DisplayLink powers new Sony notebook dock

Eric Franklin | Sep 09, 2008

DisplayLink has just announced that its network display technology is now available in the new Sony VAIO USB Docking Station VGP-UPR1.

Sony's dock gives notebook owners display options. (Credit: DisplayLink)

The DisplayLink technology that allows users to connect multiple monitors to their systems via USB 2.0 is embedded in the docking station. The dock is compatible with Sony VAIO notebooks as well as other notebooks that have USB 2.0 connections. This could be useful for mobile users and travelers that have the rather rare and unique need of using more than one monitor to do their work.

The dock can be used with any display with an analog or DVI connection and which has a resolution of up to 1,600 x 1,200-pixels.

The dock includes the following connection options:

Ethernet port
VGA
DVI
Audio connections
Four USB ports
Headphone port
Microphone port
DC in

The dock supports Windows 2000, XP and, Vista 32-bit and 64-bit versions, which includes support for the Aero interface and costs US$199.99.

Via Crave CNET

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