In June 1985, the computer readable CD-ROM ( read-only memory ) and, in 1990, CD-Recordable were introduced, also developed by both Sony and Philips.

* Digital Audio Tape cartridge, a recording and playback medium introduced by Sony in 1987

Digital video was first introduced commercially in 1986 with the Sony D-1 format, which recorded an uncompressed standard definition component video signal in digital form instead of the high-band analog forms that had been commonplace until then.

* HDCAM was introduced by Sony as a high-definition alternative to DigiBeta.

The devices introduced many new features to the PDA market, such as a jog-wheel interface, high-resolution displays, and Sony technologies like Memory Stick slots and ATRAC3 audio playback.

The Sony GV-8 Video Walkman was introduced in 1989.

Sony Ericsson president Miles Flint, claiming to have sold over three million Walkman phones, introduced their sixth Walkman branded phone, the W950, at the 3GSM Congress in 2006.

By the time Sony came up with MiniDisc in late 1992, Philips had introduced a competing system, DCC ( the digital compact cassette ).

Lyman, along with Simon Ferguson ( Wireds first advertising manager ), introduced revolutionary ad campaigns by a diverse group of industry leaders — such as Apple Computer, Intel, Sony, Calvin Klein, and Absolut — to the readers of the first technology publication with a lifestyle slant.

Digital Audio Tape ( DAT or R-DAT ) is a signal recording and playback medium developed by Sony and introduced in 1987.

One of the most significant examples of a PCM adaptor-based system was the Sony PCM-1600 digital audio mastering system, introduced in 1978.

In 2004, Sony introduced the Hi-MD Walkman with the ability to record in linear PCM.

Sony introduced a battery-powered portable stereo cassette recorder in 1970.

During the run of Hogan's Heroes, co-star Richard Dawson introduced Crane ( a photography enthusiast ) to John Henry Carpenter, who worked with the video department at Sony Electronics and had access to early video tape recorders.

In 1969, Sony introduced a prototype for the first widespread video cassette, the 3 / 4 " ( 1. 905 cm ) composite U-matic system, which Sony introduced commercially in September 1971 after working out industry standards with other manufacturers.

Sony continued its hold on the professional market with its ever-expanding 1 / 2 " ( 1. 27 cm ) component video Betacam family ( introduced in 1982 ), which, in its digital variants, is still among the professional market leaders.

Because D-1 was extremely expensive, the composite D-2 and D-3 ( by Sony and Panasonic, respectively ) were introduced soon after.

Sony introduced another camcorder cassette format called MicroMV, but consumer interest was low due to the proprietary nature of the format and limited support for anything but low-end Windows video editors, and Sony shipped the last MicroMV unit in 2005.

* Digital Audio Tape, a signal recording and playback medium developed by Sony and introduced in 1987

Sony, which had introduced the Betamax home videocassette tape a year earlier, became the main competitor for JVC's VHS format into the 1980s, creating the videotape format war.

* November – Sony introduced the Betamax video recorder in the US, which came in a teakwood console with a 19 " color TV set and retailed for $ 2, 495

IBM, Sony and Lanier, as well as several smaller makers of voice-mail systems, licensed the Sudbury patent for their voice-mail systems.

Following the success of the TR-63 Sony continued to make their transistor radios smaller.

Currently Panasonic, Sony and JVC are the only mainstream manufacturers that make 3D camcorders though several smaller manufacturers also market pocket camcorders but these are often only available online, not in retail outlets.

Similarly the smaller formats of microcassette, developed by Olympus and minicassette, developed by Sony for applications requiring lower audio fidelity such as dictation and telephone answering machines.

Sony Online Entertainment ( SOE ) is a game development and game publishing division of Sony that is best known for creating massively multiplayer online games, including EverQuest, EverQuest II, The Matrix Online, PlanetSide, Star Wars Galaxies, Free Realms, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, DC Universe Online and other smaller games in development.

In 2006 Sony replaced the HDR-HC1 with the smaller and cheaper HDR-HC3, which featured an incrementally improved CMOS chip, but omitted some features of its predecessor.

The company, which evolved into Sony Music, was founded in 1929 as the American Record Corporation ( ARC ) through the merger of several smaller record companies.

U-matic is also available in a smaller cassette size, officially known as U-Matic S. Much like VHS-C, U-Matic S was developed as a more portable version of U-Matic, to be used in smaller-sized S-format recorders such as the aforementioned Sony VO-3800, as well as the later VO-4800, VO-6800, VO-8800, BVU-50, BVU-100 and BVU-150 models from Sony, among others from Sony, Panasonic, JVC and other manufacturers.

The FP31 was smaller and lighter than other similar products at that time, small enough to be held in the palm of a hand and weighing just 2. 2 pounds, positioning it as an ideal complement to the one-piece Sony Betacam video camera which had been widely adopted by remote video broadcast crews.

Lenses designed for the smaller digital formats include Canon EF-S lenses, Nikon DX lenses, Olympus Four Thirds System lenses, Sigma DC lenses, Tamron Di-II lenses, Pentax DA lenses, and Sony Alpha ( SAL ) DT & E lenses.

Whilst using the same UIQ platform as the P990, it has a smaller form factor based on the Sony Ericsson M600 and updated hardware.

On 28 February 2008, Sony made a similar announcement, of impending sale to a consortium led by American investment banking giant ( now bank holding company ) Morgan Stanley.

Sony is now selling an Android compatible wrist watch called Sony SmartWatch.

Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette players, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of former Sony Ericsson mobile phones.

* Columbia Records, an American record label founded in 1888, now owned by Sony Music Entertainment

Due to technical delays, DAT was not launched until 1989, and by then the U. S. dollar had fallen so far in relation to the yen that the introductory DAT machine Sony had intended to market for about $ 400 in the late 1980s now had to retail for $ 800 or even $ 1000 to break even, putting it out of reach for most users.

is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square ( now Square Enix ) for the Sony PlayStation video game console.

The postmodern architecture | postmodern Sony Building ( New York ) | AT & T Building, now the Sony Building

The AT & T Building in Manhattan, now the Sony Building, was completed in 1984 and was immediately controversial for its neo-Georgian pediment ( Chippendale top ).

For these first two years, the Australian Record Company ( ARC ), now known as Sony Music handled the Australian distribution.

After Sony received the prototype they enlarged the data bits and moved the data locations ; the eight digital audio channels are now recorded on ( and recovered from ) the edges of the film.

More recent decades have seen factories constructed in the city by Sony ( now closed ) and Michelin Corporations, together with the emergence of a local arts and music scene complete with an art museum, several theaters, symphony orchestra, dance troupe and other cultural amenities.

In 1990, following a series of major takeovers that saw CBS Records acquired by the Sony Corporation of Japan, EMI sold its remaining rights to the Columbia name to Sony and the label is now operated exclusively throughout the world by Sony Music Entertainment ; except in Japan where the trade mark is owned by Columbia Music Entertainment,

The back catalogue is now owned by Sony Music Entertainment who bought out CBS in 1987.

Later advances in digital technology has led RCA ( now owned by Sony Music ) to claim further enhancement of the sound of the magnetic tapes for additional reissues, changing original equalization balances and adding acoustical enhancement ; but critics are divided in their judgment.

However, American's current roster ( except Tom Petty ) was transferred to BMG successor Sony BMG ( now Sony Music Entertainment ) in mid-2007 after a legal battle between Warner and Rubin over the details of their former arrangement, in which American Recordings would sign and provide creative services for artists, while Warner Bros. was only to handle promotion, sales, marketing, and distribution because Rubin was prompted to move his label with his appointment to co-chairman of Columbia Records in the Spring of 2007.

In March, he defeated Yannick Noah in the semifinals of the Lipton International Players Championships in Key Biscayne, Florida ( now known as the Sony Ericsson Open ) to set up a final match with world no.

With a few exceptions, the bulk of CTI's recordings is now owned by Sony Music Entertainment.

In 1938, the multi-million dollar administration building built on the old MGM Studios in Culver City – now Sony Pictures Studios – was named for Thalberg.

After the expiration of Sony's Trinitron patent, manufacturers like Mitsubishi ( whose monitor production is now part of NEC Display Solutions ) were free to use the Trinitron design for their own product line without license from Sony although they could not use the Trinitron name.