Sony CLIE PEG-TG50 Handheld
SONY CLIE PEG-TG50
Sony’s PEG-TG50 Clié is a bit of a maverick in terms of its hardware
design which incorporates a rather solid flip-up lid which protects
the screen and a tiny keyboard.
The PEG-TG50 runs Palm OS version 5, and has Bluetooth built in.
The processor is a nice fast 200MHz Intel PXA 250, and 11MB of the
16MB of RAM on board is available. There is a Memory Stick slot if
you need more. The screen offers a resolution of 320 x 320 and is
square rather than the more usual rectangular shape we’ve seen in
other Cliés with a clamshell type design. The keyboard is small so
you’ll need to use the stylus or a fingernail to make the most of
it, and entering text is pretty slow. Though on the plus side, an
orange backlight provides illumination when you press a key, which
could come in very handy in dark situations. There is a Graffiti
area which is software driven so you can use this for text input
instead of the keyboard.
Among the huge amount of software Sony provides pre-installed is
a voicenotes tool so you can record memos to yourself, Sony’s own
music player which can cope with both MP3 and ATRAC3, and the superb
Picsel viewer for looking at documents and images in a range of
popular formats such as HTML, PDF, Microsoft Word, and JPG. If you
are a user of either Sony’s DSC-FX77 Cybershot or DCR-TRV80 Handycam
then you can remotely control these TG50.
The hardware design makes this PDA a lot thinner than other ‘flip
lidded’ Cliés, which means it should fit more easily into the
average pocket, though it isn’t especially light, and it lacks the
digital camera that other flip lidded Cliés offer. Still it does
have something of a personality, being pretty unique in the looks
department.
PEG-TG50
SONY CLIE PEG-TG50 Key Features
* Model: PEG-T665C
* OS: Palm OS software v. 4.1
* Memory: 16 MB DRAM (15 MB available), 4 MB Flash
* Interface: USB (cradle), Infrared, Memory Stick media slot
* LCD: TFT color display with backlights, 320 x 320 pixels
* Dimensions: 4 3/4 (H) x 2 7/8 (W) x 1/2 (D) inches
* Weight: 4.9 ounces (including stylus)
* AC Power Adapter (supplied): Output DC5.2V, Input AC100V - 240V
* Battery: Lithium-ion polymer rechargeable battery (internal)
* System Requirements: OS - Windows 98SE, Millennium, 2000
Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional; CPU - 233 MHz with
MMX technology or faster (Pentium® II 450 MHz recommended); RAM - 64
MB RAM minimum (128 MB or more recommended with Windows XP);
Available Hard Disk Space - 156 MB available hard disk space;
Peripherals - Display with 800 x 600 resolution, High Color or
better, CD-ROM Drive (For installation only), USB Port
* Palm Organizer Applications: Address Book, Calculator, Date Book,
HotSync software, Mail, Memo Pad, Palm Desktop v. 4.0.1 (for PC),
Security, To Do List
* Sony Software: Audio Player, CLIE Mail, CLIE Paint, CLIE Photo
Stand, CLIE Remote Commander, Memory Stick Autorun, Memory Stick
Backup, Memory Stick Export (for PC), Memory Stick Gate, Memory
Stick Import, PictureGear 4.5 Lite (for PC), PictureGear Pocket,
Sonic Stage LE, Sound Converter (for PC), Sound Utility, World Alarm
Clock
* Handheld Applications: AcidSolitaire (Red Mercury)(Trial version
software), Amy Reileys Pocket Gourmet (neohand)(Trial version
software), Amy Reileys Pocket Vineyard (neohand)(Trial version
software), BalanceLog (HealtheTech, Inc. )(Trial version software),
Bejeweled (Astraware)(Trial version software), Bump Attack Pinball (iambic)(Trial
version software), ContactsPro (MobiMate)(Trial version software),
Documents To Go - Standard Edition (DataViz, Inc.), gMovie (Generic
Media), MobiPocket Reader (Franklin Electronic Publishers), powerOne
Personal (Infinity Softworks), Presenter-to-Go (MARGI)(Trial version
software), Race Fever (Digital Fiction)(Trial version software),
simpliWrite (Advanced Recognition Technologies)(Trial version
software), StreetFinder Express (Rand McNally), Vindigo (Vindigo)(Trial
version software), WorldMate (MobiMate)(Trial version software),
Zap!2016 (Astraware)(Trial version software)
* Optional Accessories: USB Cradle: PEGA-UC60K; 3 Stylus Pack:
PEGA-ST60; AC Adapter: PEGA-AC10; HotSync Cable: PEGA-HS10; Memory
Stick Camera Module: PEGA-MSC1; Memory Stick Media (available in 16,
32, 64 and 128 MB capacities); Mini Keyboard: PEGA-KB20; Carrying
Case: PEGA-CA60
Installation CD Available
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