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SONY CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2000
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This new data projector, introduced
during the year under review, is easy
to carry thanks to its compact dimen-
sions and light weight. Its excellent
cost performance has lead to its popu-
larity for use not only in businesses but
also in homes.
Sony’s FeliCa is a credit card-sized non-
contact IC card. The FeliCa system
comprises these IC cards and reader/
writers. These cards have the high
processing speed demanded for use
as commuter passes as well as the
security required to handle electronic
money.
Lithium-ion polymer batteries.
Low-temperature poly-silicon TFT LCDs.
So-net, an Internet service provider
operated by Sony Communication
Network Corporation, increased its
member base to approximately 1.28
million as of May 2000. Behind this
growth are an expanding array of
appealing content and customer
support services as well as the popu-
larity of its hit PostPet e-mail software.
This AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape)
format, high-capacity, high-transfer-
rate tape streamer is mainly used for
backup of computer data and has been
favorably received.
ame
Fab1, built in Japan’s Nagasaki prefec-
ture by Sony Computer Entertainment
(SCE), manufactures one of the key
semiconductor devices at the heart of
PlayStation 2 consoles – the massively
parallel image rendering engine called
the Graphics Synthesizer.
The February 2000 establishment by
SCE of PlayStation.com (Japan) Inc.
gives consumers a direct channel to
purchase PlayStation2 consoles, soft-
ware, DVD-Video software, and other
products through its Internet site.
Extending beyond just e-commerce,
the new company plans to provide a
diverse spectrum of content and
information to consumers.
Pictured here is Toro, a character in
Dokodemo-Issyo
for SCE’s Pocket-
Station. Thanks to the popularity of
this lovable character, the title has
been a big hit. PocketStation, a por-
table game device for PlayStation
and PlayStation2, was introduced by
SCE in Japan in 1999.
An image from SCE’s
Gran Turismo 2
for the PlayStation format, which made
its debut during the year under review.
It has been a worldwide hit, with
aggregate shipments surpassing five
million units.