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your life in 3d facebook contest

Picture this: Your Life in Sony 3D

By: | Posted: 5/10/2011

Hollywood gave us the first three-dimensional movie 58 years ago, but until now you have not been able to have your own personal moment captured in Sony 3D’s breathtaking reality.

If you had a chance to record a single moment in your life in 3D, what moment would you choose? Your wedding? Graduation? Maybe it was a game winning goal or the first time your band faced an audience. Imagine that event captured forever in Sony 3D — your own little reality show, shot by pros using Sony professional 3D equipment and then broadcast on the World’s first 3D 24 hour network, 3Net.

Today, we’re launching “Your Life in Sony 3D.” It’s a contest that will give someone the chance to have a special moment shot in Sony 3D to keep and share forever. The winner will have their chosen event captured and broadcast, and also will receive a copy of the show and a prize package of 3D products with which to watch and share that memory and create new ones over and over again.

Here’s how to enter: Go to the Sony Electronics page on Facebook and submit a personal photo and a description of the event you’d like to have filmed (500 character max). The contest is open until June 6th, 2011. Your 3D ideas should fall into one of four categories: Sports & Recreation, Arts & Entertainment, Cause & Community or Life’s Milestones & Events.

Five finalists will be chosen by the vote of fans of the Sony Electronics Facebook page. Producers at 3Net and Sony will choose another five. Then, Buzz Hayes, chief instructor at Sony’s 3D Technology Center in Los Angeles, and Scott Stewart, director of this week’s release of the 3D film “Priest”, will choose the winner.

Here’s a quick list of what the winning idea will win:
• A professionally-shot and edited 3D video to keep
• A hands-on tour of the 3D production truck used for the event
• A Sony 3D HDTV, 3D Blu-ray player, and 3D personal video cameras
• Broadcasting of your event on 3Net channel and at Sony stores nationwide
• Broadcasting of a 2D version on the Sony billboard in Times Square

Make sure to check out all the rules and regulations, then turn loose your imagination … in 3D!

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Dash App Contest

Awesome Apps wanted! Introducing the Dash App Contest.

By: | Posted: 2/01/2011

Do you have an awesome idea for an app you think should be on the Sony Dash personal internet viewer? Come on, we know you have great ideas… and if you’re a Flash developer, here’s your chance to put it in action. Today we kick off the “Create a Dash App Contest” and we’re calling out to developers ready to turn your app building know how into an awesome application and maybe even some cool cash… the grand prize is $5000!
Here’s how the contest works. Visit the page to get the application and find out the rules. Every month starting today (2/1/2011) until the end of the contest (6/13/2011), we’ll award the most awesome app (see the official rules to know what constitutes awesome) $1000. At the end, all apps accepted in the entire contest will be eligible to win the grand prize for the best one, $5000!
Don’t have a Dash to develop on? Well, the first 200 developers to qualify will get a Sony Dash loaner to use for testing and developing their ideas. If 3 of your apps are accepted, you’ll get to keep the unit for yourself.


For those of you not familiar, the Dash runs Flash apps on the Linux based Chumby operating system. Popular apps give you “glanceable” information, like little bites of info you want to see without having to power up or navigate through a separate device. Current Dash owners can choose from 1000+ which include Netflix, Pandora, Slacker, YouTube and have access to Sony’s own Bravia Internet Video content.
If you’re looking for inspiration, I’d suggest a stop at Facebook.com/SonyDash where you’ll find an active and outspoken community of users and fans who will tell you what they love and what they want on the Sony Dash. And one last thing, good luck!

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You had to be there app on Facebook

You had to be there…

By: | Posted: 12/01/2010

How many times have you heard this phrase, “You had to be there..”? It’s usually the ending to a story about something really funny that was experienced by everyone but you. No fun, right?

We can’t all be natural story tellers but with the aid of a little video, you can get pretty close. So the cute video about your cat or the time your kid accomplished something crazy out on the football field or the video you caught of your ex doing something really dumb that you’ve been itching to share with the world, can actually win you a cool Sony prize. Enter it in the “You had to be there” contest on Facebook. We want all you wannabe storytellers out there to be armed with the Sony MP4 camera everyone is buzzing about, the Sony Bloggie Touch, so you can share your fun moments with more than words.

Visit the Sony Electronic Facebook page and click on the Bloggie Touch tab. Follow the directions there to sharing your “You had to be there” moment via video along with a description of that moment.

There’s a nifty little application there that allows you to record directly into the app or upload a video from your computer and then edit. Follow the directions once you get to the page to learn how it works and then post away. Enter as many times as you like and make sure to tell your friends to check out your entry and give it a thumbs up. Five first prize winners will get a Sony Bloggie Touch camera and one grand prize winner will get the Bloggie Touch and a VIP package for 2 to attend an incredible music festival held in March 2011.

If you’re too shy to upload your own video, take part by voting on the videos you like the most. You’re sure to get at least a chuckle from many of the videos you see there!

Make sure to check out the contest rules here.

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How do you multitask

And the winning multitasking tweets are…

By: | Posted: 10/26/2010

From baking brownies while watching football to watching news while tweeting and shopping, we heard all your multitasking tales and now we have some winning tweets to share with you!

I know you’ve all been waiting to find out what tweets were selected as the winners of the Sony Internet TV giveaway! Well, the wait is over. We received thousands of messages and here are the 5 winning entries.

Congratulations to @mvdaai, @paul_a_johnson, @trevormf , @compago and @rsj2000mrs. You sent us messages that, even in their limited 140 character form, where able to convey just how important it is for you to have a multitasking tool like the new Sony Internet TV. We’re excited to hear from you after you put your new HDTV in action, especially you @compago.  Send us an after picture so we can see how your world is streamlined. (See featured image)

Thank you to the thousands of you who sent us a tweet or message on the blog. In my 13 months as a Sony blogger, I’ve never seen as much excitement! We also want to thank Jon Rettinger, Toby Turner and Chris Pirillo for being our judges. Good work, guys!

For those of you looking for more information on the Sony Internet TV powered by Google TV, check out this site with a fun interactive way to learn more http://discover.sonystyle.com/internettv.

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PiiQ at Dew Tour

Sony’s giving away PiiQ headphones!

By: | Posted: 9/09/2010

If you’ve been eyeing Sony’s stylish and colorful PiiQ headphones, now is your chance to win your own pair. Starting this week, we’re giving away one pair of headphones to a lucky fan each day for 50 days. To take part, go to our PiiQ fan page on Facebook and click the giveaway tab. You’ll see headphone color combos and styles galore and you will find out what you need to do to enter the sweepstakes.

Many Sony fans have stopped by our tents at the X-Games and Dew Tour to sample music using the PiiQ headphones and you’ve told us how much you like the sound and style. If you haven’t seen PiiQ yet, hold on to your hat and get ready for lots of color, attitude and of course, great sound. Watch this video and you’ll see what I mean.

If you enter the giveaway and score a pair make sure to come back and let us know. Better yet, send us a photo of you wearing your stylish new headphones.

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