Wednesday April 10th, 2002: two new Clié devices, and a small site
update...
First of all, sorry for the long time lapse since the last site update. Truth
to be told, the increasing number of Clié compatible applications leads
me to consider PHP/MySQL to ease the site reading and updating. Only problem:
I'll have to learn that, and I'll need free time as well... :-(
Sony has recently announced two new devices, the PEG-NR70
and the PEG-NR70V. The only difference between
those two units is the additionnal builtin digital camera on the PEG-NR70V.
Otherwise, the PEG-NR70 is a truly innovative
device, with a two-parts (clamshell) foldable design. On the upper part, a color
320x480 screen featuring at last a virtual Graffiti area, like on the Handera
330), and on the lower part there's an qwerty keyboard in addition to the usual
applications buttons and up/down arrows. This keyboard can be folded on the
back of the PEG-NR70 in order to use the
Clié like the previous models (using the Graffiti area), the screen is
then automatically reversed upside down. The PEG-NR70
has builtin MP3/ATRAC3 capabilities similar to the PEG-N7x0C,
and (like the PEG-T6xxC) a boosted infrared
port and a LED alarm. The connector format is the same as on the PEG-T6xxC.
Last but not least, the PEG-NR70V includes
a builtin digital camera located on the device hinge. Its lens can turn to face
either forward or backward (or anything in between), and the camera can take
pictures up to 320x240 pixels maximum.
The PEG-NR70 will cost 499 US$ (date of
release unknown in the US, probably mid May 2002), and 49800 JP¥ in Japan
(released on March 23rd, 2002).
The PEG-NR70V est annoncé pour 599
US$ (release date May 4th, 2002) in the US, and 59800 JP¥ in Japan (release
date April 13th, 2002).