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Sony Switches To Its Own Processor For Handhelds

Posted by timothy on from the slick-as-clamshells dept.

Pointing to this Associated Press story carried by the Miami Herald, Jorkapp writes "Sony has announced that they will be using Processors manufactured by themselves in their next generation of CLIE handhelds, which are due to ship this Semptember. This is only the first step though, as Sony is planning to use its own line of processors for the next generation of Playstation systems. This new processor will give users 16 hours of battery life (impressive!) and the ability to play video at a smooth 30fps." And jake writes with a link to a story at mobilemag.com which also describes the new handhelds (the UX50 was mentioned the other day), and says "both the CLIE UX50 and UX40 handhelds will be available through American retailers in September for about $700 and $600, respectively, but can be pre-ordered now through Sony's website."

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  1. News: 10-15-2003 by qewl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sony puts AMD and Intel out of business! Competition is always great..

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  2. Damn it by squiggleslash · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was hoping we'd see the first dual-Xeon handhelds, or even a 2GHz quad-G5 palm computer. I mean, think of the advances these would force in battery and heat dissipation technologies alone!

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    1. Re:Damn it by yomegaman · · Score: 4, Funny

      Either that or you'd see oven mitts at CompUSA marketed as "PDA accessories".

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    2. Re:Damn it by rmarll · · Score: 3, Funny

      Either that or you'd see oven mitts at CompUSA marketed as "PDA accessories".

      You could flip the keyboard over and it doubles as a skillet! Perfect for camping trips!

  3. Re:Five-to-TEN hours of video! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dunno about the electronics, but the stylus could poke an eye out. Verboten!

  4. My Latitude LS gets 2 hours max by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    And that's the way I like it!

  5. Sigh by S.I.O. · · Score: 5, Funny

    > which are due to ship this Semptember

    Damn, I was hoping for an Awegust release.

  6. Re:$700 price point by jspectre · · Score: 3, Funny
    have you seen the size of this thing? it won't fit in your pocket either, and if it does it's likely to pull your pants down.

    "excuse me, is that a clie in your pocket or a brick???"

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  7. Magnesium...Titanium... by Stonent1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    None of them satisfy me. It's depleted uranium or nothing! I want to drop my pda on the pavement and damage the pavement and not the pda.

    1. Re:Magnesium...Titanium... by BlueTrin · · Score: 2, Funny
      Please send one evaluation load with a sticker "Intercepted in Irak" to:
      Tony Blair
      10 Downing Street
      London
      England (the country on the other side of that big ocean where you can visit the queen's castle)
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    2. Re:Magnesium...Titanium... by Ziviyr · · Score: 3, Funny

      Why depleted?
      Theres extra security if you can say "STOP THAT MAN WITH THE HAIR FALLING OUT!"

      Also wouldn't need a powered backlight. :-)

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  8. Re:Self-made handheld processor name by dasboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Close, try Betaium. Dyslexia is a bitch.

  9. Re:proprietary hardware by vidnet · · Score: 1, Funny
    You don't buy a Ford and then complain that the engine is proprietary and that you should be able to put a Honda engine in it because of increased fuel efficiency.

    You don't buy chicken and then complain that it is full of salmonella and that you should be able to cut both it and the lettuce without getting sick!

    Nah. I'm a vegetarian, so I just like to mention diseases in meats. Never mind.

  10. Re:just an ARM core in their ASIC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've been trying to get Intel to increase their cache

    Hey, I've been trying to get Intel to give me the $20 bucks they owe me. Next time you see them, can you let them know? Or I'm not loaning them my lawn mower ever again.