16May2006
Posted by Joe
in Hardware and Sony.
After a few days of speculation this week, Sony has confirmed the existence of a UMPC device in their Sony VAIO computer line. The VAIO Type U will go on sale by the end of the month, and will be available in two versions, the VAIO U VGN-UX50 and VAIO U VGN-UX90. There are some differences in the specifications we speculated on previously, which we’ll go over in a moment; the basic specifications, however, are still the same. With the first UMPC that breaks the design mold set by Samsung’s Q1 and TabletKiosk’s eo, will Sony have what it takes to bring these devices into the mainstream?
If you want to take a closer look at the device, jkOnTheRun uncovered a Japanese Flash demo of the device. Check it out here.
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16May2006
Posted by Joe
in Hardware and Sony.
Sony has released details on their impressive Vaio UX UMPC. Priced high at $1,800, but the unit offers desktop computing power from a palm sized device. The Sony Vaio UX is packed with these impressive specs :
Intell ULV Core Solo Processor
512MB of 400MHz DDR2
30GB Hard Drive
4.5″ SVGA (1024×600) touch sensistive LCD w/XBRITE technology
3 USB 2.0 ports
Ethernet, VGA, Firewire, WiFi, Bluetooth, & WWAN (used for Cingular’s EDGE network)
2 built in cameras - frontside camera for video conferencing, while the camera on the back of the unit is to take pictures.
Security is handled by an integrated biometric fingerprint scanner
expected battery life of 4.5-7 hours
runs Windows XP (and Windows Vista when it is released).
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15May2006
The rumored Sony UMPC seems to be coming closer and closer to reality. Today, a few screenshots of this device have appeared on the net. Now whether or not these are real is up to you, but no one can argue that they look sweet. What’s interesting is that some new information has been revealed about the Vaio-branded device. To be honest, these specs seem a bit too detailed to just be fiction. My guess is that Sony can’t miss out in this new market, and is making a huge splash with this UMPC.
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20Apr2006
Posted by Joe
in Hardware.
Wow, So looks like apple has applied for a new patent for “activation of virtual keys of a touch screen keyboard“. Hope the guys at Dialkeys have patented their stuff, if not they’ll be siorry for it. Well they are not exactly the same but does have a lot of similarities.
There has been a lot of patents from apple lately for touch screen, they might be actively working on a Tablet and / or the rumored Video iPod. In any case things are interesting to see small handheld devices taking the main stage.
James (jkOnTheRun) says
Obvious, enough there is something that Apple is upto. Hope to see some interesting products soon.
Source [jkOnTheRun]
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