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07-19-2009, 08:24 PM	#256
DanT TH55 Nutcase member Platinum Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 29°4'N/95°27'W Posts: 5,804	Good for you. I'm still here in case you need repair or make over. __________________ Vx, M500, N760P, NX70V/U, NX73V/U, NZ90/U, SL10/U, SJ30/U, T415, T615C, TJ25/U, TJ27/U, TJ35/E1, TH55/U, TH55/E1, TH55/E2, UX40/U, UX50/U, UX180P, iPhone, iPhone3G

03-14-2011, 08:15 PM	#257
philpalm Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Alhambra Posts: 1,196	LanMan DanT wellsjs psau3 jj2me (3x TH55/U, 2x SJ20, 2x Centro) dmitrygr littlehorn Elfyn LTT Dirk Hasloewer 3 TH55 (model with bt) Clié Patra dgthomas billegal (1 th55/u 1 th55/e 1 treo 650) arthur.tang (2x TH55/E) wmac tonyreynolds idahoski bullroar threengs (2 TH55, 1 UX40, 1 T415) olderTechnology (2 TH55, 1 T615) Wytnucls salesrep (2 th55/e) cypherteck El Maquinas (3x TH55/E1, 1x TH55/E2, 1x TH55/U, 4x SL10) snook_cs (Two TH55/E1s and one TH55/U.) Joel (2 TH55/E) gpzal (3 - 2 that work 1 with broken glass) RogueX (1xTH55/U, 2xTh55/E1 (1 currently broken)) Shun (2 th55) Pookkie ((2)TH55, NX70V/U Gun Metal Grey, SJ22, (2) TJ-27, (2) TJ-37, 3Com PalmPilot Professional) MaxNX laolita (2.5xTH55, PIIIXE, Palmpilot Professional and parts of a PIII and 2 IBM workpads) PDAJah (2* TH55 and SE M600i) JWSP Smurf_au (N610C, blue SJ33, TH55/U, TH55/E) Joel - is back! salvam (TH55-U & TH55-E) dazza1201 (TH55/E1 & TH55-U, NX70 dbrich (TH55/E & TH55-U, TG-50, T615C beretta391 (2 Th55/U's, 1 Treo 650) Gekkon (TH55/E1) thacker (2 TH55/U's, 2 TH55/E1, 1 UX50) avega (2 TH55, 1 Palm TX) elcaviar (T\|E, T\|5, TH55) shortpath(TH55-U & TH55-E) neostatuskuo (PEG-TH55/E1) Thanks to DanT! inkbm (TH55/E + PEGA-CC5 GPS, TH55/U, M100, Palm III) suemckoy (2 x TH55/E1) Meisterz (TH55/U, TH55/E) tetz (TH55/J x 2, m505) cat taylor(TH55/U, TH55/E1?) Cyker (2 x TH55/E1, T625(BrokenScreen), T675(Needs a new battery!), Zodiac 2(Also needs a new battery!)) Julio Rodrigues (TH55-U & TH55-E) philpalm (2 x TH-55/U __________________ Th-55 U, T/X, TG-50, Handspring Deluxe (3) and PSP user.

03-17-2011, 06:20 PM	#258
Chou Chou Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mass Posts: 164	LanMan DanT wellsjs psau3 jj2me (3x TH55/U, 2x SJ20, 2x Centro) dmitrygr littlehorn Elfyn LTT Dirk Hasloewer 3 TH55 (model with bt) Clié Patra dgthomas billegal (1 th55/u 1 th55/e 1 treo 650) arthur.tang (2x TH55/E) wmac tonyreynolds idahoski bullroar threengs (2 TH55, 1 UX40, 1 T415) olderTechnology (2 TH55, 1 T615) Wytnucls salesrep (2 th55/e) cypherteck El Maquinas (3x TH55/E1, 1x TH55/E2, 1x TH55/U, 4x SL10) snook_cs (Two TH55/E1s and one TH55/U.) Joel (2 TH55/E) gpzal (3 - 2 that work 1 with broken glass) RogueX (1xTH55/U, 2xTh55/E1 (1 currently broken)) Shun (2 th55) Pookkie ((2)TH55, NX70V/U Gun Metal Grey, SJ22, (2) TJ-27, (2) TJ-37, 3Com PalmPilot Professional) MaxNX laolita (2.5xTH55, PIIIXE, Palmpilot Professional and parts of a PIII and 2 IBM workpads) PDAJah (2* TH55 and SE M600i) JWSP Smurf_au (N610C, blue SJ33, TH55/U, TH55/E) Joel - is back! salvam (TH55-U & TH55-E) dazza1201 (TH55/E1 & TH55-U, NX70 dbrich (TH55/E & TH55-U, TG-50, T615C beretta391 (2 Th55/U's, 1 Treo 650) Gekkon (TH55/E1) thacker (2 TH55/U's, 2 TH55/E1, 1 UX50) avega (2 TH55, 1 Palm TX) elcaviar (T\|E, T\|5, TH55) shortpath(TH55-U & TH55-E) neostatuskuo (PEG-TH55/E1) Thanks to DanT! inkbm (TH55/E + PEGA-CC5 GPS, TH55/U, M100, Palm III) suemckoy (2 x TH55/E1) Meisterz (TH55/U, TH55/E) tetz (TH55/J x 2, m505) cat taylor(TH55/U, TH55/E1?) Cyker (2 x TH55/E1, T625(BrokenScreen), T675(Needs a new battery!), Zodiac 2(Also needs a new battery!)) Julio Rodrigues (TH55-U & TH55-E) philpalm (2 x TH-55/U Chou Chou

03-18-2011, 11:42 AM	#259
Clie Patra Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 387	The TH55 still is a fantastic PDA. The more I use my new Android smartphone, the more I realise that the Sony TH55 was many years ahead of it's time. __________________ Samsung Galaxy Note 2

03-19-2011, 07:02 AM

#260

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Clie Patra

The TH55 still is a fantastic PDA. The more I use my new Android smartphone, the more I realise that the Sony TH55 was many years ahead of it's time.

+1

And the updates it needs aren't extensive--they could be limited to software. Just the usual OS sync'ing updates, wi-fi and browser updates, updated codecs support for the built-in multimedia apps, and the Clie Organizer updates that would have come if Sony stayed in the market for 1 more year.

I would say my Android phone has supplanted no more than 30% of the TH55 functions I use. And Android data entry for those with big hands ... I haven't found a decent solution. Capacitive touch: bleh. Forces so many hard button pushes because icons have to be big for a finger to accurately touch. So it's rare to see more than 3 soft buttons on any screen, and common to see none. A stylus is just a more precise selector than a finger. Same for a fingernail (which doesn't work on a capacitive touch screen). I use Graffiti and MessagEase for Android, but with not as much success as the Palm variants.

03-23-2011, 12:02 PM	#261
Cyker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,188	Yeah, that's the biggest thing holding me back to my TH55; Nobody has a decent input system on their phones yet! I had tried the Graffiti on Android, but it's much harder to use with the fingertip (Esp. if your hands are a bit sweaty!) With my TH55, it's so much faster and I don't have to look at the screen while writing! On screen keyboards are just awful. Only usable on massive tablet devices which don't fit in the pocket, and I'd rather have a sub-notebook (Aka spits 'netbooks' ) with an actual keyboard and much more functionality in that case!

03-23-2011, 01:17 PM	#262
olderTechnology Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wylie, TX Posts: 149	There are styli for Android/iPhone touchscreens. They are quite popular. You can get them on Amazon for just $15 or so.

03-23-2011, 04:20 PM	#263
Cyker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,188	Yeah, but they're conductive which implies they are metal.... The ones I've seen have a large 'ball' on the bottom rather than a 'tip' in order for the screen's capacitive matrix to detect it. Not really much better :S

03-24-2011, 12:32 PM	#264
olderTechnology Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wylie, TX Posts: 149	I guess you need to try them rather than just look at them... everybody I know who has one, loves it. I'm thinking of getting one for Graffiti and Swype.

03-24-2011, 02:12 PM	#265
Cyker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,188	Yeah, alas the catch-22 is that I also need to get a capacitive-screen device in order to test it properly

03-26-2011, 08:42 AM

#266

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Quote:

Originally Posted by olderTechnology

I guess you need to try them rather than just look at them... everybody I know who has one, loves it. I'm thinking of getting one for Graffiti and Swype.

I know you suggested a $15 price point, but I just want to warn that the cheap 3-pack you find on eBay and others is not good. You have to press pretty hard--not good for Swype, for example. Tapping a letter sometimes takes me three taps before I give it enough oomph.

I've had a Just Mobile Alupen capacitive stylus on backorder for almost a month from Beach Audio, because it seemed to have the best reviews on Amazon. I'll report back (if they ever ship!).

Swiftkey keyboard (free today for U.S. residents from the Amazon Android app store) has surprisingly good voice recognition. Of course, still not good for entering data.

03-28-2011, 11:57 AM	#267
olderTechnology Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wylie, TX Posts: 149	Sorry, not recommending cheap 3-packs. My son, who owns both, recommends the Boxwave or the eLago, both of which are about $15 on Amazon.

03-28-2011, 12:17 PM	#268
dbrich Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 98	My wife just bought a Droid X last week. I'll have to check graffiti out on Android with a stylus. I see where datebk 6 now is on android, so it may be worthwhile to give it a try. I just wish there was a CLIE Organizer in android.

04-01-2011, 12:32 AM	#269
dragonsgames I'm stuck on the source Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 7,103	I miss my TH55... it was a great device... great battery life... great screen... I had the European version with Wifi/Bluetooth. If only it was a phone... damn you Sony. __________________ Sony Clie N760c -> Sony Clie TG-50 -> Treo 600 -> Sony Clie NX80, Fossil wrist PDA-> Sony Clie UX50 -> Sony CLIE VZ90 -> TG50, iPod 5.5 Gen -> Sony CLIE UX50, Sony PEGA-EB40 -> Sony CLIE PEG-TH55/E1, Samsung A900 (Blade) -> HTC Touch -> Palm Pre -> HTC Hero, Apple MacBook -> HTC Evo ->Nexus S 4G, Apple MacBook Pro I like iSpin, it's my favorite launcher!! I am the 2nd top 1src poster!!

01-02-2012, 07:50 AM	#270
dazza1201 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 20	So long farewell... auf wiedersehn good bye! Alas poor Clie, I loved you much... But I think I should finally remove the memory sticks, and do a cold reset... It is time to say good bye to this beautiful piece of work. Time to put it away into a box, to be kept as a showpiece.. alongside it's sister TH55, and the oh so elegant NX70.... So few things compare. Yes, I have moved on to a Galaxy S-II. There's swype, but it's not error free. There's a stylus, but there's no place to store it... Sigh. I have never bought a Sony IT product since they abandoned the Clie, and left us in a lurch. Never again... I am amazed people still come back here.. I obviously did! :-) To everyone, so long and thanks for the fish!