Full-Featured VAIO PC Fuses Style, Mobility and Connectivity for Anytime,
Anywhere Computing
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- CES Booth #14200 -- Sony today took the
wraps off the world's lightest 8-inch notebook -- the new VAIO(R) 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(TM) LCD technology, producing images in
brilliant detail for razor-sharp viewing on-the-go.
Stylish enough to take anywhere, the unit is available in an array of
eye-catching colors, including garnet red, emerald green, onyx black, crystal
white and classic black. Matching carrying cases and Bluetooth(R)
color-coordinated mice are available to complete the look.
"The VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC is your portal to the world, delivering
entertainment and computing in a head-turning device that's small enough to
put in your pocket," said Mike Abary, senior vice president of VAIO product
marketing at Sony Electronics. "Designed for the fashionista in all of us,
it's the ideal companion."
Engineered to provide the feel of a larger notebook, the VAIO Lifestyle PC
provides a convenient typing experience by extending the keyboard to the
perimeters of the chassis maximizing the typing area. The spacing between keys
has also been engineered to help reduce typing mistakes making it perfect for
long fingernails.
The notebook incorporates built-in wireless WAN 3G Mobile Broadband, 802.11n
wi-fi and Bluetooth technologies. Users can toggle among various wireless
options for the most efficient connection -- wi-fi for working at a coffee
shop; Bluetooth for peripherals; and Mobile Broadband service on the Verizon
Wireless nationwide network when traveling outside the reach of hotspots
(subscription required).
The unit features up to four hours of battery life with the included standard
capacity battery and eight hours with the large capacity battery (sold
separate).
It also incorporates real-time GPS functionality, making it easy to find
restaurants, hotels or special sites of interest. Destinations can be found by
simply typing in an address or keyword and then following the turn-by-turn
directions. The Lifestyle PC even includes estimated drive times to let you
know how far you are from a destination. No Internet connection is required in
the United States or Canada.
The unit also has an instant-mode option that launches directly into Sony's
Xross Media Bar(TM) interface, so you can rapidly boot up and access music,
video, photos and the Web. A built-in webcam lets you video chat with family,
friends and colleagues. A third-party service is required.
The PC comes with the Windows Vista(R) operating system, supporting office
applications and all the software programs routinely found in full-size
notebooks. A windows arrangement utility has been added to easily organize all
open documents or websites with one touch, positioning them neatly along side
each other on a single screen.
The VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC will retail for about $900. It will be
available for pre-orders tomorrow online at www.sony.com/pr/pseries. It will
also be sold at Sony Style(R) stores starting later this month and at other
major retailers around the country beginning in February.
SOURCE Sony Electronics
Jon Piazza of Sony Electronics Inc., +1-310-498-5254, jon.piazza@am.sony.com;
or Caitlin McCabe of Ruder Finn, +1-646-220-2261, mccabec@ruderfinn.com, for
Sony
