My New Dream PDA

[quiller]

I posted quite frequently-- even attempted a petition-- requesting a T-series with VG... I think I've changed my mind on this. To me, the perfect PDA would be:

- NR clamshell case (no CF wifi slot)
- Palm OS 5.2
- 200/400Mhz Intel XScale
- 16mb RAM (15mb available) with 8mb Flash ROM
- 320x480 Hi-Res+ (obviously)
- Dual MemoryStick slots, spaced enough to allow a WiFi/BT stick in one and traditional storage in the other
- NX-series thumboard
- Under 7oz
- 10 hour battery life

This device would be a bit thicker than the T/TG-series but would give you both the keyboard and tablet mode without sacrificing size or weight. With built-in BlueTooth as well they could bypass the dual MS slots; or have a BlueTooth/128mb combo stick...? Is Sony too far past this point with the clamshell devices to step back to a more subtle, simpler approach?

[Convert]

WiFi MS isn't going to happen.

[*YellowRose*]

Originally posted by quiller
- 16mb RAM (15mb available) with 8mb Flash ROM
I could go for that, except I'd suggest 16 mb Flash.  More is better.

[quiller]

Originally posted by Convert
WiFi MS isn't going to happen.
fine with me-- built-in BlueTooth and the single MS slot would even be fine. All I really want is a OS5, ARM-powered clamshell device without the CF slot on the back... BlueTooth would be very nice, but if not... I'll live.

[Eric S]

Originally posted by quiller

- 16mb RAM (15mb available) with 8mb Flash ROM


15MB available out of 16MB of ram would cut the heap space down to nothing. 14MB usable would work, but would supposedly mean giving up some of the multimedia features of the NX line.

8MB Flash would be a step backwards, as the NX is already using 12MB of 16MB.

At any rate, this wouldn't offer me enough to switch from an NX to this. I haven't seen anything that needs a CPU faster than 200Mhz in a PalmOS PDA.

PalmOS 5.2 and dual MS slots would be nice, but the CF hump, weight, and battery life aren't issues to me, so that's not a win. I don't know what I'd use bluetooth for, but I might find a use for it, so that's neither here nor there.

Personally, I'd like something just like the NX-60, but with a louder speaker, the PalmOS-standard Streaming Sound API rather than (or in addition to) the undocumented (to common developers) Sony AP, and app/scrolling buttons under the screen in tablet mode. Those are my biggest gripes with the NX-60. Fix those, and I'd stop asking for an NX-60 in a T formfactor :)

[rob_squared]

Originally posted by Convert
WiFi MS isn't going to happen.

Ahh, so you see the future. What else is in store for us?

[sindu]

Give me the new Samsung smart phone in recent Cebit launch in T form factor with built iin bluetooth and wifi. 320 x 480 would be a nice addition.