"Hitachi, Ltd. today announced that it will immediately begin
shipping its Crusoe-based Internet appliance in Japan. The company
also plans to introduce the product in the United States as a
result of demand at Comdex."
"Hitachi's new device lets you put the Internet in your hand and
surf the Web with the stroke of a pen," said Dave Ditzel, chief
executive officer, Transmeta Corporation. "Transmeta's Crusoe
microprocessor allows Hitachi to put all the performance of a PC
into a handheld computer with up to seven hours of battery
life."