PDA and Subnotebook Killer? 250
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.
Vapor, again. (Score:2, Informative)
OQO resources (Score:2, Informative)
Another article (Score:3, Informative)
OQO Photo Gallery (Score:3, Informative)
Short review (reads more like an advertisement, actually) also here [tiscali.co.uk].
No vaporware here (Score:5, Informative)
Another nice system. (Score:2, Informative)
They also sell a wearable [xybernautonline.com].
A Review at Linuxdevices.Com (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Another nice system. (Score:3, Informative)
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!
New News - Price range from $1200 to $1500 yearend (Score:3, Informative)
Sign me up!
tiqit.com (Score:1, Informative)