Sharp's W-Zero3 Makes the List of Top Five Trendy Japanese Products

[Paul Martin]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://tokyomango.blogspot.com/2006/11/top-5-coolest-japanese-products-2006.html' target='_blank'>http://tokyomango.blogspot.com/2006...ducts-2006.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Nikkei Trendy's December issue includes its annual countdown of products that made it big in Japan. The editors of this comprehensive tech/trend-tracking magazine made their picks from various genres of consumer products--electronics, books, food, Web sites, McDonalds seasonal menu items--that went on sale between October 2005 and September 2006."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/Sharp_W-Zero3_ES.jpg" /><br /><br />Weighing in at number five, the <a href="http://www.sharp.co.jp/ws/004sh/index.html">Sharp W-Zero3</a> is a sleek-looking converged device which runs Windows Mobile 5, offers a VGA touchscreen, built-in 1.3 megapixel camera, slider-keyboard, USB-host capabilities and takes mini-SD cards. Might be what you're looking for...if you're willing to move to Japan to use it. Looks like it only works on the Japanese PHS network right now. Check out the <a href="http://www.willcom-inc.com/en/company/press/2005/10/19/index_1.html">specs here</a>.

[ctmagnus]

Industry-first 2.8 VGA (640 x 480 dots) high definition mobile ASV LCD

Is that thing really 2.8" If so, the human attached to that hand must be extremely small! 8O

[Nurhisham Hussein]

Is that thing really 2.8" If so, the human attached to that hand must be extremely small! 8O

It's not, it's 3.7".

[ctmagnus]

That makes much more sense. Still, in one of the links that Paul posted, I saw an awful lot of references to 2.8 VGA (note the lack of the " symbol).

[Paul Martin]

In looking at multiple pages of device info, I somehow linked to the wrong one, not realizing there was a second, similarly named model. Thanks to [b]Nurhisham[/b ] for correcting my links and to ctmagnus for noticing the great child model using the device. :mrgreen:

[Frankie1]

Jesus Christ! This Device is awsome, just when I thought my Exec was the best thing to tap on, I was sadly mistaken. Man I swear to you if this thing supported GSM I would import it faster than I could type the word i-m-p-o-r-t.

[TOCA]

Is that thing really 2.8" If so, the human attached to that hand must be extremely small! 8O

Think Japanese women :wink:

(5 ft small, and 80 pounds max. gross weight)

[TOCA]

First the O2 Flame, and now this 8O

I'm moving to southeast Asia asap :?

[Nurhisham Hussein]

First the O2 Flame, and now this 8O

I'm moving to southeast Asia asap :?

The W-Zero3 has been out for quite a while now, but we're all still dreaming about it even in South-East Asia. It only works on Wilcomm's PHS network, not GSM, which leaves out anybody outside of Japan.