Project PDA

Name which Palm called indifferently to the cradle and all the software necessary to make the synchronization between your computer and PDA through Infra Red, serial, bluetooth, wireless, or usb. It is also known as ActiveSync, Sync, Backup. The desktop has the ability to edit any and all data from the palm after the HotSync. HotSync integrates with the user's PC. Usually activated by a press of the physical HotSync button on the Palm's cradle (a dock station), this application communicates with various conduits on the desktop PC to install software, backup databases, or merge changes made on the PC or the handheld to both devices.

CLIE is a series of personal digital assistants running the Palm Operating System that are unique from other PDAs by such features as a jog-wheel interface, a Memory Stick slot, ATRAC3 audio playback, and high-resolution displays, though earlier models did not include all of these.

Officially, the CLIE line never supported the Macintosh OS, and Sony never provided any software with the handhelds for Mac OS. However, as a Palm OS device, every CLIÉ handheld was inherently capable of HotSync operations with a Mac OS computer. This allowed for the synchronization of the basic PIM functions, as well as for the installation of new software, though this inherent capability was unusable because the Mac HotSync software would not recognize the handheld. PalmSource, however, silently added the capability to recognize older CLIÉ devices when providing new versions of its Palm Desktop software for Mac. This was necessary for those who could synchronize only via USB.

CLIE handhelds were released in series, usually with a few models released in each series. In later years, multiple series would be in production at the same time.

•  S series (2000-2002)
• T series (2001-2003)
• N series (2001-2002)
• NR series (2002)
• SL/SJ series (2002-2003)
• NX series (2002-2004)
• NZ series (2003-2004)
• TG series (2003-2004)
• UX series (2003-2004)
• TJ series (2003-2004)
• TH series (2004)
• VZ series (2004-2005) (Japan only).