Willcom Announce D4 Mobile PC

Japanese mobile phone carrier Willcom have announced the D4 Windows Vista Mobile PC which they plan to sell from mid June. Specs have been translated (on a best effort basis) below. What I first looked for was the battery life but it seems this is still being tested. Depending on this it could be quite a nice portable PC. The Willcom 4x PHS data connection theoretically offers speeds of up to 256kbps which I find acceptable for email and basic web surfing, but not good enough for Skype of live video streaming. The basic price plan is as follows: - Inital Payment 39,800 yen - Monthly payments 3,700 yen × 24 ・W-VALUE Discount 1,600 yen × max 24 Actual cost = 90,200 yen It's great to see Willcom continuing to innovate and I look forward to seeing what they come up with when they have Wimax data speeds. Willcom Product Page & Flash Showcase Page (Japanese only) Sharp Product Page (Japanese only but has lots of nice flash)

Model Number			WS016SH
Maker			Sharp
Operating System			Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack1
CPU			Intel Atom Processor Z520 (1.3GHz)
	Cache Memory	Level 1	56KB
		Level 2	512KB
System Bus （Bemory Bus）			133MHz (533MHz)
Chipset			US15W
Main Memory			1GB Fixed (DDR2-533、PC2-4200対応)
Display	Internal Display		5" Wide TFT LCD (WSVGA, LED Backlight)
		Resolution	1,024×600、800×600
		Color	Up to 262,144 colors
	Graphic Accelerator		Inside the chipset
	Video memory		Up to 254MB (Uses main memory)
	External Display *1	Resolution	Maximum 1,360×768
		Color	Up to approx. 16.77 millions colors
		Multi-Monitor	Supported
Storage	Hard Disk Drive		Approx. 40GB (1.8", Ultra ATA/100)
		Format	NTFS
	Floppy Disk Drive		No
	CD/DVD Drive		No
Communications	LAN		(Included with cradle sold separately)
	Wireless LAN		Yes (IEEE802. 11b/g)
	PHS (Cellular data module)		Yes (Compatible with W-SIM that supports W-OAM)
	Bluetooth		Yes （Bluetooth Wireless Technology Ver.2.0+EDR）
Telephone			Yes *2
Sound			Within Chipset + High Definition Audio Codec, Speakers (Inbuilt monaural)
1-Seg TV Receiver			Yes
Camera			Approx. 2 mega pixel CMOS camera
	QR Code Reader		-
Input	Keyboard		64 Key (Metal dome switch style, key pitch approx. 12.2mm）
	Pointing Device		Illuminated touch pad (with wheel functionality), touch panel
Interface			Earphone mic port (flat) ×1, Micro SD slot ×1, USB (USB2.0, miniAB connector) port ×1
Power	Battery		Special standard battery (Lithium ion) , Special high capacity battery (sold separately, lithium ion)
		Battery life	Now testing. Results will be posted on the home page as soon as testing is finished.
		Standby time
		Charging time
	AC Adapter		AC100-240V (Within Japan only AC100), 50/60Hz (Product number: EA-UM1V)
	Power Cord		AC100V (Japan standard)
External dimensions (W×D×H) (When closed, Excluding protruding parts)			With standard battery : Approx 188x84x25.9mm
Weight			With standard battery: Approx 470g
Operating temperature & humidity			5-35degrees celcious /20-85% (No condensation)
Main peripherals			W-SIM Card (RX420IN), Headset, Stylus Pen, Standard Battery Pack, AC Adapter, Soft Case, Office Personal 2007, Office PowerPoint 2007 etc.

*1	Cradle and RGB/USBnecessary to connect to external display
*2	Headset required for voice communication. Voice not played back through inbuilt speakers.