Sharp Willcom D4: Atom Powered UMPC
Akihabaranews was invited by Willcom in Tokyo to witness the new handheld device called Willcom D4, based on Sharp’s WS016SH. The same device we covered last April HERE.
After the Asus EeePC 901, the D4 is the second device to feature the new 1.33GHz Intel Centrino Atom Z520 CPU.
The D4 seems to be underpowered to run Windows Vista efficiently, but hopefully the performance issue will be addressed or perhaps Sharp will switch to less power hungry OS (WinXP, Linux) in the future.
The device uses a 1.33GHz Z520 Intel Atom processor (design based on a single-chip with integrated graphics called the Intel System Controller Hub). The 1 pounder device sports a 5 ” LCD at 1024×600 resolution with LED backlight, a 1.8-inch 40GB hard disk drive (Ultra ATA/100), 64-key QWERTY keyboard, a built-in camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a mirco SD card slot, and a USB 2.0 slot.
Note: The video shows the W-SIM acting as a SIM card and contains the phone PHS (equivalent to GSM) transmitter/receiver …
[Source Akihabaranews Via JKOntheRun]
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It is very slow running Vista… Maybe Linux or XP is a better option. Nice toy indeed.