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OQO Ultra-Portable Impresses At CES

Posted by simoniker on from the oh-the-anticipation dept.

carpoolio writes "One of the most-talked about gadgets at CES last week was the OQO ultra personal computer (uPC). TechTV gave it a Best Mobile Device award, and deservedly so. It's a fully functional PC that fits in your pocket. Running on a 1 GHz Transmeta Crusoe processor, the uPC packs a 20 GB hard drive, 256 MB of RAM, and has a color screen that slides up to reveal the keyboard. The price? Sub-$2,000. Photos available on OQO's Web site. Similar devices have come and gone in recent years, but this one really looks nice." OQO seems to be slowly migrating from vaporware to a release date - a CNET News article notes that "OQO said Thursday that it will begin selling the device in the second half of 2004."

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  1. Hmm... by inertia187 · · Score: 4, Funny

    We must have skipped vPC (very personal computer) and hPC (hyper personal computer). I'd still be interested in a sPC (semi-personal computer). Just don't show me the aPC (anti-personal computer).

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    1. Re:Hmm... by dustmote · · Score: 5, Funny

      Better than an anti-personnel computer. "Destroy all humans! Destroy all humans!" :)

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    2. Re:Hmm... by elmegil · · Score: 3, Funny
      nononono.

      Ex-Term-In-Ate!!!

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  2. Is that an OQO in your pocket? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, yes, it is. Nevermind.

  3. That's weird by AKAImBatman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is that an RS-232 port I see on the side? If it is, why? Is there something wrong with just providing a few USB ports?

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  4. aPC... by nweaver · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't that called Windows XP?

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  5. Sexy... by ActionPlant · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh yeah. I'd definitely hit it.

    Damon,

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  6. Um... by dewie · · Score: 2, Funny

    I didn't get to see all the photos before it got slashdotted, but I don't think it accepts that kind of input...

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  7. Re:Not a Good Server... by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 5, Funny

    the server must be on an OQO :-)

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  8. Obviously by Quixadhal · · Score: 2, Funny

    their web site is running on one of these things... probably in someone's pocket (ow!).

  9. nah... by ed.han · · Score: 2, Funny

    that's just user-hostile.

    ed

  10. Re:The website is slashdotted... by mrwonton · · Score: 2, Funny

    Perhaps the real problem is you're too old. Thanks to the wonderful (semi)-new subscription system, pages can be slashdotted by the priveledged "few" before we the peasants have our turn.

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  11. No, I'm New Here by New+Here · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, I'm New Here

  12. Re:Vaporware by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That explains the OQO Duke Nukem: Forever bundle.

  13. In other news, Hell freezes over... by avgjoe62 · · Score: 3, Funny

    One of these actually made it to Real Life? And Doom3 is in pre-order? My God, can DukeNuk'm Forever be far behind?

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  14. OT but amusing by galacticdruid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry to be OT, but this is too amusing to not comment on. Here at /. people very anti M$, but then on the home page there's an ad for visual studio. Is that ironic or what!?!?

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  15. Re:How big is this thing? by mac+os+ken · · Score: 1, Funny
    When buying consumer electronics I use the International Wang Standard.

    "Does the size, cost, and functionality of this unit make my wang look big or small?"

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