Sony says it does not want a format war

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New music format from Sony

New music format from Sony 11/13/2003 04:07 PM
In an attempt to challenge Apple's current dominance of the exploding online music market, Sony has announced plans to embed on copy-protected CDs digital music files which can only be played on Sony-approved equipment. The files, which are encoded in a proprietary format, cannot be read by or stored on unapproved devices like Apple's iPod, but can easily be transfered to an approved portable device for portable playback. Critics of the plan point out past failures of copy protection...

Sony: We're open to avoiding a DVD
format war

Sony: We're open to avoiding a DVD
format war 04/16/2005 11:20 PM
ZDNet Apr 17 2005 3:04AM GMT

Sony Still Open To Single DVD Format

Sony Still Open To Single DVD Format 04/13/2005 05:58 PM
Sony Corp said on Wednesday it was open to discussions to create a single standard for the next generation of DVD discs, a move which could head off the looming threat of a major format war among the world's biggest technology companies.

Sony Says Open to Avoiding DVD Format
War

Sony Says Open to Avoiding DVD Format
War 04/13/2005 11:14 AM
Sony Corp said on Wednesday it was open to discussions to create a single standard for the next generation of DVD discs, a move which could head off the looming threat of a major format war among the world's biggest technology companies. "From the point of view to provide the best service to the consumer one format is better than two. We're open to discussions," Yukinori Kawauchi, general manager in charge of the next DVD format at Sony's Video Group, said in an interview.

But he added that specific proposals had yet to be tabled. "There's no visible progress to do that (create a single standard)," Kawauchi told Reuters at an event organized by Sony. The electronics industry is facing a battle between the so-called Blu-ray optical discs and HD DVD discs, two different new DVD formats which offer higher capacity than current DVDs.

News source: Reuters

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Sony Says Open to Avoiding DVD Format
War (Reuters)

Sony Says Open to Avoiding DVD Format
War (Reuters) 04/13/2005 11:23 AM
Reuters - Sony Corp said on Wednesday it was open to discussions to create a single standard for the next generation of DVD discs, a move which could head off the looming threat of a major format war among the world's biggest technology companies.

Sony unveils 12X Dual Format DVD burner

Sony unveils 12X Dual Format DVD burner 06/07/2004 07:40 AM
Sony Electronics today announced a new Dual RW DVD burner that can write to DVD+R discs at speeds up to 12X on certified 8X DVD+R media, allowing for a full write-once disc to be recorded in approximately six minutes, according to the press release...

Apple Backs Sony Format for DVD's

Apple Backs Sony Format for DVD's 03/14/2005 06:15 PM
Apple is backing Sony's Blu-ray format for the next generation of digital videodiscs, bolstering Sony's effort to dominate the $26 billion U.S. market for DVD's and players.

MGM Purchase Gives Sony An Edge In Disc
Format War

MGM Purchase Gives Sony An Edge In Disc
Format War 09/15/2004 09:50 AM

Sony Endorsing Open Graphics Format For
PS3

Sony Endorsing Open Graphics Format For
PS3 07/30/2004 03:48 PM

Know what?? SONY has gone crazy!!! its
got its own format called ATTRAC which
it forces u to use, on the prete

Know what?? SONY has gone crazy!!! its
got its own format called ATTRAC which
it forces u to use, on the prete 07/07/2004 01:21 AM
TechTree Jul 7 2004 5:43AM GMT

Solving The Online Music Format Mess...
With Another Format?

Solving The Online Music Format Mess...
With Another Format? 12/11/2003 02:43 AM
Now that every other company is starting a music download store (even if no one is making any money off of it), people are beginning to realize that maybe it makes sense to come up with a single format that works for anyone. Of course, some might say that we've already got formats that work, but the folks over in the recording industry seem to have a mental block when it comes to the formats that everyone likes to use. So, now, Microsoft, Universal Music and others, under the title of the Content Reference Forum, are teaming up to create a new music format - but one that makes it easier for them to make you buy the music. There aren't all that many details, but it appears to be going back to some of the very original concepts behind a hypertext system: that content only needs to be available once, and any time you want to access it, you just link to it. In other words, instead of offering downloadable music, the plan is to offer links to music that is served up remotely. Of course, one of the "features" of such a system is that the content providers can know (and, potentially, charge you) every time you want to hear that certain song. It's an interesting idea, but it seems to make the music less valuable. Suddenly, it can only be listened to from an internet connected machine, you don't actually own anything, and the big content providers get to keep a big database of exactly what songs you listen to when. Doesn't sound all that appealing to me. The one thing that it does have going for it, is that it allows people to "share" - if, by share, you mean point someone to a link and let them pay for it themselves.

Sony to Shrink PlayStation 2 September
17 - 12:18 PM ET News in Brief | Sony
Computer Entertainment is set to

Sony to Shrink PlayStation 2 September
17 - 12:18 PM ET News in Brief | Sony
Computer Entertainment is set to 09/17/2004 12:34 PM
BetaNews Sep 17 2004 5:16PM GMT

Sony and MBNA Launch the SonyCard, the
Official Sony Credit Card in the
Republic Of Ireland

Sony and MBNA Launch the SonyCard, the
Official Sony Credit Card in the
Republic Of Ireland 07/15/2004 03:32 AM
Sony and MBNA Ireland today announces the launch of the SonyCard Credit Card (www.SonyCard.ie) in the Republic of Ireland. [PRWEB Jul 15, 2004]

New Sony Cybershots, HP Photosmarts,
Including Sony T3 (Rawr!)

New Sony Cybershots, HP Photosmarts,
Including Sony T3 (Rawr!) 08/30/2004 09:56 AM

Gott im Himmel, ze cameras! There have been like two dozen new cameras announced in the last few weeks as various manufacturers start ramping up for Christmas, and Sony and HP are no exception. Among the new Sonys announced today are two pocket-sized beauties that I want right now: the T3, an update to the T1 and Japan-only T11, a 5.1-megapixel camera that is Sony's thinnest at less than three-quarters of an inch; and the DSC-L1, a candy bar 4.1-megapixel unit that is only 3.75-inches long. Just when I was ready to buy a new camera Sony has to muck it all up with at least two that really do it for me. Oh, and there's also the new DSC-V3, a 7-megapixel unit that looks mighty fine, as well.

The HPs, well, they are okay, but I'll be honest, they don't get me all riled up as much as the two featherweight cameras from Sony do. If they fixed the middling image quality of the T1 in the T3, that may be my next sidearm. Living Room has a bunch of the press releases, and I'll add to this post if any more info comes through during the day.

Read - Sony Cybershot T3 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - Sony Cybershot DSC-L1 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - Sony Cybershot DSC-V3 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - HP Photosmart R607 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - HP Photosmart M407 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - HP Photosmart M307 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - Sony Shows Off New Low-End Digicam [PCWorld (Yahoo)]

Sony PSP Launch Photos from Sony Metreon
San Francisco

Sony PSP Launch Photos from Sony Metreon
San Francisco 03/26/2005 04:13 PM
Mobile Tech Review Mar 26 2005 6:33PM GMT

While Sony Tries To Become Apple,
Samsung Tries To Become Sony

While Sony Tries To Become Apple,
Samsung Tries To Become Sony 05/13/2004 03:41 AM
Has anyone noticed that it's becoming increasingly difficult to tell Samsung from Sony? It appears that almost everything Sony does, Samsung does as well. So, it's really no surprise that a little over a month after Sony announced plans to build out retail stores more for advertising than for sales, Samsung plans to do the same thing. Of course, while Sony says they're more interested in using the stores for advertising, Samsung has gone one step further. They believe so strongly that this "store" is just for advertising that they won't sell you anything at the store. It's for showcasing products only. Also, a random note in the article, but the same week that Sony and Nintendo announced their plans for their next generation handheld gaming devices, this article also mentions that Samsung is planning for its own N-Gage like phone/gaming device. Apparently, the dismal failure of the N-Gage isn't enough to scare them off.

Which Format Will Win?

Which Format Will Win? 01/27/2004 06:26 PM
Apple will have to be innovative if it doesn't want to be marginalized once again. By Heather Green (BusinessWeek via MyAppleMenu)

Format 1.1

Format 1.1 12/29/2003 09:49 AM
A C++ format string library with printf-style format strings.

available in PDF format

available in PDF format 01/05/2005 06:43 PM
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Games win for Blu-ray DVD format

Games win for Blu-ray DVD format 01/07/2005 04:25 AM
BBC Jan 7 2005 8:17AM GMT

Format Woes

Format Woes 04/16/2004 11:38 AM
Opinion: Universal DVD recorders are great in concept. You no longer have to worry about whether you use DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW. But you do have to worry about which brand and where it's made. What's worse is that some are finicky about CD-RW media. This is supposed to be easier?

Is this camcorder in PAL format
available?

Is this camcorder in PAL format
available? 09/21/2004 10:11 PM
TechTree Sep 22 2004 2:37AM GMT

DateTime-Format-Pg-0.07

DateTime-Format-Pg-0.07 08/08/2004 05:29 PM

DateTime-Format-DBI-0.031

DateTime-Format-DBI-0.031 11/02/2003 10:51 PM

RFP: XML format for timelines

RFP: XML format for timelines 12/02/2003 01:28 AM

I'd like to see a simple XML format to express timelines with events on them, and a few tools to create this XML, turn them into Flash, HTML and such. The format should allow for merging timelines.

(Just some ideas:) A timeline exists of a StartingPoint, an EndPoint, and Events in between. Each Event is optionally identified by one or more URI's (for merging), has a required StartingPoint (datetime) and an optional EndPoint (datetime, for events that happen over time). Events can be nested within events. Each event can have a URL (semantics: where to go when user clicks on event), a title, a description and an image.

We should be able to express things like conferences, or a personal timeline in this format.

The format should allow merging: time is universal. The events can be merged based on having at least one URL that's the same. We should be able to merge your description of a conference (with your blog entries as events for example) with my description of the same conference.

Anyone interested in working out such a format?

HTML-Format-2.04

HTML-Format-2.04 06/02/2004 05:31 AM

Q: Markup format?

Q: Markup format? 03/14/2005 05:10 PM

Q: Which markup format do you use when posting?

Both Textile and Markdown are installed and I flip between them. When I want to post a lot of code without hassle I'll use Markdown because it seems smarter about that kind of thing. Most of the time, however, I want to just write so I'll use Textile; I find that it's a quick and mildly-intuitive way to access the various classes in my stylesheet for the myriad of things I do within this little block of space. Each has a purpose, so each gets used. I rarely enter raw HTML, and when I do it's typically to get around something broken in either markup format.

Et toi?

This entry was in Textile, for those keeping score. It is much easier to enter p(ps). or p(note). rather than <p class="ps"> or <p class="note">.

Change of format

Change of format 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
PHP Traveller is changing the format, moving from a regular weblog into a plain old web site. I am certainly not giving up on PHP, I am merely changing my strategy.

Syndication Format

Syndication Format 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
I realize I'm opening up a can of worms here, but I honestly want a solid answer. I'm hoping everyone can put aside their differences and help constructively. Flames and off-topic comments will be deleted liberally. Consider this a...

Fortran-Format-0.50

Fortran-Format-0.50 04/22/2004 05:37 PM

PHP Magazine in PDF Format

PHP Magazine in PDF Format 12/15/2003 12:55 PM
Software & Support Media, producers of the International PHP Conference, are pleased to announce a new monthly version of their print publication, the "International PHP Magazine", published in PDF format and distributed electronically. The first issue is available for free on the magazine's website.

DateTime-Format-Pg-0.060

DateTime-Format-Pg-0.060 06/20/2004 06:57 AM

Fortran-Format-0.53

Fortran-Format-0.53 05/25/2004 10:27 AM

Fortran-Format-0.52

Fortran-Format-0.52 05/25/2004 12:39 AM

Battle Over Next DVD Format

Battle Over Next DVD Format 12/31/2003 12:27 AM
New York Times Dec 31 2003 0:15AM ET

Forward with the format

Forward with the format 04/19/2004 09:47 PM
USA Today Apr 20 2004 1:51AM GMT

DVD format war looms

DVD format war looms 04/19/2004 07:04 PM

Fortran-Format-0.51

Fortran-Format-0.51 04/23/2004 05:53 PM

DateTime-Format-Pg-0.06

DateTime-Format-Pg-0.06 06/20/2004 06:57 AM

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