Comments on: Rumor: More Details on the m125 Leaked

Btw, at PCexpo, I asked ALL the sony reps if they had any memorystick non memory modules in development, and they all said they aren't aware of any. Sounds like memorystick will just end up on the shelf of different flash memory.

OH my god...becky, look at her....Prism.

Sony absolutely will not discuss unannounced products, at least not with the likes of me. All I can get from the Sony rep was that they are on track to release some MemStick peripherals this year and some next year.

Palm has been showing off that group of SD prototypes for many moons. They are waiting for the SD Assoc. to approve the SDIO standard and then they will begin to appear. The Bluetooth one will almost certainly be first.

In the expansion card I/O peripheral race, I'd say both companies are neck and neck.

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Here's the link: http://makeashorterlink.com/index.php?S22415A0

Regards.

Reggie

PS: If a few more of my office co-workers would get the same mouse, then we can replace floppies and use memorysticks to share large files. :)

BUT, the COOLEST module that they had been working on in one of their R/D divisions that they (Sony rep) was showing off on the floor was the "Thumb-Print Scanner" MS module!

Yes, you read correctly - Sony was displaying a working prototype of a "Thumb-Print Scanner" MS module. The use of this MS modules course would be for security purposes - IE you couln't use the Sony Clie without it first recognizing your thumb-print. Other uses could involve securing documents, private records, etc.

What amazed me was that this MS module was a working! Sony reps had to modify the CLIE that they were using in order for it to accept the module, but it was exactly the same lenght and width as a standard MS module. The only thing I wasn't too thrilled about was that they now had a copy of my thumb-print - who knows what they might use that for! :) Conspiracy Theories abound!

On a last note, the Sony rep also showed me and other Industry reps about how Sony was working on a SMALLER MS module - 1/2 the lenght of the current MS modules - basically an MMC/SD module - that was/is to be there FUTURE MS module sizes. They even had an adapter created so one could use these new MS modules in the older style (read current style) MS module compatable CLIE and Sony laptops.

All in all, I was pretty impressed with what Sony was displaying and working on, and had working for the show (Comdex). I stopped by the Palm area, but all they had were the standard MMC/SD modules we've seen here on PIC - the GPS, Digital Camera, Electronic Screwdriver SD modules, etx... :{ - NO working modules to play with - what a bummer!

But the best thing about ALL of this is that ALL these things are being developed on the PALM OS platform. Gosh everyone, Be Happy!

Peace - Dave Adonius

we might see cheaper msticks with competitive prices. (even with the new sony pricecuts..)

here in the UK its still like 2squid for a 1mb... so 648mb stick cost about 120squid...

(i just need to finish hacking Mstick support for Frotz mmmm and add mstick support to Sarien... mmm kingsquest 4 agi on memory stick on a palm! yay!)

-df

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In addition you´ll only need a mobile phone supporting HSCSD or GPRS like the Nokia 6210, 6310, Ericsson T39, RM 520, Siemens S40, S42, S45 and some Motorola phones.

This means you will have wireless connection speeds up to 28.8 kbit/s and more, depending on the network operator.

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The first possibility ifnot likely as no market will want to pay more. Second is not likely too as I do not believe Palm will or can force Sony to raise (or lower) their pricing. Remember Sony is not a subsidiary of Palm and it is a giant.

Back to m125, I really do not understand why Palm want to price it at more than $200 (if the rumour is true), it will be another mistake. I think Sony S320 is better - 4M ROM, smaller, lighter and it is cheaper. Of cause, it is still a rumour.

It is beyond my intelligence that why Palm dare price the new model 25% higher than a better model (Sony S320) which has been on the shelf.

If Palm really prices m125 at $250, Sony can just raise the price of S320 to $250-$290.

-Pepper

I love my Palm . . . do you?

If I were Plenipotentiary, I would want to foster an atmosphere of mutual good will with Palm, Inc. You're not going to see a Ziff Davis publication scour the web and publish examples of how to bypass the activation routines in the XP family of Microsoft products.