Tired of waiting for Sony to launch the Vaio P mini-laptop, or don’t feel like paying the premium price that typically comes with the Vaio name? Well you can just build your own Sony Vaio Netbook. And by build, I mean slap a Vaio logo on an Asus Eee PC. 

It looks like this hack was actually completed in July, long before Sony started teasing us with images of its new ultraportable. But  it still looks lke fun for the whole family.

You can read more about it at the benheck user forums and see what it looks like when you apply the same technique to a Nintendo DS.

via Asus Eee Hacks

Just in case you had any doubts left in your mind that Sony was preparing to launch a new mobile device, the company has posted a teaser for a “VAIO New Mobile” on its Japanese home page. The Flash ad shows a woman pulling something out of her bag that appears to be the size of an envelope. It’s also the size of her handbag, which makes me wonder if she has room for anything else in there, like maybe her keys and money?

Anyway, it’s too early to say whether this device will be a “netbook,” per se, or a MID or more traditional UMPC. But if it has a full keyboard, a screen, and is priced around $500 or less, I’d be happy to call it a netbook. As long as I don’t get a cease and desist letter asking me to stop using that term. But as a Sony product, I’ll be happy if it’s priced under $800. Not necessarily happy enough to pay for one. But still happy.

via SlashGear and CrunchGear