Sony Preparing iPad Rival and PSP Phone?
Mar 5, 2010 Sony
Every major company out there is announcing or readying an Apple iPad rival, so Sony couldn’t just stand aside and watch these initiatives. Apparently, they’re also gearing up to launch a cool tablet, while WSJ also mentions a gaming smartphone, maybe that cool PSP Phone we’ve been waiting for over the past years.
Some even claim that the two devices are a single MID/netbook/ereader able to compete with JooJoo, iPad, Nintendo DS and Archos products. This isn’t all about hardware novelty, as Sony are also supposed to launch a new online media platform in the US this month.
Once again Sony is partnering with Sony Ericsson on the design of the gaming handset, but this time the maker of the PSP is playing a bigger part in its creation. Senior VP Kunimasa Suzuki (involved with Sony’s Vaio division) is leading the product planning for new mobile devices, according to Sony, so we might see a Vaio tablet announced soon.
[via Slashgear]
Tags: PSP Phone, Sony gaming smartphone, Sony iPad rival, Sony tablet, Sony Vaio tablet
Sony Unveils Dash Internet Touchscreen Tablet, Running Chumby OS
Jan 8, 2010 Sony
Sony’s also jumping on the tablet wagon, but the product they’ve just unveiled is a tad different from the devices made by Motorola, Samsung, Asus or Dell. The Dash Internet Viewer is a touchscreen WiFi device, that can be used a digital photo frame, but it lacks the portability of a genuine tablet.
It’s got a 7 inch display, it can run Chumby apps (around 1,000 free ones available), since it runs the Chumby OS, plus it supports Sony’s Music and Picture properties for movie trailers, music videos and more. An unit goes for $199 and we also learn that the Dash Internet tablet can be tilted in lots of viewing angles and that it also features an alarm clock function.
Expect the product to ship in April and remember that this device is NOT portable, so there’s no built in battery.
[via Engadget]
Tags: Chumby OS, Dash Internet Tablet, digital photo frame, price, Sony tablet
Modded Sony Vaio UX490, the Most Impressive UMPC in the World
Nov 23, 2009 Almost a tablet, Sony
When was the last time you saw a device able to quad boot? The device below might just be the most impressive UMPC we’ve ever seen, a modded Sony Vaio UX. The mod was done by the folks of MicroPCTalk and the result is a customization masterpiece and a real piece of work.
The UMPC has had its original 48GB SSD replaced with a 128GB RunCore Pro IV SSD and you should also know that its Core 2 Solo U2200 1.2 GHz CPU was swapped with an Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 @ 1.33 GHz (overclocked to 1.438 GHz), a more powerful solution.
Sony Vaio UX supports HSDPA/UMTS (900/2100 MHz) 3G connectivity with speeds of up to 7.2Mbps, plus GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), voice calling and texting. Now to the interesting part, you’ll notice that the device quad boots Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.7, Windows Vista Business, Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows XP Professional.
If you’re wondering about benchmarks, know that UX490 is able to reach a 57k rating in Crystal Mark, making it the best UMPC ever and the fastest, to be honest.
[via umpcportal]
Tags: modded UMPC, quad boot, Sony Vaio UX490, specs
Sony Vaio EL Prototype Laptop Packs Dual Screens
Oct 11, 2009 Sony
Sony has recently showcased its new Vaio EL laptop prototype, with the main appeal of having two OLED displays on board and no keyboard at all. The device comes with a touch-sensitive OLED display, that’ll replace the physical keys and allow the user to enter the world of touch input.
Also stunning is the fact that this laptop is very, very thin, so we’re really curious to have a look at its specs and battery life. It’s also possible that both or one of the displays are flexible, yet another reason to consider this a mere prototype, not ready for mass production.
[via Ubergizmo]
Tags: dual OLED display, flexible display, prototype, Sony Vaio EL
Sony VAIO L Touch PC/TV Comes With Multi-Touch Interface
Oct 9, 2009 Sony
Sony’s a bit late at the portable device multitouch game, following HP and Gateway into this segment, by unveiling the VAIO L Touch HD PC/TV. It seems that multitouch was included here, just to have more fun with Windows 7, not that it’s a bad thing, since we like the new Microsoft OS.
VAIO L is not your average all in one PC, since it can also be used as a HDTV, thanks to its 24 inch widescreen display, supporting a 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. As far as specs are concerned, you get an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400S processor (2.66GHz), 6GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M GPU.
The starting price for this HDTV with a PC inside is $1,300, quite a bunch for these features.
[via gottabemobile]
Tags: HDTV, Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400S, multi touch PC, Sony VAIO L, specs
