Pioneer Corporation ( ???????? , Paionia Kabushiki-kaisha ) commonly referred to as Pioneer , is a Japanese-based multinational company based in Tokyo, Japan specializing in digital entertainment products. The company was founded by Nozomu Matsumoto in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio workshop and speaker, and the current president is Susumu Kotani.
Pioneer plays a role in the development of interactive cable TV, Laser Disc player, the first automotive Compact Disc player, the first detachable car stereo, Supertuner technology, DVD and DVD recording, plasma screens (branded as Kuro), and LED Organic displays (OLEDs). The company works with optical disks and display technology and software products as well as manufacturers. Sharp Corporation took a 14% stake in Pioneer in 2007, which has been reduced to 9%, but Sharp remains Pioneer Corporation's largest shareholder, followed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd. which owns about 4% of Pioneer shares following a Memorandum between the two companies in 2010 to strengthen the business relationship.
In March 2010, Pioneer ceased producing television, announced on February 12, 2009. On June 25, 2009, Sharp Corporation agreed to form a joint venture on their optical business to be called Pioneer Digital Design and Manufacturing Corporation. In September 2014, Pioneer agreed to sell Pioneer Home Electronics (Home A/V) to Onkyo, and in March 2015, Pioneer sold its DJ equipment business division to the TRC, resulting in the establishment of the Pioneer DJ as a separate entity, regardless of the Pioneer.
Karaoke Broadcaster Channel (Chinese: ???? OK ?? ; pinyin: Xi? NF? Ng K? L? OK PÃÆ'n DÃÆ' ) is a satellite television channel featuring Asian music videos and karaoke 24 hours a day. Pioneer and Malaysian satellite satellite Astro officially launched in January 1996.
Video Pioneer Corporation
Device
- GPS Pioneer Avic device, including TMC features.
Maps Pioneer Corporation
See also
- Car audio and universal steering wheel control interface
- CDJ
- Automotive navigation system
- List of Japanese companies
- List of phonograph manufacturers
- Geneon (formerly Pioneer LDC and its subsidiary in the United States Pioneer Entertainment, Pioneer Corporation's multimedia production unit)
- DVJ-X1
- List of music software
References
Source
- HPM-100 Pioneer, Advertisement. 1976: 1-4.
- 40-inch Projection Monitor has been seen in Switzerland with used sales
External links
- Pioneer Corporation (Japan)
- Global network of pioneers
- Pioneer Electronics Asiacentre Pte. Ltd.
- Pioneer Electronic Philippines (Zamony Venture Corporation)
- Pioneer Electronics USA
- Pioneer Electronics Canada
- The Exclusive Online Audio Museum "TheVintageKnob"
- Technical Audio Equipment Laboratory (TAD)
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