Sony Clie PEG-TJ35 Handheld

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• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000DBJRF
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,435 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 28, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Stay organized and entertained--at home or on the road with the new PEG-TJ35 CLIÉ handheld. Listen to your favorite tunes with the integrated MP3 audio player and optional Memory Stick PRO media. Write letters naturally and Decuma handwriting recognition software matches characters instantly for fast and easy data input. The high-resolution color display produces over 65,000 colors and shows your documents and pictures in full detail and color with amazing clarity. The PEG-TJ35 comes bundled with a variety of entertainment and productivity applications to fit both your needs and your lifestyle.

Personal Entertainment Organizer

• High-resolution TFT color display(320 x 320 pixels)
• Built-in MP3 audio player
• Super-slim aluminum body
• 32MB internal memory(23MB available)
• View native Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents
• Memory Stick PRO media expansion slot
• Center Jog Dial navigator with 4-way directional movement
• Built-in speakers
• Lithium-Ion polymer rechargeable battery(internal)

What's in the box

• Clie Handheld
• USB HotSync Cable
• AC adapter
• Retractable Stylus
• Hand strap
• Protective cover
• Installation CD-ROM
• Troubleshooting Q and A
• Handbook
• Clie Application Manual
• Read This First
• Registration notice
• Graffiti 2 card
• End user license Agreement
• Limited Warranty Statement

Optional Accessories

• AC adapter: PEGA-AC10
• Battery adapter: PEGA-BC10
• Car battery adapter: PEGA-DC10
• Carrying bag: PEGA-CA61
• Carrying case: PEGA-CA100
• Carrying case: PEGA-CA23
• Carrying case: PEGA-CA33
• Carrying case: PEGA-CA80
• Compact Keyboard: PEGA-KB100
• Privacy Filter: PEGA-PF60
• Screen protector: PEGA-SP60
• Stylus: PEGA-ST50
• USB cradle: PEGA-UC55
• USB HotSync Cradle: PEGA-HS10

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An upgraded SJ33? Not really., October 31, 2003

By	Christopher Wanko "-C" (Nutley, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I traded in an SJ33 for the new TJ35, thinking I'd get an upgraded SJ33 and all the same benefits: top-line software bundle, good battery life, rich colors, MP3 playback, and so forth. Well, I've had this for a few days now, and I'm a little torn between the two.

The TJ35 has a 200 Mhz i.MXL processor, so it now runs Palm OS 5 and has upgraded base memory to 32 Megs. This really does speed up existing software... if it has been recompiled for Palm OS 5. If not, be prepared to either upgrade your applications or look for replacements. Older Palm software may not run (older versions of powerOne calculators, A Texas Hold'Em game I own, the Frotz text-game player, are all applications that either bomb or flake on a Palm OS 5 machine).

The biggest upgrades are the CPU, expanded memory, use of Palm OS 5, support for Memory Stick Pro media (carry a Gigabyte with you), and the redesigned jog-dial. The jog-dial redesign is welcome: lefties and righties can now enjoy equal use of a better wheel for navigation.

Layout of the screen can be Launcher mode or the normal list/icon view. Launcher puts more of a digital dashboard feel to the experience: also check out the variety of color themes you can apply to your handheld now.

Biggest downsides I'm seeing with the TJ35 are significant. Grafitti2 is awful, and the software bundle is a bait-and-switch for SJ33 owners.

First, the Grafitti2 issue: you have add strokes to your letters "k" and "t", and support for Portuguese is non-existent (but it supports Swedish, which makes me laugh because five times as many people speak Portuguese as do Swedish). That means if you want to write "com minha coração", you can write the schwa-c but not the accented-a. Punctuation shift is a joke, as I have repeatedly hacked at it and I still can't make a semicolon. I was good for 35wpm with the old Graffiti. I consider Grafitti2 a detriment to this model.

The software bundle grossly disappoints. Yes, it bundles Intellisync, but Bejeweled is no longer burned in ROM: Sony ships the trial version, which you can download on your own. Big deal. Also, forget Documents-To-Go, that's gone; the usual shareware trials are still available. Gone is Clie Paint, replaced with Clie Memo; you can probably accomplish many of the same things, but you no longer have airbrush tools or resizable canvases. If you do upgrade, keep a copy of your old CD handy for the old software bundle.

In conclusion, I'm not sure I did better with this handheld. I was sure that my SJ33 was a world better than my Handspring Visor Deluxe, but now I suspect that Sony offset the upgraded hardware costs by leaving out the greater components of their software bundle. Plus, Grafitti2 could be a real deal-breaker for some of you experts out there: you know best that I'm not overstating the significance of an extra stroke to make "k"s and "t"s.

Still, I think that I'd pick this handheld over many of the others today. It's a four-star pick; if I could have Grafitti back, I think I could be happy with it (and give it the fifth star).

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a very fine product, November 13, 2003

By	lab_gnome (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews

I've been through quite a few PDA's, mostly from Palm with the occasional Visor (I wind up killing most within a year). Let me first say, the TJ35 isn't perfect, but it comes pretty close. The operating system is fairly effortless, and the add-on third party software is intriguing. I'm still finding out how much it can do. So here are few thoughts:

1) The design guys at Sony got it right. It is a flat out elegant and beautiful product.

2) The MP3 function is quite good. I tend to be pretty picky about my music; I generally encode in WAV format. But the MP3 software will accept up to 320 kbps. I converted several files to 192 kbps, and I am very happy with the sound quality. Be warned though, you have to store all music files on a memory stick (cute, no?).

3) The Li-ion battery is user replaceable.

4) The included stylus is completely useless. If you do acquire the TJ35, do yourself a favor a buy one of those pens than can double as a stylus. Theirs is fit only for a (small) child.

5) The unit charges and syncs through an adapter that connects to the bottom of the unit. It's not exactly elegant, but not a critical flaw either. A docking module would have been nice.

In summary, the TJ35 is a very well designed PDA that performs its functions admirably. Outside of some minor quirks with respect to the stylus and connection set-up, I happily recommend it to anyone looking for a new PDA.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stopped short of the perfect PDA !, November 21, 2003

By A Customer

It's amazing how long it took for Sony to realize that "small is beautiful", at least when it is a PDA. It was so refreshing to see a product like this in Sony's line of "ugly-looking, keybaord-wielding" handhelds. Why on earth will I put up with the extra bulk of a keyboard when I have Graffiti and Decuna? And if you want to carry a camera everywhere, carry a Pentax Optio S :-)

So, as you can feel, I was immensely happy when this PDA was launched. What made it fall short of being "perfect" was the lack of Bluetooth (I wouldn't mind an additional $50 if it had Bluetooth). It is hard for me to believe that the designers at Sony wouldn't know this.

PROS:
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+ Sleek, compact and beautiful design
+ Lots of useful apps
+ Palm OS, which means I can get apps for almost anything I will ever need

CONS:
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- No Bluetooth :-( :-( :-(
- The snap-on cover comes off too easily in the pocket