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Sony, Olympus set up medical joint venture

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Katsumoto (L), president of Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., shakes hands with Takashi Fukaya, executive vice president of the new company, at a press conference in Tokyo on April 16, 2013. Sony Olympus Medical Solutions is a joint venture formally established the same day by merging the medical businesses of Sony Corp. and Olympus Corp., with an eye to marketing new endoscopes and other medical equipment.

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Sony to introduce new high-definition video cameras

TOKYO, Japan - A marketing assistant shows off a new high-definition video camera which Sony Corp. will introduce on Sept. 10 at a press conference in Tokyo on July 19. Sony said it plans to boost the high-definition share of its video camera sales in Japan to more than 50 percent in volume terms from the present 30 percent.

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Sony introduces PC device to view Japanese TV programs overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Sept. 5 it will release on Oct. 1, 2005, a new device (shown by woman) that enables personal computer users to watch Japanese television programs from abroad through the Internet.

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Sony unveils PDA with organic EL display featuring crisp video

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc., a Sony Corp. arm, said on Sept. 14 it will start selling a personal digital assistant equipped with organic electroluminescent display (in handout photo), a next-generation monitor featuring crisp video. The CLIE PEG-VZ90 to be put on the market on Sept. 25 will likely sell for 95,000 yen, Sony officials said.

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Sony unveils new version of robot dog Aibo

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. on Sept. 4 unveiled a new version of the robot dog Aibo (in photo), featuring better image-recognition functions and an improved body mechanism allowing it to move more fluidly. The Aibo ERS-7 will sell for 185,000 yen and orders will be accepted from Sept. 27 with shipment scheduled for early November, the marketing unit of Sony Corp. said.

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Sony to release TVs with high-speed Internet access

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Aug. 4 it will release two digital high-definition plasma TV models with high-speed Internet access this fall. The 42-inch KDE-P42HZ1 (in photo) will be put on the market on Sept. 10 and the 50-inch KDE-P50HZ1 on Oct. 10 at suggested retail prices of 1.15 million yen and 1.4 million yen, respectively, the Sony Corp. group firm said.

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Sony to release TVs with high-speed Internet access

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Aug. 4 it will release two digital high-definition plasma TV models with high-speed Internet access this fall. The 42-inch KDE-P42HZ1 (in photo) will be put on the market on Sept. 10 and the 50-inch KDE-P50HZ1 on Oct. 10 at suggested retail prices of 1.15 million yen and 1.4 million yen, respectively, the Sony Corp. group firm said.

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Sony unveils 'Blu-ray Disc' optical disk recorder-player

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. said March 3 it will start marketing on April 10 an ultra-large-memory ''Blu-ray Disc'' video recorder-player (in photo) combining optical disk and blue laser technologies. The Blu-ray Disc provides 23 gigabyte storage memory capacity -- five times that of DVD.

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Sony to sell futuristic version of AIBO robot pet

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc., the sales unit of Sony Corp., said Nov. 8 it will introduce on Nov. 23 a futuristic version of the AIBO dog-like robot pet - the AIBO Entertainment Robot ERS-220. The new AIBO model has 19 LEDs and multiple enhanced touch sensors from head to tail for better emotional expression. It will be priced at 180,000 yen.

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Sony to sell bear version of 'Aibo' robot pet

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc., the sales unit of consumer electronics giant Sony Corp., said Sept. 5 it will introduce a bear version of the ''Aibo'' dog-like robot pet (pictured) on Sept. 22. Modeled on a bear cub, the new version comes in white and black and will be priced at 98,000 yen, more than 50,000 yen cheaper than its previous dog and lion versions. The latest version, called ''Latte'' in white and ''Macaron'' in black, is equipped with 15 motors to mimic bear cub movements and respond to 75 oral signals, 1.5 times more than the previous versions, Sony Marketing said.

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Sony unveils PDA with organic EL display featuring crisp video

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc., a Sony Corp. arm, said on Sept. 14 it will start selling a personal digital assistant equipped with organic electroluminescent display (in handout photo), a next-generation monitor featuring crisp video. The CLIE PEG-VZ90 to be put on the market on Sept. 25 will likely sell for 95,000 yen, Sony officials said. (Kyodo)

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Sony Marketing to introduce card-sized digital camera

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. will sell a card-sized digital still camera (photo) from April 15. The Cyber-shot DSC-T7, whose thinnest part is 9.8 millimeters, is a 5.1 million pixel camera with a 3X optical zoom lens. The camera will sell for around 55,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Sony to sell futuristic version of AIBO robot pet

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc., the sales unit of Sony Corp., said Nov. 8 it will introduce on Nov. 23 a futuristic version of the AIBO dog-like robot pet - the AIBO Entertainment Robot ERS-220. The new AIBO model has 19 LEDs and multiple enhanced touch sensors from head to tail for better emotional expression. It will be priced at 180,000 yen.

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Sony starts accepting orders for new version of robot dog Aibo

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said on Oct. 6 it has begun accepting orders online for a new version of the robot dog Aibo, the Aibo ERS-7M2 (photo), featuring software that allows it to be remotely controlled via a personal computer. The Aibo ERS-7M2 carries a suggested retail price of 194,250 yen. (Kyodo)

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Sony unveils 'Blu-ray Disc' optical disk recorder-player

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. said March 3 it will start marketing on April 10 an ultra-large-memory ''Blu-ray Disc'' video recorder-player (in photo) combining optical disk and blue laser technologies. The Blu-ray Disc provides 23 gigabyte storage memory capacity -- five times that of DVD. (Kyodo)

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Sony to sell bear version of 'Aibo' robot pet

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc., the sales unit of consumer electronics giant Sony Corp., said Sept. 5 it will introduce a bear version of the ''Aibo'' dog-like robot pet (pictured) on Sept. 22. Modeled on a bear cub, the new version comes in white and black and will be priced at 98,000 yen, more than 50,000 yen cheaper than its previous dog and lion versions. The latest version, called ''Latte'' in white and ''Macaron'' in black, is equipped with 15 motors to mimic bear cub movements and respond to 75 oral signals, 1.5 times more than the previous versions, Sony Marketing said.

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Sony displays 4k high-resolution security camera

Sony Corp. displays a prototype 4k high-resolution security camera at its booth at a security-themed fair in Tokyo on March 5, 2015. The electronics giant will start marketing the product as early as this summer at a time when demand for surveillance cameras is expected to expand in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony enhances audio headphone lineup for Thai youngsters

Sony Thai Co. marketing department head Tetsutaka Suda (2nd from R) and marketing manager for visual sound products Kessaree Marnee-in (2nd from L) display audio products lineup at a press conference in Bangkok on Sept. 26, 2017. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony introduces PC device to view Japanese TV programs overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Sept. 5 it will release on Oct. 1, 2005, a new device (shown by woman) that enables personal computer users to watch Japanese television programs from abroad through the Internet. (Kyodo)

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Sony to introduce new high-definition video cameras

TOKYO, Japan - A marketing assistant shows off a new high-definition video camera which Sony Corp. will introduce on Sept. 10 at a press conference in Tokyo on July 19. Sony said it plans to boost the high-definition share of its video camera sales in Japan to more than 50 percent in volume terms from the present 30 percent. (Kyodo)

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Sony unveils new version of robot dog Aibo

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. on Sept. 4 unveiled a new version of the robot dog Aibo (in photo), featuring better image-recognition functions and an improved body mechanism allowing it to move more fluidly. The Aibo ERS-7 will sell for 185,000 yen and orders will be accepted from Sept. 27 with shipment scheduled for early November, the marketing unit of Sony Corp. said. (Kyodo)

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Sony to launch card-sized video camera

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. will put on sale the world's smallest and lightest video camera (photo) on the domestic market Oct. 18, the company said Sept. 3. The 1.07 megapixel DCR-IP1K video camera is almost the same size as a card, measuring 39 millimeters in width, 91mm in height and 69mm in length, and weighing 230 grams, excluding the battery. (Kyodo)

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Sony to release TVs with high-speed Internet access

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Aug. 4 it will release two digital high-definition plasma TV models with high-speed Internet access this fall. The 42-inch KDE-P42HZ1 (in photo) will be put on the market on Sept. 10 and the 50-inch KDE-P50HZ1 on Oct. 10 at suggested retail prices of 1.15 million yen and 1.4 million yen, respectively, the Sony Corp. group firm said. (Kyodo)

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Sony to introduce software to make AIBO charge on its own

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Oct. 10 it will introduce two new software products for the AIBO pet robot in November. One of them, ''Oriko (good boy) AIBO,'' will enable the robot to gauge its remaining battery life and, if low, the canine will start walking toward a charger and sit down on it. Another software package, ''Kawaii (cute) AIBO,'' will give the robot the ability to make autonomous, friendly moves, such as making a handstand and kissing a human hand. (Kyodo)

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Sony to sell bear version of 'Aibo' robot pet

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc., the sales unit of consumer electronics giant Sony Corp., said Sept. 5 it will introduce a bear version of the ''Aibo'' dog-like robot pet (pictured) on Sept. 22. Modeled on a bear cub, the new version comes in white and black and will be priced at 98,000 yen, more than 50,000 yen cheaper than its previous dog and lion versions. The latest version, called ''Latte'' in white and ''Macaron'' in black, is equipped with 15 motors to mimic bear cub movements and respond to 75 oral signals, 1.5 times more than the previous versions, Sony Marketing said.

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Sony Marketing to sell earphone Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an earphone Walkman that Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. will begin selling on April 21. The 95-gram NW-E8P features all the functions of a music player. Users will use software included with the Walkman to download music files from personal computers.