PC vendors boast to welcome Vista

The Windows Vista operating system that is about to be released by Microsoft is promising to make the PC of users more lively and friendly. However, some of the first computers to be marketed using this operating system will be noticeable not only because of the internal features that are sufficient for Vista, but also because of their impressive appearance.

Forget the old box designs of the previous year. On Sunday, Sony Corp unveiled a home entertainment center - a round, white, PC-based PC - watching or recording TV shows and other multimedia gadgets, but not Only used to check mail and serve normal business.

Designers have tried to get the VAIO TP1 to be on the side or right under the new flat-screen TV, said Xavier Lauwaert, Sony's VAIO product manager.

Photo: Chanel News Asia . " Like everyone else, we don't follow old product models anymore. It will be a completely new product, " he said. The product is expected to hit the market in March at a price of $ 1,600.

Toshiba is also changing its unique design when it does not use gray gray for the first time. The Portege R400 is white and is one of the first laptops to market the advantage of the Vista operating system, making it possible to perform some applications while the computer is still in standby mode.

The Portege R400 is designed with a secondary display so users can read or receive notifications of emails or calendars while the laptop is closed. It has a working mechanism like a normal laptop. However, users can open, rotate and change the top keyboards to read, surf the Web or compose documents manually.

The computer is also the first laptop to be equipped with a wireless station, Toshiba said. It is expected to be released at the time of Vista software release, January 30. However, its price has not yet been announced.

Meanwhile, HP first released the "TouchSmart PC", a "all-in-one" all-in-one computer with a screen designed to be in the kitchen, living room or family bedroom. Users can take notes on the screen, quickly get recipes or watch TV or movies.

TouchSmart has a message board with notes like "Post-It". This is a special calendar software for family members to keep busy schedules and a printer plugged right behind the 19-inch screen. The TouchSmart PC was released on January 30 at a price of US $ 1,899.

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