Queen Liz: Sony remotes are too hard to use

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Queen Elizabeth Pooh-Poohs Sony Remotes

Queen Elizabeth Pooh-Poohs Sony Remotes 06/24/2005 04:03 PM

Wow, Sony can't catch a break. First the Queen of England buys an iPod mini. Then, at a luncheon with new Sony CEO Howard Stringer—a known Englishman Welshman (Welsh, English, whatev! Don't make us bomb you.)—the Queen chided him for making products that are difficult to use. "I have a lot of trouble with your remote controls," she's quoted. "Too many arrows."

What Queen Elizabeth II neglected to admit, however, is that due to the long history of in-marriage in the Hapsburg line, she has only a single lobster claw at the tip of each arm.

Sony products are too much trouble - The Queen [Macworld]

Sony Pocket Bit Pro, 2GB USB Hard Drive

Sony Pocket Bit Pro, 2GB USB Hard Drive 06/21/2004 09:06 AM

I could have sworn we already mentioned this, but the Oracle of Search says otherwise. Apparently, Sony's getting into the "mini hard drive masquerading as USB flash drive" game with their new Pocket Bit Pro USD-2G, a simple-enough little device that differentiates itself from the crowd mostly by its automatic data synchronization feature. By pressing the AutoSync button on the drive (you might want to plug it into the computer first), the Pocket Bit Pro will back up pre-selected folders and sub-folders, saving versions (as space allows) up to ten generations back. Pretty slick stuff, but you'll pay the Sony premium for the convenience -- the Pocket Bit Pro will retail for over $300 when it ships in July.
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It's Hard To Commit: Apple Or Sony?

It's Hard To Commit: Apple Or Sony? 08/07/2004 01:36 AM
I'm not placing bets on the long-term victor. Apple has floundered too many times in its history to be counted on, even now. And Sony could succeed, somewhat like Microsoft, on sheer size and momentum. By Victoria Shannon, International Herald Tribune (via MyAppleMenu)

Another Hard Disk Sony Video Player?

Another Hard Disk Sony Video Player? 08/02/2004 10:25 AM

So there's stink about this one possibly being a fake, but there's a new Sony hard disk-based video player on Japanese website CD Report that claims to have a 20GB hard drive crammed into a unit just a hair bigger than the iPod mini (hence, the fake rumors). If it is legit, it is supposed to be released sometime around Christmas for a price in the neighborhood of $450 - not a bad price if it ends up being the real deal.

Of course, Sony learned from the HMP-A1 that people might actually like players that could support native MP3 playback, so the new unit is rumored to have only ATRAC support (that means, basically, that this thing will be a dud as a music player).

Re ad - The SONY next machine HDD prayer estimate (Japanese) [Nifty via PMW via DAPreview]

Update: Okay, we're talking fake here. Babelfish failed me and the intern is probably curled up in a nest of barely-legal college hotties. At least he better be.

Sony Storage Gizmo Uses 1-Inch Hard
Drive

Sony Storage Gizmo Uses 1-Inch Hard
Drive 07/06/2004 03:12 PM
Consumers interested in portable storage gained a new option Tuesday, when Sony Electronics unveiled a 2-Gbyte solution that takes up the space of a business card.

Sony adds hard drive 'airbag' to MP3
player

Sony adds hard drive 'airbag' to MP3
player 04/06/2005 07:35 AM
Drop it and your music's safe, apparently

Sony NW-HD1: A New Walkman-Branded Hard
Disk Player?

Sony NW-HD1: A New Walkman-Branded Hard
Disk Player? 06/23/2004 10:52 AM

Item! I have it on good word that Sony is planning on launching another hard drive-based music player, called the Sony NW-HD1. It's all rumor at this point, of course, but according to my source it will be branded under the Walkman name and has "far better styling than the Vaio offer." Sony is apparently shopping it around to various outlets now to see what people think in preparation of an autumn launch. If anyone can grab me a picture of this mythical new unit, I would bake you the most delicious cupcake man has ever baked. Developing!

Related
Sony VAIO Pocket Review, iPod Comparison [Gizmodo]
Sony's HMP-A1 VAIO Video Pocket [Gizmodo]

Sony To Make Hard Drive Music Player

Sony To Make Hard Drive Music Player 04/20/2004 07:17 AM
Sony's going to make a hard drive-based MP3 player to compete with the iPod, according to this Times story, but they aren't throwing in the towel with MiniDisc and MemoryStick, either. It makes sense; why wouldn't Sony produce a little bit of everything, then let the consumer decide? All the...

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 AM
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. 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 iPod with new
hard-disk Walkman (MacCentral)

Sony takes aim at iPod with new
hard-disk Walkman (MacCentral) 07/01/2004 08:53 AM
MacCentral - 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 Releases Internet-Enabled,
Hard-Disk Video Recorder

Sony Releases Internet-Enabled,
Hard-Disk Video Recorder 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Linking the entertainment value of video recording with the brains of a home computer and the breadth of the Internet, Japan's Sony Corporation has unveiled a device that seeks out and records television programs it believes its owners would want to watch.

Sony Unveils Hard Drive Based VAIO for
Music, Video

Sony Unveils Hard Drive Based VAIO for
Music, Video 05/12/2004 02:25 PM

Are remotes out of control?

Are remotes out of control? 07/06/2004 10:03 AM

A script to enable Keyspan DMR with
other remotes

A script to enable Keyspan DMR with
other remotes 06/24/2005 09:45 PM
Although the Keyspan Digital Media Remote (DMR) comes with a code map for JVC VCR remotes, remotes from some other brands also work, if you can find out the codes. To that end, I have created a web page with a script that co...

Jakob Nielsen's remotes are out of
control.

Jakob Nielsen's remotes are out of
control. 06/09/2004 08:48 PM
Jakob Nielsen's remotes are out of control. I bought the Sony universal remote with the most buttons I could find, and yet it still doesn't have enough buttons to properly control a Sony DVD player (it's missing the prev/next chapter buttons). So you don't even need multi-vendor equipment to suffer from problems.

DMCA Doesn't Protect Garage Door Remotes

DMCA Doesn't Protect Garage Door Remotes 11/16/2003 05:07 PM

Salling Clicker - Use handheld devices
as Mac remotes

Salling Clicker - Use handheld devices
as Mac remotes 09/16/2004 11:13 AM
The macosxhints Rating:[Score: 10 out of 10] Developer: Salling Software / [Product Page] Price: $19.95 / 30-click demo available This week's Pick of the Week is somewhat delayed, due to my travels this week. It's also...

For Recruiters, a Hard Toll From a Hard
Sell

For Recruiters, a Hard Toll From a Hard
Sell 03/26/2005 01:14 PM
The Army's recruiters are being challenged with one of the hardest selling jobs the military has asked of them in the nation's history, and many say the demands are taking a toll.

Branding is Hard (Rock Hard. And
Glistening)

Branding is Hard (Rock Hard. And
Glistening) 09/17/2004 02:39 PM

I just... I don't know what to say. There are a thousand reasons not to use the word 'suck' in your product name - especially if your product is, you know, a clock. "Suck bubble" isn't really any better, guys.

That's almost worse than the Bluetake Headsets. (Thanks, Allen!)

Read - Product Page [EC21]

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]

Fit for a Queen

Fit for a Queen 06/17/2005 04:51 PM
John Kay reports for Britain’s The Sun newspaper, “The Queen has joined the hi-tech revolution and splashed out on the world’s hottest gadget — an iPod. The 79-year-old monarch despatched a flunkey to buy the mini digital music player which has become all the rage.” [Jun 17, 2005]

Did I just see the Red Queen go by?

Did I just see the Red Queen go by? 07/14/2004 11:49 AM
Well, I've got the laptop back from repair (for the fourth time) and after two days of getting it in order (It went in with a bad 20G drive with 10.3.4 on it, came back with a 30G drive with 10.2 on it, and my full-system backups turned out to be useless. Important safey tip--rsync is useless for any file with a resource fork, including all OS 9 apps, many (if not all) Carbon apps, and a goodly number of data and system files) I'm finally up and running. It's kind of amazing how many update passes the damned thing...

The Queen of All Evil

The Queen of All Evil 04/25/2004 08:52 PM
The Queen of All Evil .. new digs

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casino queen

casino queen 04/18/2005 06:04 PM
After breakfast, I came back upstairs to work on Games of our Lives. I got into the elevator, and held...

The queen of nice

The queen of nice 02/10/2004 06:47 AM
What's not to like about Norah Jones' new "Feels Like Home"? Nothing. Then again, what's there to like?

I AM the press pot queen

I AM the press pot queen 03/19/2003 10:25 PM
It's raining so no bike riding for Steve so I wowed him with my computer skills and upgraded him then...

Message from the Queen

Message from the Queen 03/14/2005 04:29 PM
Welcome to those who've stumbled onto this weblog via the various pickups of the Associated Press article! The AP article captures well the sense of humor that we have at the company. We have fun at work and we're certain...

How To Dress A Queen

How To Dress A Queen 04/08/2005 10:37 AM
The April 8 issue of LIFE Magazine provides a two page article on Trisha Biggar and the costume design of Episode III. Click on the images above for a peek at the pages. And for more insight into the costuming process, be sure to check out Dressing A Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars due September 15 from Chronicles Books. It will ship in both a regular and limited edition. LIFE Magazine can be found in the Friday or weekend editions of many newspapers.

Jones Goes From Queen of 100 to Also-Ran

Jones Goes From Queen of 100 to Also-Ran 07/11/2004 12:02 AM
Marion Jones, who never used to lose, finished fifth in the 100 meters at the Olympic Track and Field trials.

Queen Of Hearts

Queen Of Hearts 12/17/2004 06:27 PM

You buy a Mac because it works and is a pleasure to use. By Garry Barker, The Age

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

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)]

Specialists honoured by Queen

Specialists honoured by Queen 06/12/2004 04:49 AM
Doctors are among the dozens of health workers recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Jungle queen 'is set to earn £2m'

Jungle queen 'is set to earn £2m' 02/10/2004 01:28 PM
Kerry McFadden could be on the verge of a £2m career boost after I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

Queen Buys Apple

Queen Buys Apple 06/17/2005 03:35 PM

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the COmmonwealth, and Defender of the Faith, has bought a nice looking and reassuringly expensive iPod. By Nick Farrell, The Inquirer

Long Live The Queen

Long Live The Queen 06/17/2005 03:36 PM

Do you want to peek into the Queen's iPod playlist, or do you want to see the Queen dancing in Apple's iPod advertisement? Doesn't matter, cause the Untangled Wibrary has them both.

Queen launches QM2 liner

Queen launches QM2 liner 01/08/2004 07:13 PM
The Queen officially launches the world's biggest passenger liner, amid celebrations in Southampton.

Queen leads D-Day commemorations

Queen leads D-Day commemorations 06/06/2004 12:07 AM
The Queen and world heads of state are in Normandy to witness a parade by British D-Day veterans.
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