OQO Price And Release Date Set 134
captainJam writes "After more than 2 years of development, the OQO is finally set to be released in October for a price tag of $1899. Initially the unit will only be sold through OQO's website. Those grumbling about the price should take into consideration that the OQO is by far the smallest and lightest XP capable handtop with a touchscreen, slide-out keyboard and Transflective display."
Re:but... (Score:4, Informative)
Re:The size is nice, but (Score:5, Informative)
Re:looking for the specs (Score:2, Informative)
From http://www.oqo.com/hardware/specs/ [oqo.com]:
Wikipedia stub (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Seven word review: (Score:3, Informative)
XP Tablet Edition is much, much better than Linux if you're actually trying to be productive with the thing. I know that's a minor heresy to admit on
If you want to run Linux for Free software reasons on it, I can respect that. But, really, Linux simply isn't there yet on tablets. It's a bitch to set up, and you'll be cursing at the handwriting recognition the whole time.
Trust me, as crappy as XP is, it's the right choice for one of those.
-Erwos
Re:Hmm (Score:3, Informative)
higher specs, more 'innovative', 3g, looks nicer to use.. and it's cheaper.
Ultraportables (Score:2, Informative)
Re:transflective backlight (Score:2, Informative)
Re:transflective backlight (Score:2, Informative)
As far as I understand, all transflective screens have backlights.
How else would you see them in the dark?
The difference is that when used outside a transflective screen doesn't compete with the sun and uses natural light to illuminate the display. So the backlight isn't needed in bright light, but is in low light.