The guys at Micro PC Talk will not give up. We’ve seen some amazing mods for the coveted (but cancelled) Sony Vaio UX UMPC [Vaio UX only has two internal USB ports. Anh had to install an extremely tiny 4-port USB hub inside of the UX in order to be able to connect all the devices to the computer:
Here’s what’s been carefully packed inside (in addition to the hub above):
- Huawei E172 modem for 3G data (and possibly voice and SMS) [along with this mod, a modified portion of the original EDGE modem was inserted to function as a SIM card slot for the E172 modem, accessible from original SIM card slot]
- Pinnacle PCTV HD Mini Stick for OTA TV
- GPS receiver
On top of all of this, Anh upgraded the UX’s relatively low-powered 1.2GHz Core Solo CPU to the 1.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7700. No easy feat as the CPU has to be completely reballed (not simply dropped in with pins).
Anh was also kind enough to provide some great high-res photos of the modified motherboard to show the added components (click for full size):
And the result looks a little something like this (the external body is totally unmodified):
![ux_thumb[5]](http://www.umpcportal.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ux_thumb5.jpg "ux_thumb[5]")
The VAIO UX is one of the reasons why I’ve urged Sony to reignite their innovation in the handheld arena.
For the sake of transparency: I’m a moderator at the source of this story (www.micropctalk.com)
October 12th, 2010 at 5:38 am
#technology Another Sony VAIO UX UMPC Gets Packed to the Brim With Great Mods: The guys at Micro PC Talk will not … http://bit.ly/9QxrAG
October 12th, 2010 at 5:44 am
Another Sony VAIO UX UMPC Gets Packed to the Brim With Great Mods: The guys at Micro PC Talk will not give up. We’… http://bit.ly/9LY0LT
October 12th, 2010 at 6:35 am
Another Sony VAIO UX UMPC Gets Packed to the Brim With Great Mods http://bit.ly/9I7Yd5
October 12th, 2010 at 6:52 am
RT @Alltop_Mobile: Another Sony VAIO UX UMPC Gets Packed to the Brim With Great Mods http://bit.ly/9I7Yd5
October 13th, 2010 at 2:04 am
I wonder if I can do this with my #Fujitsu Lifebook? http://bit.ly/bgQu2c
October 13th, 2010 at 4:04 am
"Mini Sony Vaio" http://is.gd/fZDAE
October 13th, 2010 at 4:15 am
Sony VAIO UX UMPC Packed to the Brim – http://ow.ly/2SCbh (via Slashdot) CPU reballing?! i really should have taken that double major in EE.
October 13th, 2010 at 8:20 am
upgrade yang sadis O_O http://www.umpcportal.com/2010/10/another-sony-vaio-ux-umpc-gets-packed-to-the-brim-with-great-mods/ via #slashdot
October 13th, 2010 at 9:35 am
@guptachandan1 check out this http://bit.ly/bgQu2c
October 13th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Got slashdotted yesterday – http://yfrog.com/bfrqopj for this UMPC story. http://bit.ly/cBUq0M Congrats @benz145