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From High Definition YouTubeTM to Twitter TickerTM, the evolution of our BRAVIA TVs brings even more entertainment to your home
- Watch YouTubeTM in High Definition and enjoy FacebookTM videos and photos in full screen
- Stay in the loop - Twitter TickerTM shows rolling updates of the latest tweets while you're watching TV
- Share your TrackIDTM song search results straight to TwitterTM
Experience YouTubeTM as never before
Watching the latest Internet sensation on a smartphone or laptop simply doesn't come close to the big screen experience. Now with our latest firmware update you can enjoy High Definition videos from YouTubeTM in crisp, clear quality on your BRAVIA TV. What's more, YouTubeTM videos are further optimised by the advanced image-enhancing technologies already built in to your BRAVIA TV. From sports clips to music videos, YouTubeTM has never looked better.
See the bigger picture
Expanding your social network will take on a whole new meaning toowith our new firmware update. Log in to your FacebookTM account and view shared photos and videos in full screen on your TV - so friends and family appear larger than life. Follow any URL links posted by your friends direct from your TV screen, as well as updating your status, sending messages and more.
Let the news follow you
Another feature new to BRAVIA TVs is Twitter TickerTM. Follow a real-time TwitterTM newsfeed scrolling along the bottom of the screen and keep tabs on your favourite tweets without missing a moment of your favourite TVshow. You can share Track IDTM results straight to TwitterTM quickly and easily too. Heard a song you like on an advert? Just hit Track IDTM on your remote to find the title and artist, then pass on the results to friends and followers on TwitterTM at the touch of a button. Simple.
Put your laptop to good use
You can already use your smartphone or VAIO keyboard to control your TV and surf the web - and now you can use other laptops too*. From typing a web address to searching for information about the latest movies, it makes entering text on-screen even easier than using your TV remote.
Never miss an update - connect your TV to the Internet
We are always coming up with new and innovative features to enhance your Internet TV experience. So it's important to make sure the firmware in your TV is up-to-date. The easiest way to stay up-to-date is to connect your TV to the Internet, either with a cable or through a wireless network. Whenever you switch on your BRAVIA TV, you'll be automatically notified of any available firmware updates.
Firmware updates are also available from the Sony Support website and can be transferred to BRAVIA TVs using a USB memory storage device.
This firmware update is available on FY11 models for BRAVIA TV only. (CX520, CX523, EX320, EX523, EX524, EX723, EX724, NX723, HX723, HX823 and HX923)
* 1) Remote Keyboard Lite is a trial application with no performance assurance by Sony.
2) Sony does not provide any official product or technical support for this feature.
3) VAIO owners who can't download Remote Keyboard Lite and receive an error message should download from the VAIO support page or part as a VAIO update.
4) Only available for PCs running Windows 7 operating system. Depending on respective system configurations, some Windows 7 PCs may not work.
5) Bluetooth function is not available for Remote Keyboard Lite.
About Sony:
Sony is a leading global innovator of audio, video, communications and information technology products for both the consumer and professional markets. Sony is renowned for its audio-visual products, such as the BRAVIATM LCD high-definition (HD) television, Cyber-shotTM digital camera, Handycam® camcorder, "?" (pronounced Alpha) digital SLR camera, and Walkman® MP3 player as well as its VAIOTM personal computers and 3D HD professional broadcast equipment. Offering a complete end-to-end 3D value chain and with its electronics, music, pictures, game and online businesses, Sony is one of the world's leading digital entertainment brands, employing approximately 170,000 people worldwide.
Through its long-term football partnerships as an official sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, Official FIFA Partner and global sponsor of the FIFA World CupTM, Sony is inspiring a sense of excitement for the millions of football fans around the world.
