They have been in comma lately but, through 53 years of history, Sony has created some of the most amazing gadget in history. Some of them changed the world forever. Here you have them all.
Click on the image above to access the full timeline in 2500 x 1061 pixels.
I look back in time and I can’t help but wonder what the hell is wrong with Sony. Sure, they have had they share of disasters, like Betamax, but overall they always were a company breaking new ground and opening new product categories.
Some of their products, like the Sony Trinitron or the Sony Walkman, changed the way we understood TV and music. Their professional U-Matic and Beta video series did the same, democratizing movie and video production. The Playstation introduced 3D graphics in the gaming world in a big way, destroying the status quo, which at the time had Nintendo as its king. Even their transistor radios were groundbreaking, not to talk about their stunning designs in the past.
Today, their product designs are bland. And their technology, except for a few exceptions that have their replica from other manufacturers, is just me-too. No spark, no true revolutionary innovation. Just a giant, surviving in a world where other brands now carry the torch they had for decades.
Look at the timeline and marvel at all the “world’s firsts” these people had. I’m sure you will have the same feeling.
[Odelia Lee and Andrea Wang collaborated in the creation of this timeline]
matt
May 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM
yeah, really they should have been one of the companies behind the latest HD media format, and they should be the ones at the forefront of new tv technology like OLED. oh wait, they are. just because EVERY product they make isn’t revolutionary doesn’t mean they’re not doing anything. We bash them for making an expensive console with all this high tech architecture and hardware and then complain that they aren’t innovative enough?
its true that sony are NOT the best in every industry they are involved with – in some cases they are far behind – you can’t just blindly buy a product and expect it to be better than anything else just because its got sony written on it, but if you do your research, you will find quality sony products that are better than the rest.
cool timeline tho, i never new the trinitron brand was around for so long!
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