Background and Identification
Sony is a leading consumer electronics company. It was founded in the middle of World War II in Tokyo, Japan. The company originated as an electronics shop, but after building Japan’s first tape recorder, it became a serious electronics manufacturer. The company was originally called Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo but changed its name to Sony in 1958 to make it easier to market themselves worldwide. The name “Sony” has an interesting backstory. It is a mix of the Latin word “sonus,” which is the root of “sound” and “sonic,” and the word “sonny.” “Sonny” was a slang term that meant young boy in America but in Japan referred to respectable and intelligent young men, which the Sony founders saw themselves as.
Among Sony home electronics are Sony tablets. The first Sony tablet came out in April of 2011. This first tablet model was the Sony Tablet S, followed by the Sony Tablet P. Subsequent Sony tablet releases include the Xperia Tablet S, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Tablet Z2, Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact, and Xperia Z4 Tablet.
Sony tablets are thin, rectangular touchscreen devices. They have black borders around the screen with the Sony logo commonly located in the upper left corner.