I believe at the time, the FAA required that a 'hardware RF kill switch' is present on mobile wireless device to be allowed to bring on board the plane, or use during flight.
@a531016
Жыл бұрын
That would make a lot of sense! Thank you for sharing that simple answer!
@dosgos
Жыл бұрын
Flex-cable use inherited from Sony WalkMan devices. Sony did a great job stuffing a lot of gear into portable devices. Form factor, physical keyboard, and mouse are incredible. Never knew these existed.
@a531016
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant bits of kit aren't they?!
@dykodesigns
Жыл бұрын
Classic Sony 3D envelope design. It’s like a camera inside. I find it quite impressive for the mid 2000’s considering that it is basically a pc in a very small form factor. Just look at how tiny the motherboard is, yet it still has a cooling fan and a mechanical harddrive inside. There’s a lot of different engineering disciplines involved to design this. To me, this seems a lot more impressive then a modern smartphone with only a single Soc inside. This product also seems very bespoke and a bit quirky making it quite interesting.
@a531016
Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more! This was still a few years off the dreaded netbook style laptop that compromised every component (EMMC Storage, the worst processors, tiny ram, no accessories etc). Sony doing what Sony did best.
@dosgos
Жыл бұрын
Well said. Sony made some incredible portable hardware. Used electronics stores in Tokyo have lots of bespoke mobile devices from a lot of Japanese makers; Sony wasn't the only one but was among the best. Many "ancient" devices still are used in factories, labs, and hospitals so still pricey.
@waynekeenansvideos
Жыл бұрын
Maybe the physical wireless switch was to prove (to certification bodies and airline staff) it was truly in Airplane mode? (Just a guess)
@bartz0rt928
Жыл бұрын
If I'd known about this thing in 2006, 18 year old me would've been very tempted to drop all his savings on it.
@dosgos
Жыл бұрын
Planet Computers recently released sliding-keyboard phones & PDAs. Astro Slide 5G, Cosmo Communicator, and Gemini PDA. Android & Linux OS. UK-based and designed by some of the original PDA developers!
@rayndaba3166
Жыл бұрын
Where can I find those? Interested in that kind of tech
@dosgos
Жыл бұрын
@@rayndaba3166 Planet Computers has a UK website. I can't post the link else it gets deleted.
@tom611
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if you could tease out (or just find online) the pinout of the front assembly connector and then 3D print a new, and likely thinner, back with modern guts of some sort. Like a Raspberry Pi to test the concept, then move to something more powerful like a LattePanda once proof of concept is done.
@zaprodk
Жыл бұрын
The chip at 09:11 is not only the GMA950 graphics chip, it's the Northbridge (part of the chipset) for the computer as well :)
@GaucamoleMan52
Жыл бұрын
I have one of these didn't even know it came with a dock or stylus until I watched this
@JanusCycle
Жыл бұрын
The display is 1024x600 pixels. Very fine pixel density for it's time. If you need help with drivers or Sony apps, then I have them for XP and Vista and even some Win 7. I have much experience with this model and hope you get it working. It's a fun machine to mess about with.
@a531016
Жыл бұрын
I really hope that I can too, but I'm not sure how I'll fare with reballing RAM if that's what it comes to. I may get in touch for the drivers in the future!
@GuyPaddock
10 ай бұрын
@@a531016Sadly the community concluded it was impossible to upgrade the RAM because of memory controller design but my hope is you can at least replace the bad chips.
@lukedavis436
7 ай бұрын
they're bloody expensive even today!, good luck to anyone who's trying to get one, youll get one soon! don't give up
@RalphBarbagallo
Жыл бұрын
I wanted one of these so bad back in the day--I almost bought one but finally thought better of it.
@dosgos
Жыл бұрын
I wonder where the slider keyboard was inspired from. There was a slider phone fad at one point but maybe that was after Sony.
@MAYERMAKES
Жыл бұрын
i had one of those and loved it. a few brands made them I think nokia started the trend with the frist phone with camera, but sony made the best ones.
@dosgos
Жыл бұрын
Do NOT touch the gold contacts on ribbon cables or boards. That boosts the probability of failure. I think the issue was contamination rather than physical damage but can't recall.
@johnchristopherrobert1839
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your content today thank you
@a531016
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@MAYERMAKES
Жыл бұрын
I sense a project forming in my brain
@a531016
Жыл бұрын
Keep your hands off Clem, this one is mine!
@dant5464
Жыл бұрын
Try booting Memtestx86 from USB to check the ram. It's available standalone, but it's often included on Linux ISOs/bootable USBs in the boot menu as well.
@a531016
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'll definately give it a try!
@awo1fman
Жыл бұрын
Yep, I wanted one of these very badly back in the day but just couldn't afford it. There were a very few similar devices as well, like from Winbook, but all of them were out of my reach.
@FireballXL55
Жыл бұрын
I have the Sony teardown manual for this, not that good compared to a lot of their manuals.
@a531016
Жыл бұрын
Ha! Even if it is lower quality, I bet it is still a long read!
@FireballXL55
Жыл бұрын
@@a531016 No it is only 16 pages, a disassembly & assembly guide of coloured cad drawings no photo's.
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