Sharp is a company that gained mass recognition during the 1983-2000 period where it was the shirt sponsor for Manchester United football club. A great part of this publicity is merely recognition due to advertisement but another part is also that Manchester United had perhaps their golden era during this period and were very successful. Sharp is a Japanese company that operates in the electronics industry. Among its consumer products are LCDs,home appliances and communication equipment. On a side note, Sharp is one of the top 20 semiconductor manufacturers of the world (as forecasted for 2007 by iSuppli Corporation). The Sharp Zaurus is the name of Sharp's lineup of PDAs. The Sharp Zaurus was one of the first PDAs to be made available in Asia and while it has been immensely popular in Japan since its release in 1993, it is not as popular elsewhere. This is mainly because the earlier Zaurus PDAs used proprietary Sharp OS which had Japanese UI thus restricting its usage elsewhere. On the other hand, Sharp later started selling Zaurus PDAs elsewhere with open source Linux distributions as well as OpenBSD. However, most of these distributions allow proprietary Sharp software to run on them. Accessories for the following laptop manufacturers are available at PDA Accessories: Acer, Averatec, BenQ, Canon, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, Hitachi, HP, MacBooks by Apple, JVC, Mitsubishi, NEC, Nikon, Sony, Toshiba, Trigem, Viewsonic, WinBook, etc.
QTek is a brand name under which HTC (High Tech Computer Corporation) operates. HTC was the fastest growing tech company in 2005 in BusinessWeek's Info Tech 100 and not only does it provide operator-branded products (O2, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc) but also owns Dopod as a subsidiary company. It has recently also developed its first UMPC (Ultra Mobile Personal Computer), the HTC Shift. Other PDAs among QTeks's extensive list of products include the Qtek 1010, Qtek 2020/2020i and the Qtek 9090. Accessories for the following laptop manufacturers are available at PDA Accessories: Acer, Averatec, BenQ, Canon, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, Hitachi, HP, MacBooks by Apple, JVC, Mitsubishi, NEC, Nikon, Sony, Toshiba, Trigem, Viewsonic, WinBook, etc.
Orange SPV was a type of smart of phone made by High Tech Computers (HTC) for the telecommunication company Orange SA and particularly for its mobile operator division. SPV stands for Sounds, Pictures and Videos so if you were expecting something complicated we are terribly sorry to disappoint you. Like many cell-phones, smart-phones and PDAs, the SPV line largely uses Texas Instruments processors (with the exception of a one that uses a Samsung processor). The SPV line continues even to this day and its latest manifestation was the SPV E650 smart phone. The SPV line has also standardized the Microsoft Windows Mobile OS ever since the launch of the original SPV which operated on the Microsoft Smartphone 2002 OS. Amongst the many smartphones released by Orange SPV are the Orange SPV M1000 and Orange SPV M2000 which seem to hold a special place in many people's memories as they were amongst the first Windows powered smartphones and thus carried mobile versions of Outlook, Internet Explorer, Media Player in addition to calendar, task and contact which meant it was particularly useful for business users who could keep in touch with their work while on the go. The following types of products are available at PDAaccessories: Bluetooth, Package, Leather Cases, Carrying Case, Chargers and Synchronizers, Stylus, Data Storage, Battery, Screen Protectors, Screen Cleaning Kits, Hands Free, Keyboards, Kits, Gaming Console Accessories, Booster Sticker, Antenna and Amplifiers, Gadgets, Cameras, Laptop Chargers, Laptop Keyboards, Wireless Cards, GPS Batteries and GPS Mounts.
O2 was a company whose base of operations in various countries was made from demergers from BT (British Telecom). Late in 2005, the Spanish company Telefonica bought O2 plc. Although O2's main area of business is realted to both fixed and mobile phone services, it also offers broadband services and also sells a range of wirelessly connecting PDA and smartphones branded as XDA. These XDA PDAs are often produced by multiple manufacturers such as Quanta, Erima, etc. Current models are the XDA Orbit and the XDA Stellar, earlier models include: O2 XDA II & XDA IIi, O2 XDA III & XDA IIs, O2 XDA I and O2 XDA II Mini all of which have been retired. As a company O2 is in direct competition with the likes of Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone and many others besides. Accessories for the following laptop manufacturers are available at PDA Accessories: Acer, Averatec, BenQ, Canon, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, Hitachi, HP, MacBooks by Apple, JVC, Mitsubishi, NEC, Nikon, Sony, Toshiba, Trigem, Viewsonic, WinBook, etc.
Nintendo, makers of classics, innovator of new trends, the old the new combined. Yes, although Nintendo has been rather inactive in recent times, the launch of the Wii has led to it once again becoming a dominant player in the console wars. In fact Nintendo is the leader in terms of console sales for this generation of consoles and even though both the XBox 360 and PS3 are technically far superior the Nintendo Wii's innovative and (physically) challenging but immensely fun style of play has made it a success. From its first venture (mass produced) into gaming consoles NES to the Wii, Nintendo has persisted in trying to be fresh with its game designs and gameplay (Duckhunt anyone? Hint: Light Zapper) and outdone its combination by sheer ingenuity. The same can be said of its game development ranging from the old classics (Donkey Kong, Mario Bros, Excite Bike, Duck Hunt, etc) to its modern classics (Zelda, Wii Sports, to an extent Pokemon, Wii Sports, Animal Crossing, etc). It is also (undoubtedly) the most experienced and one of the leading manufacturers of portable consoles (Gameboy Advance/Color/Pocket, DS) and have encouraged innovative gameplay in the DS as well with the two screens, one of which is a touch screen. Accessories for the following brands are available at PDA Accessories: Apple / Ipod, Audiovox, Casio, Dell, Handspring, i-mate, MDA, Kyocera, Microsoft, Motorola, O2, Orange SPV, Palm, Qtek, Blackberry, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens, Sony, T-Mobile and Toshiba.
Microsoft, the first thing that comes to mind is monopoly and not the boardgame either, for how often have we heard the two words together. However there is a lot more to Microsoft than just being a monopoly. Other than Microsoft Windows, the world renowned operating system, Microsoft also develops other software such as Microsoft Office (productivity software), Internet Explorer, Media Player, Encarta, Messenger, Silverlight and a host of software both for development and casual use. Microsoft has also diversified to the hardware market with their own lineup of mice, portable music players (Zune) and gaming consoles (XBox and XBox 360). Microsoft has also developed an operating system for mobile devices such as PDAs known as Windows Mobile. Accessories for the following laptop manufacturers are available at PDA Accessories: Acer, Averatec, BenQ, Canon, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, Hitachi, HP, MacBooks by Apple, JVC, Mitsubishi, NEC, Nikon, Sony, Toshiba, Trigem, Viewsonic, WinBook, etc.
Kyocera is a Japanese company originally formed in 1959. Along with mobile phones and PDAs, Kyocera also manufactures ceramic products, printers and copiers, digital imaging devices, semiconductor components, electronic devices and telecom equipment. Amongst their extensive lineup some of the more popular Kyocera phones are the Kyocera 6035 and the Kyocera 7135 both of which are flip-phones (that is they have the clamshell form factor). The Kyocera 6035 was released in 2002 and is a monochrome PDA whereas the Kyocera 7135 is a color phone and was released in 2004. The 6035 and 7135 phones both operate on CDMA cellular networks. Accessories for the following brands are available at PDA Accessories: Apple / Ipod, Audiovox, Casio, Dell, Handspring, i-mate, MDA, Microsoft, Motorola, Nintendo, O2, Orange SPV, Palm, Qtek, Blackberry, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens, Sony, T-Mobile and Toshiba.
