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Handhelds: Sony to end Clie production in July
Posted on Feb 21, 2005 - 10:58 PM by sar7501
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Following o­n from their withdrawal of overseas markets, Sony has announced that it will not release any new CLIE PDAs and will end production of all models in July. Looks like the booming popularity and expanding functionality of mobile phones was just too much for the CLIE to handle. Such is the cut-throat world of consumer electronics.

UPDATE: According to this article, though Sony is giving up o­n the Clie brand, they are not getting out of the PDA industry.




The first CLIE PDA, the "PEG-S500C"


Sony has made clear that it does intend to release any new models for its CLIE PDA line. Production of current models will end in July.

Parts and repair service will continue to be available for 6 years from end of production, as outlined in the warranty statement. Specialist telephone support for Clie users will continue for one year. After that, support calls will be handled by VAIO customer service. These plans are normal procedure and are not affected by the decision not to release any new models.

Associated paid services such as the sale of content downloads and the clie domain mail service will continue for the time being.

The CLIE is a Palm OS-powered PDA released in 2000. CLIE is an acronym of "Communication Linkage for Information & Entertainment." As a "portable entertainment information terminal", it featured enriched audio-visual functions such as video playback.


Current main model - the "PEG-TH55"


However, with the improvement in functionality of devices such as mobile phones, Sony announced that it would not release any new CLIE models in all markets except Japan in June 2004. Although models such as the "PEG-TH55" were popular in Japan, the market itself has been contracting and this led to this time's decision. The organic EL display equipped "VZ90" announced in September 2004 becomes the last model in the CLIE line.


Last man standing - the CLIE VZ90


According to Sony, "although this is the end of the CLIE platform, the concept of a 'portable entertainment information terminal' will continue" and we can anticipate further expansion of platforms such as the PSP and mobile phone.

Inspired by:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2005/0222/sony.htm

Homepage (News Release not yet available):
http://www.sony.co.jp/



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zmcnulty
21.02.05, 23:07
I shed a single tear of sadness as we bear witness the end of an era.

"Sayonara," PDAs. You served me well.
Anonymous
22.02.05, 07:56
The Palm OS was nice.. And my CLIE's was really nice.. I will miss them.. I wanted a Treo 650, but is that even a lost cause if PalmOS is going down?
Anonymous
22.02.05, 09:17
Well, they never provided much support to begin with, so we'll just have to move on to the next big thing....
Anonymous
22.02.05, 09:35
Agreed. Sony appeared to have abandoned the CLIE long before the company publicly acknowledged doing so.
a34
22.02.05, 10:40
Still, of all the PalmOS devices, Sony by far and away made the nicest ones.
Anonymous
22.02.05, 19:27
check www.tapwave.com, they have a nice palm os device. better than sony's
Anonymous
22.02.05, 19:35
My wife and I still use our Cliés for virtually everything. The number of apps available for the PalmOS still blows WinCE out of the water. I had intended to upgrade to a Treo 650, but now I don't knoe. It looks as if I'm going to have to make my T665C last until another Device/OS combination comes along that can fill its shoes...
Anonymous
23.02.05, 02:51
sony made the PalmOS usabale, sorry bout that!
Anonymous
24.02.05, 11:49
We'll just have to wait until Apple acquires PalmSource for its nextgen video IPod/PDA
Anonymous
25.02.05, 15:15
Seeing "Sony brings the CLIÉ line to an end" almost feels like seeing a CLIÉ with a broken screen. "Palm OS is going down" ... feels like saying "Apocalypse is here". The memories of the CLIÉ era will live forever.
Anonymous
26.02.05, 06:44
I hear that they are going to licence the Commodore Amiga OS for their next gen PDAs
abujbr
28.06.08, 03:08


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