Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Sony crafting VAIOs with Chrome OS, external GPUs and Thunderbolt tech?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/19/sony-crafting-vaios-with-chrome-os-external-gpus-and-thunderbol/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/19/sony-crafting-vaios-with-chrome-os-external-gpus-and-thunderbol/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/19/sony-crafting-vaios-with-chrome-os-external-gpus-and-thunderbol/#comments Sony's top-secret prototype labs must be clocking hours like mad, as Sony Insider reports that the company has two more surprises in store -- in addition to a PlayStation tablet, dual-screen clamshell and sliding PC, the skunk works has cooked up a Chrome OS notebook, as well as a "VAIO Hybrid PC" that defies any sort of meaningful explanation in just three words. The Chrome OS device is reportedly modeled after Google's own Cr-48 reference design with roughly the same dimensions and keyboard but an oh-so-slightly smaller 11.6-inch screen, and NVIDIA's Tegra 2 running the show alongside 1GB of RAM and 16GB of flash storage. Sony's also shooting for eight hours of battery life, and a weight of just 2.2 pounds.

All of that pales in comparison to what Sony's plotting for this "Hybrid PC," though. The publication says we're looking at a thin-and-light Core i7 notebook with an incredible 8 to 16.5 hours of battery life, Intel Thunderbolt and an internal SSD, all of which plugs into a dock of some sort that adds a Blu-ray burner and external graphics (by AMD) for gaming and multimedia. We don't have any pictures or proof at this point, but it sounds like a whopper of a tale, and just the sort of thing that Intel was talking about making possible with the 10Gbps of bandwidth that Thunderbolt brings.

Sony crafting VAIOs with Chrome OS, external GPUs and Thunderbolt tech? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AMDBlu-rayChromeChrome OSChromeOsCore 2011Core-i7Core2011external gpuexternal graphicsExternalGpuExternalGraphicsGooglegpuHybrid PCHybridPcIntel Core 2011IntelCore2011laptoplaptopsnetbooknotebooknotebooksrumorrumorsSonyTegra 2Tegra2VAIOVAIO Hybrid PCVaioHybridPcWhistler XTWhistlerXtSat, 19 Mar 2011 19:13:00 EST<![CDATA[DARWINmachine Hammerhead HMR989 gaming rig looks ferocious, can attack your desk for $2,900]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/24/darwinmachine-hammerhead-hmr989-gaming-rig-looks-ferocious-can/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/24/darwinmachine-hammerhead-hmr989-gaming-rig-looks-ferocious-can/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/24/darwinmachine-hammerhead-hmr989-gaming-rig-looks-ferocious-can/#commentsDARWINmachine Hammerhead HMR989 gaming rig looks feroceous, can attack your desk for $2,900 The giant PC gaming rigs of the last decade are so passé. Hot this year are sleeker, more cut models, models like the DARWINmachine Hammerhead HMR989. It looks like a crazy casemod but it's actually a custom-built rig you can order, priced at $2,899 and sporting a vertically mounted NVIDIA GTX460 graphics accelerator, a 2.8Ghz Core i7-860 processor, a combination of SSD and platter-based storage, and a power supply left hanging on the side. It's all aluminum and resin sheets and lovely, though we could probably do without the blue LEDs.

Gallery: Hammerhead HMR98902

DARWINmachine Hammerhead HMR989 gaming rig looks ferocious, can attack your desk for $2,900 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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