First Blu-Ray Laptop will be from SONY
Sony Corp will release the first laptop capable of playing, editing and recording next-generation, high-definition videos in the Blu-ray DVD format.
Sony, which led the development of the Blu-ray format, said on Tuesday the new VAIO AR Premium model will be available this summer for $3,500. Besides the Blu-ray DVD drive, the entertainment-oriented notebook computer features a 17-inch (43-centimeter) display, an integrated TV tuner, and Microsoft Corp's Windows Media Center Edition operating system.
Blu-ray is one of the two competing high-definition DVD formats that display video in 1080p, the sharpest in high-definition quality. The other next-generation format is HD DVD.
Toshiba Corp, one of the HD DVD format's main developers, last week introduced the first laptop to play HD DVD discs. But unlike the Sony laptop, the $3,000 Toshiba laptop's HD DVD drive cannot record or edit in high-definition.
Sony's new laptop will be among a number of other Blu-ray compatible products Sony plans to begin selling later this year.
Adding to a growing crop of ultra compact notebooks in the computer industry, Sony is also introducing a laptop that weighs 1.2 pounds (0.54 kg) and is 1.5-inch (3.8-cm) thick.
The VAIO UX Micro PC features the Windows XP operating system, a 4.5-inch (11.4-cm) screen, a slide-out keyboard, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technologies, and built-in cameras. It will be available in July at $1,800, Sony said.
Sony, which led the development of the Blu-ray format, said on Tuesday the new VAIO AR Premium model will be available this summer for $3,500. Besides the Blu-ray DVD drive, the entertainment-oriented notebook computer features a 17-inch (43-centimeter) display, an integrated TV tuner, and Microsoft Corp's Windows Media Center Edition operating system.
Blu-ray is one of the two competing high-definition DVD formats that display video in 1080p, the sharpest in high-definition quality. The other next-generation format is HD DVD.
Toshiba Corp, one of the HD DVD format's main developers, last week introduced the first laptop to play HD DVD discs. But unlike the Sony laptop, the $3,000 Toshiba laptop's HD DVD drive cannot record or edit in high-definition.
Sony's new laptop will be among a number of other Blu-ray compatible products Sony plans to begin selling later this year.
Adding to a growing crop of ultra compact notebooks in the computer industry, Sony is also introducing a laptop that weighs 1.2 pounds (0.54 kg) and is 1.5-inch (3.8-cm) thick.
The VAIO UX Micro PC features the Windows XP operating system, a 4.5-inch (11.4-cm) screen, a slide-out keyboard, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technologies, and built-in cameras. It will be available in July at $1,800, Sony said.
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