Digit Online’s Hottest Gadgets - Sharp EM-One PDA
A wide-screen Windows Mobile-based PDA (personal digital assistant) and flat-rate 3G (third-generation) data service is what’s on offer from Sharp Corp. and a new mobile carrier in Japan. The EM-One sports a full QWERTY keyboard, runs Windows Mobile 5.0 and has a 4.1-inch wide-screen with WVGA (800 pixels by 480 pixels) resolution. It’s compatible with HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) data service that offers download speeds of up to 3.6M bps and also comes with 802.11b/g Wireless LAN, Bluetooth and a tuner for Japan’s mobile digital television broadcasts. It will cost between ¥39,800 and ¥95,000 (US$336 and $795), respectively, depending on the service plan and won’t be available through other carriers or in other countries.
Japan always gets first crack at the coolest stuff.