Sony VAIO Z Series ultra-portable Notebooks unveiled

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Sony unveiled four new VAIO notebook lines based on the new Intel Centrino 2 platform including the new ultra-portable notebooks in the VAIO Z series.

The VAIO Z series notebooks weigh just over 3 pounds and feature a 13.1-inch widescreen display with Sony’s own XBRITE-DuraView LCD technology for scratch-resistant durability and 100 percent color saturation. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:46:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony VAIO SR Series notebooks

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Sony announced four new Sony VAIO notebook lines including the fashion line Sony VAIO SR.

Constructed of lightweight, durable magnesium alloy, the Sony VAIO SR notebooks are available in five colors: night black, sunset pink, glossy pink, classic silver and glossy silver. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:36:52 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony VAIO FW Series Notebooks with 16.4 inch HD Display

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Sony revealed four new VAIO Notebook lines including the world's first 16.4 inch wide multimedia notebook VAIO FW series.

The Sony VAIO FW notebook comes in multiple configurations, including a premium and a standard model. The premium model plays Blu-ray Disc high-definition content like movies in full 1080 HD resolution when connected to a compatible HDTV. It can also record, store and play back personal content on high-capacity BD media. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:20:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony VAIO BZ Series Notebooks including VGN-BZ560

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Sony revealed four new VAIO notebook lines. The Sony VAIO BZ series is aimed at business users.

The Sony VAIO BZ notebooks feature a 15.4-inch widescreen display and full-size keyboard while weighing less than 6 pounds. An optional anti-glare screen featuring Sony’s patented XBRITE-ECO LCD technology provides a crystal-clear picture. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:05:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony VAIO Notebooks are Mystery Release

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Sony teased over the weekend a mystery gadget with a green power button. Today as promised they revealed the new product behind the teaser. Sony announced several new VAIO notebooks today.

The new Sony notebooks include the VAIO FW Series, VAIO SR Series, VAIO Z Series and VAIO BZ Series. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:29:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony VAIO VGF-HS1S and VGF-HS1

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In January of 2007 Sony introduced the Sony VAIO TP1 home theater PC with the unique round shape.
Today Sony announced two new AV Home Server with the same form factor dubbed Sony VAIO VGF-HS1S and VGF-HS1.

The new Sony VGF-HS1S packs 1.5TB of storage and the VGF-HS1 still has a 1TB capacity ideal for HD video storing and displaying on a connected HDTV. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 03:55:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony VAIO NR160E/T Notebook Review

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The test team at our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Sony VAIO NR160E/T Notebook.

Quote from the review: "Sony’s NR notebooks are designed to be affordable, fashionable, and decent all-around PCs that aren’t bottom of the barrel nor top-of-the-line. Think “midrange notebook” with a fancy shell. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Feb 2008 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony VAIO VGP-XL1B3 Media Changer Review

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OCModShop tested the Sony VAIO VGP-XL1B3 Media Changer and published a review of this very affordable media changer (see Amazon.com).

Quote from the review: "The unit seems too good to be true: it allows one to mix and match any number of DVD or CD media in any format that your PC can read, so you can have your entire Divx video archive available at the press of a button. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Vaio FZ Graphic Splash Eco Edition

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Sony introduces a new special edition of Vaio FZ notebooks sporting four new Eco-Cool designs.

The Graphic Splash Eco Edition VAIO FZ notebooks are available as Caribbean Water, Clay Earth, Spotted Life, and Bloom designs to make you stand out. Read more

Posted on Thu, 8 Nov 2007 09:21:34 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E Review

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Sony introduced the new low budget Sony VAIO NR notebook line. Laptop magazine already got their hands on the Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E and published a review. They say the VGN-NR160E is one of the best notebooks you can buy for under $900.

Quote from the review: "Sony is still struggling with crapware issues, however. This system had enough of it to affect performance considerably. After removing some unnecessary applications, the PCMark05 score jumped to 3,219. That's 139 points higher than the out-of-box configuration, so we'd recommend removing anything you don't need right away to boost system performance. Read more

Posted on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony VAIO NR Notebooks

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Sony unveiled a line of fashionable, entry- level notebooks with the VAIO NR series starting at $750.

The new VAIO NR notebooks are available in three colors: Wenge: a rich brown with copper accents, Silk:a bright white with a matte finish and Granite: a silver hue with natural tones.

Features of the Sony NR notebooks can include a 15.4 inch widescreen display with XBRITE-ECO LCD technology, Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN, A/V mode, DVD drive, SD card and Memory Stick PRO slots. Read more

Posted on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:53:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony VAIO FZ Graphic Splash Maya Hayuk Art Notebooks

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Sony unveiled the VAIO Graphic Splash Maya Hayuk Edition notebooks featuring designs from New York-based, emerging artist, Maya Hayuk.

These limited edition PCs are available in two designs: Grow and Never Stop.

Maya Hayuk is known for her colorful and symmetrical imagery, Hayuk conceptualized and painted these designs for Sony. Read more

Posted on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

34 new Sony VAIO Notebooks

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Sony announces 34 new VIAO notebooks in 6 series.

The VAIO C series now comes in the choice of four color coordinated bundles featuring mouse, pad and bag.
The available colors are pink (photo), white, red and blue. Feature highlights of the new VAIO C series notebooks are 14.1 inch screen and integrated 1.3MP camera. Read more

Posted on Mon, 3 Sep 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony VAIO LT HD PC/TV with Blu-ray

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Sony introduced today the first All-In-One HD PC/TV With Blu-Ray Disc Technology dubbed VAIO LT HD PC/TV.

The VAIO LT PC/TV features a 22inchWSXGA+ widescreen display with Sony's signature floating glass design.
Judging from the photo above the Sony VAIO LT has what it takes to compete with the new Apple iMacs. Read more

Posted on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:32:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony VAIO LF-V30 LocationFree Base Station

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Sony introduces the VAIO LF-V30 LocationFree Base Station.

With Sony’s LocationFree place-shifting technology you can access live TV, your personal video recorder or DVD player, and view that content on your notebook PC.

Features of the VAIO LF-V30 Base Station include: Component input/output capability, Wireless Client Mode and consistent picture quality with approximately 20% less Internet bandwidth required to stream video. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony VAIO TZ VGN-TZ170NB and VGN-TZ191NX

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Sony introduced now VAIO TZ notebooks with the VGN-TZ170NB and VGN-TZ191NX in the US.

The new Sony VAIO TZ notebooks come in classic black, premium carbon, champagne gold, and hand-painted Bordeaux.

Feature highlights of the Sony VAIO TZ VGN-TZ170NB include 11.1 inch WXGA XBRITE-HiColor screen, Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor U7500, 100GB HDD, 802.11n WiFi, 4-7.5 hours battery life, integrated Motion Eye camera, low 2.7lbs weight and less than 1 inch thin. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony announces 21 new VAIO Notebooks

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Sony announced 1 new VAIO notebook in the US and Europe. In Japan Sony announced today 21 new VAIO notebooks in four VAIO series. I ask you, Is this fair?

The new Sony VAIO notebooks are in the A, BX, F/FZ and G series.
The Sony A series gets the VGN-AR73DB and VGN-AR53DB and 4 models for businesses. Main features are huge 240GB/200GB hard-drives, digital TV tuner (wansegu), 17 inch screen, Core 2 Duo T7300/T7100 CPU, NVidia GForce 8600M GT GPU, 1GB RAM, Bluetooth, FeliCA and Windows Vista Home Premium. Read more

Posted on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony VAIO CR Notebooks

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Sony introduced the VAIO CR slim notebook line featuring a glossy finish in bold colors.

To complete the look, each CR notebook comes with its own funky VAIO branded wallpaper and optional color-coordinated carrying bag and mouse.
Features of the Sony VAIO CR notebooks include 14.1 inch screen, Intel Centrino Duo CPU, max. 4GB RAM, 160GB HDD, built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi, CD/DVD player/burner drive, Instant-on mode and A/V controls, built-in digital camera and S-video port. Read more

Posted on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Announces Several New VAIO PCs

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Sony is announcing new VAIO models to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the VAIO notebook computer. Ten new VAIO models are going on sale starting May 26th. The type T VAIO will sport Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs, 12 hour battery life with the standard pack and 18 hours with the long life battery.

The type T can also be equipped with up to 32GB of flash memory to improve performance of the system. The entire machine is only 22.5 mm thick and four colors will be available including stock black, premium carbon, Bordeaux, and champagne gold. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 May 2007 11:11:06 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New Sony VAIO TZ, SZ5, FZ CZ Notebooks Leaked

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Some information about new Sony notebooks that are scheduled to be released this Summer have appeared.

Most information is from a leaked spec sheet on the European VIAO site.
There is supposed to be a new 11.1" screen ultra portable VAIO TZ, a 13.3" screen VAIO SZ5, a 15.4" screen VAIO FZ series, a 13.3 inch CZ and a widescreen 14" VAIO CR notebook. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 May 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony VAIO XL3 Blu-ray Media Center Video Report

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Sony introduced the high-end Blu-ray VAIO XL3 media center PC at CES 2007.

The VAIO XL3 sports a built-in NTSC, an ATSC television tuner and unidirectional digital CableCARD. This makes the XL3 the perfect HD video recording machine.

Specifications include Intel Core 2 Duo processor, NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GTL graphics, 2GB of RAM memory, and a 500GB hard drive.

Watch this Video Report to get more details about the Sony VAIO XL3.
Read more

Posted on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr