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Sharp IS01 Android powered mini-laptop now available in Japan… sort of

It’s been a month or so since Sharp introduced the world… or rather, Japan to the new Sharp IS01 mobile device. And a developer version of this little guy is now available in Japan. The Sharp IS01 features a small 5 inch, 960 x 480 capacitive touchscreen display and a QWERTY keyboard, which makes it […]

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Android powered Sharp IS01 looks like a netbook, works like a smartphone

Most of the so-called “smartbooks” we’ve seen over the last few months have attempted to blur the lines between a netbook/notebook and a smartphone by using an ARM-based processor and an always-on operating system such as Google Android that allows you to receive incoming messages even when the laptop’s lid is closed. But most of […]