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Linux PDA Featuring Bluetooth On Sale By Summer
News The Mitac Cat PDA, a handheld computer powered by the Linux operating system, will go into mass production with a view to selling on the Taiwanese consumer market in the next three months, the company confirmed at the CeBIT computer show in...
[March 22, 2001, 15:03]
Linux PDA UK Launch Date Set
News Sharp's Linux-based Zaurus PDA is due to go on sale in the UK at the end of April. The PDA will be the first from a major manufacturer to run the Linux operating system as standard, and the first Linux-based PDA generally available in the UK.
[March 20, 2002, 15:43]
Linux PDA Has Wi-Fi, Camera And Phone
News The hardware for the new handheld has been developed by Korea-based PDA maker IMRI while the Linux operating system (OS) is the result of a joint effort between PalmNet and the Beijing University of Technology, the report said.
[April 28, 2003, 9:23]
Sharp Aims Linux-based PDA At UK Corporations
News When people buy a PDA, they don't care which operating system it uses, as long as it does what they need it to do," Klein said. The major challenge Sharp Electronics will face in introducing its new Linux-based handheld computer is spurring...
[April 17, 2002, 16:05]
Qtopia To Power IBM Linux PDA Design
News IBM will use the Qtopia software in a PDA (personal digital assistant) blueprint along with its own PowerPC 405LP chip and MontaVista Software's version of the Linux operating system, Trolltech said earlier this week.
[February 14, 2003, 14:12]
Sharp Hones Linux PDA
News Sharp Electronics, known for its Zaurus line of digital organisers, is to introduce a Linux- and Java-based PDA (personal digital assistant) for developers in November, the company said on Thursday. But Sharp looks likely to be the first major...
[October 19, 2001, 12:25]
Sharp Shows Off Clamshell Linux PDA
News The screen can be opened up to expose a laptop-style QWERTY keyboard, or twisted around and folded back for displaying data after the fashion of a portrait-mode PDA. The SL-C700, to be sold in Japan from 14 December, is Sharp's latest handheld...
[November 20, 2002, 15:38]
Royal Announces Low-cost Linux PDA
News Royal Consumer Information Products, best known for low-cost commodity appliances like shredders and postal scales, this week became the first to announce a low-cost colour PDA based on the Linux operating system.
[January 10, 2002, 17:01]
Comdex 2001: G.Mate Shows New-style Linux PDA
News HP is also rumoured to be preparing a new Linux PDA. A new crop of Linux PDAs could soon satisfy the appetites of open-source fans, with the long-awaited Yopy from G.Mate now on display at Comdex. Rumours are also circulating of a low-end Hewlett...
[November 15, 2001, 14:48]
WinCE Applications On A Linux PDA Announced
News Embedded Linux manufacturer Lineo has taken the wraps off a PDA software solution allowing Windows CE applications to function on an embedded Linux platform. Embedix PDA is a Windows CE compatible software layer that runs on top of the Lineo...
[January 26, 2000, 6:14]
CeBIT 2000: Yopy Is First Linux PDA
News Long after the rumours broke out, Korean electronics giant Samsung has launched its Yopy PDA, which the company says is the first Linux PDA. This is the first in a new range of PDA devices from Samsung, all of which will be based on Linux.
[February 25, 2000, 14:41]
L&H Demo Speech Technology On Linux PDA
News At Demo 2000, the tech products showcase being held in California this week, voice recognition firm Lernout & Hauspie demonstrated a continuous speech dictation system for mobile Internet devices running on a prototype Linux PDA.
[February 10, 2000, 6:18]
Sharp's Zaurus PDA Loves Linux
News According to reports, the Zaurus PDA from electronics giant Sharp, can now run Linux software thanks to zxLinux software from Axe. The reports suggest Sharp will add more applications for Zaurus as Linux programmers start using the Linux...
[April 20, 2000, 14:29]
Sharp Plans Linux PDA
News Compaq is also doing experimental work porting Linux to the iPaq and Mui suggested that if Sharp's PDA is a big success this could help Linux onto other handheld devices. IDC Research analyst Tim Mui said that for this reason, Sharp's PDA is likely...
[March 5, 2001, 15:50]
CeBIT 2002: Users Find One-handed Linux PDA Gripping
News German manufacturer Invair has been attracting attention at CeBIT with its Filewalker PDA (personal digital assistant), which can be operated one-handed. Filewalker, which runs on the Linux operating system, lets users enter text by way of three...
[March 15, 2002, 14:01]
Sharp Picks Lineo's Linux For New PDA
News Now, though, the economic slowdown has hammered Palm; once-scarce PDA models are overabundant, and handhelds are approaching the same commodity status that has shriveled profit margins for PCs and cell phones.
[June 1, 2001, 8:43]
A PDA With Power Performance And Style - But Can You Handle The Linux Flavour?
Member Review The Zaurus is larger, but it's really an average sized PDA, while the UX is amazingly small. You can easily get into developing your own apps or porting desktop Linux apps if you're a programmer. It's also a great way to get into Linux if you don't...
[March 11, 2004, 22:04]
Sharp Ships Linux PDA
News Sharp Electronics is shipping a Linux handheld, giving that niche market its first major device manufacturer. Although many companies are reluctant to embrace Linux, the OS has been adopted for limited use by a number of companies and has become a...
[April 4, 2002, 9:22]
Linux-based PDA Debuts In Japan
News Sharp has announced a new Linux-based handheld for the Japanese market. The Zaurus SL-A300 uses the Linux operating system and will be available in Japan starting on 12 July for 50,000 yen (about £290).
[June 25, 2002, 9:15]
Linux PDA Finds Itself With GPS Navigation System
News Sharp is to offer a mapping service for its Linux-based handhelds, integrating GPS data from an add-on card. The service, which can also be used without a GPS receiver, will be offered from 16 April for 400 yen, or about £2, per month, and is...
[April 7, 2003, 12:35]
