Sony has announced yet another PDA in a completely new form factor; the UX50 is similar to the Sharp Zaurus 760 in that it has a keyboard and flip around 480×320 screen, but the Sony runs Palm OS5, has 16 megs of usable RAM (with 22 megs of ROM) plus internal 802.11b and Bluetooth, and a low-res digicam. It also plays MP3 or MPEG from the MemoryStick slot. All of this packed into a case about 4″ x 3″ x .7″. Price is expected in the $500-$600 range.
Update: More details have become available since the original posting, namely that the price is going to be $700 for the UX50, $600 for the UX40 (without WiFi), and that the RAM is actually “104 megs” according to some sources, though none of those sources adequately explain how that’s true — 16 megs is available for programs, 22 megs for “media storage” such as pics and MP3, and the remainder presumably for data backup and OS storage. Memory can be expanded with the new Memory Stick Pro with up to 1 gig sticks (maybe more in the future.)