It looks like a laptop for Silicon Valley Barbie, but Sharp's Zaurus SL-C760 is no toy, according to a review published at Brighthand. While Sharp does not market the device in the U.S., Americans can buy one for approximately $750 from target=”_new”>Dynamism, theKompany or another company specializing in technology imports. Dynamism and theKompany also do some internationalization/translation work on the products they import.

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Noteworthy features include:

• 3.7-inch TrueColor VGA (640×480 resolution with 65,000 colors) display
• PXA255 400Mhz XScale processor
• 62MB of RAM, 128MB of Flash ROM
• SD/MMC and CompactFlash slots
• Screen pivots to convert from landscape laptop to portrait Webpad
• Software featuring/including:
  • Linux
    
  • Trolltech Qtopia
    
  • Samba (shows up in Windows Net Hood)
    
  • Email
    
  • Word document reader from HancomLinux
    
  • Music player
    
  • Voice recorder
    
  • Video player
    
  • Calendar, addressbook, to-do list, calculator, etc
    
  • Can run Java applets

The review offers a lot of feedback from real-world use, and shows what may lie ahead for U.S. consumers.

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