UMPC running Windows Vista
Willcom, the company that made the W-ZERO3, just launched a new super-telephone-pda-smartphone or UMPC (Ultra-Mobile PC) or whatever you want to call it, and it works with Windows Vista! In Microsoft they must be very happy to see how someone has bothered to do so, and has managed to do it! But if you see the machine specs, then you understand that it is not so miraculous: Centrino 1.33GHz, 1Gb DDR2, 40Gb Ultra ATA, 5 inches TFT. It will probably become one one of the gadgets of the year in Japan, it costs 40.000 yen (400$) and you can connect to the Internet using PHS.
Comments
Danny Choo
24 April, 2008
We need to install the hacked version of leopard on it instead.
kirai
24 April, 2008
Leopard in your pocket, we could sell that!
Ekowc
24 April, 2008
woah! That is pretty cheap UMPC.
I bet it would run linux like a dream!
kirai
24 April, 2008
Ekowc: yes, I saw that some Japanese geeks are already hacking it and using it with Debian, and also Ubuntu.
NPC
24 April, 2008
It would be nice if Sharp made it with Linux in mind instead. Or even just XP would be better…
MTC
26 April, 2008
Too bad it’s PHS only.
Edward
28 April, 2008
This thing still reminds me of the Apple Newton. ^^;
jizulmsoun
20 May, 2008
Wow, cool man, big thanks! http://pjzypqvwty.com