The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed some details on the CLIE TH55, the first handheld by Sony to feature a high-res+ screen without using a clamshell form-factor but rather a tablet one. In addition, the TH55 sports built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and a digital camera.

The TH55 runs Palm OS 5.2 on a Handheld Engine, Sony’s own processor, which is able to change its speed according to what type of application is used at the moment. The chip first debuted on the UX50. At the moment it is not known what the maximum clock speed of the processor in the TH55 will be. The handheld has 32MB or RAM with the whole amount available to the user, and a Memory Stick PRO expansion slot.

The CLIE will have a color 320 x 480 pixel screen, which unfortunately doesn’t support the landscape orientation. The built-in camera with retractable lens cover will capture pictures at the maximum resolution of 640 x 480 pixel; video recording is not supported. The TH55 sports dual wireless connectivity. The manual says it will have both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on board. Never the less, it is possible that the company will release a version of the handheld without Bluetooth, like it was with the CLIE NX80V. As you know, the U.S. version of the NX80V doesn’t have built-in Bluetooth while the European one does.

The Jog Dial on the TH55 is located on the back above the camera lens. There will also be a Back button near the Jog Dial and Left and Right buttons on either side of it. The standard four application buttons are located on the front, below the screen, along the bottom.

The CLIE will come with a translucent plastic flip cover, which that clips to its top. It won’t come with a HotSync cradle but a pair of power and HotSync cables instead.

The overall dimensions (W x H x D) of the TH55 are approximately 3 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches (73.3 x 121.5 x 13.4 mm) with the flip cover attached. The handheld weighs 165 g without the cover, 20g more with it attached.

It is not known at the moment when the TH55 will be available or what it will cost.

Source PDALive  | Black and white diagram courtesy of: brighthand