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PDA and Subnotebook Killer?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the see,-size-does-matter dept.

Purdah writes "I found this site with a description of a new type of palm sixed PC. It runs windows and would be great for mobile uses like music and movies (says it can store 3 movies). Extracts below are from the official website: complete Windows XP wireless handheld computer, cradle to dock with a keyboard and monitor, transforming the OQO to a full feature desktop machine, media player mode with enough memory for 1000 songs or three feature length movies, optimization for cool running and miserly power consumption" Looks a little vaporous to me, as well as thick. But there's an awful lot of potential if they get it right.

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  1. Another article by jimmcq · · Score: 3, Informative

    There is an informative article on the OQO "Ultrapersonal" PC at http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/020702/15/304wm.html

  2. OQO Photo Gallery by mh_tang · · Score: 3, Informative

    Looks like the OQO website is on the verge of being slashdotted, so here is a photo gallery of the OQO.

    Short review (reads more like an advertisement, actually) also here.

  3. No vaporware here by AnimalSnf · · Score: 5, Informative

    This company orignally announced this product a couple of months ago. A write-up on it and some pretty pictures can be found here and here. What is really cool is that the company was started by people from Transmeta and notebook designers for Apple and IBM. Their plans are to release this thing by Christmas, and with that kind of background I highly doubt they are just blowing smoke up the public's ass.

  4. A Review at Linuxdevices.Com by Real+World+Stuff · · Score: 5, Informative

    Found here yesterday.

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  5. Re:Another nice system. by eyepeepackets · · Score: 3, Informative

    Barely similar. There is a huge difference between 128 MHz and 1 GHz. Also a huge difference between 32 MB RAM and 256 MB RAM.

    If this oOo thingy is real, I'd really be interested in getting one as it would actually be useful as a general purpose computing device.

    The reason I've never bought a PDA is manifold:

    1. I don't want to be locked in to some else's idea of what my computing tasks are or should be;

    2. I want to be able to use the software of my choice and upgrade/change it as I need/want too;

    3. I don't want to take a big performance hit in exchange for size.

    So, I've just been waiting for the technology to catch up with my requirements. This little box could do it!

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  6. New News - Price range from $1200 to $1500 yearend by NickV · · Score: 3, Informative

    According to this new (ok week old) dow jones article, the OQO will be out by year-end and range in price from $1200 to $1500

    Sign me up!