Sony Vaio UX Micro PC

The Sony Vaio UX Micro PC is an Ultra-Mobile Portable Computer (UMPC) first marketed in 2006. It weighs around 490–544 g (1.20–1.27 lb), and has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen, Intel Core 2 Solo processor, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and WWAN. Though not officially stated as such, and even to a point implied by Sony that the UX is a move in a new direction and not a specific continuation of such, the Sony UX is speculated by some^[who?] to be the newest model in the popular Sony U-series.

NOTE : Japanese models include 533 MHz memory and so do the minority markets ( Europe, Australia etc. ) models. The US ones do not have 533 MHz but slower 400 MHz.

All models share these features:

• 4.5" XBrite TFT LCD touchscreen with 1024x600 display resolution.
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Graphics Card (128 MB (128 MB) Shared RAM) - some have 256 MB
• Memory Stick Duo Slot
• Built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth
• Fingerprint reader
• Front and back digital cameras

References in popular culture

• A black Vaio UX was used by John Connor in Terminator Salvation. It was used to hack mototerminator, track the cell Kyle Reese was being held captive in at Skynet.
• A Vaio UX is featured in the music video for the song "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" by Wyclef Jean. The UX delivers the message to Wyclef Jean that he must rescue the "sweetest girl" from deportation to a hostile country.
• Rodney McKay can be seen using one in several episodes of Stargate Atlantis, he's also used OQO UMPCs.
• Bill Tanner can be seen using a Sony Vaio UX in James Bond movies Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. There was a limited edition promotional "Spy Gear" set created for the former. ^[1]
• R. Kelly looks at Usher's slideshow of the a lady on what appears to be the Sony VGN-UX 390 in the music video for Same Girl.^[2]
• A Vaio UX is used as suitcase nuke arming device in one episode (hour) of the television show 24.
• A Vaio UX is shown as contraband containing classified information belonging to the antagonist in some live-action cutscenes of Need For Speed: Undercover.
• A Vaio UX is used by the antagonist in Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
• Riley Poole used a Vaio UX in National Treasure while capturing the security camera stream of the declaration of independence and to infiltrate Buckingham Palace in National Treasure 2.
• In The Pink Panther 2, Kenji uses a Sony Vaio UX when the Dream Team is investigating the crime scene of the stolen Pink Panther diamond.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vaio UX series.

• Micro PC Talk
• Sony UX280P - Review at Skatter Tech
• Sony Vaio UX series Sony Vaio UX series: At a glance from pocketables.net
• Sony Singapore Sony VAIO UX product listing

This page was last edited on 24 February 2024, at 05:53