OK, this is actually pretty cool. The concept behind the Sony Vaio UX180P Micro PC is basically one derived from a perceived need. People are asking for smaller and more powerful PCs. Sony thinks that this could be the answer.

A few things are certain: death, taxes and that Sony will release some unbearably cool new piece of technology every year. Last year it was the PSP, this time it’s the Vaio UX series. We’ll cover the UX180P, which is the US version of Sony’s new Micro PC. Shying away from the UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) design, introduced in late May 2006, Sony decided to do it their way and create yet another highly mobile concept in full Windows XP computing. Indeed, the UX is quite different from the Samsung Q1 UMPC, and bears more similarity (conceptually) to the OQO model 01. Sony perhaps learned from the OQO’s shortcomings, thus releasing a more solid, usable machine for $200 less than the model 01’s original price. Certainly it’s not cheap at $1,799, but we’re happy to see any kind of downward price trend in groundbreaking hardware…. Source: Mobile Tech Review