A new model with Bluetooth built-in

[likestech]

This might be old news here, but I just noticed on PalmInfoCenter and Slashdot that Sony has plans to launch a clie with built-in blue tooth. The Sony Clie PEG-TG50. Apparently, this news leaked out from an FCC filing by Sony, which was necessary because of the bluetooth. A draft of the product manual also shows screen shots of the TG50, which seems to indicate the TG50 will have the same OS as the NZ. I am unsure how this model will compete against the NZ90, but I am assuming it will appeal to those of us who want the NZ features without the camera and premium price tag.


PalminfoCenter (http://www.palminfocenter.com/print.asp?ID=5021&s=1)

Slashdot (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/17/215256)

[Alistar]

Well first of all, it is rather old news. In fact if you look on the front page of Cliesource here you can see an announcement and second the TG50 is nowhere competition against the NZ90, it is meant for a completely different market. It has no grafitti only a thumboard, and it doesn't have the 200 mhz processor. Its only similarity is bluetooth and the Sony name. And I don't mean to come off arrogant here I am just pointing it out.

[likestech]

Thanks, I assumed many of the folks on this board may have heard of the TG50 already. BTW, ClieSource posted an update yesterday so for those interested, there are additional pics.

As for whether the products really compete, I agree that all of the models of the Sony Clies may be thought of as appealing to different needs, if not different customers. One of the things that I found appealing about the NZ90 was not the camera, but model's wireless connectivity.

Well, for me, it's turning out the that WiFi isn't unique to the NZ90 and the bluetooth may be built-in in another model that costs less. I have made no final decision yet, but I think the comparison might be useful for others as well.