The display is an 11.6" Full HD OptiContrast Panel. It comes with ports and interfaces including Bluetooth, USB 3.0, HDMI, Ethernet and VGA video ports. Sony incorporates Near Field Communication (NFC) technology and calls it One-touch.
A unique pressure-sensitive digitizer stylus is included for handwriting directly on the touchscreen. Make notes, sketch diagrams or ring key points on your presentation. Smart text recognition even lets you quickly convert handwritten notes to text for easy archiving and searches.
There's an optional sheet-type battery that extends battery life and also incorporates a handy holder fir the digitizer stylus.
SPECS
Processor: Intel® Core i7-3517U, Intel® Core i5-3317U or Intel Core i3-3217U
OS: Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro
Memory: 4GB or 8GB DDR3L 1600MHz SDRAM
Drive: 128GB or 256GB SSD
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Dimensions (DxHxW): 320 mm x 17.85 mm x 199 mm
Weight: 1.3kg (with standard supplied battery) Sony Vaio Duo 11 HD Video Review
The Sony VAIO Duo 11 belongs somewhere in the middle between the tablet category and the one of ultrabooks. Yes, it is a hybrid that looks like a tablet but has the characteristics of an ultrabook. Yes, you got it right -- all in one package.
When the device is closed you have an 11.6'' tablet that runs under the new platform which is actually also officially introduced today -- the new Windows 8. The screen is attached to a steady and well-balanced "SurfSlider" mechanism which allows you to easily pull the screen up and uncover the keyboard lying just below.
The words Sony uses to describe the device are "a handy tablet". The general idea is that thanks to the opening mechanism when you pull open it, the tablet converts into a laptop computer as we find the keyboard just below the tablet. But it seemed to us more like having a tablet attached to a keyboard rather than a laptop. Its thickness is only 17.85 mm when in tablet state. The height is 199mm and the width is 320mm.
The new VAIO Duo 11 hybrid Ultrabook PC will be available from the end of October 2012.