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Sony Announces Superslim T415

Posted by timothy on from the an-edge-on-the-edge dept.

atomic212 writes: "Sony has announced a new mid-range handheld today, the PEG-T415, a 320 by 320 monochrome model that is, according to Sony, the world's thinnest PDA. Though only .41 inches thick, it has a Jog Dial and a Memory Stick slot and includes remote control software."

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  1. weak by austad · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So when are they going to focus their efforts on an Arm or Transmeta based handheld with TFT Color Reflective screen and CF slot?

    I used to have a Visor, and while it was useful for holding contacts and appointments (and playing SFCave), it really cannot compare to an Ipaq, espcially if you like gadgets and toys. $300 for a palm, or an extra $100 for an Ipaq which is faster, has a CF slot, and has color....

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  2. firewalled by cloudmaster · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Unfortunately for Sony, they're still firewalled at my wallet, due to the article at http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/08/23/021223 2
    Wake me when some other company starts selling these.

  3. It is not the thinnest! by Ichoran · · Score: 2, Interesting

    They have apparently forgotten the Franklin / Xircom / etc. "Rex". It's the size of a PCMCIA
    card. It isn't as powerful as the handhelds,
    but it sure seems like a PDA to me.

  4. Flexible PDA? by ldopa1 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It would be really cool to see Sony or some other company come up with a thin, flexible PDA. The technology is already there, save for the touch screen part of it.

    Two companies, Flexible Circuits and E-Ink have the circuits and display parts down. All we need now is a flexible processor and flexible memory, and we'll have a Palm FleX which you'd be able to fold up or roll up and put in your briefcase.

    If anyone knows of a vendor of flexible memory or processors, I'd love to hear of it.

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  5. Re:what... by aussersterne · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Webserver on your PDA is not useless. I run NPDS on my Newton 2100 all the time and it's one of the most convenient ways of interacting with your PDA while you're at your desk. I got it a static IP and got it put in the DNS.

    Now, when I need to get at some information that's in the device while I'm at my PC, I don't have to pull the PDA out and pen-tap through things, I just point the browser (usually already running) to:

    http://newton.xyz.com

    From there I can search my contacts, get at my notes, use my datebook etc. Data can be entered this way as well.

    Webserver-in-a-PDA: Don't knock it until you've tried it...

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  6. Sony Boycott by foo+fighter · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Isn't Sony a member of the RIAA and MPAA?

    I really couldn't care less about this gadget. I was upset last night when I rented Snatch for the first time, only to find out the Screen Gems (who distributed the movie) is a Sony company.

    The hypocracy of this site is maddening at times. Especially when the news really isn't news at all, and seems to hype a company that most of the readership has denounced time and again.

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