Sony is about to have a 'versatile' netbook

The device, named after Sony's PlayView, is both a netbook, an e-book and a portable gaming device with two displays .

Sony Vaio P. Photo: Sony .

According to Notebookcheck , Sony has applied for a patent for a mobile device that functions as an e-book, a console for portable gaming, and of course as a size laptop. Small, netbook. This device is named for PlayView by the company .

PlayView will have two screens and is called "e-book with upgrade features" ( Electronic Book with Enhanced Features ). The machine was applied for a patent on June 3 last.

According to Notebookcheck , this device may be an upgrade from an existing Sony product, like the Vaio P or PSP handheld game console. PlayView is expected to turn the web effectively like a netbook, well serving the needs of reading ebooks like Amazon's Kindle or playing games with good graphics processing capabilities.