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Saturday, July 19, 2003 |
Clie UX40 and UX50 ... It's OfficialIt's official ... Sony announced 2 new Clie models, the UX40 and UX50.  The Specs:- - Sony manufactured ARM926 based processor - Digital Signal Processor (DSP) - Sony CXD2230GA graphics accelerator - swivel screen that can be rotated and used in both the flip up and tablet mode - It is a TFT color backlit display with 480x320 pixel touch screen - 65k color screen. - 104 MB or RAM (16MB RAM, 16MB dynamic heap, 16 MB or non-volatile memory for system backup and 29 MB media storage. The rest for OS and built-in system applications) - integrated Wi-Fi (802.11b) - For UX50 only - Bluetooth for wireless communication - IR port - Mono Speaker - Stereo headphone - memory stick pro slot. - Built-in digital camera (640x480) resolution with 3x digital zoom. - Camera supports record and play back video (MPEG4, 30 fps, 160x112) - Dimensions: 4 x 3.4 x .7 inches (103 x 86.5 x 17.9mm) - Weight: 6.2 ounces (175 grams) - Expected battery life: 14 days with 30 minutes of typical use per day. The UX50 (Wi-Fi enabled) is going at USD699.99 and the UX40 will sell at USD599.99 Source: Palminfocenter BargainPDA 
After looking at the new Clies, I am beginning to like the "Landscape Clamshell" design. I suppose, since it has less height when held in your palm, it would be more comfortable and stable handling the device. I played around with the NX70V before and I find that because of the weight of the screen, handling the thumbboard is a little wobbly (is there such a word?).
One thing I find that Sony has not improved on is the stylus. From the pix, you can still see the thin, skinny stylus. Sony's claim on available memory is a little confusing. From what I understand, only 16MB is available for the user. The rest of the memory space is "reserved" by the operating system to handle specific tasks. I would presume the 16MB non-volatile memory as Flash ROM for the system to automatically backup thr 16MB User's RAM. Another 29MB is for Media file storage only (Audio/Video files) Why not just say 16MB available RAM and 29MB Media Storage ... easier to grasp the idea I think. Palm Tungsten|C has 64MB RAM and it claims just that (in fact 64MB is more than Sony's 16MB+29MB claim). But, it would be more impressive to just quote "104MB available memory"... Marketing 101. posted by Mohd Nazley Fadhley at 12:38 PM | permalink | 
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