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    Sony Computers: Death of the Floppy Disk, Sony will Stop Selling it
    Posted by claudio on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 @ 07:51:44 CDT (501 reads)
    Sony Computers We're seeing yet another round of "the floppy disk is dead" stories this week after Sony announced that it would stop selling the things in Japan next March.

    Sony's move was a formality, as it had already ceased sales of 3.5-inch floppy disks in most other markets. Years earlier, most computer manufacturers had followed Apple's lead in ejecting the floppy; that company looked gutsy in shipping the first iMac without a floppy drive in 1998, but by the time Dell stopped including floppy drives as standard desktop equipment in 2003 it was an obvious choice. The fragile, relatively bulky floppy held too little data to survive next to USB flash drives or flash-memory cards -- even if the electronics industry needed more than a decade to settle on a standard format for the latter.
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    Sony Computers: [CES 2010] New Sony Notebooks Deliver the Ultimate in Mobility, Performance and Entertainment
    Posted by claudio on Friday, January 08, 2010 @ 00:10:40 CST (636 reads)
    Sony Computers Once again providing consumers with networked products that enhance the mobile entertainment experience, Sony today took the wraps off two innovative PC lines— the ultra-portable VAIO® Z Series and the VAIO F Series multi-media notebook.

    “Sony engineers have raised the bar once again” said Mike Abary, senior vice president of the VAIO business group at Sony. “By melding cutting-edge technologies such as a Blu-ray Disc optical drive, HDMI output and a hybrid graphics system into highly-mobile PCs, consumers can now enjoy HD content on their terms- in the living room, on–the-go, where ever.”
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    Sony Computers: Sony Leaks: Store leaks spoil Sony's CULV-based VAIO Y, more
    Posted by claudio on Sunday, January 03, 2010 @ 15:10:33 CST (823 reads)
    Sony Computers At least some of Sony's notebook plans for CES have been spoiled in advance today courtesy of a slew of retail listings online. Of the mix, the VAIO Y11 is the only completely new design but is Sony's first notebook using Intel's CULV (Consumer Ultra Low Voltage) processors. The 13.3-inch portable uses a 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo and promises to be relatively fast and thin in the category, partly by omitting an optical drive.

    While it's likely that other configurations will be available, the Y11S1E shown at a Greek store costs 803 euros ($1,150) after tax for a model with 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive and Intel's GMA 4500 video.
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    Sony Computers: Sony promises touch-screen Vaio
    Posted by claudio on Sunday, July 26, 2009 @ 13:58:10 CDT (1060 reads)
    Sony Computers In an interview with Laptop Mag, Sony executive Mike Abary confirmed that an upcoming notebook will have a touch screen that will take advantage of that feature in the upcoming Windows 7 release this fall.

    Here's what Abary said when asked about the possibility of a touch-screen notebook before the end of 2009:
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    Sony Computers: Sony joins Netbook game with the Vaio W
    Posted by claudio on Saturday, July 11, 2009 @ 15:05:24 CDT (869 reads)
    Sony Computers Forget Sony's CES protestations that it wasn't interested in doing a Netbook. Forget, even, the impressively overreaching Vaio P ("Don't call it a Netbook!") Lifestyle PC. Sony has finally caved to market demand and is introducing what the company calls, "a chic new line of mini notebooks."

    The Sony Vaio W is a 10.1-inch Netbook, with an Intel Atom N280 CPU, 1GB of RAM, Windows XP, and a 160GB hard drive--all fairly common specs for the category. But many laptops with similar specs run $299-$399, while Sony says the Vaio W "will retail for about $500." How does it justify that hefty premium?

    It's a gamble, but Sony is attempting to do what many Netbook makers wish they could do--introduce a higher-priced "premium" version of a Netbook. To that end, the Vaio W packs in a higher-resolution screen at 1,366x768. There's also 802.11n Wi-Fi, a separate Memory Stick slot (on top of the standard SD card slot), Bluetooth, and Sony's typical fit and finish, which usually includes excellent keyboards and touchpads.

    Sony's proprietary media software should also help the system connect to other DLNA devices easily, including the PlayStation 3.
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    Sony Computers: [CES 2009] Sony Unveils World's Lightest 8-Inch Notebook
    Posted by claudio on Friday, January 09, 2009 @ 12:45:52 CST (1968 reads)
    Sony Computers Full-Featured VAIO PC Fuses Style, Mobility and Connectivity for Anytime, Anywhere Computing

    Sony today took the wraps off the world’s lightest 8-inch notebook— the new VAIO® P Series Lifestyle PC.

    About the size of a business envelope and roughly as thin as a cell phone, the VAIO Lifestyle PC weighs just 1.4 pounds and is small enough to slip into a jacket pocket or handbag while integrating full-PC features.

    The model incorporates a high-resolution, 1600 x 768, LED backlit 8-inch ultra-wide display (diagonal), making it easy to view everything from entire spreadsheets to full web pages— no side-to-side scrolling necessary. It also incorporates Sony’s XBRITE-ECO™ LCD technology, producing images in brilliant detail for razor-sharp viewing on-the-go.
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    Sony Computers: Sony Recalls Notebook Batteries Amidst Reports of Fire Hazard
    Posted by claudio on Monday, November 03, 2008 @ 22:43:38 CST (2493 reads)
    Sony Computers Walaika Haskins reported Friday in TechNewsWorld that Sony has issued a recall for roughly 100,000 notebook batteries. Affecting laptop users throughout the world, this recall was conducted in partnership with the U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission (USCPSC).

    The recall is based on the possibility that the lithium-ion batteries could overheat and pose a fire and burn hazard to users. There have been, in fact, 19 reports of batteries overheating, 17 of which included the report of flames or fire. Two consumers were documented as receiving minor burns.

    Such a recall is not new territory for Sony or really any laptop manufacturer. Sony itself instigated massive battery recalls that began in 2006 when roughly 9.6 million Sony laptop batteries had to be returned. Other manufacturers, including Dell and HP have also had to issue recalls for battery issues.
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    Sony Computers: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops
    Posted by claudio on Thursday, September 04, 2008 @ 10:53:31 CDT (2276 reads)
    Sony Computers Sony says it is recalling 440,000 units of Vaio laptop computers worldwide due to faulty parts that could trigger overheating.

    Sony Corp. (SNE) said Thursday that the recall involves 19 models in the Vaio TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008.

    The Tokyo-based consumer electronics company said improperly placed wires near the hinge connecting the body of the laptop and its display could wear quickly, causing a short circuit and overheating.

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    Sony Computers: [CEDIA 2008] Sony announces three all-in-one VAIO PC's with Blu-ray
    Posted by claudio on Thursday, September 04, 2008 @ 00:59:30 CDT (2255 reads)
    Sony Computers Merging powerful PC performance with slim stylish LCD panels, Sony today introduced three new all-in-ones- the VAIO® JS, LV and RT desktop models.

    Designed as space-savers, these new models are ideal for everything from everyday computing to editing high-definition video content.

    "These new all-in-ones address all your entertainment and computing needs- they’re an HDTV, Blu-ray Disc™ player and PC in a fashion-forward, clutter-free design," said Xavier Lauwaert, product manager for VAIO product marketing at Sony Electronics.

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    Sony Computers: Sony Unveils First BD ROM Drive
    Posted by claudio on Saturday, March 29, 2008 @ 12:21:21 CDT (2465 reads)
    Sony Computers Sony Electronics has unveiled its first internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) ROM Drive, the BDU-X10S for the computer after-market. According to Sony, the BDU-X10S offers consumers an affordable option to upgrade their desktop to a Blu-ray player that can also play DVDs and CDs.

    BDU-X10S comes bundled with CyberLink's PowerDVD BD Edition software for playback of commercial movie titles, recorded Blu-ray Disc home videos, DVD-ROMs, and CD-ROMs. The BD ROM Drive also supports playback of recorded Blu-ray Discs in MPEG-2 or H.264 format, standard DVD-Video discs or recorded DVDs encoded with MPEG-2 or AVCHD formats.
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