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A surprise move from Sharp: the long-awaited (by some) successor to the Zaurus, a new clamshell "MID" running Android, with a beautiful 5" 960x480 screen, a Snapdragon CPU and plenty of goodies:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/30/s...au-to-android/

Engadget goes "meh", which is a pretty good omen in my book :-)

Also there will be a "developer-friendly" version dubbed DK01 where the OS is replaceable. Maybe we will see Maemo, Mer and/or Meego on it ?
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Some beautiful things happenning in 2010.
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OMG, 960x480 screen isn't a myth...
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That's a step in the right direction. Hope to see Sharp back on top soon! Long live the Z.
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Just incredible. The Zauruses were obviously very ahead of their time. Good to see Sharp back in the game. I am definitely disappointed that it comes w/ Android 1.6 this late in the release cycle. Looks like a great candidate for a MeeGo port. In the parlance of George Bluth, "Have you seen that screen, you could hump that screen."
 
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My thoughts exactly.

It's unfortunate that http://www.oesf.org, the last home (I knew of) to the Zaurus user community, suddenly disappeared a week or so ago...bad timing ! :-)
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with T-Mobile USA 3G, full voice/txt capability, and an upgrade to Android 2.1, I'd be all in.

That's almost exactly what I want in a phone. 4-5" screen, lots of resolution, 5 row qwerty. About the only thing missing is either an E-90 type dual screen, or an HTC-Universal type swivel screen.
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there will be a "developer-friendly" version dubbed DK01 where the OS is replaceable.
Now that's unexpected. Good to see Sharp is thinking ahead, though I shudder to think what they'll want as a premium.

Maybe we will see Maemo, Mer and/or Meego on it ?
Entirely possible, if Sharp is open enough with the drivers.
 

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