Sharp Introduces Laptop the Size of a Phone
By admin on Aug 31, 2009 with Comments 0
Sharp PC-Z1
Sharp has announced the introduction in Japan of a smartbook with a 5″ display named PC-Z1.
Sharp is officially calling the PC-Z1 a “mobile internet tool” (avoiding the smartbook label) and claims that it is “as easy to handle as a mobile phone and that has performance similar to that of a PC.”
The 5″ touchscreen will provide resolution equal to most netbooks (1024 x 600). The unit will ship with a 4 GB SSD and will run Ubuntu “Smartbook” Remix (Linux).
The PC-Z1 will be powered by a Freescalee i.MX515 processor, which is a 800 MHz ARM processor optimized for HD (720p) support. The smartbook will have 512 MB of RAM and will support the 802.11b/g wireless LAN standard.
Sharp will pre-load the PC-Z1 with the Firefox browser with Adobe Flash, Thunderbird email client, Sunbird scheduler, OpenOffice.org office suite, Totem video player and other software.
Sharp claims a “quick launch” time of 3 seconds (from sleep state) and a battery life of 10 hours.
Sharp plans to begin shipment of the PC-Z1 on September 25 in Japan. The tiny laptop will be available in three colors: white, black and red.
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