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I had an “oh my god” reaction when I was shown OQO’s latest portable PC, earlier today. From what I was told (watch video) this new version is a big improvement over the previous two editions. It features a much more usable QWERTY keyboard featuring integrated trackball, mouse buttons, up/down/left/right scroll on the lower left of the device. There’s also really cool docking station (watch video). It sports Windows Vista or Window XP.
http://www.slashgear.com/videos/oqov2slashgear.flvVideo – Part 1
http://www.slashgear.com/videos/oqo2part2.flvVideo – Part 2
Here’s the kicker…it features Bluetooth, WiFi, 1GB of RAM, 1.5GHz VIA C7M ULV processor and Sprint Revision 0. EV-DO. There’s also an HDMI-DVI adapter that’s included in the package.
There are three models available, the good ($1499), the better ($1699) and the best ($1849).
I want to thank our new friend Dean at The Mercury News for taking the time to show me the new OQO. NOTE that no embargo was broken because it was lifted at 6:30PM PST on Jan 7, 2007.
Docking station:
More images of the OQO model 02 can be seen in SlashGear’s image gallery. Check out OQO website for more information. I’ll write more on this device later when I have more time.
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Now that looks decidedly sexy. Can’t wait until we get one in for review!
Still a niche device–it won’t replace a larger tablet PC or notebook for most users, and probably doesn’t have the size or capability to replace a Windows Mobile phone, but it looks like the revision fixes nearly every shortcoming of the first model.
Even though I might not use it for anything more advanced than a Nokia N800, I’m so getting one the first day they are available.
Now I’ll need Sonos to make software available to let me use one of these to replace the Sonos remote control so that I can have one pocketable device that surfs the net and runs my home.
I was impressed with how small it is but I think the device actually is too small. It should have been built around a touch type keyboard then it would be my laptop replacement. Cool but not practical. If it was a little longer then they could have incorporated a true keyboard.