Jason Galarneau wrote not long ago (7/3/02 1:03 AM):
> BTW, anyone notice the new Sony Clie NV70? It has a 480x320 screen, just
> like the MP2K.... wonder how a Newton screen would look shrunk down like
> that... and in color. </Dream>
Yeah, I wish I could cram the guts of a 400mhz Newton into the darned thing.
I have an NR70 (without the crappy camera) and it is an excellent device.
Totally useless for anything other than playing MP3s, IMHO ;) ;) ;) ;), but
the engineering and hardware design are second to none.
It's so cool my wife has commandeered it and I haven't used it in weeks.
The pixel size is very small. It does make me dream about the Newton in that
form factor. But you know what? You can shrink the size of the pixels, but
you can only shrink the size of my writing so much before even I can't
recognize it. (I take notes without HWR.) So honestly, I need the larger
screen of a somewhat bigger form factor.
But without true Internet connectivity, and with no real wireless option (in
this country anyway), the NR70 is little more than a cool plaything.
BTW the MP3 audio on the NR70 sounds fantastic. Loud too. Rivals the iPod.
--Jesse
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