Sony Clie PEG-TG50 Handheld | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
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Seller: Phillip Reeves
Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 50311
Platforms: Windows XP Professional, Palm OS
Media: Electronics
Operating System: Palm OS 5.0
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 7.1 x 4.1
MPN: PEG-TG50/U
Model: PEG-TG50/U
UPC: 027242623408
EAN: 0027242623408
ASIN: B00008L3HH
Release Date: March 19, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Palm OS v. 5.0, as well as an ARM-compliant 200 MHz CPU and 16 MB RAM | | • | High-resolution TFT color display (320 x 320 pixels) | | • | Built-in Bluetooth, MP3 player, and voice recorder | | • | Built in keyboard, remote control feature, and polyphonic audio alert feature, as well as lithium-ion rechargeable battery | | • | What's in the box: Sony Clié PEG-TG50, USB HotSync cradle, stylus, AC Adapter, AC cable, hand strap, installation CD-ROM, instruction manuals |
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Product Description
Sony Clie PEG-TG50 Battery. This is a 3.7 Volt, 1000 mAh, Li-Polymer Battery . Dimensions: 2.27 x 1.44 x 0.20. 100% OEM compatible.
Amazon.com Review
Sony's PEG-TG50 Clié is a bit of a maverick in terms of its hardware design which incorporates a rather solid flip-up lid which protects the screen and a tiny keyboard. The PEG-TG50 runs Palm OS version 5, and has Bluetooth built in. The processor is a nice fast 200MHz Intel PXA 250, and 11MB of the 16MB of RAM on board is available. There is a Memory Stick slot if you need more. The screen offers a resolution of 320 x 320 and is square rather than the more usual rectangular shape we've seen in other Cliés with a clamshell type design. The keyboard is small so you'll need to use the stylus or a fingernail to make the most of it, and entering text is pretty slow. Though on the plus side, an orange backlight provides illumination when you press a key, which could come in very handy in dark situations. There is a Graffiti area which is software driven so you can use this for text input instead of the keyboard. Among the huge amount of software Sony provides pre-installed is a voicenotes tool so you can record memos to yourself, Sony's own music player which can cope with both MP3 and ATRAC3, and the superb Picsel viewer for looking at documents and images in a range of popular formats such as HTML, PDF, Microsoft Word, and JPG. If you are a user of either Sony's DSC-FX77 Cybershot or DCR-TRV80 Handycam then you can remotely control these TG50. The hardware design makes this PDA a lot thinner than other `flip lidded' Cliés, which means it should fit more easily into the average pocket, though it isn't especially light, and it lacks the digital camera that other flip lidded Cliés offer. Still it does have something of a personality, being pretty unique in the looks department. --Sandra Vogel
Amazon.com Product Description
Early Adopters Pick: March 2003 One of the most feature-packed handhelds ever, the Sony Clie PEG-TG50 handheld includes a high-resolution color screen, built-in voice recorder, MP3 Player, integrated Bluetooth networking feature and more. The PEG-TG50 Clié handheld, which features the latest Palm OS 5 software, provids everything you need to stay organized and entertained. The integrated keyboard can be used to type in new appointments or take notes on the go. Don't want to take your notebook PC on the road? You can view native Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on the handheld with no need to convert the files. Integrated Bluetooth networking feature will allow you to browse the web using wireless connection with similarly enabled cell phones. Display
The PEG-TG50 features high resolution on its 320 x 320 pixel backlit color display, which can display over 65,000 colors. Operating System
The Sony Clié PEG-TG50 is powered by Palm OS 5.0 for more processing power, multimedia features, wireless connectivity, and higher security than OS 4.1. Extra Software
The PEG-TG50 comes with the following Sony software: Audio Player, Clié Album, Clié Files, Clié Launcher, Clié Mail, Clié Memo, Clié Remote Commander, Clié Viewer, Image Converter v. 1.0 (for PC), Memory Stick Backup, Memory Stick Export v. 1.3 (for PC), Memory Stick Import, Movie Player, PictureGear Studio v. 1.0 (for PC), PhotoStand, Photo Editor, Remote Camera, Reversi for Clié, SonicStage v. 1.5 (for PC), Sound Converter2 v. 1.0 (for PC), Sound Utility, Voice Recorder, and World Alarm Clock. Compatibility
The Sony Clié PEG-TG50 is compatible with Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000 Professional, and XP Home and Professional Edition. In the Box
The Sony Clié PEG-TG50 comes with a USB HotSync cradle, stylus, AC Adapter, AC cable, hand strap, installation CD-ROM, instruction manuals, End User License Agreement, Graffiti card, and limited-warranty statement.
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One-piece Clie with keyboard and small screen June 30, 2010
J. Joseph
The TG50 is an OS5 handheld that, uniquely, comes in a one-piece formfactor (no clamshell) with a keyboard (no dedicated Graffiti silkscreen) instead of an oversize screen. The screen is the standard 320 x 320 size of the OS4 Clies (SJ and T series).
About the keyboard, good news and bad. Good news is, contrary to some reports, the keys are large enough to be used effectively if one's hands are not too big. The keys are raised and backlit. The bad news is that the shift and colored keys used to enter special characters are poorly placed and awkward to use. To enter special characters one must simultaneously hold down the mode key and the target key. Entering symbols and numbers intermixed with alpha characters is slow going.
A grafitti writing area can be popped up with a special hardware button. Here also, there is news both good and bad. The good news is that the TG50 uses the original Grafitti, not Grafitti 2 as on all the other OS5 Clies. If you have had the misfortune of having to use Grafitti 2, you know how awful it is. Most all the strokes are different, and the k,i, and t letters require two strokes. Apparently Sony sneaked the TG50 into production just before the Xerox lawsuit forced Palm and licensees to abandon the superior Grafitti.
The bad news is that the Grafitti writing area takes up all of the screen area except for enough to display four lines of text.
I was not able to use the Bluetooth feature. Tried to send a Memo pad text file to my UX40 and could not make the two Clies connect.
The TG50 speaker is the largest and loudest I've seen on any Clie. Most Clies have only 7 or 8 pinholes for the speaker; this one is better than a quarter-inch across with nearly two dozen holes.
Overall this handheld is the biggest non-clamshell formfactor of them all. The TG50 is both longer and thicker than all the SJ series Clies. It's about the same size as the NX80, except for thickness.
The built-in applications are the standard OS4 apps Sony supplies with all their other OS5 Clies (except for the exceptional TH55).
One thing I should say about the Clies in general concerns the slide switch. This is the only way you can power up your Clie if you turned it off in the Hold mode. What this means is that if your slide switch should get broken, you will have no way of powering up your Clie. This happened to my NX80 and now I can never use it again. If one wishes to avoid this situation, one should never use Hold to power down. Instead let the Clie power itself down via timeout. Then it can be powered up again with any of the four application keys on the front (Memo,Datebook,Todo,Address).
 Had this since 2003! April 13, 2007
ShotokanKid
Ive owned this Sony Clie PEG-TG50 PDA (Personal Entertainment Organizer, Sony calls it) since 2003 and since then I have been using it as my main personal digital assistant.Its technology is rather antiquated by today's standards but it is so reliable and durable that I could not let go of it. It has never had a system problem, its battery is about 90% its original potential, it syncs even faster and smoother than my wife's TX, and it has survived more drops than I can think of. The way it runs its applications are so intelligent and as intuitive as today's (2007) offerings. Even its construction oozes good quality. I use this Clie mainly as an organizer and information notebook, and for these purposes I do not need a new PDA.
I love my Clie, but XP doesn't November 1, 2005
Frances (Philadelphia PA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have had a pda since the early '90's..Casio Boss to all the early palms, but I love my tg50. The keyboard is great..grafitti is slow and hard to learn, especially numerals. You definitely need a memory stick and a sturdy case.
I have sent mine in for repairs twice: once for a cracked screen and the second for loss of backlighting. Each reapir cost $138 and I conducted all communications via their website. I just lost the backlighting again and I am going to have to make a tough decision. another $138 doesn't make sense...especially since the XP version of Outlook doesn't sync to it. You have to buy Intellisync ($50) to make it work.
Although the tg50 has a number of great features, I think my next purchase will be a pocket pc.
Buy one on ebay and don't get too attached.
Not the best handheld, but it is still my choice. April 24, 2005
C. Wilkinson
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The TG50 is not the best Clie, but it is my top choice. I bought it when it first came out, and I broke the motherboard by having it in my bag. I loved it so much I ordered another one on ebay for $110.
TG 50 December 9, 2004
D. Copenhaver (the coast OR)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I got my tg50 from ebay, you all should. It retails for about $300, I got a used one(that is great) for $97, less than I payed for my clie sj20 (b and w screen)
1- keyboard, gotta have it cause i hate graphiti
yah it takes a little getting used to but i like it (but it obviously doesn't compare to the one on the ux50)
2- Truely awesome crisp colorful screen
3-well thought out and overall fantastic design
4-very thin (1/2 inch thick)
5-OS 5
i previously had a sony sj20, which has a palm OS (no OS 5), so I am used to a palm pda, but that being this pda is extremely easy to use, I never looked at the manual, but figured out all the features anyway.
Neccessary accessories include
-a memory stick (64mb if just using for apps, 256 if you want to store a few songs(get these on ebay too, for about half price))
-a case, if you are getting a case that stays on it all the time(custom fit) which I recommend get the Bellagio one, its nice and it allows the pda to hotsync in a cradle while still in the case
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