Sharp releases W-ZERO3 / WS003SH qwerty Pocket PC
posted Oct 20th 2005 9:40AM
Take one dash HTC Wizard /
Apache, a heaping spoonful of
HTC Universal, a pinch of
Zaurus, mix liberally with Japanese engineering,
bake at 375°, and you've got Sharp's new Universal killer, the W-ZERO3 / WS003SH being released on Willcom. Hm,
"Universal killer," didn't think we'd be saying those words so soon, eh? But this sucker runs Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket
PC, and has a 3.7-inch VGA touchscreen, 416MHz Xscale processor, 128MB of flash, 64MB of RAM, a MiniSD slot, mini-USB,
802.11b, W-SIM, and a 1.33 megapixel camera. Ah, this fickle heart, how easily swayed we are. Oh, and if you thought
the Universal was hugemongous, well, the W-ZERO3 is still freaking ginormous at 70 x 130 x 26mm (2.75 x 5.1 x
1.0-inches) and 220g (7.75oz), but that's a bit less than the 127 x 81 x 25mm/285g size n' weight on the HTC, so chew
on that.
[Via
Akihabara
News]
I don't care how big it is.
I want it.
Is this a phone? What is W-SIM?
It looks kind of cool.
Hello Newton
W-SIM is a removable communication card.
When it was removed, W-ZERO3 works just as a PDA.
Weight: 8g
Size: Just like a MMC card
Thickness: 4mm
Comm. method: PHS
http://www.willcom-inc.com/ja/lineup/rx/410in/index.html
sorry for my bad English :(
Can I touch it!?! I see it has wifi, what about EVDO or EDGE?
Yeah, hit the link and you will see the comments indicate the 'W-SIM' is an enhanced version of SIM (ie like the SI card in your phone). I read elsewhere it's got PHS capabilities. So yeah, it be phone. And with it's built in wifi it just might function as an IP phone too (Skype anyone ?) but that's just a but of speculation on my part.
I just hope this doesn't canibalize the Zaurus line...
So thats what ... 10 Windows Mobile phones anounced this year, and 0 Palm OS phones (Treo 700w is WM of course).
Sounds like the future has never been brighter for Palm OS.
http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2005/10/palms_future_as.html
Surur
1" thick is a bit much ... :(
When is this actualy going to be released to the public? Will it be on any cariers?
Well, that pretty much cinches EXACTLY what I wanted. So, no, I'm sure it won't be released here! VGA PPC, cell phone, qwerty kb, absolutely perfect. I carry a x50v and a v710, so the size of it doesn't really matter to me. I WANT IT!!!
Bill
I almost destroyed my laptop salivating over the device...
Where's the hard drive? I WANT A HARD DRIVE ON THESE DEVICES!!! Apple can create 60GB video ipods that are very small. Can't someone PLEASE give me a VGA PDA with keyboard, and at least a 30GB Hard Drive that has good battery life???
Sweet mercy! This is so close to the smartphone I've always dreamed of (VGA, 64MB RAM, 400+MHz CPU, standard card expansion, GSM phone, thumb keyboard). If this ever gets to the US (Even by an importer) I will be FORCED to buy it. But damnit, why does it have to be Windows Mobile? All their other Zaurii run Linux and let you hack on them.
yep this with a 30gb hard drive would make me pull our my savings for this year :D
Peter
Sharp releases WZERO3 / what does that mean ?? / releases to who ?? / releases where
what a great news release, so factual and informative / also so stupid!
dayum, i just popped a boner
so retro 1995 styling is back, is it?
Sharp is releasing this phone in Japan. Who cares - by the time it makes it way to US / it will be obsolete
come to papa. just what im looking for, a loox 720 with slide out qwerty. this will do, can it run 3g?
what, Windows, not again, what happened to Linux? Bad Idea!
i'm still waiting for an apple os
when will it be available in malaysia or singapore?
this phone is PIMP O LICIOUS
I jus wanna know whther i can put my sim in this thing or not????
The price should be reasonable so that more people can afford to buy. When is it coming to Malaysia ? It is a very good PDA phone compare its spec with others on the market. It should attract a big demand if price is right.I am waiting for it.
it's a bit old for a comment...but,
The Sharp W-Zero3 is marketed through Wilcom, a Japanese PHS network mobile phone and data provider. It does not come with Edge, EV-DO, WCDMA or any of the other mobile phone network frequencies. It will work in Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand, though.
I was l was looking at one the other day, and it looks nice, but is big. really, really big. It also looks like you won't be able to use it as an internet phone. I was talking to a Wilcom person yesterday, and they said that only software licensed by Wilcom can be installed on the device. Though, I suppose that even if it's true, there is probably a way to get Skype on the darned thing.
In Japan, it runs Opera too.
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=5531
The Sharp W-Zero3 blasted on to the Japan market today and it's selling like hot hot hot cakes. Sizzling Super Hot Cakes. I'm a permanent Tokyo resident, went to two of the biggest electronic products stores(Bic Camera/Yodobashi)in Shinjuku to buy one but nobody had inventory. Even online sales punked out and the servers were down due to W-Zero3 order overload. Nobody evidently.... :) anticipated the rush according to Bic staff. Fortunately, my brilliant Japanese negotiating skills fetched me a reserve order. I plunked down 39,800 Yen and will happily wait for mine
to come in. Willcom's monthly fee is 3,950/Yen. 2,900/Yen of this is the basic plan fee. The remaining 1050/Yen is for 100,000 packets of data transmission. Burn up
360,000 packets of data and the data fee is 3,800/Yen.(assuming my quickie translation is correct). Willcom to Wilcom calls/e-mail are free. Wilcom to landline/IP/PHS phones are 10.5/Yen per 30/seconds. Wilcom charges to other carrier mobile phones are 13.125/Yen per 30/seconds.
omfg i want this baby so bad... can i touch it, the size is not the matter, its how well it functions...
I don't think that's english os available for this device right now!!