Is it me or is SONY coming back to it's usual cool-self. I mean, even if you look only at engadget, for last couple of weeks, SONY has been coming up with a steller product line up! Rolly, OLED tv, Sonic-stage -less-walkmans, video-walkmans and yeah walkmans with tv tuners and so many different VAIOS for everyone. Isn't it kewl to see they are back on track innovating real "gadgets" like they did back when they were unstoppable. Of course they don't have that Apple-sort of hype where fan bois go ga-ga over anything apple throws out(ok may be except for iphone update 1.1.1), but looks like SONY has finally awakened! About time!
amen to that! :-) I've always had a soft spot for sony... the overall quality of their goods (hardware wise) has always been top notch... nice to see them innovating and releasing now without the damn businessmen screwing them up in every way possible (proprietary...proprietary....)
I can see they're trying to replicate their earlier self, but looking at the actual stuff they produce, they've a long way to go.
You know, the stuff they produced before were at the same time top technology, luxury, and practical. And those goods were mass produced.
I don't think Rolly (what's the point of this thing?), or OLED TV produced at 2000 units per year makes up for it.
Honestly, 2000 units per year. This is just PR product, when they drive it to a state when they feel confident mass producing their "gadgets" and people buying them, I'll arrive at your conclusion Sony is back to its old self.
Well, I guess SONY has always done lot of innovating! they didnt necessary have to be the biggest commercial success stories! remember that robo doggy? and there were bunch of portable gadgets apart from walkman, i.e. watchman which they discontinued after a while. Besides if SONY doesn't try things who would? So a succesful portfolio means lot of commercially successful products like trinitons and bravias and lot of innovations and concepts like rolly!
I used to be a bit of a SOny fanboy, back when the Trinitrons ruled the TV roost and they had an FM/AM Walkman with illuminated remote that was barely larger than the cassette that went in it. Soon thereafter, however, they dropped the ball. Competitors caught up (and passed 'em by), and Sony's rediculously high pricing an crappy service further dropped them into the pits of irrelevancy.
But now, it looks like they turned a new leaf and have at least refound their drive to produce cool gear, cutting edge stuff. The kind of stuff that you'd buy not only because it is something that you need (*cough*want*cough*), but you'll be showing off to your mates.
Sony may not be at the top yet, but I for one welcome them back into the fold.
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Is it me or is SONY coming back to it's usual cool-self. I mean, even if you look only at engadget, for last couple of weeks, SONY has been coming up with a steller product line up! Rolly, OLED tv, Sonic-stage -less-walkmans, video-walkmans and yeah walkmans with tv tuners and so many different VAIOS for everyone. Isn't it kewl to see they are back on track innovating real "gadgets" like they did back when they were unstoppable. Of course they don't have that Apple-sort of hype where fan bois go ga-ga over anything apple throws out(ok may be except for iphone update 1.1.1), but looks like SONY has finally awakened! About time!
amen to that! :-) I've always had a soft spot for sony... the overall quality of their goods (hardware wise) has always been top notch... nice to see them innovating and releasing now without the damn businessmen screwing them up in every way possible (proprietary...proprietary....)
Yeah, I think the same too. Well.. not the Rolly bit.
I can see they're trying to replicate their earlier self, but looking at the actual stuff they produce, they've a long way to go.
You know, the stuff they produced before were at the same time top technology, luxury, and practical. And those goods were mass produced.
I don't think Rolly (what's the point of this thing?), or OLED TV produced at 2000 units per year makes up for it.
Honestly, 2000 units per year. This is just PR product, when they drive it to a state when they feel confident mass producing their "gadgets" and people buying them, I'll arrive at your conclusion Sony is back to its old self.
Well, I guess SONY has always done lot of innovating! they didnt necessary have to be the biggest commercial success stories! remember that robo doggy? and there were bunch of portable gadgets apart from walkman, i.e. watchman which they discontinued after a while. Besides if SONY doesn't try things who would? So a succesful portfolio means lot of commercially successful products like trinitons and bravias and lot of innovations and concepts like rolly!
I used to be a bit of a SOny fanboy, back when the Trinitrons ruled the TV roost and they had an FM/AM Walkman with illuminated remote that was barely larger than the cassette that went in it. Soon thereafter, however, they dropped the ball. Competitors caught up (and passed 'em by), and Sony's rediculously high pricing an crappy service further dropped them into the pits of irrelevancy.
But now, it looks like they turned a new leaf and have at least refound their drive to produce cool gear, cutting edge stuff. The kind of stuff that you'd buy not only because it is something that you need (*cough*want*cough*), but you'll be showing off to your mates.
Sony may not be at the top yet, but I for one welcome them back into the fold.