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HagakiPC - "Postcard" PC

Posted by timothy on from the smallness dept.

captainJam writes "The HagakiPC, Hagaki meaning postcard in Japanese, is a tiny PC with dimensions of 135 x 109 x 18mm and weighing in at 340g making it by far the lightest and 2nd slimmest handtop. Only 128MB RAM and a 640x480 VGA screen, plus there's no hard drive -- it's meant to run OS's from CF cards (great for D.S.L. and the like). Still only a prototype, so not much info is available, but what we do know (and a few photos) are here." Update: 09/01 12:14 GMT by T : Link to D.S.L. upgraded to a form that doesn't make some browsers choke.

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  1. manufacturer website link + more info by timecop · · Score: 5, Informative

    specifications (in japanese):
    http://www.hagakipc.jp/ba_spec.htm
    http://www.hagakipc.jp/ front page.
    Notice the hit counter, this was probably "news" long before slashdot "found" the link.
    It also supports CF microdrives, which should give you up to 4gb of storage.

  2. More cons than pros by usefool · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I guess this is another wannabe portable device to find market niche, the only advantage it has over a PDA is its 640x480 screen, otherwise all specs are actually worse than a PDA. PDAs are cheap now, and will this "new" gadget be cheaper?

    I still strong suggest the use of Virtual Keyboard, as input method seems to be a hurdle for small/light portable devices at the moment.

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  3. Re:I think the question on everyone's mind is... by Kusunose · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to the official page, yes.

    They say "You can run Windows 9x, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, VxWorks, Linux, DOS. We can provide graphics/audio/touchpanel drivers for each OSes."