Sony’s Future Labs: Next Generation Technology

Posted on: March 29th, 2016

Next Generation Technology

Sony’s new research and development (R&D) team, Future Lab, is breaking the barrier into next generation technology.

At SXSW, or South by Southwest, Sony displayed two of the most recent additions to the product line, which include a projector that turns any tabletop into an interactive touch-sensitive display and a Bluetooth wearable speaker.

The projector allows the user to move make any surface into an interactive tabletop. The user can move items being projected by touching and hovering above any object.

The breakthrough speaker system allows someone wearing the device to listen to music, either as a speaker or through a headphone jack, as well as learn about the current weather and news, and even take pictures.

Sony is at taking research and development to a whole new level. Middle market companies must also find the balance between investing capital in research and development and holding onto it for other interests.

Often times, companies will invest a greater amount of cash into research and development to create a new business line or other products to help with expansion and growth of the company.

Other times a business will use research and development to improve upon already existing services and products that the company is offering.

It is important to understand where your business stands in the market, what opportunities are out there for investment, and how the company can continue successful growth.

Depending on what industry your business is in, it helps to define what percentage of your revenue should be invested in R&D.

In the acquisition financing arena, capital availability is destiny as companies require reliable access to capital to grow over the long term. Unforeseen capital needs usually arise when acquirers least expect it. This can cause some concern for the acquisition financing provider, especially when covenants tighten up and that working capital availability is utilized faster than expected.

Mezzanine debt borrowing is usually a straightforward activity that many companies use for funding of transitional growth. Mezzanine debt lenders are highly transparent about their due diligence approach and their post-closing loan management making it easy for companies to engage with.

Elections have consequences and positive ones at that for the acquisition financing middle market. While much media attention is paid to the direction of the yield curve and the Fed’s likely rate cuts, scant attention is paid to the more important drivers of the acquisition financing market – business psychology and regulatory climate.