Hitachi has announced a new Japanese PDA called the FLORA-ie MX1, a 400MHz Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 2003SE. The most stand-out feature of the MX1 is definitely the Zaurus-like slide-out keyboard which is certain to make it lusted after by many Western Pocket PC fans, who have been privy to integrated keyboards before, but nothing quite the same. As a big fan of the Zaurus form factor (and less so the Linux environment it runs) I’d say it’s a pretty appealing design. I hope Hitachi considers bringing it to the US.
It’s beefy, too, with a 4-inch VGA screen, built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and SD and CF slots—everything a Windows pocket-sagger should be.
Product Page (Japanese) [Hitachii via SorobanGeeks (Congrats on 2 years!)]
