Sony

Earlier tonight, at the Highbar on the roof of the Hilton in midtown Manhattan, we got our hands on one of the svelter models in Sony’s new lineup, the VAIO Z series. Sporting a 13-inch widescreen display and weighing 3.3 pounds, this is a very attractive ultraportable, and part of a number of new models of Centrino 2 notebooks that Sony is releasing. After the jump, take a look at our video and initial impressions of this stylish ultraportable. And stay tuned for our full review.

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Combining premium design with extreme personalization, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 smart phone puts the information users want right at their fingertips. This Windows Mobile 6.1 device makes the most of its stunning 800 x 400-pixel, 3-inch touch display by incorporating an innovative panel-based user interface, enabling users to access up to nine desktop-like applications instantly. These range from Google to a unified media player, and Sony Ericsson will be encouraging developers to offer many more applications.

The XPERIA X1 also stands out because of its ergonomic arc-sliding design, wide-pitch QWERTY keyboard, a surprisingly smooth optical joystick control, and a 3.2-MP camera that will auto-focus based on where you touch the screen. Sony Ericsson has raised the bar for Windows Mobile phones.

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