Comments on: Sony Announces N770C

Huh? Again, if 4.1 exists on a N710C (N770C), it is available. I still question why it is only released on a German website. I mean, if it is official, why isn't there any mention of it on the mothership (www.sonystyle.co.jp)

There´s a simple solution for the question on why this is a germany first information release - right now in Berlin the "Internationale Funkausstellung" which is a rather large consumer electronics fare is starting - usually a lot of products are introduced at this occasion to the european market - also up to now the only sony PDA officially availble is the old PEG 300 series - (sony hasn´t even bothered to create a german os version - they just translated the manual) and if sony want´s to get a foot in the german market they have to act quickly because right now pockt pc seems to take the lead in germany. I work with both systems but am running more and more into professionals using an ipaq - since there is no real colour alternative available over here (handspring´s prism has a really low market share due to it´s late introduction and a really limited number of retailers carrying the product (actually it´s only one large chain "media markt")
hoped this was of any help
Bye Nuksta (yup I have to register - but right now I´m to tired)

ok ok - it´s me again (Nuksta) - this afternoon an Sony official stated that the OS Version used will be Verison 4.0 and NOT 4.1 - for the complete story follow this link (still german - maybee some babelfish skilled reader may translate it - i could but as I said I´m to tired - hey this is getting funny) ok here´s the link: http://www.golem.de/0108/15496.html really good reviev Price will be 1199 DM (aprox. 573 USD)

Night Nuksta

If Sony wouldn't be coming out with a 4.x upgrade, some will be extracting the ROM of the 770 to try it on the 710.

Electronic giant Sony is displaying the mp3 capable handheld Clié PED-N770C with color display in Hall 18. Sony has already had Palm OS based color PDAs for some time but this marks the their first serious effort in Germany. The PDA, developed for the European market, has a reflective TFT-color screen (320x320 pixels) that can display 65,000 colors. It even plays mp3s as well as ATRAC3 files and comes ready with a brand new version of the OS, Palm OS 4.1. As is usually the case for Sony PDAs, the the Memory-stick slot and the jog-dial are present.

An optional camera model for the PDA will be available. So the user can truly enjoy the color capable PDA, Sony will include a small image editing program called PictureGear, a video player gMovie, and the web software AvantGo in the retail version. Sony has not yet released at what price and when the device will be available in Germany.

the u.s. will receive the sony peg n760c in less than a month from now. it will run palm os 4.1 and have the same casing as the 710. just upgrades to the os and audio player...

Your gratitude certainly means a lot to our consumer electronics technology company, however, your feedback is even more valuable to us. Your comments on this and other forums about the importance of higher resolution Palm OS devices as well as acceptance of our multimedia features have led us to innovative new products like the PEG-N770C.

Believe it or not, we follow the dialog among cutting-edge users like yourself very closely from our world headquarters in Japan. Domestic sales are an important part of the Sony heritage, however, the US is the make-or-break market.

I would like to send you a pre-release PEG-N770C unit to get a hands-on opinion from an experienced user. Please email us at marketing@sony.jp with your address so that we can FedEx one to you this week. - Sony Corp.

In case it wasn't blatantly obvious that the second message in this thread was fake, I'll point out that it is against Sony company policy for any employee to post in public message boards. This occasionally drives the U.S. Sony rep nuts because he can't respond to stuff he reads on here but that's the rule and he has to follow it if he wants to continue to work for Sony.

But he does read this site frequently so he's hearing what you have to say.

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News Editor

Uhh, fake anonymous sony dude? You spelled your email address wrong. It should be @sony.co.jp.

I'm the original poster. Just to let everyone know and cofirm that the sony guy is a fake, here is the bounceback I got:
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The original message was received at Mon, 27 Aug 2001 01:08:07 -0400 (EDT)
from root@localhost

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<marketing@sony.jp>

----- Transcript of session follows -----
550 <marketing@sony.jp>... Host unknown (Name server: sony.jp: host not found)

Final-Recipient: RFC822; marketing@sony.jp
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.2
Remote-MTA: DNS; sony.jp
Last-Attempt-Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 01:08:10 -0400 (EDT)

Subject: test email
From: My Name <my@email.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 01:09:03 -0400
To: marketing@sony.jp

please respond

OK, I'm the guy who posted the original fake Sony reply. IT WAS A JOKE! I just thought it was funny that someone wanted to thank "Sony", here, for releasing the best models and felt it would be amusing to reply in an equally ridiculous manner.

I should have known that something tragic would happen.

This most likely isn't the correct thread for this, and I apologize if that inconveniences anyone. I'm a university student from Toronto, Canada, and I recently started a business that sells computers/electronics. I would like to add PDAs to my inventory, but I'm having a LOT of trouble getting in touch with a Sony distributor (for CLIEs). Any help in terms of whom I might contact would be greatly appreciated at ajaykrishnan@hotmail.com
Thank you.

According to Palm Inc. OS4 update for Palm V and III series (excpet IIIe) will be available this november, please take a look at
http://www.palm.com/software/palmos4.html

I would have to say they will drop the price on the N710C to $459.00 and charge $20.00 for the upgrade. They will probably charge $499.00 for N770C. Since the N770C is essentially a 710 without 4.0, they will be able to move both products with this plan. The upgrade will be available before the N770C will.

somoene's trying to compensate for their inferior screen....

People, people, people. Do your Homework. An upgrade for the N710c is on it's way! The N770c Is just the European version of the PDA. Read here http://www.infosync.no/en/news/n/459.asp and here http://www.infosync.no/en/news/n/548.asp

Did a little research:

An m505 sells for DM1150,- in Germany (www.pdashop.de).
Which means that the Sony is a little more expensive but not much.
In the Netherlands, an m505 costs about hfl 1350,-
So the Sony will cost hfl 1400,-/1450,- right?
That is the price for an iPaq! (www.pdashop.nl)

From a Sony point of view it makes sense to ask this much for a top pda (does it?).
From my wallet's point of view, I'm not so sure anymore. Why not get an iPaq and join the rest of Europe?

It wasn't that long ago that this tiny island used to rule most of the world. I'll assume you're an American and as such will offer you condolences on the godawful cellular phone hassles you folks have to put up with meanwhile I'll just text message all my mates around Europe.
To get back on theme though...the release of a Sony 770 is irrelevant. Merlin, the new UI for Pocket PC will no doubt hole the Palm OS ship below the waterline. Either that or Palm will dump it's licensees in order to protect it's shrinking market share.
All IMHO of course.

Yep, its on there (on the sonystyle site)!! At last! But it does mention the Memory Stick Slot... delivery in 2/3 weeks aparently :( Prob better off buyin it in the shops next week. :) At least i can check the OS! - Also won't have to pay $80 for an upgrade! haha!

Sorry, this link is also too long. Use this:
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-Ed