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New Clie Handhelds

Posted by michael on from the things-to-break dept.

Carthis writes "Sony has officially released their newest Clié handheld, the PEG-NR70, in the USA. This one has a clamshell design, a high resolution 480 x 320 screen (half VGA), Sony's MemoryStick slot, built in MP3 player, enhanced IR port (like the Sony 'T' series), and a REAL SPEAKER for once, instead of the typical piezo buzzer. I want this to have my children. PalmInfoCenter has this story about this tasty new handheld. Following past trends of Sony, this handheld probably won't be available for at least 6 months for us Canadians *grumbles*."

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  1. Officially released? Is this early May? by Software · · Score: 4, Informative
    The site says it's available early May, not now.
    Preorder today & receive FREE overnight shipping!
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    Shipping early May
  2. Re:Yes, but... by k_187 · · Score: 5, Informative

    but does a 66MHz CPU have enough cycles to play MP3s and run an application in the foreground?

    There's a seperate DSP to handle MP3 playback, so the processor won't be handling that.

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  3. Re:Yes, but... by Keith+Russell · · Score: 4, Informative
    Does buying a PEG-NR70V mean having to re-purchase all the accessories?

    Most of the accessories listed on sonystyle are also compatible with the T-series. Unfortunately, T- and NR-series accessories are not interchangeable with the N- or S-series. Rather like pre- and post-Universal Connector Palm devices.

    I noticed that SONY has separate Memory Sticks for music and data. Which does the PEG-NR70V require to play MP3s? And does it actually play MP3s or require them to be converted to SONY's own ATRAC3 format?

    In reality, it's separate sticks for ATRAC3 and (World + Dog - ATRAC3). I believe the NR-series is like the N-series, which means it will will work with both ATRAC3 on MagicGate and MP3 on Memory Stick, with no conversion necessary. Interestingly enough, sonystyle always listed both MagicGate and Memory Stick as accessories for the N-series, but only list Memory Stick for the NR. The only other devices that ever required MagicGate were their Network Walkman ATRAC3 players. Maybe they've finally realized that nobody will voluntarily choose Digital Rights Management when given an unencumbered alternative.

    ...does a 66MHz CPU have enough cycles to play MP3s and run an application in the foreground?

    No. That's why N- and NR-series Clies use a separate DSP for audio and gMovie playback.

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