Originally published January 2 2006
Sony Taiwan to launch real-time local TV programs for laptops
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Next month Taiwanese consumers will be able to view local TV programs on their laptops because of Sony Taiwan's LocationFree TV product. PlayStation Portable gaming consoles will also display TV.
Starting next month, Taiwanese consumers will be able to view real-time local TV programs on their laptops even when abroad, as long as they have a broadband connection.
This is made possible because Sony Taiwan Ltd is set to launch its latest LocationFree TV product here in the middle of next month, the firm's division president Hiroyuki Oda told reporters yesterday.
"Taiwan is one of the most important IT bases in Asia, and consumers here easily embrace new high-tech products," he said, explaining why Taiwan was chosen as the third country for Sony to introduce the product.
The product was first unveiled in early October in Japan and the US.
With a broadband connection, its base station can broadcast TV and content from devices such as DVD players or hard-disk recorders across the Internet to wherever viewers are.
"LocationFree TV will especially benefit Taiwanese citizens residing abroad, as they will be able to watch all the local TV programs, just as they do at home," Oda said.
Since the service has been well received by Japanese and US consumers, the Japanese firm expects the same response in Taiwan, Oda said, while declining to reveal target sales or available units.
More audio and visual products such as personal digital assistants or phones will possibly be added as viewing devices for LocationFree TV in the future, Oda said.
In other news, Sony said local sales of its 32-inch liquid-crystal-display (LCD) TVs will rise above 3,000 units this month, a figure which would make it the top seller in the 32-inch LCD TV category.
As Sony aims to grab the top spot in the local LCD TV market next year, it will expand its products to entice more buyers, and may include a 45-inch lineup, he added.
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