Vaio
VAIO (Japanese: バイオ) is a brand of personal computers and consumer electronics, currently developed by Japanese manufacturer VAIO Corporation (VAIO 株式会社, Baio Kabushiki Kaisha, English: /ˈvaɪ.oʊ/), headquartered in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture.
Logo | |
Native name | VAIO株式会社 |
|---|---|
| Formerly | Sony Vaio |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Computer hardware Electronics |
| Predecessor | Sony Corporation |
| Founded | 1996 (as Sony's computer brand) July 1, 2014 (as an independent corporation) |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Argentina Brazil Chile China Hong Kong India Japan Malaysia Mexico Middle East Singapore Taiwan United States Uruguay (as of 2023) |
| Products | Personal computers |
| Owners | |
| Website | Japan www United States us Brazil br Chile cl Hong Kong hk Taiwan tw Singapore sg Malaysia my China www Argentina ar India in Middle East mea Mexico mx Uruguay uy |
VAIO was formerly a brand of Sony, introduced in 1996. In February 2014, Sony created VAIO Corporation, a special purpose company with investment firm Japan Industrial Partners, as part of its restructuring effort to focus on mobile devices. Sony maintains a minority stake in the new, independent company, which currently sells computers in the United States, Japan, India, and Brazil, and maintains exclusive marketing agreements in other regions. Sony still holds the intellectual property rights for the VAIO brand and logo.
As of 2023, Vaio operates its stores in several countries and regions, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, the United States and Uruguay and so on.