世界名牌博览：索尼

索尼(日语：ソニー株式会社，英语：Sony Corporation)，是日本的一家全球知名的大型综合性跨国企业集团。索尼是世界视听、电子游戏、通讯产品和信息技术等领域的先导者，是世界最早便携式数码产品的开创者，是世界最大的电子产品制造商之一、世界电子游戏业三大巨头之一、美国好莱坞六大电影公司之一。

Sony Corporation is one of Japan’s biggest multinational conglomerates. It isrenowned worldwide for high-tech innovation and quality electronics products, many of which are household names. It was founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka in 1946. They popularized tiny transistor radios and gained a solid market share in Europe and the U.S. The Sony name was created by combining "sonus," (Latin for "SONIC," meaning sound), with "sonny," - a youthful boy. It was chosen for its simple pronunciation that is the same in any language. Today, Sony is a market leader in batteries, computer game consoles, cameras, music and movies and financial services. The Sony Walkman and PlayStation are among their pioneering products. The company’s turnover is close to $100 billion a year.