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VAIO
Sign in to save, known simply as VAIO or Sony VAIO, is a Japanese personal computer manufacturer headquartered in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture.
Key facts
- Company.name
- VAIO Corporation
- Company.logo
- Vaio.svg
- Company.image
- VAIO HQ.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- VAIO headquarters in Nagano Prefecture
- Company.native_name
- VAIO株式会社
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.founder
- Sony
- Company.location_city
- Azumino, Nagano
- Company.location_country
- Japan
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.products
- Personal computers
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30 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Global operations
- History
- As part of Sony
- Spin-off from Sony
- Products
- Sony VAIO (1996 to 2014)
- Computers
- Desktops
- Notebooks
- Experience
- Portable music players
- Music streamers
- VAIO (2014 to present)
- Z Canvas
- Smartphones
- Technology
- Innovations
- Integrated webcam
- Chiclet keyboards
- Displays
- Switchable graphics
- Blu-ray
- Startup Chime
- Bundled Software
- Recovery Media
- Explanatory notes
- See also
- References
- External links
, known simply as VAIO or Sony VAIO, is a Japanese personal computer manufacturer headquartered in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture.
Vaio began as a brand of Sony, introduced in 1996, until it was offloaded into an independent company in 2014, with Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) purchasing the VAIO business while Sony maintained a minority stake. Sony still holds the intellectual property rights for the VAIO brand and logo.
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