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Portable player celebrates 30th birthday Associated Press Sony Corp. employee Rumi Yamaguchi looks at Sony Walkmans including the first Walkman at a special display that opened Wednesday commemorating the music player_s 30th anniversary. TOKYO – When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go – a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony Corp. is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry once exemplified in the Walkman, which this week had its 30th anniversary marked with a special display at Sony’s corporate archives. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company lost $1.02 billion in the fiscal year ended March – its first annual loss in 14... [read full story]
by: The Mole November 25, 2009 | about: I was going to write today that on the eve of Thanksgiving it almost looked as if bulls and bears are too busy to do their Christmas shopping and have agreed to not do any harm to the...
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 24--Five South American countries have adopted Japan's format for terrestrial digital broadcasting--the apparent result of Japanese technological excellence and the government's aggressive...
TOKYO (Nikkei), Nov. 25, 2009 Saudi Arabia Oil Co. will soon launch talks with the Japanese government on joint use of crude oil storage facilities in Okinawa, President and Chief Executive Officer Khalid Al-Falih told The...
Nintendo and 12 partners have announced the launch of a Wii pay-per-view service in Japan this weekend, dubbed Wii no Ma (Wii's Room) . The service will have 120 titles on launch, including episodes from "Sesame Street" and...
