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2012-08-31

Sony's New HMZ-T2 Personal 3D Virtual Reality Viewer

Sony trims the fat on latest Personal 3D Viewer headset

Along with its 84-inch 4K TV, Sony also chose IFA 2012 to unveil the latest version of its head-mounted Personal 3D Viewer. The successor to the HMZ-T1 we tried out at IFA last year, Sony claims the updated HMZ-T2 model boasts a sharper display, improved sound and is some 20 percent lighter, making it easier on the ol’ neck muscles.

Source: Sony trims the fat on latest Personal 3D Viewer headset

HMZ-T2 (HMZT2, HMZT2W.CEK) : Overview : TV & home cinema : Sony

HMZ-T2 Personal 3D Viewer
A personal cinematic home entertainment experience
Twin OLED HD screens, cross-talk free 3D viewing, virtual 5.1 surround sound & adaptable headphones

Play movies and games in High Definition 2D & 3D

Watch bright, clear, cross-talk free OLED screens

View for hours with Auto Colour Temperature

[...]

Enter a world of immersive entertainment
Light and comfortable, the Personal 3D Viewer is a head-mounted display for High Definition 2D and 3D viewing with virtual 5.1 surround sound. Perfect for movies and gaming, its twin OLED screens display vividly sharp images to absorb you in a truly personal experience.

Source: HMZ-T2 (HMZT2, HMZT2W.CEK) : Overview : TV & home cinema : Sony

Sony revamps Personal 3D Viewer with HMZ-T2 | Electronista

The biggest strength of the original model was its 3D image, which because of its true stereoscopic 3D effect delivered by separate OLED displays for each eye meant a pristine, cross-talk free, 3D image. Eye fatigue is also further reduced with the introduction of an auto-color temperature adjustment that gradually lowers the image tone intensity from blue to red. Other technical improvements achieved include a 24p True Cinema mode for viewing films at the speed as they are displayed in movie theaters.

Source: Sony revamps Personal 3D Viewer with HMZ-T2 | Electronista

Sony gets in your face with upgraded personal 3D viewer | Crave - CNET

Who wouldn't want to get up close and personal with a couple of vibrant OLED screens?

The HMZ-T2's profile looks like some sort of robo-fish.

Source: Sony gets in your face with upgraded personal 3D viewer | Crave - CNET

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2010-07-31

RayModeler Sony's 360-Degree Autostereoscopic 3D Display

The RayModeler 3D display you’re seeing in this video is a prototype of the kind of device sci-fi storytellers have been dreaming up for years. LED light sources allow you to see an image from all angles, 360 degrees. Objects like faces and people appear realistic giving viewers a sense of depth because the left and right eyes are seeing different images.

Collected from: RayModeler 3D prototype will be showcased at SIGGRAPH « SONY make.believe

Sony Introduces 360-Degree Autostereoscopic Display

At Siggraph 2010 in Los Angeles, Sony showcased the prototype of its 360-degree Autostereoscopic Display. Autostereoscopic technology is considered to be the future of 3D, and does not require special 3D glasses. The device, known as the Ray Modeler, is cylindrical in shape and features LED light sources to enable viewing of full color volumetric objects from all directions. It also allows users to control the display’s orientation with hand gestures.

Collected from: Sony Introduces 360-Degree Autostereoscopic Display - PSFK

SIGGRAPH 2010: Sony's 3D display doesn't require glasses

According to Sony, the system is the first display of its kind, featuring special LED light sources that show 360 unique, 24-bit color images in all directions. The user can even control the orientation of the display's content by using hand motions in proximity to the display (see video above).

Though the prototype seems far from being integrated into our everyday lives, Sony says that future iterations of their RayModeler will have many potential applications such as video entertainment, digital signage, education, museum displays, video games, advertising, and 3D telecommunication.

Collected from: SIGGRAPH 2010: Sony's 3D display doesn't require glasses - Core77

Sources

RayModeler 3D prototype will be showcased at SIGGRAPH « SONY make.believe
http://blog.discover.sonystyle.com/raymodeler-3d-prototype-will-be-showcased-at-siggraph
Sony Introduces 360-Degree Autostereoscopic Display - PSFK
http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/sony-introduces-360-degree-autostereoscopic-display.html
SIGGRAPH 2010: Sony's 3D display doesn't require glasses - Core77
http://www.core77.com/blog/technology/siggraph_2010_sonys_3d_display_doesnt_require_glasses__17026.asp

YouTube - Sony RayModeler, a 360-Degree Autostereoscopic Display Prototype
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BFKC-NKRFw
Sony takes 3D another 360 degrees further
http://www.examiner.com/x-12491-Dallas-PS3-Examiner~y2010m7d28-Sony-takes-3D-another-360-degrees-further
Sony Tech Can Show 3D Games Without A TV Screen
http://kotaku.com/5599391/sony-tech-can-show-3d-games-without-a-tv-screen

2010-07-16

Sony Cyber-shots with Sweep Panorama 3D Technology

Sony Cyber-shots go 3D

Collected from: Sony Cyber-shots go 3D | Crave - CNET

The world’s smallest 3D digital still cameras

Sony's newest Cyber-shot cameras, the DSC-TX9 and the DSC-WX5, are the world's smallest 3D cameras.
They are the first in Sony's range to utilize a single-lens, 3D Sweep Panorama system to capture stereoscopic images and have features that let you view simulated 3D images on the camera's LCD screen.

Collected from: The world’s smallest 3D digital still cameras - Gadgets & Tech, Life & Style - The Independent

Collected from: YouTube - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

What’s new in the world of Cyber-shot™?

The latest Cyber-shot models include advanced imaging technologies for stunning photographs every time. 3D Sweep Panorama lets you take amazing panoramic 3D photos and the Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor improves shooting capabilities and makes low light photography much easier.

Collected from: Latest Cyber-shot models : Sony : Sony

The power of 3D – in your hands

3D Sweep Panorama lets you take super wide, panoramic 3D pictures with your Cyber-shot camera. Select the 3D shooting mode and the 3D Sweep Panorama function and you’ll be able to capture any scene in true 3D - with just a sweep of your hand.

When you play the pictures back on a compatible 3D TV, you’ll be amazed by the depth, clarity and realism. Whether your subject is a wonderful view or a family gathering, you’ll be able to relive and share the moment like never before

Collected from: 3D cameras | 3D photography with Cyber-shot : Sony

Sony 3D TV Commercial HD

Collected from: YouTube - Sony 3D TV Commercial HD

Sources

Sony Cyber-shots go 3D | Crave - CNET
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20009918-1.html
The world’s smallest 3D digital still cameras - Gadgets & Tech, Life & Style - The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/the-worldrsquos-smallest-3d-digital-still-cameras-2024793.html
YouTube - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7RB3SfTH6c
Latest Cyber-shot models : Sony : Sony
http://www.sony.co.uk/hub/cyber-shot-digital-cameras/latest
3D cameras | 3D photography with Cyber-shot : Sony
http://www.sony.co.uk/hub/cyber-shot-digital-cameras/technology/3d-photography/article/3d-sweep-panorama
YouTube - Sony 3D TV Commercial HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHakQOLK3B4

Sony’s New Camera Shoots 3-D - Digits - WSJ
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/07/08/sonys-new-camera-shoots-3-d-just-dont-tell-anyone/
Sony Cyber-shot 3D Sweep Panorama mode makes 3D images with a traditional camera design : Obsessable Technology News
http://www.obsessable.com/news/2010/07/08/sony-cyber-shot-3d-sweep-panorama-mode-makes-3d-images-with-a-traditional-camera-design/
Sony Adds 3D Shooting to New Cyber-shot Cameras - PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/article/200591/sony_adds_3d_shooting_to_new_cybershot_cameras.html?tk=hp_new
Sony NEX camera firmware adds 3D Sweep Panorama: Digital Photography Review
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1007/10070101sonynexfirmwware.asp
Sony - 3D update for Sony’s NEX-5/NEX-3 cameras Free firmware adds 3D Sweep Panorama shooting : : News : Sony Europe Press Centre
http://presscentre.sony.eu/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=6021&NewsAreaID=2

2010-05-27

Sony's Rollable OLED Display

Sony unveils super-thin OLED screen that can be rolled around a pencil

Sony has developed was it calls 'the world's first' flexible colour video screen, that is so sheer it can be rolled around a pencil.

The Japanese electronics giant created the 4.1" across prototype using an ultra-thin flexible material covered in organic semiconductors.

The ultra-thin screen continues to show a clear picture even when it is rolled

Collected from: Sony unveils super-thin OLED screen that can be rolled around a pencil | Mail Online

Video: Sony’s new, super-thin OLED display wraps around a pencil

The display is just 80μm thick, offers 432 x 240 resolution (121 ppi), a contrast ratio of around 1,000:1, and produces 100 cd/m2 brightness. Sony says the OLED can be wrapped around a pencil with just a 4mm radius. And the OLED can actually continue to display images and video while being rolled up, which is (according to Sony) a world’s first.

Collected from: Video: Sony’s new, super-thin OLED display wraps around a pencil

Sony develops a rollable OLED screen

Collected from: YouTube - Sony develops a rollable OLED screen

May 26, 2010

Sony Develops a "Rollable" OTFT^*1-driven OLED Display that can wrap around a Pencil

-New developments with high performance organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) with an original organic semiconductor enable roll-up capabilities-

Technology Features
1. High performance OTFT with originally developed high-mobility and highly-stable organic semiconductor materials, PXX derivatives
[...]

2. Integration of a flexible gate-driver circuit with OTFTs
[...]

3. Enhancement of flexibility with all organic insulators in the OTFT and OLED integration circuit
[...]

4. Achieved display capable of reproducing moving images while rolled-up around cylinder with 4mm radius
[...]

Collected from: Sony Global - News Releases - Sony Develops a "Rollable" OTFT-driven OLED Display that can wrap around a Pencil

Sources

Sony unveils super-thin OLED screen that can be rolled around a pencil | Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1281620/Sony-unveils-super-OLED-screen-rolled-pencil.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Video: Sony’s new, super-thin OLED display wraps around a pencil
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/05/26/video-sonys-new-super-thin-oled-display-wraps-around-a-pencil/
YouTube - Sony develops a rollable OLED screen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OvTLg4i2_U
Sony Global - News Releases - Sony Develops a "Rollable" OTFT-driven OLED Display that can wrap around a Pencil
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201005/10-070E/index.html

SID - Society For Information Display
http://www.sid.org/
Sony Develops a “Rollable” OTFT-driven OLED Display that can wrap around a Pencil « Akihabara News
http://en.akihabaranews.com/47902/display/sony-develops-a-rollable-otft-driven-oled-display-that-can-wrap-around-a-pencil
Amazing: Sony's paper-thin 'rollable' flexible OLED display | ZDNet
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/amazing-sonys-paper-thin-rollable-flexible-oled-display/15136
Sony unveils ultrathin rollable OLED | Crave - CNET
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20006000-1.html
Sony Shows Rollable OLED Display - PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/article/197182/sony_shows_rollable_oled_display.html
Sony Rollable OTFT-driven OLED Display - HiTech Review
http://www.hitechreview.com/tv/sony-rollable-otft-driven-oled-display/24861/
Sony's rollable OLED display can wrap around a pencil, our hearts (video) -- Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/sonys-rollable-oled-display-can-wrap-around-a-pencil-our-heart/
Sony Rollable Colour OLED Display
http://www.gadgetvenue.com/sony-rollable-colour-oled-display-05263054/

2009-12-02

Sony's Mofiria Finger Vein Authentication Device

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Sony Goes from eReader to USB Finger Vein Reader

Sony's stretching into the security market with an alternative to the fingerprint scanner, the FVA-U1 USB Vein Authentication Device‏.

clipped from www.sony.net

Sony Develops Compact Sized, High Speed, High Accuracy Finger Vein Authentication Technology Dubbed "mofiria"

"mofiria" uses a unique method where a CMOS sensor diagonally captures scattered light inside the finger veins, making a plane layout possible. As a result, a small and more flexible design can be realized in building this technology into mobile devices.

Main characteristics of "mofiria"
1)
Compact size realized by "reflecting scattering light method"
2)
Fast data processing using a unique algorithm
3)
High accuracy and user-friendly interface with automatic correction of the finger position

clipped from www.sonyinsider.com

Sony hopes to attract businesses where security is key, hospitals, universities and information security specialists with this new product offering.

Sources:

SONY's OLED TVs

Clipped from: Sony OLED TV Showcased | Sony Insider

Sony OLED TV Showcased

Sony was one of the exhibitors at Display Expo held in Japan just last week and of course they showcased their OLED TVs. One of them was a prototype 21 inch OLED panel with 1366 by 768 resolution. The contrast ratio is the same as my XEL-1 which is 1000000 to 1. The design has dramatically changed and looks futuristic in a way with the stand fully integrated.

Clipped from: YouTube - Sony Unveils 21-inch OELD Prototype : DigInfo [HD]

Sony Unveils 21-inch OELD Prototype : DigInfo [HD]

Clipped from: Sony XEL-2 OLED TV

The XEL-1 OLED TV
In October 2007,Sony introduced the world's first OLED TV - the XEL-1. This first model is a highly priced (~2,500$), small sized (11") Television - more of a commercial-prototype than anything else, Sony only makes around a thousand units a month.

Sony's 27" OLED - the XEL-2?
Sony announced in May 2008 that they are working on a new TV. This one will be a 27" model - which is large enough to be called a television indeed. Sony even showed us a prototype of that screen (picture on the left).

Sony's 21" OLED prototypes
In April 2009, Sony displayed a new 21" OLED TV prototype. These TVs have a 1366x768 resolution, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and they are only 1.4mm thick. Will this be the XEL-2 TV?

Clipped from: Organic light-emitting diode - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Organic light-emitting diode
An organic light emitting diode (OLED), also light emitting polymer (LEP) and organic electro luminescence (OEL), is any light emitting diode (LED) whose emissive electroluminescent layer is composed of a film of organic compounds. The layer usually contains a polymer substance that allows suitable organic compounds to be deposited. They are deposited in rows and columns onto a flat carrier by a simple "printing" process. The resulting matrix of pixels can emit light of different colors.
Such systems can be used in television screens, computer displays, small, portable system screens such as cell phones and PDAs, advertising, information and indication. OLEDs can also be used in light sources for general space illumination, and large-area light-emitting elements. OLEDs typically emit less light per area than inorganic solid-state based LEDs which are usually designed for use as point-light sources.
A significant benefit of OLED displays over traditional liquid crystal displays (LCDs) is that OLEDs do not require a backlight to function. Thus they draw far less power and, when powered from a battery, can operate longer on the same charge. Because there is no need for a backlight, an OLED display can be much thinner than an LCD panel. Degradation of OLED materials has limited their use so far.^[1]

Clipped from: YouTube - Sony OELD DEMO at CES2007

2008-10-09

Sony’s Flexible OLED Display

clipped from living.oneindia.in

Foldable Computer And TV Screens To Be A Reality

Thanks to the efforts of researchers from Sony and the Max Planck Institute, now we may soon have computers that can be folded up to be put in the pocket and televisions sets that can be bended to view

Published in the New Journal of Physics, a study conducted by the researchers heralds the beginning of a technological revolution for screen displays. It demonstrates, for the first time, the possibility of bendable optically assessed organic light emitting displays, based on red or IR-A light upconversion.

clipped from www.techradar.com