[url=http://mobilitytoday.com/articles/sony_ux_90s_shots.html]MobilityToday.com[/url] just received a Sony Vaio UX-90S from [url=http://www.dynamism.com/]Dynamism[/url].

The UX-90S is the first PC to hit the market with a flash based hard drive.

The video review of the product is located [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mej7sf4uonI]on YouTube[/url] and has some good comparisons between the UX 90s and the Vaio UX-180P. Around 9 mins into the video review there is a start up comparison and the UX-90S goes through a whole boot up and restart before the 180p is even started.

There are some great performance test results available [url=http://mobilitytoday.com/articles/sony_ux_90s_shots/3.html]here[/url].

Interestingly the new flash based Vaio doesn’t have a GSM slot like the old UX models did. I am assuming this is to keep down costs. though it does have a CF slot. Go figure. hopefully it will include Edge capabilities like the 180PS in the future as I think having built in cell abilities is a great idea. Read the full story

[url=http://mozy.org/vaio/]mozy.org[/url] has just posted instructions on how they got the Auditor Live Linux Distro running on a Sony UX180P.

Running the distro was successful however after booting it up the touchscreen, “VAIO Button”, Fingerprint scanner, Intel WiFi card, and zoom buttons didn’t work but if there are drivers supplied for linux they could get up and running.

Our [url=https://www.umpcportal.com/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=9]ultra mobile PC Linux Forum[/url] has been off to a slow start but this adds one more succesful Linux Distro being run on a UMPC. (or micro PC or whatever the Sony UX is officially called)

From [url=http://www.handtops.com/blog/47/0/Linux_on_Sony_UX180P.html]HandTops.com[/url] Read the full story

Once again [url=http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/07/guest_article_h.html]jkOnTheRun[/url] has a great article posted. This time Fernando Miralles has posted instructions on how he upgraded the hard drive on his Sony Vaio UX50 from a 30 GB drive to a 60 GB.

The drive he used was a Toshiba MK6008GAH and there are detailed step by step picture instructions [url=http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/07/guest_article_h.html]here[/url] Read the full story

[img]https://www.umpcportal.com/origami/images/sony_umpc_apart.jpg[/img]

Kevin Tofel from [url=http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/05/sony_vaio_uxser.html]jkontherun.com[/url] sent me a [url=http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/Concept/Vision/index.html?product=typeU]link to a page on sony.com[/url] last week that shows off the Sony Vaio UX in all of its 360 degrees of glory.

The flash demo includes a tour of all of the different features including a video demo which features a person in a bear costume who skips, runs, and does the moonwalk. Eventually the bear gets tired and takes of his head and someone runs up and steals it from him.

Also [url=http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/pcupdate/articles/0605/16/news002.html]itmedia.co.jp has a news story[/url] with some pictures of the Sony Vaio taken apart. (one is shown above.)

I realize this device isn’t considered an Origami and is known as a microPC but I think it looks really good so I wanted to show it off a little more. Read the full story

[img]https://www.umpcportal.com/origami/images/sony%20umpc/vaio_uxsmall.jpg[/img]

David Ciccone from [url=http://mobilitytoday.com/news/006482/sony_ux_umpc]MobilityToday.com[/url] sent us an email about the Sony UX ultra mobile PC that is going to be released in June.

According tho Mobility Online, the Sony Vaio UX specs will be

* $1,799.99
* Availability June
* 4.5 inch 1024×600 touchscreen
* Windows XP Professional
* 1.2GHz
* 512MB
* 30GB
* 802.11a/b/g
* Bluetooth
* dual cameras
* battery 3 to 7 hours
* weight 1.1 pounds

[url=http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/05/more_sony_ux_pi.html]JKonTheRun.com[/url] also got some updated pics and info including this picture of the device:

[img]https://www.umpcportal.com/origami/images/sony%20umpc/sony_umpc_ux_small.jpg[/img]

According to the [url=http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/itpd/notebooks/promos/vaio_summer06/index.html?dcmp=vaioaol&hqs=ar_ux_teaser]official teaser trailer that’s been running[/url] we will have more info tomorrow about the device. Read the full story

This weekend was a good one for ultra mobile PC fans. Especially keyboard loving ones like us!

Eo battery problem fix?
Firstly there was the news from TKK in the Origamiproject forums that he’s getting much much better battery life from his Amtek-unbranded Eo/Easybook UMPC. It looks like Amtek have provided him with a device that is either modded or updated becuase he’s having no problem getting over 2 hours with normal use. Discussion and comparison of drivers and hardware details continues on Origamiportal.com. This is great news for Eo owners because there’s now a possiblitly of a swap-out rather than just having to return the device. It also good news for us here because it means our ultra mobile PC power predictions and VIA C7 power analysis was correct.

New Carrypad-like device.
Secondly, I was speaking to the CTO of Coxion in Finland who, apart from making me jealous with his talk of cheap 3G unlimited data plans, was telling me about the existing CE-based WebBook (pic above.) Its aimed at ‘vertical markets’ but the core design is even closer to the Carrypad concept than the Clio NXT which we were investigating. He might have also whispered in my ear that they were looking into an XP version of this which puts it right in the middle of the Origami camp – with a keyboard!

Nokia, Google and Tablets.
The third great bit of news, and this is really significant for the consumer market, is that Google is teaming up with Nokia to provide ‘a version’ of the Nokia 770 internet tablet with Google Talk software pre-installed. The Nokia 770 has been knocked for being underpowered in the past and Nokia have, for a long time, been public about the fact that they are looking at bringing a new internet tablet to market with a keyboard. Could this be the upgrade that will boost the Nokia 770 into more advanced ultra mobile PC territory?

Sony UX teaser video.
Finally, and again very significant news for the consumer ultra mobile PC market, is that Sony have a new ultra mobile PC device in the wings. With a keyboard and a smart design!
Its a Sony Vaio UX and it looks stunning. There’s no specification available yet, so everyone is watching the Sony website and teaser video for more information. Jkontherun is watching closely too.

The new devices will go into the ultra mobile PC product portal today and of course we’ll be updating it with important news links as we get them. The all-product RSS news feed is available here.