So, when the spacecraft ... Sorry, it's from film classics. At a time when Russian buyers are becoming "clamshell» NX-70 from Sony, aggressive Japanese manufacturer throws in the market model NX-73, which is minimally different from the previous one, providing, however, updating the product line, clearly deserves a medal for rabid dynamism. Today, for the pleasant three at the end of the model number require extra 20-40 dollars. Look at what else we get for the money. The first (and as it turns out, the most important) the answer to the question we get a glimpse of the building of a new Clie. Its black case immediately brings to mind the revolutionary model of the NZ-90, which is noticeably more expensive, and fits in your pocket easily. Indeed, the design is very similar, and the mix of these models from a distance is quite simple.
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The most important external changes, but the actual color of the body, were modified controls. The hardware buttons available on any Palm, became small and round, slightly different from the alphanumeric block. Push your finger is not very convenient, but it can be done with stylus. It is interesting that over the screen there is a second set of buttons to call applications. It becomes useful when turning the display is set, covering a keyboard. In this mode is very easy to read book, for example. Scroll wheel used for scrolling text, and buttons you can switch applications. It should be noted here that the "up" and "down" is not so expanded in this way is not suitable for handheld games. However, the tiny and highly placed a button on the main keyboard part, too, is not particularly useful as a tool for game control.
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The main keypad, which contains English letters and numbers, has proved to be far from perfect tool kit. Because of the small size of the keys to a small convexity and the minimum distance between the buttons, how to accelerate the recruitment will not work - sharply increases the probability of error. Of course, everything can be used to, but for owners of fairly large thumbs this keyboard is very comfortable. Modest space between the keys is also not wasted - here the additional symbols - numbers and punctuation marks. Because of this tightness becomes problematic Russification - labels do not do, and engraving must be virtuous and very compact, suitable only for holders of sharp vision. In the dark, the situation is more complicated - the keys have a dim yellow lighting, which is very weakly scatters the darkness of the symbols plotted near the buttons. Still not obvious one of the major issues of our time - why the presence of a full keyboard control, including navigation keys and Enter, alpha-numeric keypad, there is no possibility of the menu? But enough about the keyboard.
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With the rotating block, on which the camera lens, missing indicator and shutdown button. As in the NZ-90, the switch now combined with a latch Hold. This decision still seems questionable, since the on / off the backlight prolonged retention of this switch is not particularly convenient. Indicators have moved almost on the end of the axis of rotation, so they can be seen at any position of the screen. Stylus from NX-1973 telescopic rather subtle and not spring loaded. It looks and fits the hand as a "toothpick" 250-dollar handheld, using it is not very convenient.
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A cursory examination makes it possible to find the ends of other conventional controls - navigation wheel, a button control video camera, a slot for Memory Stick (Pro!), headphone jack, slider, which includes voice recorder, etc. At the bottom is a slot for cards Compact Flash. Unlike previous models, with the NX-73 does not require any hacking tricks to insert this memory card slot, the system will immediately understand a flash, easily recognizing even those that have a very large amount. Why Palmu polgigabayta memory - a complicated question, but a theoretical possibility. To record video, however, CF slot is not used here need fast cards Memory Stick Pro. In addition to these nuances of the outer media, filling the CCP does not differ from its predecessor. It is rumored that there had to be installed a new processor PXA263 from Intel, but judging by the amount of available memory (16 MB), it is not - the 263rd has 32 MB of memory "on board". Installed on a new PDA, of course, PalmOS 5.2, significantly "enhanced" set of applications from Sony. To begin with the main novelty - the application Decuma. This alternative system of handwriting, which comes along with Graffiti 2. It recognizes the usual handwritten characters to be entered separately, one can in a few strokes. Once the word is whole, it is a one-touch inserted into the text. Naturally, Decuma uses a virtual Graffiti area, so as not to overload the screen. Incidentally, he is the same as in all lines of Sony NR / NX / NZ - 320x480 and 65 thousand colors, TFT.
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All other applications are well known fans of the series NX, so we restrict short-listing them: Audio Player, Album, Camera, Files (database management in the memory), Mail, Memo (handwritten notes), RMC (Remote Control), Viewer, Flash player , Movie player, Movie recorder (only on cards Memory Stick), NetFront, Photo editor, Photo stand, Picture viewer, Voice recorder, WA clock. Summarizing the above, we can say that Model 73 is different from its predecessor for the number 70 modified design (for our taste - more noble and elegant), small ergonomic modifications to better support for memory cards and slightly updated software. Given the fact that software problems can be solved by using software from third-party developers, it must be noted that most of the price difference falls on the design. If you want to own a machine that looks like a "heaped» NZ-90, the NX-73V - the perfect choice. The authors, translation: