Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Zaurus SL-6000 Linux Wi-Fi PDA Released in US
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "THE COMPETITION" @ 08:00 AM
We previously posted about the Zaurus SL-6000 Linix based PDA last October. Well, the Register reports that it’s now been launched, or at least it has in the US (there are no current plans for a European Launch). The unit features an integrated slide-out QWERTY keyboard and comes in a "stylish yet durable" rugged case, apparently designed to survive a drop from up to a meter above the ground. Which is just as well, as that is *exactly* what I generally tend to do to Linux PDAs. :wink: As well as that, “The new - well, four-month-old - model contains a 400MHz Intel XScale CPU backed by 64MB of SDRAM and 64MB of Flash ROM, but Sharp is particularly proud of the PDA's 4in 480 x 640 colour display.” Well they would be, wouldn’t they!
Slide away!
The Sharp Press release says: “The SL-6000 makes Web page and spreadsheet viewing easier by switching from portrait to “VGA landscape” view at the touch of a button. It has a crystal clear, four-inch, transflective, high-density TFT LCD screen. This larger CG Silicon VGA display with 640 x 480 resolution shows up to four times the information than the average handheld product with a 320 x 240 resolution can display.” Fancy that. VGA is four times as much as Quarter VGA you say? Whatever will they think of next? :razzing:
“The SL-6000 also features integrated 802.11b wireless networking. Expansion comes courtesy of CompactFlash and SD Card slots, and Sharp said it will offer a cellular data card for the unit. However, the unit lacks Bluetooth support, unlike its Japanese counterpart.” So all in all, it’s quite a well packed unit. It’s good that there are decent, well specified non-PPC PDAs coming on the market. It should keep Dell, HP, Asus, Toshiba etc on their toes with their new PPC designs. Competition – don’t you just love it. 8)
Slide away!
The Sharp Press release says: “The SL-6000 makes Web page and spreadsheet viewing easier by switching from portrait to “VGA landscape” view at the touch of a button. It has a crystal clear, four-inch, transflective, high-density TFT LCD screen. This larger CG Silicon VGA display with 640 x 480 resolution shows up to four times the information than the average handheld product with a 320 x 240 resolution can display.” Fancy that. VGA is four times as much as Quarter VGA you say? Whatever will they think of next? :razzing:
“The SL-6000 also features integrated 802.11b wireless networking. Expansion comes courtesy of CompactFlash and SD Card slots, and Sharp said it will offer a cellular data card for the unit. However, the unit lacks Bluetooth support, unlike its Japanese counterpart.” So all in all, it’s quite a well packed unit. It’s good that there are decent, well specified non-PPC PDAs coming on the market. It should keep Dell, HP, Asus, Toshiba etc on their toes with their new PPC designs. Competition – don’t you just love it. 8)
