Sony Insider is reporting today that Sony is creating a Chrome OS notebook, as well as a “VAIO Hybrid PC.”
The Chrome OS notebook will look similar to Google’s own Cr-48, but smaller with an 11.6-inch screen. The Cr-48 has a 12.1-inch screen.
Promising different specs than the Cr-48, the upcoming Sony laptop will have a Tegra 2, 1GB RAM and a 16GB SSD. The device will weigh 2.2 pounds and provide 8 hours of battery life, around an hour less than the Cr-48.
The Hybrid PC will feature a Core i7 processor, offer outstanding 15 hour battery life, include Intel Thunderbolt, and a large internal SSD.
Additionally, the hybrid will “plug into a dock of some sort that adds a Blu-ray burner and external graphics (by AMD) for gaming and multimedia,” says the site.
There are no pictures or word on pricing, but both devices sound interesting.
Result for: battery life
AT&T has announced this morning that it will begin selling the Amazon Kindle 3G in stores in the U.S., beginning on March 6th.
The device can connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi, as well as AT&T’s nationwide 3G network.
AT&T will include the device in its “connected devices displays” throughout the store, allowing would-be buyers to test out the e-reader.
Says the carrier:
Amazon has without question pioneered the eReader space with Kindle, and it’s exciting to not only connect this device through our network, but now offer it in our stores to readers around the country. As the first dedicated eReader offered in our stores, we are confident the Kindle will be an attractive addition to our in store connected devices lineup.
The updated Kindle 3G can hold up to 3500 e-books internally, and Amazon has 810,000 books available. The device has one month of battery life when not connected to Wi-Fi.
There are no contracts or data fees and the devices sells for $189.
Result for: battery life
The Motorola Xoom tablet has won the Cnet CES 2011 Best in Show award today, beating out a plethora of other tablets, smartphones, HDTVs and more.
Motorola’s powerful tablet will ship with a 10.1-inch display, 1280×800 resolution, a Nvidia Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 32GB onboard memory (expendable via SD), a 5MP dual-LED flash standard camera and a 2MP front-side camera for video conferencing.
Furthermore, the tablet has a micro USB 2.0 port, HDMI-pout, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and run on the tablet-optimized Android 3.0 Honeycomb.
Battery life has been rated at 10 hours (peak) for video playback.
Motorola has allegedly already ordered 800,000 units of the device for the Q1 2011.
The 3G-supporting device will launch in February or March while the LTE 4G model will launch in the Q2.
