With all the hype about the UMPC, Sony announces today its own version of the UMPC — the Vaio UX Micro PC, a handheld PC weighing just more than a pound with a 4.5″ SVGA screen, wireless connectivity (802.11 a/b/g, Bluetooth, and WWAN to connect to Cingular’s EDGE), two cameras for taking pictures and for video conferencing, a biometrics fingerprint sensor for logging in securely, and a built in sliding keyboard. It also comes with a 2.0 USB port, an Ethernet port, a IEEE-1394 (firewire) port, VGA output, a built-in speaker, and microphone. The UX-180P is expected to ship sometime July for $1,800. SonyStyle is taking pre-orders now.

A full list of specifications is available after the jump.

Specifications

Model:
VGN-UX180P
Processor
Intel® Core™ Solo Processor U1400 (1.20GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)

Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2)

Front Side Bus Speed
533MHz

Chipset
Intel® 945GMS

Integrated Wireless LAN
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (802.11a/b/g)4

Integrated Wireless WAN
Integrated Wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) accessing Cingular Wireless National EDGE Network with SmartWi™ technology

Bluetooth® Technology
Integrated Bluetooth® Technology

LCD
4.5” Wide5 SVGA LCD, Touch Screen (1024×600)

Hard Drive
30GB4 4200rpm Ultra ATA Hard Drive with G-Sensor™ Shock Protection - Hard Disk Drive Protection

Memory
512MB PC2-3200 400MHz DDR2 SDRAM

Graphics
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 128MB dynamically allocated shared RAM/Video memory

Ethernet
Fast Ethernet 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX (RJ-45)

Audio
Sound System — Windows® sound system compatible with Built-in monaural speakers

Audio Interface
Microphone jack, Headphone jack

Media Slot
Memory Stick® Media Slot — 1 - Supports Optional Memory Stick DUO™ media with MagicGate® functionality

Other Interfaces
1 USB 2.0 port, port replicator connector, DC-in (1)

Pointing Device
Pointer

Keyboard
64 keys with 0.15mm stroke and 8.6mm pitch

Action Buttons
Mouse Left, Mouse Right, Scroll, Magnify Screen (Zoom In/Out), Capture, Center Button, Wireless LAN On/Off, VAIO Touch Launcher

Power Requirements
41W+10%

Battery
Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (VGP-BPS6)

Estimated Battery Life
Standard Battery: 2.5-4.5 hours

Communication
2 Built-in Cameras (front: 0.3M pixels and back: 1.3M pixels)
Built-in microphone

Security
Biometric Fingerprint Sensor

Color
Silver

Supplied Accessories
Cingular SIM Card
Standard Lithium-ion battery (VGP-BPS6)
AC Adapter (VGP-AC16V7)
Port Replicator (VGP-PRUX1) - 1 4-pin i.LINK® interface, 3 USB 2.0, Ethernet, VGA-Out, A/V-out and DC-in
Soft Carrying Case
Power Cord
Stylus
VGA/LAN Adapter - Ethernet, VGA-Out and A/V-Out
Strap

Optional Accessories
Additional Port Replicator (VGP-PRUX1)
Large Capacity Battery (VGP-BPL6)
Bluetooth® Wireless Mouse (VGP-BMS30)
40GB4 Ultra-portable Hard Drive (VGP-UHDP04)
AC Adapter (VGP-AC16V7)
LCD Protection Sheet (VGP-FLS8)
2-Pack Stylus (VGP-ST1)
Bluetooth® GPS Receiver (VGP-BGU1)
DVD R DL/DVD±RW Drive2 (VGP-DDRW4)

Weight
1.2lbs. (weight is approximate and may vary)

Measurements
5.91”(W) x 3.74”(H) x 1.27-1.50”(D)

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