Willcom has unveiled the Willcom 03 smartphone at the 2008 CEATEC in Japan. The slider looks good in pictures and it might prove to be worth buying. Although I don’t think people will fight for it when it arrives in stores.
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Computers these days are getting smaller and smaller. At this age and with todays technology, all these innovations are now possible. Computer are popping out everywhere in small sizes while  maintaining many of its robust features and a little something more. Sharp has joined the market with its Sharp WS016SH, otherwise known as the Willcom D4.

It’s one of the first UMPCs to have an Intel Atom running at its core with 1.33GHz speed. Other specs include a 1GB RAM, 40GB HDD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Windows Vista. All of these are housed in an ultra-compact 84×188×25.9mm body that weighs only 470g. It makes use of a 5-inch 1024×600 touch screen and has a slide out full QWERTY keypad for text input. It also comes with a 2-megpaixel camera and OneSeg TV tuner.

via: Willcom

Akhibara News got a chance to play around with the smallest Vista-toting UMPC, the D4 from Willcom, which is based on Sharp’s WS016SH. The MID has a slide-out keyboard and a 5-inch touchscreen, good enough to watch OneSeg digital TV available in Japan. Akhibara come out feeling satisfied about the device, albeit the 1.33GHz Centrino Atom proved a bit too slow to handle Vista Home Premium, but given that it was only an almost ready prototype they were testing, there might be a few changes to solve this issue. With 1GB of RAM, 40GB HDD, and a 2-megapixel camera, there is also WiFi, Bluetooth, and mini-USB completing its connectivity options.

The Willcom D4 is set for a release in the second quarter of 2008. No price details are available yet. Go ahead and take a look at the video after the break.

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