1src Forums - Watch the UX50 video from cnet.com

VLevyNYC

07-21-2003, 04:09 PM

Originally posted by Brandonmd5
Hey thats cool! I thought it was also interesting that the sony rep mentioned the possibility of a future cell phone clié...

From your mouth to...

The Sony "rep" is a Senior Vice President of Sony IT products, so I think he would know about plans to develop WAN connectivity to allow you to use it as a cell phone. I wish!

 

s_n_m

07-21-2003, 04:23 PM

I really hate cnet video. They use 2 proprietary video codecs. 1) Realvideo. It costs money just for the player on Mac OS X. 2) Windows media. On mac it is so unsupported that usually it says it is an unsupported codec. WTH?

Why can't it just be ****ing plain old classic compatable with everything mpeg1???

nickster87

07-21-2003, 05:43 PM

How come it plays for me, but I don't have sound or picture?

Help!!

reybart

07-21-2003, 06:05 PM

Originally posted by nickster87
How come it plays for me, but I don't have sound or picture?

Help!!
Did u use windows media player? It played weel on this..

BimBoy

07-21-2003, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by nickster87
How come it plays for me, but I don't have sound or picture?

LOL!!! It plays, but the Video and sound don't work? Errm, what else is there to playing? Do you mean the status bar scrolls? This is one of the funnier responses I've seen here in a while.

n2ifp

07-21-2003, 07:30 PM

It played fine on my Windows Media Player 9

That includes sound, graphics, and even the status bar, amazing!

Did anyone catch that the the design will integrated into other Sony Clie products?

NJL!2016

07-21-2003, 07:33 PM

Originally posted by s_n_m
I really hate cnet video. They use 2 proprietary video codecs. 1) Realvideo. It costs money just for the player on Mac OS X. 2) Windows media. On mac it is so unsupported that usually it says it is an unsupported codec. WTH?

Why can't it just be ****ing plain old classic compatable with everything mpeg1???

I HATE realplayer. its too slow and dosen't work half the time. i like quicktime better

s_n_m

07-21-2003, 09:33 PM

Quicktime...tis' a'ight, but mpeg is always the lowest common denomonator.

Although, easy editing in QTpro makes .mov worth it...

PDA Expert

07-21-2003, 11:46 PM

Very nice. The guy is luck to be the interviewer.

Orincarnia

07-22-2003, 10:57 AM

hmmm, that guy has the same thing i do the 'uhh' syndrome

ricleo

07-22-2003, 11:10 AM

Wow...hey...looking at that UX in the video suddenly makes it look more desirable! Somehow looks better that it does in the pictures

Enceladus

07-22-2003, 11:16 AM

I think it looks good in the video too. I can't wait to get my hands on one!

dúnadan

07-22-2003, 11:32 AM

Neat interview. If I were the interviewer I would have asked why no CLIE announced to date has more than 16MB of regular-type user accessible internal memory. Sorry, but "internal memory sticks" just don't cut it.

Sam K

07-22-2003, 11:38 AM

Originally posted by Jeffry
The Sony rep sounds like he doesn't know what he's talking about...

I totally agree. He kind of got confused and he repeated himself a couple of times. I think he also said WAN instead of Wifi which the interviewer then mentioned later in the interview. Somebody needs to brief the VPs on terminology before letting them get interviewed.

Unregistered

07-22-2003, 12:22 PM

http://www.cliesource.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=21123

Enceladus

07-22-2003, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered
http://www.cliesource.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=21123

What is the point of linking to that?

A lot of unregistereds posting pointless things lately.

Unregistered

07-22-2003, 12:33 PM

it's probably an error

ricleo

07-22-2003, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by Enceladus

What is the point of linking to that?

A lot of unregistereds posting pointless things lately.

opps...think someone was looking for me and posted that in threads i replied in...

Unregistered

07-22-2003, 12:38 PM

by the way, there are just as many 'stupid' threads from registered users.

devilic

07-22-2003, 12:57 PM

Originally posted by Sam K

I totally agree. He kind of got confused and he repeated himself a couple of times. I think he also said WAN instead of Wifi which the interviewer then mentioned later in the interview. Somebody needs to brief the VPs on terminology before letting them get interviewed.

It is all sale and marketing talk. :o If any one that have been using Clie for generations (people like us), we know it. In fact, I'm not surprise the VP doesn't even use a Clie.

harryleung

07-22-2003, 01:17 PM

I LOVE CLIE! ^^

Eddy

07-22-2003, 02:14 PM

nice interview, & the UX looks quite nice indeed. :eek:

GUEST

07-22-2003, 02:28 PM

Could someone post a link where we can downlod the video instead of stream it.

OcellNuri

07-22-2003, 02:29 PM

Unit looks very good. But both participants in the interview could have been a bit more prepared eh? Sounds like me on the sales floor at Circuit City.. "Uhhh.. umm..." :D

I can't wait to get one of these in my hand.

GUEST

07-22-2003, 04:55 PM

Where did this video originate from?

What webpage ?

nickster87

07-22-2003, 08:32 PM

Okay BimBoy, maybe that wasn't described too well. I guess I pulled a Homer Simpson.

I meant that the scroll bar was moving, but there was no sound or picture. I was using Windows Media Player 8. Maybe it is time for an upgrade to 9.;)

PDA Expert

07-22-2003, 08:45 PM

It looks so much smaller! WOW!

Unregistered

07-22-2003, 08:51 PM

I don't think he was referring to cel phone integration... he mentioned the inclusion of certain WAN type technologies, but I would expect that would be for communications much like a RIM, or to bypass having to BT-link via a cel phone to get on the internet.

Besides it remains to be seen how they could play nicely with the Sony-Ericsson partnership who are in the business of ... cel phones. Granted the SE partnership seems to have cel phones with PDA technology, why not give it to them and offer PDA's with cel phone technology. I know a lot of people (self included) who are waiting for someone to do this right.

Cheers

PEG-SJ30

07-22-2003, 11:08 PM

Very nice, but I don't trust 1st generation hardware.

PDA Expert

07-22-2003, 11:14 PM

The more I read, the less I want. :(

Eddy

07-22-2003, 11:17 PM

temptingly small form factor though.... :eek:

shouck

07-23-2003, 11:35 PM

Originally posted by nickster87
How come it plays for me, but I don't have sound or picture?

Help!!

I had a problem with my video acceleration that caused similar symptoms. Perhaps that's what you're experiencing too. In Windows Media Player, go to Tools - Options, click on the Performance tab, and lower the video acceleration. Try it.

UZI4U182

07-23-2003, 11:56 PM

That guy is an ***. Uhhh..ummm....

Someone mentioned earlier that he sounds as if he doesn't know what he's talking about. I agree, too. I might be disappointed if Sony uses this 'Handheld Engine' in all future CLIE models.

Unregistered

07-24-2003, 10:31 AM

Originally posted by PEG-SJ30
Very nice, but I don't trust 1st generation hardware.

How do you define "first-generation hardware"? Sony's been making Clies for years. If every new case type was first-generation hardware, then with models like the NX series and the NZ, you'd be taking the same risk as with the UX.

About the only example of second-generation hardware in regards to a PalmOS PDA is Palm's Tungsten T/T2 and their III series. Sony redesigns every model they release.

Now, if Sony offered extended warranties off their website, I'd be set with getting a UX myself.

mvfrancisco

07-24-2003, 10:51 AM

by first generation hardware i think he's referring to the handheld engine, and as far as I know this is the first integration of core processor, graphics engine and memory stick controller implemented on a single unit. I for one am looking forward to it's development and use. Since it takes up less space, it should result in smaller handhelds, or handhelds with more room for other features.

EdFrmBrighthand

07-24-2003, 12:13 PM

Hey, go easy on these two. I don't know the Sony person but Richard from News.com is a great guy. And he's also a print reporter, I don't know why they made him do a video interview.

Second, get a tape recorder and record one of your conversations some time. You'll find you say "umm" plenty of times. And this isn't just a couple of people chatting. There's a huge camera pointed at them, reminding them constantly that thousands of people are going to watch them. And I'll bet you were nervous in Speech class having to talk to just a couple dozen.

I remember reading the results of a poll that showed more people were afraid of public speaking than death.

Sneezy

07-24-2003, 03:34 PM

I'm more afraid of herpes.

shouck

07-24-2003, 05:50 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered

Sony redesigns every model they release.

Yes, it's almost as if they don't want you be able to use your old styluses, cradles, cases, batteries, etc. <duh>Could it be that they want you to be forced to buy all new accessories?</duh> :mad:

Eddy

07-25-2003, 03:05 AM

redesigning means more profit. :D

Orincarnia

07-25-2003, 06:37 AM

very true it makes the people that have the old model say "that doesn't look like my model.....lemme check into this, THIS IS SO COOL I'M BUYIN" not nessicarily a bad thing, its just more customers for sony..........i like the differnet looks to each model.............slection

Twin_Pixel

07-25-2003, 09:00 AM

How do I download the video?

ricleo

07-25-2003, 09:06 AM

just click and view..no need to save to harddisk

Twin_Pixel

07-25-2003, 09:53 AM

Originally posted by ricleo
just click and view..no need to save to harddisk

Of course. But I want to.

jaimejr66

07-25-2003, 10:34 AM

OK, I must say, the UX did look very attractive in Mr. SonyVP hands. I was watching him closely and try to imagine actually using it in table mode with the Landscape orientation. Unfortunately they did not actually show him do anything on the actually Clie other that pull out the stylus 2 or 3 times. I still say it looks awkward even though it will fit in the palm of your hand nicely. Its probably a good thing that it has that wide border around the screen because thats where your thumb will be holding the clie in place.

jaimejr66

07-25-2003, 10:38 AM

Also, As a Sony VP there is no way this guy is going to reveal anything without him having info to back it up. If the guy says that they "might" be looking into WAN and Cell network integration. BELIEVE IT.... Sony is probably looking into it. Unfortunately think of all the prototypes of technology Sony has looked into that never made it to market.

My dream Clie would have GSM/GPRS capability, as well as 802.11b. So that I could surf the Web on my Home WI/FI network, while ordering a Pizza. : )

Jeffry

07-25-2003, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by EdFrmBrighthand
Hey, go easy on these two. I don't know the Sony person but Richard from News.com is a great guy. And he's also a print reporter, I don't know why they made him do a video interview.

Second, get a tape recorder and record one of your conversations some time. You'll find you say "umm" plenty of times. And this isn't just a couple of people chatting. There's a huge camera pointed at them, reminding them constantly that thousands of people are going to watch them. And I'll bet you were nervous in Speech class having to talk to just a couple dozen.

I remember reading the results of a poll that showed more people were afraid of public speaking than death.

Yes I agree but I think Sony didn't hire someone who is very knowledgeable, confident, and have a true passion for their products. The Sony rep sounds like he never used a CLIE before.

sonicboy

07-25-2003, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by Brandonmd5
Hey thats cool! I thought it was also interesting that the sony rep mentioned the possibility of a future cell phone clié...
I think he is probably hinting at using the cellphone networks (which is what he said) not putting a phone in the clie.
I think this service will be similar to the wireless AirH internet service currently avaliable (and popular) in Japan.

Who needs a phone in a handheld? there are too many networks to support properly.

one day everything will merge but yeah, something that can conect to a nationwide cell phone network INTERNET service is a good move.

Unregistered

07-25-2003, 03:35 PM

"it will fit in the palm of your hand nicely"

This struck me too. The video shows that you could hold the device in one hand and use the stylus with the other, just like almost every other pda out there. That's no small feat for a landscape oriented device.

X

Omnitron

07-25-2003, 08:41 PM

I have to admit that the look of the unit improved -- I liked the two thumb typing action -- the larger keys might be better for some people. Although there would be times a FULL sized keyboard would be needed and it makes me wonder whether we would ever see one that would work here...