Could Sonys multimedia pocket rocket be the perfect PDA?
Review by urban75 for Internet Magazine, July 2004 This is the first of Sony’s large-screen PDA’s to eschew their traditional clamshell design, jettisoning the built in micro keyboard to keep the machine as pocketable as possible. And, boy, what a tiny little puppy it is – you’d be hard pressed to find any other pint-sized PDA stuffed with as many features. Sony’s designers have really pulled out the stops for this machine: it looks ice-cool, housed in a discrete black shell with a stylish smoked-glass effect cover which flips open, ‘Beam Me Up Scotty’ style. External application buttons are laid flush at the base with the trademark scroll wheel migrating to the back of the unit – it feels odd at first but soon becomes intuitive. Although hardcore gamers may not like the way Sony has shuffled the hardware buttons around, it’s a nifty arrangement that lets you quickly access information without having to flip open the cover. The screen is superb: a large, bright, transflective 320-by-48
