In this LinuxDevices.com Device Profile, Rick Lehrbaum previews the Yopy PDA, takes a look under its hood, and describes the Yopy Linux application development environment. Lehrbaum writes . . .

“G.Mate Inc. describes the Yopy PDA as a 'multimedia PDA based on the Linux OS and Yopy Windows' — a device which 'focuses on organizing your life while emphasizing multimedia functionality.' The Yopy integrates the functions of Internet and email access (via mobile phone), digital voice recorder, MP3 (audio) and MPEG (video) player, video games, plus a full set of PDA applications — all within a compact PDA-sized package.”

“Besides containing a genuine Linux operating system, the device boasts a 4-inch full-color backlit LCD screen, does its computing business with a 'powerful' 206 MHz 32-bit Intel StrongARM processor, provides both RS232 serial and USB expansion interfaces, and offers a CompactFlash Type II (CF-II) socket for memory or I/O expansion.”

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