Rumor: Additional FCC Sony TG50 Information

DEFINITELY! Looks like a real good device! I'm still praying there's that infamous VG dual-release, though. If it had VG, it'd be undoubtedly the ultimate and a smash hit.

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Holy shi... Just compared that shot of the Hotsync jack to the bottom of my NX70V -- the TG50 is as thin as ONE OF THE HALVES of the NR/NX!!! That's AMAZING. That's thinner than a Palm V.

What is the dimensions? how much longer is it compared to t665c? i hope ed can post comparison shots.

by the way the enlarge front picture doesnt show up.

From the pictures, the TG50 looks to be about 70% taller than it's display bezel diagonal. The T615C flip cover is 49% taller than the bezel diagonal. So either the TG50 screen is smaller, the bezel is tighter, or the TG50 is longer than a T615C.

A T615C is around 0.65 inches thick including the closed flip cover, or 0.5 inches thick with no cover. If the scroll wheel cutout on the TG50 pictures is the same size as on the T615C, then it's looks to be about same length as the T615C, but only about 0.55 inches thick including the closed flip cover.

What software icons makes you think it runs OS 5?

graph: Check the following link for all of the pics:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?D15124183

I definitely want one!!!!!! :-)

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thanks mashoutposse. i had to rename the extention from cgi - pdf. looks amazing.. the only question now is whats the battery life?

The shot from the back looks like it has 2 holes left and right which means you can hook up your old Leather cover that can with t615 and t665c.

I think Sony's really gonna clean up with this model. The RIM Blackberry crowd will absolutely eat this one up.

BTW, check page 15 of the leaked draft -- the cover can be flipped all the way over, notepad-style.

Who needs a Tungsten? ;)

Actually, it appears that the cover is REMOVEABLE, but doesn't flip all the way back. My mistake.

Hmmm, looks like I have to buy one for my wife because she really really really wants one, but this may be too overkill for her....maybe I should buy one for myself instead heehee.

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are those subwoofers at the back? =) hope it will be as loud as the TT.

yeah, but that is not the only one he is advertising. He has the following

tg50, sj33 and sj22.

A new low range clie, not mentioned in Palminfocenter yet.

Quote:
"Wireless Internet Access Built-In Internet Access"

I assume they're referring to integrated BT?

Anyway this is a fine device, although the perpetual 16 MB Ram limit is very annoying. Happily, though, the TG50 should support MSpro which should assuage reservations about this...

It's possible that this section was left in accidentally when cutting and pasting from earlier models' manuals.

Well even if it doesn't have VG, if Sony bundles something like RecoEcho+ like HS, then that should be a problem.

Now that I think about it, that list is missing:

"4. Enter data with the built-in thumbpad"

This makes me even more convinced this is a mistake.

Look at page 14 of 22.

Step 2 says:
"Take out stylus. You can use the stylus to enter data or to select applications" The diagram of the handheld clear shows the TG50 form factor.

Time will tell.............

3/5/2003
Looks like it does include VG.

Anyone who has had to write emails on a PDA can see the benefit of the keyboard. I wouldn't dare think of posting on messageboards or sending emails through my NX70V if not for the keyboard. I'm betting the screen is the same size as previous models, anyway (Sony would likely rather make the whole thing bigger than make an already small screen even smaller).

If the 4.75 inch height spec is correct, then either the display is a bit smaller or the bezel is a lot tighter. I'd prefer the latter.

stylus at bottom may be counter-intuitive but is actually smart. I have a Clie T625 and I keep loosing the stylus.
Think about it, you hold it in your (say left) hand, playing the knob with the thumb. When done, you flick the lid back on, and put it in your pocket, TOP DOWN.
This is what comes most naturally, with the result that the stylus is upside down and will fall...
Yv

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There's always the handy Jog Dial.

For gaming, purchase the Game Controller. A quality accessory if I've ever seen one.

>For gaming, purchase the Game Controller.
>A quality accessory if I've ever seen one.

That may be true but as an answer to the gripe I'd say this is extremely lacking.

I see no reason why Sony cannot build reasonable buttons into their Clies. All the other vendors, even on the PPC side, seem to do a reasonable job...

-Kevin Crossman

>I see no reason why Sony cannot build reasonable >buttons into their Clies. All the other vendors, even >on the PPC side, seem to do a reasonable job...

Maybe Sony is more interested in the looks of the device rather than the buttons being bad. After all, like mashoutposse said, there's always the Jog Dial, and Sony could have figured that the Jog Dial is even more useful than the up/down scroll buttons.

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>>the Jog Dial is even more useful than the up/down scroll buttons<<

Not for gamming.

So, go get a CLIE Game Controller, then. You'll wonder how you played games on a PDA without it! It is really excellent.

A backlit color hires+ display eats 50% more power; and there seems to be very little room inside the TG50 for a bigger battery. So I wouldn't hold your breath for a hires+ VG version. Sony is smart enough not to sell a handheld with only an hour of battery life (Garmin manages by making the iQue 60% thicker than the Clie T-series).

But there probably is a VG feature to use the existing 320x320 size display of the TG50 for Graffiti.

"I wonder how people got hold of it."

It's an FCC filing (hence the fcc.gov URL). Such filings are public, except in rare circumstances.

Personally, with all the legal notices and "Sony Confidential" splattered all over this document, I would not risk posting a reference to this on a public website. There are implications to publicly posting confidential documents.

Once submitted to the FCC, they become public records. What authority are you relying upon in holding your concerns about posting them on a public site once they have been filed with the FCC and posted on the FCC's public site?