Sony Unveils Exciting New Vaio Lineup

By: Edward Jackson (Senior Editor)

Guastavino’s, an architectural landmark nuzzled under the 59th Street Bridge in Manhattan was packed wall to wall with energy and excitement For Sony’s launch of their exciting new Vaio lineup. The red carpet blazed with the who’s who and famous faces we all know. Mischa Barton, Star Jones, Christian Siriano, Jill Zarin, Gretta Monahan, Nigel Barker, Peter Facinelli and our very own Jenna Gonzalez to name a few. Followed by the amazing DJ Kiss that kept the tunes pumping all night long, and the performances from the off the wall act Cirque Berzerk. The Cirque Bezerk show was like the dirtier & sexier version of Cirque du Soleil, if you have a chance to see them live I would. And make sure you get good seats so you don’t miss a thing. And of course Thomas Pendleton from A&E’s Tattoo Highway creating a one of a kind tattoo for the Sony VAIO launch.

We were all immersed into the Sony theme of the night, “Innovate, Serve, Perform” which brings us to the true Stars of the Night: The Sony VAIO X, CW, and L series with Windows 7. Here’s a little teaser for all you vaio fans out there.

The L Touch HD PC/TV: Multi-touch screen easy access to your PC, HDTV, and DVR “your entire entertainment hub” It’s your HD living room summarized into one small & powerful form factor. Surprisingly enough that this is not your standard PC, the monitor is wall mountable and reminds us of the HP Touchsmart, only sexier.

Here are some of the delicious specs:

· Up to 2.66GHz Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor

· Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium

· 24″ Full HD multi-touch display, NVIDIA graphics

· Up to 1TB hard drive, up to 6GB RAM

· Blu-ray player, HDMI in, available TV tuner

· Starting at $1,299.99

X Series Notebook: Housed in a lightweight carbon-fiber chassis, (yes I said Carbon Fiber) the X Series weighs just 1.6 pounds (up to 16hrs. of life with standard battery) and solid state drive, is just over a half-inch thin roughly the width of a cell phone. The high end Voodoo comes to mind when we see this.

· 2GHz Intel® Processor

· Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium

· 11.1″ widescreen display, 1.6 lbs.

· 2GB RAM, available 128GB Solid State Drive

· Verizon Wireless 3G Mobile Broadband Built-In

· Starting at $1,299.99

The CW Series Notebooks: With a new look in 5 vibrant colors and gradient color matching wrist pads in Fiery Red, Icy White, Jet Black, (my fav) Indigo Purple and Poppy Pink… The highly capable new notebooks featuring Blu-ray disc technology and Windows 7 OS are a slick lineup aimed at the price watchers out there.

· Up to 2.80GHz Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor

· Genuine Windows® 7 Professional available

· 14″ widescreen display, 5.3 lbs

· Up to 500GB hard drive, up to 8GB RAM

· NVIDIA® graphics with up to 512MB VRAM

· Starting at $799.99

A very special thank you to Cortney from Sony for her diligent work in getting us our VIP spots. Sony was excited for doing this launch coupled with the new windows 7 operating system. As Microsoft exec David Fester stated that “this is a partnership made in heaven. “ The new windows OS is going to make everything much easier, from touch to media & mobility enhancements. What’s even more exciting is that you will be able to purchase these new systems with Windows 7 on October 22. We’ll be sure to let you know the complete 411 when we get our units in! Stay tuned.