Sharp EM ONE, EM Mobile HSDPA PDA

The Sharp EM ONE - EM Mobile HSDPA PDA is a next-generation mobile broadband device, designed to deliver a high-speed, always-on broadband experience using Japan's eMobile's HSDPA communications service with a maximum downlink speed of 3.6Mbps and 1.8 Mbps upload speeds. The EM-ONE has a W-VGA (800 X 480 dot) 4.1 inch high definition liquid crystal large screen and runs Windows Mobile 5.0, but we should expect a Windows Mobile 6 version at some point as well. The wide screen enables a user to view most websites without horizontal scrolling. As you can see, the "EM-ONE" EM Mobile PDA is equipped with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and at just 18.9 mm thick, the device features a 1.3Megapixel camera, Wi-Fi B/G, Bluetooth 1.2, a 520MHz PXA CPU, the awsome NVidia GoForce 5500 chipset, and a pretty nice design.

This device is aimed at the Japan market for now. Akihabara News makes a few interesting observations below:

"Even if the product seems to shine and sparkle, I also see far too many drawbacks:"

1) No Windows Mobile 6
2) No voice (from what I understood)
3) Japanese manufacturers never update their ROMs
4) A hefty price tag of €635, $834 US (when outside a contract)
5) A product that cannot be unlocked cannot be used with another operator Nice try, but with the mentality of Japanese operators being close to the mentality of Neanderthal men, I’m not interested. Being a fan of Microsoft mobile solutions, I’m always outraged to see how Japanese operators offer flanged solutions, compared to the same models used in Europe or the USA."