Sony Announces the Clie PEG VZ90

Sony has announced a Japan-only Clie, the VZ90. The PDA features a bright 480 x 320 pixel display (3.8"), WiFi, Memory Stick and CF card slots, a huge battery and several multimedia oriented applications. It will sell for 80,000 Yen, roughly $730 US Dollars.

The display slides down to reveal hardware buttons in a design with similar goals to palmOne's Tungsten T series. The display can also convert between landscape and portrait views. The VZ90 will be powered by the Sony Handheld Engine which includes a CPU running at 123 MHz. Sony's latest effort is expected to go on sale at the end of this month.

More information is available at Sony Japan:
http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/PEG/PEG-VZ90/index.html