Sony UX5 Rumors – In response to all the emails I received concerning the introduction of the new Sony U series (UX5 or U103?) I would like to update what rumors have been swirling around. In September and October I head from 3 different sources at Sony that a new U series was in the works and would be introduced for “winter” sales. At that time it was also rumored that there was a delay because of production problems with the screen. In late October the UX5 name and specs were posted on a Chinese web site stating that the source was supposedly from an internal Sony memo. In Japan another rumor was circulating about a “U103” being the new U series. This rumor started when Sony released a list of current and upcoming models on their developer＇s forum used for testing new software and hardware. However the PDF file was quickly removed from the developer＇s forum and nothing has been heard since. Since then we all know that Sony has implemented large scale restructuring program which includes the laying off of over 20,000 employees. Whether Sony will introduce a new U series is anyone guess but I am still fairly certain that they will. Sony owns the largest share of Transmeta so it seems plausible that Sony would use the new Efficeon CPU. Widespread availability of the Efficeon is slated for February and this would still comply with Sony＇s “Winter Sales” schedule. Of course, this is all just speculation and as always I will post anything new as soon as I hear it.