Sony has become the first manufacturer to officially annouce products using Palm OS 5. It will start shipping its NX70V and NX60 devices later this month. Both models are similar to the existing NR70 series handhelds, featuring a 320 x 480 colour screen, MP3 player, QWERTY keyboard and unique swivelling screen design.
The new handhelds run on 200 Mhz ARM processors and feature 16 Mb of RAM. There is also a Memory Stick slot and a new proprietary wireless expansion slot for a Sony 802.11b card. Both devices can record and playback digital audio in ADPCM, ATRAC and MP3 format.
The NX70V features a digital video camera for capturing moving and still images. Sony quotes 60 minutes video record time using a 128 Mb memory stick and MPEG-4 compression, while still photos can be taken at resolutions up to 640 x 480. The imaging features will be supported by Sony’s web-based photo sharing services.
The handhelds will ship with a range of software applications, including office applications, a universal remote control, web browser and polyphonic alarm system. The NX60 is priced at USD 499 and the NX70V costs USD 599.