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.
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Apple’s updated MacBook Air line has quietly become a hit, with the company having shipped 1 million of the notebooks in the fourth quarter.
The figures come via Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who says recent checks in Asia imply that Apple shipped 1.1 million units for the three months ended December 31st, 2010.
If accurate, the numbers will indicate one of the strongest Mac launches in history.
Furthermore, Kuo says the Air are now selling at a 1:2 ratio to the MacBook Pro laptops, Apple’s best-selling.
Kuo says he expects Apple to “set a new Mac sales record during the [upcoming] quarter.”
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At this week’s IFA 2010 tech fair, Sony has unveiled a 3D Vaio notebook, one that includes a button that, when pressed, will convert 2D images to 3D.
While the premise is intriguing, there is, of course, a catch. Users will need to wear active shutter glasses to view the 3D.
The glasses, besides being an annoyance, are easy to lose and expensive to replace, making the proposition less interesting.
Sony CEO Howard Stringer says the notebook will be available next Spring, but no word on cost.
The display is full 1080p HD, and can handle 240 fps. Additionally, Sony’s “black frame insertion” tech is used, which “which inserts a black frame between normal video frames to improve pixel response and improve black levels,” says PCW.
