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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]
Sun to sell Zaurus at JavaOne
News Sun Microsystems will be selling the long-awaited Zaurus SL-5500 Linux-based handheld computer at the JavaOne developer conference beginning on Monday in New York, as a publicity exercise and to raise awareness of the proliferation of Java in...
[March 22, 2002, 18:04]
Sharp Zaurus SL-5600 review
Reviews At 13.7cm by 7.4cm by 2.3cm and 221g, the sleek, silver Zaurus SL-5600 is not only thicker and heavier than its predecessor, but it makes handhelds such as Toshiba's Pocket PC e750 and Palm's Tungsten C look compact.
[May 20, 2003, 9:58]
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 Zaurus SL-C860 review
Reviews You are advised to download the English synchronisation software for another Zaurus model, the 5500, which was sold in the UK by Sharp. The Zaurus SL-C860 has a clamshell design, similar to that of Sony's CLIE PEG-UX50.
[March 8, 2004, 11:05]
Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 review
Reviews There's a small but growing library of third-party software for the Zaurus, but unfortunately you can't install applications made for Linux desktops. VAT) Zaurus SL-5500 has much to recommend it, especially its hidden thumb keyboard.
[April 24, 2002, 7:26]
Open-source MP3 competitor goes mobile with Zaurus
News A firm called TheKompany, which makes Linux desktop tools and developer applications, released tkcPlayer for Sharp's Linux-based Zaurus handheld computer. The Zaurus will launch in the UK next week. TheKompany claims that the Ogg files compress to...
[April 12, 2002, 17:08]
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]
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. The keyboard on the Zaurus is better, though the keys on the UX light up which is handy for those who type in dark environments.
[March 11, 2004, 22:04]
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]
AJZaurusUSB
Downloads This is an USB driver for MacOS X to connect Handheld devices like the Sharp Zaurus or OpenMoko to MacOS X 10.4 or later as an IP device via the USB cable. This allows to use telnet, ssh, SMB etc.to access the Zaurus.
[August 10, 2007, 7:00]
Psion NetBook Pro: a first look
Talkback Hey Alec L.it sounds like you want to look at the Sharp Zaurus sl-6000 or the Sony Clie UX50. Apparently I can't get a NetBook Pro, so Zaurus and Clie are looking good. I've been shopping, too. Love my 5mx, but need something more current.
[March 24, 2004, 18:43]
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 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. The company, a pioneer of personal organizers with its Wizard in the 1980s, has sold handhelds under the Zaurus...
[December 4, 2001, 8:58]
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]
Sharp ships Linux PDA
News For example, the Zaurus allows owners to view Microsoft Word and Excel documents and to synchronise contacts and addresses with Outlook. The electronics maker announced the device, the Zaurus SL-5500, late last year and said that it would begin...
[April 4, 2002, 9:22]
QuickTime coming to PDAs
News A US company says it is developing software that plays Apple's QuickTime video format on handheld computers such as the Handspring Visor Prism and the Linux-based Zaurus SL-5500 from Sharp. The player presently works with the Visor Prism and Zaurus...
[March 25, 2002, 14:15]
Xtoolchain
Downloads This project provides a complete binary distribution package for the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) version 2.95.3 to start embedded Linux and ARM development on the Mac OS X platform, e.g.for the Sharp Zaurus.
[March 24, 2007, 7:00]
LinuxWorld: What's in store for open source?
News Fri 1 Feb: Fridge-sized servers running Linux are making the news, but the Zaurus handheld and PlayStation2 application are pulling the crowds in New York Streamed video: Lineo software revs up Zaurus
[January 30, 2002, 12:49]
CES: Products to watch
News As expected, Sharp Electronics said its Zaurus SL-5500 handheld computer will be available later in the first quarter. The new Zaurus SL-5500 combines a colour screen, 206MHz StrongARM processor and 64MB of memory, along with an MP3/video player...
[January 9, 2002, 9:29]
