If you've been wanting a general-purpose digital camera but what you really need is a PDA, Sony seems to have the answer-the Sony Clié PEG-NX80V ($600 street). The NX80V is the most highly evolved of the Clié NX series, with a large 320-by-480 display, a usable (but not lovable) QWERTY keyboard, a Sony Wireless LAN CF slot, an MP3 player, a voice recorder, AV remote control, and saving the best for last, a truly usable 1.3-megapixel camera.

The Palm OS 5.0-powered NX80V uses Sony's Launcher application instead of the traditional Palm home screen-a more graphical interface that is better looking and easier to use. The image-friendly Clié has a 200-MHz DragonBall CPU and 32MB of ROM and RAM. The 8 ounce, 0.8- by 2.8- by 5.25-inch (HWD) NX80V uses the now-famous swivel screen, so you can use the PDA in clamshell format, exposing the tiny-albeit functional-round-keyed keyboard, or you can spin the display 180 degrees and fold it flat so the whole unit
resembles a conventional PDA.