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N760C: 4.75 x 2.8 x .6
4.9 oz.
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I just hope they don't, like the other poster said, give home prematurely. They need to be in it for the long haul. You know, I really expected Sony to bail out of the PDA market after the lukewarm reception their first color unit had (the one that never even made it to the US). Hopefully Acer will go after the US market next. What's up with their PC peripherals in the US drives being renamed "BENQ" now, by the way?
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It's cheap!!
The battery of s60 allows you to play MP3 for at least 8 hrs, or record for almost 5 hrs
So, T665C is dead.
why T665C is dead if Acer does not have English model?
Why would people in US buy a PDA with Chinese OS in it?
RE: It's cheap!!
But their price in Asia is very good. And very competitive.
RE: It's cheap!!
Well, if you read the title of this article...
"Acer Releasing s50 and s60 in Europe"
Maybe all Europeans are going to buy the Chinese version, is that what you mean?
RTFA
RE: It's cheap!!
Please note that s10 is selling 8500 in Taiwan.
RE: It's cheap!!
Are these heady times....or not?
RE: Are these heady times....or not?
As for me, I'll stick with my Clie N760C. Sure it's large as a brick. But it does eveything I need it to do and does them well.
RE: Are these heady times....or not?
A brick? I have the n610c and i would hardly call it a brick.
Actually, i think it's size is perfect. Feels fine in hand and (adding virtual graffiti) screen size is just right.
RE: Are these heady times....or not?
Furthermore the top screen layer is a bit loose so when you write on it you have to press it down to the hard surface beneath giving you a fluffy feedback, this may just be a problem with my particular one.
But I am tired of carrying all those devices around (Phone, PDA), I have preordered a Sony-Ericssson P800. I've played around with a prototype and it is absolutely amazing.
RE: Are these heady times....or not?
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Questions
1. Rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries ... will they be chargable "internal" to the device or need to be removed to recharge. If they they are removeable, can a pair of non rechargable AAA's be used instead. I am thinking Newton battery pack here - despite the fact that the article on infosync say it appears no to use AAA, the Newton required an "adapter" to use AAA batteries.
2. Hi Res based on a Sony API and only a 12bit screen? I wonder if it is the same screen as the Treo uses.
3. Memory Stick ... why? OK, they are a tight licencee of Sony technology (don't Acer manufacture the VAIO laptops for Sony?), but why not SDIO?
The market is about to get interesting again. Sony, Palm, and Acer having new models, Kyocera with its 7135 phone, PalmOS 5.0 around the corner.
Can't wait for Autumn ... I predict that Comdex might actually be worth attending this year for more than just t-shirts :).
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It will be just like when the Sony first came out with new hi-res screen. So in the short term, they are not very useful. But in the long run, the use of OS5 API will meant years of added life to this series of Acer PDA.
Also, didn't someone here said that Sony will make a patch for all existing hi-res Clies so that they can use OS5 API when OS5 devices come out?
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Provided that the device charges in the cradle (or via a power adapter) I think this idea will take off.
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Good. Finally a hi-res device that won't be obsoleted by OS 5. There are already apps out that support OS 5 hi-res.
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'The screen is a 320x320 pixel 12-bit color TFT display, apparently based on the Sony HighRes API.'
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alchemist
RE: Information on the Acer site
Since Hi-resolution Chinese font took lots of space.
The English version is 16 MB/4 MB
Hope Acer doesn't get initially frustrated
RE: Hope Acer doesn't get initially frustrated
Get with the program. Choose now!
Acer ROCKS! Sony's dead!
RE: Hope Acer doesn't get initially frustrated
RE: Hope Acer doesn't get initially frustrated
I think that Palm, Handspring, and HandEra may be the ones in trouble. Acer's support for the memory stick only enhances Sony's hold on the Palm market.
RE: Hope Acer doesn't get initially frustrated
You can only one company succede.
So if Acer is good, then Sony is dead. :-)
Relax and have fun. :-))
ted
RE: Hope Acer doesn't get initially frustrated
Sony actually sells under two company names. Aiwa for
the low end product. Both do well. And multiple
companies do just fine selling tons of portable audio
(Walkman's) and stuff. At the corporate end, some
company's don't like to buy technology unless it's
available from multiple vendors, a second-source and
better price competition.
RE: Hope Acer doesn't get initially frustrated
ACER, one of the nicest
Acer is dead.
Soon Sony is going to eat palm and Acer's ASSets.
Ed you are the best, PalmInfocenter Rules and SONY ROCKS.
Fzara2000
University of Puerto Rico
Comp. Engineering Dept.
Troll
Another "U of"
RE: Acer is dead.
RE: Acer is dead.
Fzara2000 is just expressing an opinion - its something American's are exceptionaly good at, and last I knew Puerto Rico was kinda sorta part of the USA in a round about way (but why is he advertising the fact he is at UPR, when his Palm Blvd says New Jersey???)
Unfortunately, he is also a trolling moron - and you have just as many of them in an academic environment as you do in the "real world".
BTW - Acer is not dead. Acer will not die - they are diversified into more than just PDA production. "Palm ... refuses to die" is just as naive. If you had been following along, Palm Inc is splitting in two hardware and software. Every Sony you buy supports Palm (well PalmSource anyway). I have yet to see "Sowered by Sony" on any PDA.
RE: Acer is dead.
IT'S A PHONEY.
RE: Acer is dead.
20th century history and find out why many people in
China will *never* buy a Japanese product, especially
if a Chinese-made alternative is available.
RE: Acer is dead.
"You want fries with that" when the "college fund" runs out - ooh and don't forget to top up on zit cream.
mrscarey
palmist and visionary
RE: Acer is dead.
Acer also makes PPC their palm OS thingy won't last long.
Fzara2000
University of Puerto Rico
RE: Acer is dead.
And you really don't know what you are talking about. It's pathetic that you call Palm an old horse that doesn't want to die when in fact they really have $297 million CASH. What are they teaching you at that University of yours? This is the 10th post I've seen from you since almost 6 months and everytime it's about "Palm will die!" but it has yet to happen. And if you were loyal to your "prestige" university of dumbass, opps, I mean Puerto Rico, wouldn't you be a fan of the Zaurus which runs Linux instead of Sony which runs PALM OS, which you said was going to die?
Get back under the bridge, better yet, go back to your university and study a little bit about marketing and economics and don't come back until you have earned a degree.
BTW - Did your Clie come bundled with some Oxy pads?
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Make it idiot proof, and somebody will make a better idiot.
RE: Acer is dead.
But Berkeley and Stanford, both near the Silicon Valley,
have more Nobel prize winners on their faculties. The
people at CalTech, Oxford and Cambridge might also
disagree with your selections.
RE: Acer is dead.
University of Puerto Rico ? What's that ? A zoo ?
Battery life comparison
Does anyone know a comparison chart of battery life of different PDA that use the same method of measurement? I would like to see a comparison between N760, Palm Vx, T665, N70, m505, m515 and Acer S60 (probably not so soon though!)
Thanks
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04:12:55
Check this link (in Chinese):
http://www.palmislife.com/cgi-bin/ut/topic_show.cgi?id=6000&h=1&bpg=1&age=30
Arthur S.
Why did they miss the obvious?
Why oh why did they not include some sort of jog dial? Even a thumb rocker switch might suffice... But nothing?
I can never go back to a PDA that doesn't have a Jog dial...
No, this isn't a troll comment. If someone today were to release a PDA with all the features and abilities of an entry level desktop computer, and with a standard Palm PDA dimensions, I'd still complain if there were no jog dial.
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Wooo!
RE: Why did they miss the obvious?
It also includes a scroll wheel, auxiliary button on the side, and a Sony Memory Stick slot.
Wishes granted.
RE: Why did they miss the obvious?
It is a "recording" button, but can also be defined
as "back" or launch any application you want.
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/www.kol.com.tw/PhotoEZ1/twpp/Album/1/s10-05.jpg
Too bad... I've been looking for a replacement for my malfunctioning clie n610c... and haven't really been attracted to the thin size of the T series.
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Wooo!
Hello, Ed, take a look here please.
1. The battery for s50/s60 is built in 900 mah rechargeable lithium-ion battery. And it is not
moveable.
2.The Hi-resolution that Acer use is the same as OS 5's
3.The european version of s50/s60 come with EFIG. Spanish language is not included.
4.The weight of s50 is 140g and s60 is 145g.
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moveable."
Well, thank god, I wouldn't want it just falling out! :-P
RE: Hello, Ed, take a look here please.
still no palm os 5
Great stuff
Jim
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