Comments on: Sony Gives Details on Prototype Camera & GPS Memory Sticks
Sony has released new pictures and details of prototype digital camera and GPS Memory Stick peripherals. The descriptions are in Japanese but some facts can be gleaned. Details are still sketchy, though. It is known that these are working prototypes, not just non-functional mockups.
Sony has not yet disclosed what these will cost though it says they will be available within a year.
Update: Note: Not all the information in this article turned out to be correct. Sony released the GPS module in Japan in November. The digital camera is available now in the U.S.
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RE: Memory Stick Slot
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 8:40:58 AM #
Maybe they'll be using Memory Stick Duo technology... which is basically a smaller memory stick within a memory stick.
RE: Memory Stick Slot
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 9:02:06 AM #
i suppose. memory stick duo is the smaller memory stick right (about half the size)? this means i have to buy another ms (duo) even if i already have a 128mb ms? grr.
RE: Memory Stick Slot
As the article says, the camera has its own built-in memory so it acts both as an I/O device and storage. It is possible that the GPS one also has some storage capacity so it could hold maps, too, though Sony didn't say anything about this. Keep in mind, details are still sketchy.
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RE: Memory Stick Slot
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/9/2002 10:37:54 AM #
does anyone have any idea when or if these will be released to the US? Also, does anyone currently use their Clie as a GPS? If so, what are you using and how do you like it?
interesting
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 9:06:31 AM #
I thought I once heard that MS could only be used for memory. That the architecture of the actual MS couldn't be used for more the I/O. Is this only for the new MS/SanDisk stuff talked about last week or will these work on any Sony PDA?
RE: interesting
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 9:11:00 AM #
This is for all Sony Clies. When the 710 came out, prototypes of the camera, the gps module, and bluetooth were already on the works.
RTA
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 10:08:46 AM #
Did you read the article?
Unfortunately for S series owners, these devices appear to work only with the N series. Sony doesn't give any reason for this but lists only the N series models as being compatible.
Unfortunately for S series owners, these devices appear to work only with the N series. Sony doesn't give any reason for this but lists only the N series models as being compatible.
RE: interesting
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 10:52:26 AM #
maybe its because of color and the high resolution.
Resolution
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 9:56:51 AM #
Hey Ed,
what's up with the resolution 100K pixels isn't so much . The PalmPix has 800x600=480K pixels, or am I wrong?
what's up with the resolution 100K pixels isn't so much . The PalmPix has 800x600=480K pixels, or am I wrong?
WAB66
RE: Resolution
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 11:08:52 AM #
Eyemodule1: 320x240 = 76K pixels
Sony MS Camera: 100K pixels
Eyemodule2: 640x480 = 307K pixels
Kodak PalmPix: 800x600=480K pixels
Sony MS Camera: 100K pixels
Eyemodule2: 640x480 = 307K pixels
Kodak PalmPix: 800x600=480K pixels
RE: Resolution
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 2:44:35 PM #
A little multiplication shows that a 320 x 320 picture has 102,400 pixels so the camera can just about do it.
Break'n
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 12:49:13 PM #
Do these products have titainium cases? How do they expect people to use the clunky GPS without busting the antenna of the GPS off of the frail "memory stick" adapter?
RE: Break'n
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 4:47:02 PM #
i'm sure someone in sony has brought up your concern already.
RE: Break'n
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 6:45:35 PM #
Have you held this item or do you assume (ass---u---me) that it is made of cheap plastic. It is probably metal or a very hard plastic.
RE: Break'n
in my opinion, sony's GPS memory stick + CLIE is for drivers.... you can put your CLIE next to the driving seat.... it's very common in Japan to have GPS in cars...
i don't think the GPS and CLIE is suitable for explorers....
Sixteenth pr057
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/12/2001 7:22:49 PM #
idiot censoring. you heard of freedom of speech?b you must be a a***hanistan or whatever. didn't even post about WTC bombing. ***got.
Here are pictures of the Modules On the Clie
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/13/2001 2:43:12 AM #
Here's the original Story i referred Ed to. It shows more pictures of the modules, and the modules inserted into the Clie 750.
http://www.zdnet.co.jp/mobile/palm/news/0109/11/0000000000000235.html
RE: Here are pictures of the Modules On the Clie
There's a link to that ZDnet story at the end of the article and if you click on the product names in the PIC article, you can see these pictures.
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I must say...
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/13/2001 1:59:09 PM #
they look even worse on the units than I thought they would.
RE: Here are pictures of the Modules On the Clie
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/13/2001 6:29:04 PM #
No, actually they don't look too bad. The GPS MS is very compact (for a GPS receiver), sure it doesn't blend with the Clié itself, but keep in mind that these are prototypes. The camera MS looks pretty sleek in the device, reminds me of the prototype renditions of the original S300 (it had a built-in picturebook-style camera at the top in the sketches). But with the apparent resolution of this camera, its just an interesting toy. Sony's cheapest Memstick-based digital camera is $250, and this camera will probably be well over $100.
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