Comments on: Video calling on the Sony UX50

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:29:21 +0000

You’re lucky Mike is just calling you fiend and not chucking shoes at you. ;)

Thanks for that link too, Mike. Yet *another* site to check now…

By: Sumocat

Sumocat — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:17:45 +0000

“Sumocat, I don’t think you can trim the UX50 down any further without losing the PC functionality.” –Which is why I wrote “trimmed down [...] into a media player”. Yeah, they could beef up the PSP instead, but I cutting down features would probably be easier.

By: Matt Smith

Matt Smith — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 08:46:47 +0000

I’m looking forward to reading what you think about the UX compared to the Q1. I just ordered a Q1 from CDW yesterday (originally ordered on Wednesday from Best Buy, but after sending me an email telling me it had shipped, I got another telling me that it was backordered…typical from BB), and it will be here by 10:30am. That UX looks great though.

By: jk

jk — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:55:54 +0000

Mike, you are right, I have too much fun doing all this stuff. But, no passing the UX around. You’re on your own. :) I wish I had a dollar for every time you’ve called me a fiend. I’d retire. :)

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:36:15 +0000

Hey, there's an entire site for it now too: http://www.micropctalk.com/

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:29:02 +0000

Kendrick, you are a Fiend Squared! You have too much fun for one human being’s quota. Time to start sending that UX around to the rest of us! Ha!

By: jk

jk — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:42:31 +0000

Sumocat, I don’t think you can trim the UX50 down any further without losing the PC functionality. It is about at the small end of a usable PC IMHO. The smaller size is why the OQO doesn’t work for me.

By: jk

jk — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:40:53 +0000

fil, in the unboxing video there is footage of the comparison of the UX and the U in all dimensions. Also, in the “small desktop” photo there is the UX with the portable keyboard and mouse and the Treo. I will take some photos with other devices in the future.

By: Sumocat

Sumocat — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:26:29 +0000

Only happy with the video quality? I would be ecstatic! With their experience with so many different tech fields, I think Sony is really going to make a comeback in the “Age of Convergence”. If they trimmed down the UX50 into a media player with built-in camera, they would have a serious iPod challenger on their hands (still need to overcome the software/content integration though, as well as their DRM issues).

By: Mel Buckpitt

Mel Buckpitt — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 21:53:02 +0000

You had not showered!! I am pleased that the UX50 is not yet equipped with smelly vision ;)

The video call functionality looks impressive.