The Clié PEG-TG50 is a Personal Digital Assistant (
PDA
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Science and technology
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) which was manufactured by Sony, released in March 2003. Running the
Palm operating system
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(version 5.0), the TG50 was notable as it featured a built-in backlit mini qwerty keyboard,
in lieu of a dedicated handwriting recognition area as was the trend on most other
PDA
PDA may refer to:
Science and technology
* Patron-driven acquisition, a mechanism for libraries to purchase books
*Personal digital assistant, a mobile device
* Photodiode array, a type of detector
* Polydiacetylenes, a family of conducting poly ...
s.
This handheld featured a 320x320 colour LCD, bluetooth, and additional multimedia features, including MP3 and ATRAC3 audio playback, a voice-recorder, and a slot for MemoryStick PRO memory cards.
The TG50 was powered by a 200 MHz Intel
XScale
XScale is a microarchitecture for central processing units initially designed by Intel implementing the ARM architecture (version 5) instruction set. XScale comprises several distinct families: IXP, IXC, IOP, PXA and CE (see more below), with some ...
PXA250 processor, with 16MB of RAM, 11MB of which was available for user data storage. The TG50 also featured the "Jog Dial" scroll wheel on the side of the device, as was common on Sony Clie models, and came with a flip cover to protect the front face of the device when not in use.
Specifications
*
Palm OS
Palm OS (also known as Garnet OS) was a mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants (PDAs) in 1996. Palm OS was designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provi ...
: 5.0
*CPU: Intel
XScale
XScale is a microarchitecture for central processing units initially designed by Intel implementing the ARM architecture (version 5) instruction set. XScale comprises several distinct families: IXP, IXC, IOP, PXA and CE (see more below), with some ...
PXA250 200 MHz
*Audio codec: AK4534VN
*PMIC: Panasonic AN32502A
*Touch controller: Analog Devices AD7873
*Gate array / IO expander
NEC 65943-L63*Memory: 16MB RAM (11MB avail.), 16MB ROM
*Display: 320x 320 transflective back-lit TFT-LCD, 16bit Colour (65k colours)
*Sound: Internal audio amplifier, Rear speaker, Mono Mic, Stereo Headphone out.
*External Connectors: USB
*Expansion: Memory Stick Pro, MSIO
*Wireless: Infrared IrDA, Bluetooth
*Battery: Rechargeable Li-Ion Polymer (900mAh)
*Size & Weight: 5.0" x 2.8" x 0.63"; 6.2 oz.
*Color: Silver
See also
Sony CLIÉ TH Series - The successor to the TG series.
External links
TG50 Review at Palm Info CenterTG50 Review at CNetTG50 Review at BrightHandTG50 review at PCMag
References
Sony CLIÉ
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