Registered: Nov 1999
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Just caught this on the CNBC site:
http://www.msnbc.com/p/cnbc/425552.asp?bt=cnbc

Any thoughts?

Buck

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: I'm not sure, but I see lots of lights everywhere.
Posts: 1287

ZDNET has a pic of the Sony PDA on their news site right now!
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/


Looks pretty slick!

Registered: Nov 1999
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I've owned a lot of Sony products and doubt they would put out something that wasn't slick and appealing. Could be worth a look.

Buck

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

wow! I've generally liked Sony products (they helped my parents pay my way through school...mom works for sony ) So i can't wait to hear more about this PDA!

One thing that nobody has mentioned...
they say that Sony want's Audio/Video to play a major role with the PDA, and the memory stick should help transport all the memory required, but nobody has mentioned a speaker or headphone jack on the unit.
I'd guess that would clinch the rumour...


I guess we'll know in the next 2 days!

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Metro Station, Hollywood and Highland
Posts: 1018

The "color/wireless internet/Palm OS/under-$200" PDA Sony was talking about was just too good to be true. It looks like the company is playing the old MS trick of announcing vaporware to gauge consumer interest. I was hoping that Sony was going to bring something tangible to PC Expo beyond the Photoshop mock-up stage. According to the articles listed above, Sony hasn't even finalized the hardware details of the device, so don't expect anything until at least the end of the year.

Registered: Jan 2000
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Heres hoping it connects to the PS2 ala Pocketstation...

Registered: May 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
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Well I read the article on ZDnet, and this seems to good to be true, plus an under $200 dollar price tag - riduclus! - as I remember, PALM said that it would be impossible for a Palm V be color in that size, yet this PDA seems to be smaller and in color. Also it has all those mutimedia features - this is vaporware!

Registered: Jun 2000
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Oh my goodness...if Sony brings a PDA out for less than $200 that's color.....I just bought my Visor! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Monroe, Michigan, USA
Posts: 244

And Microsoft says Sony is "playing catch-up?!" Sheesh! Microsoft are the ones playing catch-up; at least Sony is using the Palm OS, which is well-established!