{"id":87640,"date":"1999-12-31T00:40:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/winning-sonys-win8-tablet-has-a-backlit-keyboard\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:40:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:40:00","slug":"winning-sonys-win8-tablet-has-a-backlit-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/winning-sonys-win8-tablet-has-a-backlit-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning: Sony&#8217;s Win8 Tablet Has A Backlit Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the IFA tradeshow due to commence, a variety of intriguing products are being leaked and unveiled. PocketNow scooped up these pictures of Sony&#8217;s new iteration of a Windows 8 tablet and we think it&#8217;s a step in the right direction for the company.<P>It&#8217;s called the Sony Vaio Duo 11 and, as <A href=\"http:\/\/pocketnow.com\/2012\/08\/27\/exclusive-sony-vaio-duo-11-leak\/\">PocketNow<\/A> reveal, the &#8217;11&#8217; in its name most likely refers to its screen size, while the &#8216;Duo&#8217; pertains to its convertible form factor.<\/P><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD height=263 width=480><A onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20120829115651f9b13.jpg', 'foo', 'width=500, height=379, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes');\" href=\"javascript:;\"><IMG border=0 src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20120829115651f9b13_480x263.jpg\"><\/A><BR>Click to enlarge<\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><P><\/P><P>Seldom does Sony work on a device without dressing it in their unique style, but the face of this tablet appears understated. It&#8217;s reminiscent of Microsoft&#8217;s Surface tablet, but we anticipate the Duo 11 will have a longer, more intriguing spec sheet due to its convertible, backlit keyboard and its stylus. <\/P><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD height=268 width=480><A onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/2012082911313078ed0.jpg', 'foo', 'width=400, height=485, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes');\" href=\"javascript:;\"><IMG border=0 src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/2012082911313078ed0_480x268.jpg\"><\/A><BR>Click to enlarge<\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><P>The combination of a folding factor, a stylus and a backlit keyboard positions this hybridised tablet at the professional market. Windows 8 will be released in two versions for tablets, a cheaper ARM powered version that will run a reduced version of Windows (Windows RT) and an Intel powered version that will run Windows Pro. Based on a screenshot where Microsoft Excel is open, it appears the Duo 11 will be running the more powerful, more expensive Windows Pro. <\/P><DIV style=page-break-before:always class=NFBreak contentEditable=false>&nbsp;<\/DIV><P>&nbsp;Like all things carrying Sony&#8217;s badge, we expect the Vaio Duo 11 to be expensive. If that&#8217;s not the case, this could&nbsp;mark&nbsp;Sony returning to form by producing products with a focus on quality, rather than the cache of the company&#8217;s name. The fact it runs software promoting its PS3 rival, Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox, is just one indicator. <\/P><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD height=277 width=480><A onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/201208291130384eec0.jpg', 'foo', 'width=400, height=501, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes');\" href=\"javascript:;\"><IMG border=0 src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/201208291130384eec0_480x277.jpg\"><\/A><BR>Click to enlarge<\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><P>There&#8217;s no word on pricing or availability yet, but we&#8217;ll provide more details as the IFA show is underway. <BR><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows fever is going around and so far we&#8217;ve deduced leaked hybrid tablets are one of the symptoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":94230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive","category-hardware","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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