines a digital music and video player, and said it would also
launch a rival to Apple's iPod next year for as little as US$60...
Sony unveils iPod-like player
Sony unveils iPod-like player
07/01/2004 03:23 AMZDNet UK Jul 1 2004 8:02AM GMT
Sony takes aim at iPod with 'Vaio
pocket'
Sony takes aim at iPod with 'Vaio
pocket'
05/11/2004 05:50 PMSony forms division to take on iPod,
iTunes
Sony forms division to take on iPod,
iTunes
01/03/2005 01:44 AMSony has established Connect Company, a new division tasked with
developing products and services to rival Apple's iPod and iTunes...
Sony Takes on iPod With New Music
Players
Sony Takes on iPod With New Music
Players
07/01/2004 01:53 PMSony Electronics on Thursday challenged the Apple iPod by unveiling a
pair of digital music players, including one with an LCD to display
still images.
Microsoft, Sony Announce iPod
Competitors
Microsoft, Sony Announce iPod
Competitors
05/27/2004 06:35 PMSony plans Walkman to rival iPod
Sony plans Walkman to rival iPod
07/01/2004 07:03 AMSony is to revamp its famous Walkman by launching a digital music
player to rival Apple's iPod.
Mossberg: New Sony player is no iPod
killer
Mossberg: New Sony player is no iPod
killer
07/28/2004 12:59 AMThe Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg says that Sony's 20GB Network
Walkman NW-HD1 digital music player is no match for Apple's iPod [paid
sub...
Sony details new handheld, iPod rival
Sony details new handheld, iPod rival
11/05/2003 01:54 AMCNET Nov 5 2003 0:58AM ET
Sony VAIO Pocket Review, iPod Comparison
Sony VAIO Pocket Review, iPod Comparison
06/09/2004 09:10 AM
If you want to stumble through the Babelfish
translation, AV Watch Japan has a review of the Sony VAIO Pocket, the
hard disk-based music player that's getting the most buzz as Sony's
attempt to create an iPod-killer. Among other things, they compare
sizes (!), and really that battery nodule on the back of the VAIO
Pocket does it a disservice in pictures -- it's not nearly as big as
it seems. Of course, the chink in the VAIO Pocket's armor is its
inability to play any format but Sony's proprietary ATRAC3, meaning
every song you want to copy to the VAIO Pocket has to be converted.
20GB of conversion is going to be sucky, but manageable; it's really
just the principle of the thing (even Apple, head up their AAC, lets
the iPod play MP3).
Read [Watch.Impress (Babel'd) via DAPreview]
Sony takes aim at iPod with new
hard-disk Walkman
Sony takes aim at iPod with new
hard-disk Walkman
07/01/2004 08:50 AMSony Corp. has unveiled its first hard-disk drive-based digital music
player to bear the Walkman name. The device was launched on Thursday
as the Walkman brand marked its 25th anniversary. The NW-HD1 features
a 20GB hard-disk drive and is, according to the company, the smallest
music player at this capacity. It measures 89 millimeters by 62.1
millimeters by 13.8 millimeters and weighs 110 grams. The capacity is
half that of Apple Computer Inc.'s highest capacity iPod, but Sony
says its player trumps Apple's in terms of the number of songs it can
store: 13,000 on the Walkman versus 10,000 on the iPod.
Sony Takes Aim at Apple But iPod Seen
Safe for Now (Reuters)
Sony Takes Aim at Apple But iPod Seen
Safe for Now (Reuters)
05/11/2004 05:04 AMReuters - Sony Corp has created a buzz with the
unveiling of a new digital music player, but analysts say it
has a long way to go before it challenges the industry
dominance of Apple Computer's popular iPod.
Sony Debuts 20 Gigabyte Walkman to
Silence IPod
Sony Debuts 20 Gigabyte Walkman to
Silence IPod
07/01/2004 07:10 AMBoston Globe Jul 1 2004 11:35AM GMT
Sony enlists Vaio brand in iPod battle
Sony enlists Vaio brand in iPod battle
09/16/2004 09:27 AMPersonal Computer World Sep 16 2004 1:52PM GMT
Japanese Swap The Sony Walkman For The
Apple iPod
Japanese Swap The Sony Walkman For The
Apple iPod
04/10/2005 05:54 AMTokyo's so-called 'gadget city' of Akihabara, where Sony's walkmans
once reigned supreme, the most prized gadget is now Apple's iPod. It
was perhaps some indication of how Japan's self confidence has
faltered along with its economy. By Peter Cave, ABC News
Sony to Compete With Apple's iPod
Product Line
Sony to Compete With Apple's iPod
Product Line
11/05/2003 03:36 PMTechfocus Nov 5 2003 3:21PM ET
Sony struts its stuff, from fancy PCs to
an iPod rival
Sony struts its stuff, from fancy PCs to
an iPod rival
05/15/2004 05:20 PMNewsday May 15 2004 9:34PM GMT
Sony Debuts 20 Gigabyte Walkman to
Silence IPod (Reuters)
Sony Debuts 20 Gigabyte Walkman to
Silence IPod (Reuters)
07/01/2004 12:11 AMReuters - Sony Corp. unveiled plans on
Thursday to launch a Walkman digital music player capable of
storing 13,000 songs, aiming to reclaim the top spot in a
market now dominated by Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod.
Sony takes aim at iPod with new
hard-disk Walkman (MacCentral)
Sony takes aim at iPod with new
hard-disk Walkman (MacCentral)
07/01/2004 08:53 AMMacCentral - Sony Corp. has unveiled its first hard-disk drive-based
digital music player to bear the Walkman name. The device was launched
on Thursday as the Walkman brand marked its 25th anniversary.
Sony Considers MP3 Support to Silence
iPod Fans (Reuters)
Sony Considers MP3 Support to Silence
iPod Fans (Reuters)
09/23/2004 06:48 AMReuters - Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp.
said on Thursday it is mulling a major strategic shift to make
digital music devices that play MP3 song files.
Stephen Williams: Sony struts its stuff,
from fancy PCs to an iPod rival
Stephen Williams: Sony struts its stuff,
from fancy PCs to an iPod rival
05/16/2004 12:41 AMNewsday May 16 2004 4:32AM GMT
Retropod: iPod case made from a vintage
Sony Sports Walkman shell.
Retropod: iPod case made from a vintage
Sony Sports Walkman shell.
07/07/2004 04:43 AMyellow Sony Walkman .. RetroPod
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ETF Tip No. 1: Don't Believe the Hype
ETF Tip No. 1: Don't Believe the Hype
01/06/2005 12:18 PMExchange-traded funds are good alternatives to index funds. Or are
they?
Do You Buy Into The Hype?
Do You Buy Into The Hype?
06/10/2004 06:01 PMWebDevInfo Jun 10 2004 8:55PM GMT
RSS Hype
RSS Hype
09/23/2004 05:15 PMeWeek's Jim Rapoza's recent column "Don't
Believe RSS Hype" is the latest in a series of high-profile
articles downplaying RSS. I guess this is to be expected given the
number of people overstating the importance of RSS, and in a way, I'm
glad to see this happen because it means that RSS is starting to
mature and be taken seriously. Here's a quote from the article:
"Much of the hype has been deserved, as RSS clearly
eases the distribution and consumption of information and news. But
when breathless observers predict how RSS will change all
software—not to mention the way we work and live—they are
doing RSS more harm than good."
Agreed. I'm obviously a big fan and promoter of RSS, but I can't
say I'm happy to see RSS support tacked on to so many products. It
reminds me of the early days of XML hype, when everyone wanted to put
the word "XML" on their box just to get attention, regardless of
whether the XML features made any sense.
"Many large sites that deliver RSS feeds recently
started complaining that they are being hit every hour with a flood of
reader requests that is, for all intents and purposes, the same thing
as a denial-of-service attack."
Urgh. Here we go again. I'm assuming this quote refers to a
recent InfoWorld column by Chad Dickerson that compared the hourly surge
of RSS requests to a DDoS attack. What Rapoza fails to mention is
that Dickerson posted a follow-up article in which he admitted that InfoWorld's servers
weren
't configured to minimize bandwidth consumption. Or perhaps
Rapoza is referring to Robert Scoble's oft-commented quote that "RSS is
Broken" and failed to notice that the problem wasn't due to RSS,
but instead due to the way
Microsoft was building their aggregated feed.
Look, there obviously needs to be some more "plumbing" work done
when it comes to serving RSS, but there have been way
too many exaggerated claims about RSS eating bandwidth. A big part of
the problem is that many high-traffic sites make a feed available
without understanding how it works and what
steps they can
take to lower
bandwidth usage. These sites then complain about the bandwidth
consumed by RSS, leading to yet another round of uninformed
RSS-bashing which is (thankfully) taken to task by those in the
know.
"Another problem facing RSS is that it isn't really a
standard. There are several competing versions of RSS on the Internet,
which leads to incompatibility"
The differences between the various flavors of RSS are insignificant.
Look at it this way: I've written an
HTML editor, a
CSS/XHTML editor and
an
RSS reader.
Supporting every flavor of RSS - and Atom - was
easy,
but supporting every version of HTML and CSS is
still
a pain.
For the record, the vast majority of incompatibilities I've dealt
with aren't due to the different versions of RSS, but instead due to
publishers using badly
-formed XML in their feeds. I've spent far more
time trying to support mangled XML in FeedDemon than I have in
supporting all the RSS versions combined.
"To those developing products that use RSS: Find ways
now to address some of RSS' shortcomings—and dig for problems
heretofore unknown—so the technology doesn't become a burden on
those who decide to use it."
Agreed. While there has been a lot of press about the RSS vs. Atom
feuds, the reality is that there are a lot of people - including
myself - working together behind-the-scenes to resolve these
shortcomings and make sure that RSS achieves its promise.
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