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

Posted by timothy on from the yummy-handhelds dept.

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.

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  1. PDA's will always be crap products by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... so many advancements in storage mediums, processors, lcd display -- so what, battery technology stands still, I only get 1 hour of "real world" usage on my ipaq. Until some company comes out with a medium to store large amounts of energy in a portable formfacter, all these tech products will always suck!

  2. Zaurus Rocks! by The_Dougster · · Score: 0, Troll
    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!

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  3. Sad news ... Stephen King dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio. Horror/Sci-Fi author Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home. There weren't any further details. Even if you never read any of his books, there's no denying his impact on popular culture. Truly an American icon.