Viewing the timeline of products created through Sony’s R&D efforts
we also trace the progress of the Sony Spirit where creative minds
resonate with each other to bring new emotion and wonder to the world.
| Sept 1955 |  Japan’s first transistor radio, TR-55 |
|---|---|
| Oct 1968 |  Trinitron color TV KV-1310 |
| May 1975 |  Betamax home-use video cassette recorder SL-6300 |
| July 1979 |  Headphone stereo Walkman TPS-L2 |
| Oct 1982 |  World’s first compact disc player CDP-101 |
| Jan 1985 |  8 millimeter camcorder CCD-V8 |
| Nov 1992 |  MiniDisc (MD) system launched (4 models including MZ-1) |
| July 1997 |  VAIO PC launched in Japan |
| May 1999 |  Super Audio CD Player SCD-1 |
| June |  Entertainment Robot “AIBO” ERS-110 |
| April 2003 |  Worlds first Blu-ray disc Recorder BDZ-S77 |
| Oct 2004 |  Digital HD camcorder HDR-FX1.First consumer camcorder to comply with HDV 1080i standard |
| Oct 2005 |  BRAVIA LCD brand launched in Japan |
| July 2006 |  Digital SLR camera α100 |
| Nov |  PlayStation 3 |
| Dec 2007 |  Worlds first OLED TV XEL-1 |
