Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-6-2018: Sony

7th August, 2018.

Hmmm … It’s looks like I’ve officially got another day off, today.

Which means, of course … there’s going to be laundry done.

The thought occurs … that laundry seems to keep occurring!

It’s seems to keep turning up.

On a more entertaining note?

I’ve dinner at my family’s, pencilled in for later.

And may JUST have time … 

For some more TV.

Who knows.

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with Olga scoring five out of five, and Debbi on four.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1) Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo — Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, now called Sony — sold its first what, on 7th August, 1955?

Q2) More to the point, what name did Sony give to its portable cassette players?

Q3) The company released a video cassette format in 1975.   What was that format?

Q4) Sony make a range of games consoles: which games consoles: the Wii, Xbox or Playstation?

Q5) Finally … the Sony controlled SME is the second biggest what on the planet: film studio, music company or cheese maker?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 6th August is Independence Day in Jamaica.   Jamaica became Independent on 6th August of which year?

A1) 1962.

Q2) Independent from where?

A2) The UK.

Q3) According to Wikipedia, 1.1 percent of the population of Jamaica belong to which religion … ?

A3) Rastafarianism.

Q4) What’s the capital of Jamaica?

A4) Kingston.

Q5) Finally‡ … Live and Let Die, Doctor No and The Man With the Golden Gun, are all set — in part — on Jamaica.   Who wrote those novels?

A5) Ian Fleming.

Here’s a thought …

“The key to success for Sony, and to everything in Business, Science, and Technology for that matter, is never to follow the others. We bet the company on that basic technology, and in 23 years nobody has been able to match it.”

Sony co-founder, Masaru Ibuka.

And a song …

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        I’m planning to, Olga‡: frankly, the oil I’m using seems needs changing, which will have to wait until payment, unfortunately.   What CAN I tell you?   At ANY rate, be well!

†        Very true, Debbi‡, very true.   I think the fact John Boyega AND Jodie Whittaker turn up in it?   Probably means it’ll start getting some more attention.   (Moravians?   Hang on, Debbi, on Jamaica?)

‡        Olga, Debbi, did I ever mention the Jamaican word, raas?   It’s a Jamaican swearword, somewhat on a par with f*ck.   Or possibly gertcha.  I’ve heard it a few times, I know that much: but one of the first times?   One of the first times?   Was a mention in — off the top of my head — Doctor No.   Don’t quote me, though …