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Anyone else excited about the OQO?

post #1 of 18
10/1/04 at 12:41am
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http://www.oqo.com

Specs:

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1GHz Transmeta processor
20GB hard drive (shock-mounted)
256MB DDR RAM
Dimensions: 4.9" x 3.4" x .9"
Weight: 14 ozs
800 x 480 W-VGA 5" transflective display (indoor/outdoor readable)
3D accelerated graphics with 8mb video RAM
QWERTY thumb keyboard with mouse buttons and TrackStik®
802.11b wireless
Bluetooth® wireless
4-pin FireWire® (1394)
USB 1.1
3.5mm stereo headphone jack
Microphone
Digital pen
Removable lithium polymer battery
Battery life up to three hours, depending on usage

OQO docking cable includes:
3D accelerated 1280 x 1024 VGA video output
Additional USB
Additional FireWire (1394)
Ethernet
DC power
Audio out
Now if only that was upgradable to 512mb of memory...but if you coupled this with a Bluetooth cellphone with internet access, we're talking "Welcome to the 21st Century."
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post #2 of 18
10/1/04 at 12:56am
Forgot the price tag of nearly 2,000 bud. That is what doesnt get me excited
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post #3 of 18
10/1/04 at 3:28am
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Seems like people around here have shelled out more for less =P
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post #4 of 18
10/1/04 at 3:32am
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Originally Posted by Hunterzyph
Seems like people around here have shelled out more for less =P
Well I think the market for such a thing is real limited. Those who might have been interested, like PPC enthusiasts, will probably be turned away by the high price too, as most high end PPCs are only about max, 600.
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post #5 of 18
10/1/04 at 3:29pm
Anyone know when this is supposed to come out?
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post #6 of 18
10/1/04 at 6:44pm
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Originally Posted by Kakaze
Anyone know when this is supposed to come out?
4th quarter I believe.
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post #7 of 18
10/1/04 at 6:48pm
The keyboard is too small in my opinion. Something like a Blackberry has similar functions and is cheaper.
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post #8 of 18
10/1/04 at 6:54pm
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Originally Posted by B Nietsnie
The keyboard is too small in my opinion. Something like a Blackberry has similar functions and is cheaper.
Blackberry cant run real windows apps now can it?

OQO is full XP
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post #9 of 18
10/1/04 at 7:10pm
Well what are you going to use it for? Solitare and minesweeper might be fine. O ya I guess Word would work... but that is pretty limited use in my opinion. And again, too hard to type on word.
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post #10 of 18
10/1/04 at 7:18pm
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Originally Posted by B Nietsnie
Well what are you going to use it for? Solitare and minesweeper might be fine. O ya I guess Word would work... but that is pretty limited use in my opinion. And again, too hard to type on word.
You can use it as a normal PDA... but it can be docked and used as a normal desktop, when docked. I personaly dont find it an appealing app, except as a toy. Too expensive.

I just say... OQO is totaly diff than Blackberry, and OQO while a lot more expensive, can do everything a black berry can do, and more.
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post #11 of 18
10/1/04 at 8:33pm
It's a great concept, but I do agree that the price is the killer. . . just no way i could talk myself into shelling out 2 grand for that.
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post #12 of 18
10/1/04 at 8:39pm
Not really. Been there, done that with my VAIO U70p
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post #13 of 18
10/1/04 at 8:43pm
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Originally Posted by Peepers
Not really. Been there, done that with my VAIO U70p
Yeah I would rather spend money on that baby than on the OQO. Too bad they are discontinuing them...
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post #14 of 18
10/1/04 at 8:46pm
Too small a niche...
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post #15 of 18
10/1/04 at 8:47pm
^^That sucks, I really wanted one of Sony's offerings once prices reached a reasonable level.
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post #16 of 18
10/1/04 at 9:28pm
It looks awesome!
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post #17 of 18
10/6/04 at 5:15pm
im definately gonna try one out. It just looks too amazing, i gotta have one, even if it turns into a $2000 personal movie/music jukebox.
thanks,
-T-
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post #18 of 18
10/6/04 at 5:24pm
I'd like to see Half-Life 2 running on it
but of course there will be a Gameboy that size running it for $99 within the next 5 years
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