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Peripherals
Sony Recalls 69,000 Vaio AC Adaptors Because Of Shock Hazards
6:12AM Sean Fallon | Sony is recalling around 69,000 VGP-AC19V17 AC Adaptors used in Vaio all-in-one desktop computers (VGC-LT series and VGC-JS2 series) and docking stations (VGP-PRBX1 and VGP-PRFE1). More »
Computers
Sony VAIO X Reviewed: Hot To Touch, But The Battery Rocks
10:40AM Chris Jacob | The crazy-light Sony VAIO X got the review treatment over at Laptop Mag. Their opinion is what you’d expect: it’s a reeeealy thin netbook, and their test results reveal Sony wasn’t kidding with those battery life claims. More »
Computers
4:40AM Mark Wilson | Sony unveiled their promising touchscreen all-in-one PC earlier this week, but we had little idea how it really worked. A new video walks us through the entire $US1300, 24-inch system, and it looks pretty nice: More »
Sony’s Vaio L Works As Full PC Or Simply A TV
4:40AM Mark Wilson | Sony unveiled their promising touchscreen all-in-one PC earlier this week, but we had little idea how it really worked. A new video walks us through the entire $US1300, 24-inch system, and it looks pretty nice: More »
Computers
10:45AM Matt Buchanan | How light is Sony’s carbon-fibre X Series, miraculously the “lightest notebook in the world”? It feels fake, like a trick. More »
Sony X Series Hands-On: It Feels Like Special Effects
10:45AM Matt Buchanan | How light is Sony’s carbon-fibre X Series, miraculously the “lightest notebook in the world”? It feels fake, like a trick. More »
Screens
Sony Gets 3D Fever: 3D Bravia TV Next Year, PlayStation 3 Support Planned
3:30PM Danny Allen | Sony has confirmed yesterday’s leak that it’s working on a 3D Bravia LCD HDTV, and will also develop 3D-compatibility into its PlayStation 3, Vaio computer, and Blu-ray products. Silly 3D glasses and cheesy promo video? You betcha. See for yourself: More »
Computers
Rail-Thin Sony Vaio X Series Video and Details
4:26AM Joanna Stern | Sony wowed us this morning with its Vaio X Series, but details are now emerging. According to this video, the .55-inch thin system may be more netbook than notebook. It has an 11.2-inch screen and possibly an Atom CPU. More »
Computers
Sony X-Series Carbon Fibre Ultraportable: .68kg And .55 Inches Thin
1:59AM Matt Buchanan | The Vaio we’ve known Sony’s had in them: The X-Series is built with carbon fibre, so it’s just 0.55 inches thick and weighs 0.68kg (half a MacBook Air). And Sony’s promising crazy battery life. [Engadget]
Computers
Sony Vaio Laptops Will Have The Shiny Veneer Of Google Chrome
10:26PM Matt Buchanan | Hey, a Sony Vaio software add-on that doesn’t suck: Sony’s pre-installing Google Chrome onto some of its laptops. Not a bad strategy for Google to boost Chrome’s paltry but growing 2.6 per cent marketshare—I suspect we’ll see them ink some more deals—though I wonder how many people are gonna think it’s crapware. [WSJ]
Computers
Sony Laptops Have Hardware Virtualisation Disabled
5:45PM Danny Allen | A user backlash is brewing after Sony confirmed it deliberately disables hardware virtualisation (required to run Windows 7’s XP Mode) on all current Vaio laptops, due to security concerns. More »
Computers
11:00AM Adrian Covert | A new Vaio P model making its way through the FCC seems to confirm last months’ Mark 2 refresh rumor. Little else of interest is known, except that it’s the same size as the original. [Sony Insider via Engadget]
New Vaio P Model Sneaks Through The FCC
11:00AM Adrian Covert | A new Vaio P model making its way through the FCC seems to confirm last months’ Mark 2 refresh rumor. Little else of interest is known, except that it’s the same size as the original. [Sony Insider via Engadget] 
