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OQO model 2

The ultramobile PC, or UMPC, has certainly attracted plenty of attention over its short lifespan. Despite good looks and sleek industrial designs, however, these pocket-sized PCs have left us disappointed, thanks to clunky interfaces, high prices, and poor battery life. The $1,849 OQO model 02 (configurations start $1,499) is a...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, Desktops, OQO, ultramobile PC, OQO Model 02, Sony Vaio

Product reviews 2007-04-23

Additional Resources

Sorry OQO owners, no more support or repair service for you

OQO made some very cool, yet expensive, highly portable Windows computers with integrated QWERTY keyboards and announced their latest model 02+ with OLED display and Atom processor at CES 2009. That device was never delivered and it turns out that OQO could no longer remain in business. Unfortunately, it sounds...

Tags: OQO, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium

Once full of promise and impressive feats of engineering, the ultramobile PC category has fallen on hard times, outmaneuvered by a cheaper, more capable class of systems known as Netbooks or mininotebooks. Best exemplified by the popular Asus Eee PC, these laptops use the same small screens and low-power CPUs...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, ultramobile PC, Samsung Q1, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-06-10

What ultra portable meets my needs for under $1000?

I have spent quite a bit of time and even more money trying to find a solution that would help me be productive during my daily 2 hour train commute and while traveling. I have also added the restrictions that it has to be very portable, lighter than my MBP,...

Tags: Device, Mobile, Battery, Display, Advantage, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Bluetooth, Engineering, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-04-18

The Wibrain B1; a full Windows ultra portable PC for less than US$700

I've been slowly building up my PayPal mobile device fund as I continue to look at devices that will help me get work done on my daily 2 hour train commute and regular business travel. I keep coming back to the HTC Advantage as a great solution, but until a...

Tags: Device, PC, QWERTY Keyboard, Wibrain, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-02-06

Several mobile challenges were presented at BibleTech:2008

I spent the last couple of days at the BibleTech: 2008 conference here in the Seattle area that brought together geeks who love the Lord and are providing Bible tools on computers, including mobile devices. You can check out all my blog posts on the sessions I attended on my...

Tags: Mobile, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-01-26

WiBrain B1E UMPC

Priced at $699 and offering a variety of useful input options, the Wibrain B1E avoids the two pitfalls that commonly beset UMPCs--high price and low usability. Its price makes it the cheapest UMPC we've reviewed; it's $300 less than the Fujitsu LifeBook U810 and a fraction of the cost of...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, Wibrain B1E, ultramobile PC, touch pad, pad

Product reviews 2008-01-17

CES: Mobile gadgets at Digital Experience!

I arrived at CES in Vegas and plan to stick around and see if there are any new mobile gadgets that may be worth picking up in 2008. While I do like to wander the show floor and find hidden treasures, it is much more productive to attend press events...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Device, Mobile, Battery Life, Windows XP Version, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Bluetooth, Keyboards, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-01-07

Fujitsu LifeBook U810 (Vista Home Premium)

The Fujitsu LifeBook U810 skirts the line between an ultraportable convertible tablet and a UMPC (that's ultramobile PC, if you haven't been paying attention). We've always liked UMPCs in theory--shrinking a laptop down in size to something you can almost pocket--but these systems, including the OQO model 02 and the...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Keyboards, ultramobile PC, Fujitsu LifeBook, Fujitsu Ltd., Microsoft Windows Vista

Product reviews 2007-09-19

OQO announces price drop and spec updates for model 02 product line

I was very impressed with the OQO model 02 devices that I had a chance to play with at CES in January 2007, but just didn't have the money to buy one of these when they were made available in March. I spoke with a representative at OQO yesterday and...

Tags: Hard Drive, OQO, Hard Drive Capacity, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-09-10

Samsung Q1 Ultra (Q1U-V)

The Samsung Q1 Ultra (Q1U-V) improves on Samsung's original and much maligned UMPC effort, but it still finds itself caught between two worlds. It can't replace your laptop as an everyday productivity tool because it's still too underpowered, and, despite the addition of a small keyboard split across the screen,...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows, Media players, Digital music, Q1 Ultra, Samsung Q1 Ultra, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Q1, ultramobile PC

Product reviews 2007-07-05

The Samsung Q1 Ultra will be available starting at US$799

It has been almost a year since I have had my Samsung Q1 UMPC and I have been thinking about selling it the last month or so. Now that the Samsung Q1 Ultra looks to be starting at US$799 my motivation for selling my Q1 is even greater. The longer...

Tags: UMPC, Tablet PC, On the road, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-05-07

Is Lance right? Are palmtop PCs a bad idea?

Is Lance right? Are palmtop PCs a bad idea?It's all about the screen size you want to carryIf Lance believes he can experience the full internet in all it's glory on a 2.5" diagonal screen, knock yourself out. I believe this category will happen. Cost aside, I will much prefer...

Tags: Media players, Handhelds, Digital music, Digital media, price argument, palmtop, PC, Lance

Discussion threads 2007-03-08

FlipSmart handheld PC unveiled at last

This has been a long time coming. I first heard rumors and saw spyshots of the FlipSmart handheld PC a couple of years ago and, after a number of delays, the device has finally been announced officially. Since its first mention, the world has turned a few times and a...

Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mobility, Productivity, Vista, Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-07

Asus R2H Ultra-Mobile PC

As laptops get smaller and PDA-style mobile phones get larger, a loose coalition of companies, including Microsoft and Intel, have been pushing a new category of mobile computing product, called the Ultramobile PC, or UMPC. The first generation of these handheld PCs, including the Samsung Q1 and the Sony VAIO...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Mice, Desktops, Keyboards, Notebooks, Monitors & displays, ultramobile PC, Asus R2H, Sony Vaio, mouse, laptop computer, ASUS, PC

Product reviews 2007-01-29

CES devices that help you work where you want to be

OQO model O2: While there didnt seem to be any major breakthrough announcement at CES, there were several devices that had upgrades made and a couple specific new devices in the mobile PC category. The company that I saw just about everywhere was OQO who was showing off their new...

Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, On the road, Gadgets, Tablet PC, OQO

Blog posts 2007-01-11

MobileTechRoundup show #86, Live from Vegas

Listen here (MP3, 7.3 MB, 21 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James, Kevin, and I are all in Vegas so we thought it would be good to try to get together...

Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, MoTR podcast, podcast, MobileTechRoundup, VEGAS

Blog posts 2007-01-10

CES: OQO launches second, much improved ultra mobile PC that runs Vista

CES: OQO launches second, much improved ultra mobile PC that runs VistaGreat FormIt looks like this model balances current software technology with Windows Vista and keeps an easy to use form factor with the device. Very cool...Why buy it?Something a 1/3 the size of a laptop for more money than...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PDAs, Notebooks, ultramobile PC, Business People, Microsoft Windows Vista, OQO, laptop computer, One Laptop Per Child project, OLPC product, PC

Discussion threads 2007-01-09

CES: OQO launches second, much improved ultra mobile PC that runs Vista

It was a little more than two years when OQO practically created the ultra mobile PC UMPC computing segment went it launched its Model 01. Back then, in 2004, I did a webcast interview of OQOs CTO Jonathan Betts LaCroix and here at CES in Las Vegas, I got the...

Tags: General, Vista, Hardware Infrastructure, Mobile, Personal Technology, Wired &, Wireless, Events, CES 2007, Cool Tech Gear, OQO

Blog posts 2007-01-09

CES: Mobile devices get updates with few new product announcements

I am still writing for Geek.com since I can cover a broader spectrum of products than I do on the Mobile Gadgeteer so if you are interested feel free to check out everything I have been doing on the Geek.com CES 2007 page. In regards to mobile technology, devices, and...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Palm, Smartphone, Ultra portable PC, Nokia, Microsoft, Gadgets, Tablet PC

Blog posts 2007-01-09