A brand-new Linux-based PDA is due to hit the market this September, at a price of $299 (USD). Softfield, which took on support of the Agenda VR3 following the demise of Agenda Computing, said it will release the entirely-new MX-7 in early Sep., 2003. The device is based on an ARM 920T based processor running at 200MHz and includes Trolltech's Qtopia GUI environment and PIM apps (as on the Sharp Zaurus).

LinuxDevices.com has managed to get some photos and early details of device . . .

Softfield's all-new MX-7 PDA

Softfield MX-7, open and closed
Hardware features . . .

• CPU: 200MHz Motorola MX1 processor (based on ARM920T CPU core)
• Display: 3.5-inch 320×240 TFT LCD with 65536 colors, touch screen
• Memory: 32MB Flash, 64MB RAM
• Expansion slot: SD/MMC card slot
• Input/output interfaces available via sync connector: USB 1.1 client, RS232, PS2 keyboard/mouse
• IrDA: 115kbps
• Audio: stereo headphone jack; built-in mono speaker and microphone.
• Options: 140pins socket reserved for CompactFlash module, camera module, BlueTooth module (requires extra hardware and software)
• Power — 4.2V 920mAh lithium rechargeable battery with AC/DC adapter
• Linux-based operating system:
  • Based on Linux kernel 2.4.18
  • Includes Trolltech Qtopia 1.7.0 for GUI, PDA software environment, PIM apps, etc.

With its quarter-vga (QVGA) TrueColor display and 200MHz processor, the MX7 ought to run Konqueror well. Many applications that run on the similarly Qtopia-based Zaurus from Sharp ought to compile fine for the MX7.

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