. ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁it ▁produced ▁a ▁pocket - s ized ▁radio ▁( the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁fully ▁trans istor ized ), ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Mor ita ▁and ▁I bu ka ▁decided ▁to ▁rename ▁their ▁company ▁Sony ▁( der ived ▁from ▁" son us " — – Lat in ▁for ▁" sound " — – and ▁Son ny - bo ys ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁American ▁expression ). ▁Mor ita ▁was ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁products ▁made ▁by ▁Sony . ▁However , ▁since ▁the ▁radio ▁was ▁slightly ▁too ▁big ▁to ▁fit ▁in ▁a ▁sh irt ▁pocket , ▁Mor ita ▁made ▁his ▁employees ▁wear ▁sh ir ts ▁with ▁slightly ▁larger ▁po ckets ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁radio ▁a ▁" po cket ▁s ized " ▁appearance . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁it ▁produced ▁the ▁first ▁trans istor ▁television ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Sony ▁received ▁an ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁its ▁Tr init ron ▁television - set ▁technology . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁it ▁released ▁the ▁first ▁Bet am ax ▁home ▁video ▁rec order , ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁V HS ▁format ▁came ▁out . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁Walk man ▁was ▁introduced , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁port able ▁music ▁players . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Sony ▁launched ▁the ▁Disc man ▁series ▁which ▁extended ▁their ▁Walk man ▁brand ▁to ▁port able ▁CD