New Zaurus Prototype, Sony Palm OS 5 Devices, Yopy 3500

dnomla writes "There is an article on PC WORLD giving a few details on the next revision of the Sharp Zaurus PDA. Sounds like the display is wider now than the current longer display and folds up. Not a whole lot of information, but at least we know there's a new model on the way. I really like the current Zaurus, can't wait to find out all the details." Also in handheld news, Lee writes "Sony just announced the first Palm OS 5 devices, available later this month. These are the first Palm OS devices to include an ARM processor! Get the scoop at Palm Infocenter or see them at Sony Style." Reader Big Mike also points out the new model of Yopy (3500) being previewed at www.yopy.at.

Comments

Zaurus Rocks!

[The_Dougster]

This is The Ultimate Geek's PDA! Its so cool that you can just open a teminal and access the raw linux underbelly. Pop in a 256Mb SecureDigital card as your hard drive, and get a Compact Flash card as your "floppy" these things rule. I've had mine for about a month and they rock! Don't believe all the FUD from the "experts" they are wusses and should stick to PalmOS or WinCE because they don't have a clue about Linux or "command line" stuff. The little keyboard is pretty damn handy for typing in terminal commands, and you can pull tricks on a Zaurus that you could never do with a CE or Palm device.

These things really are spiffy power-toys. Sharp has hit a home run with the Zaurus! Finally a PDA for the Engineer! Yes it has all that email/to-do/calendar crap to sync with your work, but you have a kickass little StrongArm Linux machine as well! Not recommended for dweebs, lusers, or people who "need" Windows CE. If you don't know jack about Linux or Unix then do yourself a favor and buy a Palm; otherwise you want this toy!