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Profile: Norio Ohga

April 27, 2011 in Micro-Bites

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Norio Ohga was the former president and chairman of Sony and the driving force in the invention and development of the CD.

Born in 1930 in Numazu, about 75 miles from Tokyo, Ohga spent most of his childhood studying music.

During his studies at the National University of Fine Arts and Music in Tokyo, the forthright Ohga caught the eye of powerful figures resulting in job offers from the chairman of Yamaha as well as from one of the founders of Sony.

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Sony launches Qriocity music service

January 13, 2011 in Blog, News Roundup

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We intended to comment on the seemingly pointless Qriocity streaming service recently launched by Sony in the UK but, well, the Guardian has  been kind enough to already do so in their technology blog.

While NMM always tries to remain impartial and write unbiased reviews, we can’t help but agree with the writer. Of course we are always happy to be proved wrong but the Qriocity (pronounced ‘curiosity’ we assume) service appears to be moving the industry backwards, not forwards.

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The end for Sony Walkman

October 26, 2010 in Blog, News Roundup

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The news today that Sony would no longer be making its cassette Walkman filled me with nostalgia. I still remember myself and my younger brother getting our first Walkmans for Christmas roughly 10 years ago. I think the only cassette I had to play on it then was ‘The Simpsons’ album.

The creation of the Walkman was a real innovation as it allowed the user to listen to their own collection of music wherever and whenever they chose to.

The Walkman was born in 1979, when the Sony chairman asked his designers to make an item which would help him pass the time when on business trips, and allow him to listen to his favourite operas. Since its release the product has sold over 200 million units.

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Sony unveils plans to challenge iTunes

November 25, 2009 in News Roundup

itunesSony has announced that there are plans for a new online store for music, film, books and other digital content, set to be released next year.

The announcement came at a management strategy meeting in Tokyo on 19th November and the new service, temporarily dubbed “Sony Online Service” is planning to take on Apple’s iTunes store (who presently dominates with over 70% of the global digital music market).

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