Sony announced the VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC at this year's CES, starting a new line of ultra-small notebooks that will compete in the netbook market. Here are some live photos of the Sony VAIO P Series notebook from CES:

A couple of cases:

Sony VAIO P Series Features:

-Chic, compact design measuring about the length of a business envelope and weighing 1.4 pounds
-Integrated wireless WAN, LAN, and Bluetooth technologies, making it easy and efficient to connect wirelessly
-Built-in GPS technology for navigating even the most unfamiliar places-- no internet connection required
-High-resolution 8-inch ultra-wide LCD for viewing entire web pages on one screen-- no horizontal scrolling necessary
-Available in five fashion-forward colors including garnet red, emerald green, onyx black, crystal white and classic black

VGN-P598E/Q VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC Specifications:

Computer Type: Lifestyle PC
Type of Use: Ultra-portable
Action Buttons: WLAN / Bluetooth on / off,
Instant On, XCROSS Media Bar
Pointing Device: Pointing Stick

Hardware
Keyboard: QWERTY, 82 keys with 1.2mm stroke and 16.5mm pitch
Camera: Built-in MOTION EYE camera and microphone

Processor
Type: Intel processor
Speed: 1.33GHz
Front Side Bus Speed: 533MHz
L2 Cache: 512kB

Memory
Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Installed: 2GB (2GBx1)
Maximum: 2GB
Speed: 533MHz

Expansion Slots
Multimedia Card Reader: One Memory Stick
Duo media slot with MagicGate functionality
One Secure Digital (SD memory card) media slot

Solid State Drive
Capacity: 128GB
Interface: Serial ATA

Audio
Sound System: Intel High Definition Audio

Display
Screen Size: 8.0"
Resolution: 1600 x 768
XBRITE-ECO Technology: Yes
Back Light Technology: LED

Graphics
Processor: Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500.
Total Available Graphics Memory: 760MB (max.)
Max. External Resolution via VGA: 1600? 1200

Inputs and Outputs
Headphone Jack: 1
USB Port(s): 2 (2.0 compliant)
DC-In: 1
I/O Port: 1
Networking/Modem
Wireless LAN: Atheros 802.11 b/g/n network

connection
Wireless WAN: Integrated Mobile Broadband
Bluetooth Technology: Integrated Stereo A2DP
Bluetooth Technology (2.1 + EDR)

Power
Battery Type: Standard Capacity Lithium-ion
Battery (VGP-BPS15/B)

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