Sony has announced new models in the Sony VAIO P Series. GV Tech Blog reported today.  The new ultra-portable PCs weigh just over 600g and have a number of new features which includes a GPS sensor and a Digital Compass along with an accelerometer. 3G is built in to the new VAIO P series also allowing connectivity whilst on the move.
The new ultra-portable is described by Sony as giving a fully-features Windows computing experience… and so much more (in their words). By adding the extra functions such as the GPS, digital compass and 3G connectivity, it certainly does add a bit of versatility to the ultra-portable.
On the keyboard a trackball can be found along with a couple of buttons. Also duplicated is a set of more mouse controls that can be found at the edges of the screen. Both a touchpad and left/right mouse buttons can be found down the left/right side of the screen allowing you to control the ultra-portable VAIO P with your thumbs as pictured above.
The accelerometer on the VAIO P is used for gesture controls where the device detects movement and acts on that. Giving the VAIO P a shake will flick through pages of a PDF document or scroll through images etc…
The accelerometer also detects orientation of the VAIO P in that you can rotate it to portrait mode and the screen will automatically follow.
The new VAIO P Series will come in five colours of black, white, pink, green and orange and they will be launched in June this year.