Neowin News Feed for: Pioneer

Limited time deal: Pioneer AVH-3500NEX premium car audio head unit is a massive $125 off

Sayan Sen — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:42:01 +0000

This premium single DIN car stereo head unit from Pioneer, the AVH-3500NEX, is currently a very good deal, as it is over $125 off. Read more...

DEAL: Sony Sonos Yamaha Bose and more subwoofers for Dolby Atmos soundbars, home theaters

Sayan Sen — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 20:32:01 +0000

Many subwoofers are selling today at their lowest prices in a long time on Black Friday 2024. These include options from Sony, Sonos, Bose, Yamaha, Monolith, and Polk Audio. Read more...

Amazon Deal: Pioneer VSX-835/535 7.2/5.2 Dolby Atmos, Vision, IMAX Enhanced 8K AVR on sale

Sayan Sen — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 21:52:01 +0000

The high-quality Marantz 11.2 channel SR8015 AVR deal is still live. If however you don't have the budget and want something cheaper, you can certainly consider these Pioneer VSX 8K AVRs as well. Read more...

Rare moves away from weekly Sea of Thieves updates to focus more on polish and content

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:42:01 +0000

The weekly schedule that Rare has been sticking to for Sea of Thieves updates is being changed up. The studio will now only release updates for content updates, important changes, or major bug fixes. Read more...

Pioneer reveals first ever UHD Blu-ray drives for desktop PCs

Daniel Hull — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:36:01 +0000

Pioneer has announced two UHD Blu-ray drives for desktop computers, the the BDR-S11J-BK and BDR-S11J-X. Both models are capable of 4K playback and come included with the latest PureRead4+ technology. Read more...

Elephone P7000 Pioneer: Unboxing and first impressions

Steven Johns — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 09:44:01 +0000

The Elephone P7000 Pioneer has made a lot of waves and we've managed to get our hands on one for a review. But while you wait on that, check out our unboxing and first impressions! Read more...

Android Auto is now live for Lollipop users with Pioneer head units

Shreyas Gandhe — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:24:01 +0000

Google has made the Android Auto app available on the Play Store for Android Lollipop users in US, UK and Australia with cars featuring compatible Pioneer head units. Read more...

Pioneer has started selling the first aftermarket Apple CarPlay system

Steven Johns — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 10:34:01 +0000

Leading the pack, Pioneer Electronics have released a firmware upgrade to their NEX in-dash multimedia range of car head-units which provides support for Apple's CarPlay, including things like Siri. Read more...

Pioneer BDR-2207: 128 Gigabytes on a single Blu-ray disk

Alfonso Maruccia — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:34:06 +0000

The Japanese corporation introduces its new optical burner: BDR-2207 supports the latest Blu-ray specifications and is capable of burning up to 128 Gigabyte on a single BD-R QL (quad-layer) disk. Read more...

Pioneer to release first 12x Blu-ray Disc burner

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:45:29 +0000

Pioneer has nabbed victory in being the first company to manufacture a 12x Blu-ray writer for single and dual-layer media. The current generation of Blu-ray burners holds a maximum write speed of 8x, making the... Read more...

Pioneer kills HDTVs, RIP Kuro

Brad Sams — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:58:08 +0000

When Pioneer last year announced that it was shutting down its plasma panel production line HDTV enthusiasts hearts skipped a beat. Today we have learned from the HD Guru that Pioneer has pulled the... Read more...

Pioneer promises 400GB optical discs

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:00:23 +0000

Pioneer has developed a 16-layer read-only optical disc which it claims can store 400GB of data. The per-layer capacity is 25GB, the same as that of a Blu-ray Disc, and the multilayer technology will also... Read more...

Pioneer Leaves Plasma Market

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:42:46 +0000

Electronics maker Pioneer, the world's fifth-biggest plasma TV maker, said it would fall into the red for the fourth straight year on costs to scrap production of plasma displays as it shifts its strategy in... Read more...

AMD Teams up with Virtual Desktop Pioneer

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:15:52 +0000

Hosted desktop pioneer Nivio has taken an undisclosed investment from AMD to help it work on its ambition of making virtual Windows XP desktops and software accessible from any connected device -- even a Linux... Read more...

Pioneer Launches Blu-Ray Disc Drive for $299.

Tom Warren — Fri, 04 May 2007 06:42:59 +0000

As expected, Pioneer Electronics, a leading maker of consumer electronics, on Wednesday unveiled its Blu-ray disc read only memory (BD ROM) optical drive for personal computers, which will go on sale next month and will... Read more...

Computing pioneer John Backus dies

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:42:56 +0000

John Warner Backus, born in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1924, has just passed away. At 82, Backus died Saturday in Ashland, Oregon, according to IBM Corporation, where he spent his career. In 1954 he got his... Read more...

LCD TV Pioneer Sharp Loses Market Lead

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:19:45 +0000

According to market research companies iSuppli and NPD Group's DisplaySearch, Sharp is no longer the world's leading maker of flat-panel TVs since rivals surpassed the Japanese company in unit shipments last year. Both research companies... Read more...

Pioneer Releases First 1080p 50" Plasma

Christopher Vendemio — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:00:40 +0000

Way back in January, at CES, Pioneer unveiled their Elite PureVision PRO-FHD1 1080p plasma monitor and promised a June 2006 release. Sure, they are a little late to market, but this one seems worth the... Read more...

Sony and Pioneer Delay Their Blu-ray Players

Joe Cashman — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:31:17 +0000

Sony's first Blu-ray player is now expected to launch mid-August, two months later than originally suggested. According to the Sony Style website, the BDP-S1 will now ship "on or about August 15, 2006." Priced at... Read more...

Pioneer to delay Blu-ray DVD player launch

Brad Sams — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:53:33 +0000

Japanese electronics maker Pioneer Corp. said on Tuesday it would postpone the North Amercian launch of next-generation DVD players using Blu-ray technology to this autumn from its previous launch schedule of June, citing a delay... Read more...

Pioneer BRD-101A Blu-ray burner Announced

Steven Parker — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:08:04 +0000

Pioneer just officially announced their DRC-101A Blu-ray burner. This OEM-targeted burner/player is capable of hitting up both DVDÂ±R/RWs and Blu-ray's beefier 25GB next gen optical format. Sure, it's not available for purchase but it's still... Read more...

A PC Pioneer Decries the State of Computing

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 02:52:15 +0000

Fortune has a great interview with one of the original Xerox PARC researchers. Who was a pioneer in personal computing. He shares he's thoughts about how even after 20 years we've missed the... Read more...

Pioneer to produce 50GB Blu-ray disk technique

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 10:56:22 +0000

A REPORT IN THE Japanese press said that Pioneer will be able to double Blu-ray optical drives to support 50GB optical disks. Nikkei.net reports that Pioneer has made the breakthrough by using an electron rather... Read more...

Railroad Pioneer demo

Marcel Klum — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:11:54 +0000

JoWood sends along the (English) playable demo of Railroad Pioneer, offering a chance to try out this 3D business management strategy game by KritzelKratz 3000 that's already out in German-speaking parts of Europe. The demo... Read more...

Yahoo Buying Search Pioneer Overture For $1.6 Billion

Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:49:32 +0000

Internet portal player Yahoo is buying Overture Services, which pioneered a pay-for-placement search engine, in a $1.6 billion deal announced Monday. The deal would further Yahoo's strategy of moving from being a... Read more...

Pioneer Unveils Multiformat DVD/CD Unit

Tom Warren — Sat, 24 May 2003 10:34:24 +0000

New DVR-A06 burner adds support for DVD+RW. Pioneer is leading a radical shift in the optical storage market, broadening its support for DVD rewritable standards, with consumers coming out the winner. ... Read more...

Adam Osborne, Portable Computer Pioneer, Dead at 64

Tue, 25 Mar 2003 05:20:14 +0000

Adam Osborne, whose successes and failures pioneering the first portable computer became one of Silicon Valley's great cautionary tales, is dead at 64 after a long illness. Osborne, a British immigrant and long-time... Read more...

Important Firmware Update for Pioneer DVD-R/RW

Steven Parker — Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:14:27 +0000

DVD-R/RW RECORDERS and DRIVES REQUIRE FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR NEW HIGH-SPEED MEDIA Consumers are called upon to implement a simple update to prevent potential recorder/drive malfunction when using new high-speed media As... Read more...

Pioneer DVD-R/RW drives tend to burn

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 18 Sep 2002 08:27:32 +0000

An overheating problem among drives used with new high-speed discs can destroy both the unit and the medium, manufacturer Pioneer is trying hard to avoid saying. Using soon to be available 4X discs for DVD-R... Read more...