Sharp Electronics Corp. today announced that its new Zaurus(TM) SL-5500 Personal Mobile Tool, a unique mobile communications and multimedia device, is now available to consumers at electronic stores and office products retailers nationwide. The Zaurus SL-5500 will be carried by leading retailers including Office Depot, Staples, Best Buy, Circuit City, J&R, The Good Guys, Fry's, J&R, and online at Amazon, Mobile Planet, PC Connection and sharpplace.com.

The Zaurus SL-5500 offers consumers everything they need to be truly mobile, from business-critical wireless e-mail to view-anywhere movies and video. Combining the power of mobile computing with the fun of multimedia, the Zaurus SL-5500 features a powerful 206MHz processor, 64MB of standard memory, and a MP3 and MPEG-1 multimedia player, voice recorder, and a high-resolution color screen. With a cleverly-designed, pull-down QWERTY keyboard and the ability to add peripherals such as a digital camera, the Zaurus SL-5500 offers consumers a next-generation mobile device for all their business and personal needs.

Versatile and powerful, the Zaurus SL-5500 gives people the ability to:

* Check work-related email anytime virtually anywhere
* View MS(R)Word, MS(R)Excel or MS(R)Powerpoint email attachments on the train into work
* Reschedule business appointments on the fly
* View video clips of their favorite bands via the MPEG1 video player
* Listen and download music via the MP3 player
* Take photos using an add-on Compact Flash digital camera and email them to family and friends
* Surf the Web and comparison shop while on the go
* Play video games including Asteroids, Mine Hunt and Patience