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OQO hacked to run Leopard: OQO Talk claims that a junior member has successfully hacked the OQO to run Mac OS X Leopard. In case you're not familiar, OQO developed several subnotebooks that have the functionality of a tablet PC in a form-factor slightly larger than a PDA. According...; Tags: OQO, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Tablets, Notebooks, PDAs, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Handhelds, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-29
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
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
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
Tricked out OQO now runs Vista: Ultra mobile PC features anytime, anywhere connectivityAt CES 2007, ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind talks to OQO CEO Jory Bell about his company's latest ultra mobile PC. The new device runs Vista, has a 1.5 Ghz processor, 1 GB of RAM and costs a little under $2000.; Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OQO, Microsoft Windows Vista; Whiteboards 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
The OQO ultra-portable PC sees a huge price drop: The OQO ultra-portable PC sees a huge price dropSTill a bit pricey vs the Samsung but like that KBD!I have the Samsung Q1 company unit. I like it alot but it needs more memory, faster CPU and instant on a windows problem.The OGO even with the price drops appears over...; Tags: price drop, OQO, PC; Discussion threads 2006-10-23
The OQO ultra-portable PC sees a huge price drop: Before the UMPC devices hit the shelves, there was the OQO ultra portable PC. The OQO is a pretty impressive device with a 1GHz processor, 30GB hard drive, 512 MB RAM, integrated WiFi and Bluetooth radios, and a very functional QWERTY keyboard that is revealed when the display shifts upwards....; Tags: OQO; Blog posts 2006-10-23
Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at Cebit: Photos: Origami handheld devices debut at CebitAbout time...For a lot of mobile professionals, all that's required is the ability to do mail, surf for, and view docs and presentations and then communicate about the material. That's what these machines will do well. Whether they communicate by WiFi or...; Tags: Handhelds, Tablets, Notebooks, tablet PC, OQO, OQO Model 01, handheld, Origami, handheld device, photograph; Discussion threads 2006-03-09
Intel shows Origami-like device: Intel shows Origami-like deviceYou Euros......just can't get away from the whole "totalitarian uber-government" thing, can you?Only the hardware...that may be proprietarily tied to MS Windows would need to be documented, I think. The rest should be easy pickings ;)But I doubt it will be too difficult to make an Origami...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, INTERNET, Operating systems, UNIX, Origami, Intel Corp., Linux, OQO; Discussion threads 2006-03-07
Gadgetheads rejoice: OQO finally ships tiny XP handheld: At 4.9 by 3.4 by 0.9 inches, OQO's Model 01 looks more like an oversized PDA than it does a full blown system that's capable of running Windows XP. But that -- a Windows XP system -- is exactly what it is. The Model 01 is finally shipping according to a...; Tags: OQO, Microsoft Windows XP; Blog posts 2004-10-19
Start-up OQO to launch hand-size PC: Start-up OQO to launch hand-size PCLooks interestingBased on the website and screen shots, it looks like a cool product. Of course, it will have to have more than just coolness to have staying power. I wonder, are there upgrade possibilities to the OS? Or even memory upgrades?...; Tags: Desktops, Tablets, Notebooks, PC, OQO; Discussion threads 2004-09-29
OQO's 14oz. PC starts shipping: Ultrathin and light Windows XP handheld aims at desktop replacementThis OQO runs Windows XP and boasts full computer functionality. In a May interview, OQO's chief technology officer, Jonathan Betts LaCroix, gives ZDNet's David Berlind a demonstration of the pocket-size PC.; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Desktops, OQO, PC; Videos 2004-05-28

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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
Triple booting into Vista, Mac OS X, and Ubuntu on a Fujitsu U810 UMPC: A few weeks ago Jason D. O'Grady posted about the news that a person was able to get Mac OS X running on an OQO. Prior to that Kevin Tofel had Mac OS X running on a powerful Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC device. I have the Fujitsu U810, but...; Tags: Ubuntu, Apple Macintosh, Device, Ultramobile PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Fujitsu Ltd., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-20
News to know: Microhoo; Taming Vista UAC; iPhone; Google; CIO Sessions: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC. Images: Taming Vista's User Account Control right Larry Dignan: Microhoo: Wall Street gets antsy Mary Jo Foley: XP SP3 delayed by glitch New test releases...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Vista UAC, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, 3G, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-04-30
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