by Heath on February 22, 2011
Sony has introduced updates to the Vaio C and S series line of notebooks.
The Vaio S series has a unique selling point in that it has two battery options available. The standard Vaio S ships with a single battery that is good to power the notebook for about 7 hours. An optional second battery is available that can be charged from a PC and can connect to the Vaio while it's still switched on. When connected, it further boosts battery life another 7 hours giving 14 hours in total. This is more than enough for a full days work and will certainly be an advantage to Sony. [click to continue…]
We recently tested a Sony Vaio L All-in-One PC to see how it runs, how it performs and if it's any good. To be honest, I've never really paid interest in the all-in-one style PCs so I didn't really know what to expect.
Starting with the design and looks of the device, it looks great. The Vaio L has a large multi-touch screen measuring 24 inches in a full HD resolution. Below the screen is a stand that runs the full width of the device and forms part of the whole unit. On the back, a kick stand flips out that lets the Vaio L lean backwards slightly on a table. As with many other All-in-One PC's there is just 1 cable going in to the back which provides power to the unit. This makes All-in-One PCs a lot easier to set up as well as cutting back on the clutter that regular PC's have. Overall, it looks great sitting on a desk and when people see it, they always ask what it is and what it does. [click to continue…]
Sony has announced the new Sony Vaio J all-in-one PC. The Sony Vaio J has an impressive 21.5 inch screen that is capable of showing a full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Powering the Vaio J is an Intel Core i7 CPU. 8GB of RAM is also included.
Other features of the Vaio J all-in-one PC include a Blu-ray disc and a multi-touch enabled screen.
"The J Series changes the way consumers interact with their PC enabling them to tap, drag, zoom, rotate and engage with their content and entertainment like never before," said Mike Lucas, senior vice president of the VAIO business at Sony. "And with its attractive price point, this cutting-edge technology will reach a whole new audience."
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The Sony Vaio P Series was recently updated with a new version bringing several new features to the portable netbook/laptop device.
This new version comes with a crocodile skin cover (fake BTW) to give it a little more of a unique touch.
On to the technical specs, the Crocodile version is just the same as the other versions inside and has an Intel Atom Z560 processor, a 256GB SSD and an optional 12 hour battery is available. [click to continue…]
Sony has announced new models in the Sony VAIO P Series. The new ultra-portable PCs weigh just over 600g and have a number of new features which includes a GPS sensor and a Digital Compass along with an accelerometer. 3G is built in to the new VAIO P series also allowing connectivity whilst on the move.
The new ultra-portable is described by Sony as giving a fully-features Windows computing experience... and so much more (in their words). By adding the extra functions such as the GPS, digital compass and 3G connectivity, it certainly does add a bit of versatility to the ultra-portable.
On the keyboard a trackball can be found along with a couple of buttons. Also duplicated is a set of more mouse controls that can be found at the edges of the screen. Both a touchpad and left/right mouse buttons can be found down the left/right side of the screen allowing you to control the ultra-portable VAIO P with your thumbs as pictured above. [click to continue…]
Sony Insider have managed to track down some details of a new Sony Netbook range called the Sony Vaio M Series. The Vaio M series netbooks are similar to the Vaio W Series.
The Vaio M Series come with a 10.1 inch screen that's backlit by LED. A resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels is found on the screen. The netbook runs an Intel Atom N450 CPU running at 1.66GHz. Memory wise it has 1GB of DDR2 and for storage a 5400RPM 250GB hard drive. [click to continue…]
A mystery Android MID was spotted last week. The creators of this MID are unknown but yet, there are more photos to see of this nice looking android based device.
The design looks similar to that of an Apple product in that it has a smooth front face with a screen quite close to the edges giving a very thin bezel around the edge. A chrome edging can also be seen around the edges on to the back cover. [click to continue…]
A new touchscreen notebook has been announced by Sony. The new VAIO W will be released this fall and will support Windows 7. By using a touchscreen the new VAIO will be able to use the touch features that are built in to Windows 7.
Other touted features are related to the Playstation partnership which should see the VAIO W accessing movies and TV and even possibly games. [click to continue…]
Lenova has confirmed existence of the Pocket Yoga Touchscreen netbook by posting images in it's photo feed. The Yoga is similar in layout to the Sony Vaio P in that it has an ultra wide display. [click to continue…]
Yesterday, Apple revealed it's latest goodies to be made available. This time the winner of the show was the MacBook Air which is a seriously slim MacBook with the option of a flash based hard drive. The MacBook Air has some impressive features with the size of the thing being most noticeable. It measures just 0.76" thick which is slim compared to a Sony Vaio and it weighs just 3 pounds. The screen is 13.3" and wide-screen backlit with LED's. Resolutions range from 720 x 480 up to 1280 x 800. An integrated 37-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery powers the MacBook Air which can keep it running for 5 hours with wireless enabled. That alone is a fairly impressive number. The processors options are either 1.6Ghz or 1.8Ghz and the unit comes standard with an 80GB HDD with the option for a 64GB SSD drive. SSD is the way to go, but does add a hefty number on to the total ($1299 extra). If you can afford to splash our for the extra .2 GHZ and SSD then do it.
For connectivity you are looking at Wireless 802.11n draft specification with backwards compatibility for a/b/g. Bluetooth is 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate).
Another nice feature about the MacBook Air is the backlit keyboard and a multi touch mouse pad which works in the same way a multi touch screen on the iPhone works. If you want to zoom, you just gesture with moving your fingers apart etc...
Overall it's a very nice MacBook and well worth pre ordering.
Product Page Via: Geeky-Gadgets