Sony launches all-in-one media PC
Sony's Vaio VA1 is the latest all-in-one entertainment PC. follow-on to the consumer electronics giant's V3 machine.
Specs :
Like its predecessor, the VA1 requires just a single cable, for power. The keyboard, mouse and TV-style remote control are all wireless, as is the the unit's network connection, though there are Ethernet, USB and Firewire ports present for those who can't yet live without wires.
The system has a sufficient spec to warrant Intel's Viiv branding, but Sony didn't say today whether the VA1 will ship as a Viiv box or not.
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Motorola Z 'thinnest' slider phone
Motorola today announced a slider phone that's a mere 14.8mm thick. Called simply the Z - for no other reason than it's the last letter of the alphabet.
Specs :
The Z isn't the thinnest phone around. It's not even the thinnest Motorola handset - that honour goes to the 11.5mm SLVR, and even the RAZR is thinner, at just 14.5mm - but it's still pretty lithe for a slider phone.
The device was designed in Korea, where it got its first public outing yesterday and where it will ship first, later this month.
The phone will subsequently be launched across Asia and later around the rest of the world.
Sony's Vaio VA1 is the latest all-in-one entertainment PC. follow-on to the consumer electronics giant's V3 machine.
Specs :
- The 2.8GHz dual-core Intel Pentium D 820 processor.
- Integrated 20" 16:9 aspect ratio display with Sony's X-black colour-enhancing technology.
- ATI Mobility Radeon X700.
- integrated digital and analogue TV tuner.
- 250 GB hard drive.
- Dual-layer DVD±RW drive.
- Runs Windows XP Media Center Edition.
- To ship next month for around £1,500.
Like its predecessor, the VA1 requires just a single cable, for power. The keyboard, mouse and TV-style remote control are all wireless, as is the the unit's network connection, though there are Ethernet, USB and Firewire ports present for those who can't yet live without wires.
The system has a sufficient spec to warrant Intel's Viiv branding, but Sony didn't say today whether the VA1 will ship as a Viiv box or not.
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Motorola Z 'thinnest' slider phone
Motorola today announced a slider phone that's a mere 14.8mm thick. Called simply the Z - for no other reason than it's the last letter of the alphabet.
Specs :
- 2.2" display.
- 1.3-megapixel digital camera.
- MP3 player.
- Cut-metal keypad's.
- To ship next month for around $525.
The Z isn't the thinnest phone around. It's not even the thinnest Motorola handset - that honour goes to the 11.5mm SLVR, and even the RAZR is thinner, at just 14.5mm - but it's still pretty lithe for a slider phone.
The device was designed in Korea, where it got its first public outing yesterday and where it will ship first, later this month.
The phone will subsequently be launched across Asia and later around the rest of the world.