Sony Clie TG-50
May 19th, 2003 | by Brian Bordenave
Specs
Sony PEG-TG50 CLIE™ Personal Entertainment Organizer Features Model PEG-TG50 Weight 6.2 oz. (including cover and stylus) Dimensions Approx. 2 7/8 x 5 x 1/2 inches CPU 200 MHz Display TFT color display with backlights 320x320 dots 65,356 colors Memory 16 MB RAM (11MB actual available space) Operating System Palm OS 5 AC Power Adapter (supplied)Output DC5.2V Input AC100V — 240V Battery Lithium-ion polymer rechargeable battery (internal) Retail Price $399.99 (SRP) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OS Windows® 98 Second Edition, Windows® Millennium Edition, Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional CPU Pentium® II 400 MHz or faster (Pentium® III 500 MHz or faster is recommended) Memory 96 MB RAM minimum (128 MB or more is recommended. 256 MB or more is recommended with Windows® XP.) Display 800 x 600 dots or higher, high color or better Hard Disk Space 200 MB minimum (350 MB or more is recommended)* Peripherals CD-Rom drive Mouse or similar pointing device USB Port OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES BUNDLED SOFTWARE Palm ™ Organizer Applications Address Book Date Book To Do List Memo Pad Card Info Calculator Security HotSync Palm™ Desktop v. 4.1 (for PC) SMS Sony Software Audio Player CLI...™ Album CLI...™ Files CLI...™ Launcher CLI...™ Mail CLI...™ Memo CLI...™ Remote Commander CLI...™ Viewer Image Converter v. 1.0 (for PC) Memory Stick Backup Memory Stick Export v. 1.3 (for PC) Memory Stick Import Movie Player PictureGear™ Studio v. 1.0 (for PC) PhotoStand Photo Editor Remote Camera Reversi for CLI...™ SonicStage™ v. 1.5 (for PC) Sound Converter2 v. 1.0 (for PC) Sound Utility Voice Recorder World Alarm Clock PC Desktop Software Acrobat Reader® v.5.1 (Adobe Systems, Inc.) Intellisync® Lite v.4.0 (Pumatech, Inc.) QuickTime® v.5.0.2 (Apple Computer, Inc.) Handheld Applications AcidFreecell (Red Mercury)† Bejeweled™ (Astraware)† Breakout (Kickoo)† BumpAttack™ Pinball (iambic®)† Contacts Pro (MobiMate)† Crossword Puzzles for Palm OS® (Stand Alone, Inc.)† Flash Player5 (Macromedia) MobiPocket Reader (Franklin® Electronic Publishers) †Trial version software
(Including cover; projecting parts not included)
16 MB ROM
3 Stylus Pack: PEGA-ST60/61
Carrying Case: PEGA-CA62
Memory Stick® Media
Screen Protector: PEGA-SP50
USB Cradle: PEGA-UC60K
Carrying Pouch: PEGA-CP20
Speaker Cradle: PEGA-SPC100K
Compact Keyboard: PEGA-KB11
Game Controller: PEGA-GC10
AC Adapter: PEGA-AC10
HotSync Cable: PEGA-HS10
Car Charger: PEGA-DC10
Battery Adapter: PEGA-BC10
NetFront (ACCESS)
Picsel Viewer (Picsel Technologies)
powerOne™ Finance (Infinity Softworks)†
Presenter-to-Go™ (MARGI)†
StreetFinder® Express (Rand McNally)
TakTik (Kickoo)†
Vindigo® (Vindigo)†
WorldMate (MobiMate)†

by John Margaglione on May 23, 2003:
“I have had the TG-50 for about three weeks now, and I think Sony has come very close to the perfect PDA. Here is a breakdown of my favorite features: Speed is fantastic -- no problems. Screen is beautiful, but a bit smaller than usual (2mm). Keyboard...” More...