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Sony CLIE PEG-VZ90

Juniper Foo | Sep 17, 2004

Sony may have committed Xenocide by withdrawing its CLIE from the rest of the world. But this has only added an unattainable allure to the PDA, which is still very much alive in Japan. Sony's latest eye candy, the PEG-VZ90, ups the X factor by sporting a slide-out console of multimedia controls, an OLED screen, and a CF card slot (surprise, surprise) alongside the usual Memory Stick bay. And given its multimedia pedigree, this device plays MPEG-4 video and holds tunes in both ATRAC3 and MP3 formats. If you're planning on being a smarty pants by ordering it direct from Japan, the VZ90 runs only Palm OS 5.2.1 Garnet, the Japanese edition. Hontouni zannen ne (too bad).

Click here for: slide-out console | side angle | docking cradle | press release

Price: US$860
Availability: Japan, September 24
Device: PDA
Basic specs: Palm OS Ver.5.2.1, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM, Wi-Fi, Sony’s 123MHz ARM-based CPU, 3.8-inch OLED display with 1000:1 contrast ratio, up to 12 hours on MPEG-4 and MPEG-1 playback, and up to 42 hours on ATRAC3 or MP3 playback, 109 x 87 × 23mm, 270g

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Nokia 7280

Juniper Foo | Sep 15, 2004

From leaf shapes to textile wraps, and now to a key-less design that truly pushes the candy-bar form factor, Nokia's been angling for a winning look to recapture the 8210 glory days. Aimed at the cocktail crowd, the 7280 is eye-catching in an odd sort of way. But being the serial texters that we are, expect acute withdrawal symptoms as you figure out how to SMS with the iPod-inspired NaviSpinner controller. Oh, and since Nokia expects you to dial via voice activation, not a perfect application to begin with, prepare to exercise your vocals above party riffs of She Bangs.

Click here for: Idea of size | upright | side view | bottom view | specs

Price: N.A.
Availability: From Q4
Device: Mobile phone
Basic specs: Triband GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 MHz, Bluetooth, 16-bit color TFT LCD display, rated for 3 hours talktime or 240 hours standby, built-in camera, 115 x 32 x 19mm, 85g

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