Why This Tiny Sony VAIO Palmtop Flopped!

Back in 2004 Sony released the Vaio U50 (PCG-1G1N). It was a compact windows XP palmtop costing around $1,799 USD. 20 Years later, let's take a look at this interesting bit of tech! #sony #vaio #xp

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Sony Vaio U50 Specifications:
Released in 2004, Cost $1,799 USD (Yen Equivalent)
Intel Celeron M 900 MHz Processor
5" 800×600 Resolution Touchscreen Display
Intel 855GM Graphics 8MB
256MB DDR 266MHz Ram
Dimensions: 167 mm x 108 mm x 26.4 mm, 550 g

[psivewri]

Once again thanks for tuning into my videos. I had a lot of fun playing around with this device 😊

[aaaalex]

Most late XP programs won't work if you don't install Service Pack 2 or 3... This only comes with SP1.

[watercannonscollaboration]

20 years later, the handheld PC market is more heated than ever

[mememe]

Playing those games seems mind blowing considering that's the year when PSP came out.

[karddooo]

it wasn't a failure, cause we got a video from you thanks to it.

[benny]

the sony memory format is called „MemoryStick“. Magic Gate is their copy protection, also used on PS2 Memory Cards.

[sonicgr]

Looks like a magnified Nintendo Game & Watch!

[msqr]

Re: 1:30 The U-Series was actually sold in the US! The Japanese models were the U50 (with a Celeron) and U70P (with a Pentium M and Windows XP Pro). The latter model was sold as the U750P in the US, but probably not as many surviving examples as the U50/70 Japanese models.

[BaconFaceMcGee]

Wow! Had no idea that computer existed!

[crschtt]

I remember this one to be by far the least quirky and the most solid among UMPCs. Not so practical for real world uses, none of UMPCs were, but the perfection shows in the briefness of this video. It's exactly what it looks like, and there's no special care needed. Most others has creaks and flexes and rooms for tweaks.

[jordivilagarcia]

4:06 Those screensavers are form the Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP ad on

[AirknightTails]

3:51 Nice Portable Keyboard my dude :)

[sellelk]

The new bliss image was actually part of a downloadable theme from Microsoft’s New Zealand division.

[jmtikgn]

Great review love your work ♥️ good luck with your new home❤

[TommyCrosby]

1:45 The New Bliss wallpaper was included with the downloadable Royal Theme as used in Media Center by default but for normal XP.
The MCE used a modified Bliss wallpaper called Energy Bliss as dafault however. (I was a Bliss geek back then as I was building my XP version with my own Bliss wallpaper because, of couse, I did)

[ChristFrEvEr]

Well Psivewri, i just wanted to say thank you, thank you for making it into my childhood. Even though those gold days wont be back, ill never forget you and i still watch u till this day ❤❤

[Dynamo_luke]

Just started getting into computer tinkering and found your channel. Your videos make me mad that I didn't get into tech sooner. So much old nostalgia to disassemble and reassemble out there.

[Behdad]

3:58 Oh my lord. You just activated a ton of core memories showing the aquarium.

[cblizz]

A used one of those 15 years ago as a portable music studio.

[harryshuman]

If you drink eucolyptus oil prior to playing games on Sony Pocket PC, your brain will generate 50% more FPS.