Whoever it was in Japan who came up with a sample date for the instruction manual of a new Sony Corp. videocassette recorder had 365 days from which to choose. So which one was selected? Dec. 7.

Like a grieving widow who finally parts with her late husband’s golf clubs, Sony Corp. has given up on Betamax. The Japanese electronics giant announced last week that it would stop making the last ...

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. -Sony Electronics announced two portable hybrid digital/analog VCRs based on the Digital8 camcorder tape format. The D8 Video Walkman VCRs, GV-D200 and GV-D800, are designed to offer ...

Sony Japan unleashed [JP] a total of 12 new Walkman today, split into three series (E, S, and A). Technically and design-wise, we get more of the same from the Walkman front, but some models look ...

A dual-deck VCR that would make copying movies a cinch may soon be getting its U.S. introduction. Go-Video of Scottsdale, Ariz., has received patent approval for its dual- deck VCR-2, two ...

For shooting videos, nothing comes in handier than a small camcorder. For actually viewing those videos, nothing is more frustrating. We're often left to huddle around the small screen, or fumble with ...