Sony
Magic Link

The Sony Magic Link (model number: PIC-100) was a product that was ahead of its time. It was developed many years before Sony entered the mainstream PDA market with its Clié family of products. It was introduced at a time when there was a widespread expectation that there would be significant growth in the PDA market and it was positioned as a competitor to the Apple Newton. It used an operating system known as Magic Cap which had been developed by a company called General Magic.  The device, which was positioned as a “personal intelligent communicator” had a wide range of connectors. It featured a 480 x 320 16-greyscale LCD screen with the graphical-based Magic Cap OS. Text input was possible via a virtual keyboard. An optional cellular module could be attached and the device could be used as a hands-free telephone. Other applications included an address book, messages, clock, calendar, notebook, spreadsheet and a calculator. Other features supported included Pocket Quicken, Sony AV Remote Commander, AT&T PersonaLink Services and America Online mail client. Motorola has a competing product that used the Magic Cap OS, the Motorola Envoy. The Magic Link device features prominently in the General Magic documentary which can be found here.