Sony's Discman, eagerly awaited item at trade show, is unveiled privately
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Sony Corp did not show its Data Discman, a hand-held reference computer, at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, but the much-anticipated product, which is being marketed in Japan, was shown at private events at the Four Seasons Hotel. The Data Discman is compared to an electronic book. It is the size of a large, fat wallet and weighs 1.5 pounds. Users can search various reference materials, such as encyclopedias, entertainment guidebooks and medical reference books, through the Discman. The palm-sized computer has a flip-up screen and a tiny keyboard. It incorporates a three-inch compact disc, and it can hold the equivalent of 80,000 pages of text or 32,000 graphic images. Japanese models of the Discman, which play discs with reference materials from law books, medical dictionaries and even an encyclopedia of baseball, sell in Japan for about $450. Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc has a rival product, the hand-held Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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Sony, Philips announce plans to enter video-game market with CD machines
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Philips Electronics NV with its partner Nintendo of America Inc, and Sony Corp, arouse interest at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show, indicating new directions for the video-game market, which is currently valued at $6 billion. Sony has announced, on Friday, May 31, 1991, a system called Play Station, which will use CD (compact disc) technology. Play Station will employ what Sony calls a 'super disc,' which will translate into high-quality sound and images. Philips and Nintendo announced, on Saturday, Jun 1, that they will jointly develop a compact-disc player that will connect to Nintendo's Super Nintendo Entertainment System. These announcements imply war in the video game industry. Industry observers expect that the industry will be splintered permanently.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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Sony and Sega plan movielike video games
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Sony Corp and Sega Enterprises Ltd have reached an agreement to cooperatively develop what will be the next generation of video games, which will include live actors, movie-like plots and high-quality sound. Sony and Sega are attempting to challenge industry leader Nintendo Company Ltd with CD video game machines and CD video games. Sega has announced plans for a $299 CD system that will include an audio CD album and three video game discs. The system will be in US stores in Oct 1992 and 20 CD games will be available in the fall of 1992. Sony's entertainment division, which includes Columbia Pictures and the former CBS Records, will provide movie and music concepts for the video games.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1992
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