Well I never….
So there I was complaining about Vista on my Sony VAIO P when whilst updating I saw a reference to Instant On.
No idea what this was so I did a Google search and found this YouTube video.
Basically what this is, is a sub OS that allows you to play media and use a browser (Firefox). It has a similar interface to that you find on the PSP, PS3 or any new Sony TV.
The advantages are:
- The fast boot up speed, less than 20 seconds. This means you can start browsing or playing media files without waiting an age as you can do with a Windows Vista laptop.
- Fast to use, with no background tasks, it is really quite fast.
- Tabbed browsing means you can use multiple sites, though no Flash on the version I was using.
- You can use Skype.
I was quite impressed.
I should read the manuals that come with these things more often.