| The Sony CLIÉ is a line of personal digital assistants running the Palm OS that
are distinguished from other PDAs by such features (not all available on all models) as a jog-wheel interface, Memory Stick slot, MP3 playback, and
high-resolution displays.
The CLIÉ range is distinguished from other Palm OS models by its emphasis on multimedia capabilities, including video. Later
models have been credited with spurring competition in the previously stagnant Palm market, closing many of the gaps that existed
between Palms and PDAs powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile Pocket PC operating
system.
- S series (2000-2002)
- T series (2001- )
- N series (2001-2002)
- NR series (2002)
- SL/SJ series (2002- )
- NX series (2002- )
- NZ series (2003- )
- TG series (2003- )
- UX series (2003- )
- TJ series (2003- )
- TH series (2004- )
An acronym for "communication, link, information and entertainment", the name is apparently an attempt at a new coinage,
though it means a tool in a French dialect.
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Update: Jun 2, 2004
Sony just announced that they will pause introducing new CLIÉ models in the US & European market in the 2nd half of 2004.
More details can be viewed from the following linked documents
http://news.com.com/Sony+to+exit+key+handheld+arenas/2100-1040_3-5223580.html?tag=nefd.lede
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/01/sony_exits_pda_biz/
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