“Could the appearance of a Samsung StrongARM-based Linux PDA
the other day be in some way related to Compaq’s Itsy
project?”
“According to Compaq most of the components needed to build a
prototype are available off the shelf, although the likes of LCD
and touchscreen aren’t. …companies with ready access to and
knowledge of this class of component – like, for example, Samsung –
would probably find it fairly easy to knock one up.”
“So one does wonder whether they might not be related. And
indeed, why Compaq doesn’t want to put the Itsy into production
itself.”