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How Trinitron Nearly Broke Sony
Masaru Ibuka and the Fight to Make Color TV
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The 1995 Sony Video Camera That Defined Skateboarding
The DCR-VX1000 Legacy
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The Rise and Fall of UMD Movies
When Sony Tried to Put Hollywood in Your Pocket
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Kojima and the Walkman
A deep dive into the role of the Walkman in Kojima’s games
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The Secret Origin of PlayStation
How a Broadcast Graphics Demo Helped Create Sony’s Greatest Invention
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June 2025

The Moment Jobs Let Go of Sony
How Apple Almost Named the iMac After Sony
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When Sony Turned the PS2 Into a Linux PC
How PlayStation Embraced Open Hardware, Then Quietly Shut It Down
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Sony’s Forgotten Bet on WebTV
How Sony Helped Bring the Internet to Your TV
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Inside the Rushed Development of MiniDisc
The Race to Redefine Digital Audio
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The Man Who Engineered Sony
The Quiet Genius Behind Sony’s Greatest Breakthroughs
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How Sony Pushed the Limits of The Walkman
The Impossibly Small WM-20
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The Quiet Reinvention of Sony
How Sony Transformed Its Business and Became Profitable Again
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