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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]
Java Programming On The Sharp Zaurus
White Papers The Sharp Zaurus (SL-5000) is a geek's dream device. This paper describes how to program your Zaurus using the Java programming language. The paper concludes by showing how to package a Java application for the Zaurus.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Linux PDA Finds Itself With GPS Navigation System
News The Mobile Map Navi service will allow users of Sharp's Zaurus to download a map of Japan, plug in a GPS receiver and see where they are at any given moment. The service, which can also be used without a GPS receiver, will be offered from 16 April...
[April 7, 2003, 12:35]
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. A Sharp spokesperson was less forthcoming, saying only that the Zaurus will be available from early May. Sharp's Zaurus SL-5500 will contain most of the features...
[March 20, 2002, 15:43]
Linux Carves Niche In PDA Market
News With Sharp Electronics' rollout of the Zaurus, Linux has been getting more attention as a viable platform for handheld devices. TechRepublic members Adrian Kunzle, atechnology vice president with a private banking firm, and Mike Gilger, CTO of...
[June 11, 2002, 12:34]
Sharp Unleashes Linux Handheld
News Seeking to prove it isn't the dinosaur of the handheld market, Sharp Electronics on Monday relaunched the Zaurus in the United States. As previously reported, Sharp's Zaurus SL-5500 handheld uses Lineo's version of Linux, is powered by Intel's...
[December 4, 2001, 8:58]
Linux-based PDA Debuts In Japan
News Sharp has been selling a Linux-based device in the West, its Zaurus SL-5500, since April of this year. 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]
Sharp Ships Linux PDA
News With the Zaurus SL-5500, Sharp is relaunching the Zaurus brand in the United States. US retailers such as Office Depot, Staples, Best Buy, Circuit City, J&R, The Good Guys and Fry's Electronics will be carrying the Zaurus device, according to Sharp.
[April 4, 2002, 9:22]
Sharp Aims Linux-based PDA At UK Corporations
News Sharp was kicking off the UK launch of the device, the Zaurus SL-5500, which will be available in European retail outlets from next month. With the Zaurus SL-5500, Sharp is relaunching the Zaurus brand outside Japan.
[April 17, 2002, 16:05]
Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) For Wired And High-end Wireless Devices - A Primer
White Papers In this session, we will cover the aspects of J2ME technology that can be used to develop application for the high end wireless devices like a Sharp Zaurus, Nokia Communicator and wired devices like Digital TV set-top boxes.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
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. The Zaurus SL-5000D developer unit will launch...
[October 19, 2001, 12:25]
Sharp Shows Off Clamshell Linux PDA
News Sharp has introduced a new model of its Zaurus handheld computer, sporting a VGA-resolution display, QWERTY keyboard that can be folded away behind the device, and a screen that displays in both portrait and landscape modes.
[November 20, 2002, 15:38]
Sharp Picks Lineo's Linux For New PDA
News Sharp originally announced at the CeBit trade show in Germany that it planned to use the Linux operating system to power a new version of its Zaurus personal digital assistant. A Lineo representative said Sharp will use Lineo's Embedix version of...
[June 1, 2001, 8:43]
LinuxWorld: Gadgets Draw The Crowds
News The crowds are down at this year's LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, but there has still been a mob surrounding the Sharp Electronics booth showing the Linux-powered Zaurus handheld computer. The Zaurus SL-5500 -- with a colour screen, a 206MHz Intel...
[February 1, 2002, 11:22]
Zaurus Goes Online, But Not In UK
News Sharp Electronics has launched a wireless Internet service for its Zaurus SL-5500 in the US, offering unlimited access to email and the Web, but the service won't be coming to Europe any time soon. Unlike BlackBerry, however, the Zaurus cannot yet...
[April 9, 2002, 16:52]
IBM Plans More Linux-powered PDAs
News Though Sharp uses Linux in its Zaurus PDA, the operating system still is not as popular as the Palm OS, which is the most widely used PDA operating system on the market, according to figures from research firms IDC and Gartner.
[January 22, 2003, 7:38]
New Burst: Sharp To Build European Epoc Device
News It is thought Sharp will build EPOC into its own Zaurus platform. The paper claims that the device will be available in Europe early next year.
[July 12, 1999, 13:04]
Sharp Developing Epoc Device Says Japanese Paper
News It also says Sharp will build EPOC into its Zaurus platform. Sharp's UK offices, however, deny any knowledge of the plans. If Sharp does favour Epoc over rival wireless operating systems such as Microsoft's Windows CE, it will strengthen Symbian's...
[July 12, 1999, 16:11]
Sharp Plans Linux PDA
News Sharp has seen relatively little success overseas using its own proprietary operating system Zaurus. In a move that promises to stir up the handheld computer market, Japanese electronics company Sharp today announced plans to introduce the first...
[March 5, 2001, 15:50]
Sharp Teases UK With Colour PIM, Wide-screen Net TV
News The M1-10 Color Zaurus is a PIM featuring a 5-inch colour TFT screen with 65,000 colours, pen input, a Web browser, sound capture facility and optional digital camera card. These products were designed specifically for the Japanese market," said a...
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