The

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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

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keyboard, touchscreen, Intel Core 2 Solo processor,

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, 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 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

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. * Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Graphics Card (128 MB (128 MB) Shared RAM) - some have 256 MB * Memory Stick Duo Slot * Built-in

802.11b/g and

* Fingerprint reader * Front and back

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References in popular culture

* A black Vaio UX was used by

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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

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. The UX delivers the message to

that he must rescue the "sweetest girl" from

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to a hostile

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. * Rodney McKay can be seen using one in several episodes of ''

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'', 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. * R. Kelly looks at Usher's slideshow of a lady on what appears to be the Sony VGN-UX 390 in the music video for '' Same Girl''. * 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 ''

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''. * 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

Micro PC Talk

Sony UX280P
- Review at Skatter Tech

Sony Vaio UX series: At a glance from pocketables.net
Sony Singapore Sony VAIO UX product listing
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