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To: kemble s. matter who wrote (171563)	11/13/2002 12:31:19 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 176387

Hi Kemble! More reading! :)Leigh Ten O'Clock Tech Zaurus Returns Arik Hesseldahl, 11.13.02, 10:00 AM ET URL:http://www.forbes.com/2002/11/13/cx_ah_1113tentech.html?partner=yahoo&referrer= NEW YORK - In the brewing battle for domination of the handheld computing market, there are a few dark horses worth keeping an eye on. Indeed, most of the attention has been on Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) and its ever-growing gang of Pocket PC hardware makers, such as Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) and Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ), as they have lined up against Palm (nasdaq: PALMD - news - people ), Handspring (nasdaq: HAND - news - people ) and Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ). Sharp's Zaurus 5600 In the desktop computing world, most people would consider only two platforms to spend their money on, Windows or Apple's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) Mac OS. But there's a certain segment that prefers neither and instead runs Linux, the open-source derivative of the industrial-strength computing environment known as Unix. It's much the same in the handheld world. Generally consumers go with Microsoft's Pocket PC or Palm's Palm OS. Some prefer Research In Motion's (nasdaq: RIMM - news - people ) Blackberry and yet another segment has flocked to the Linux-based Zaurus from Japan's Sharp Electronics. Sharp announced the latest update to its Zaurus line, the SL-5600, this week. While it looks much the same as the previous Zaurus, which we tested recently, it has a faster 400 MHz Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) XScale processor. Software applications are similar from the previous version. There are applications that are compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. It still has the same distinctive slide-out Qwerty keyboard that we think other handheld makers should consider licensing from Sharp. For expansion, there is a Compact Flash (CF) memory slot and an SD Memory card slot. The CF slot is suitable for adding Wi-Fi wireless networking. Sharp is promising to launch CF cards that will work with high-end mobile-phone networks in 2003, which is probably why there's a built-in speaker and microphone. Generally we liked the first Zaurus and think the platform has some potential to build up a dedicated market niche. It won't be available until early 2003 and Sharp hasn't yet announced pricing (we're guessing it will be the ballpark of $500). If Palm and Microsoft aren't living up to your expectations, perhaps the Zaurus is worth a second look.