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Thursday 8 January 2009, 11:33 AM
OQO goes for 'world' record
OQO, maker of UMPCs, or MIDs (or whatever the latest name for even-smaller-than-netbook PCs is) has surpassed itself with the press release announcing its Model 2+ device.
The hardware (above) is genuinely interesting. Like its Model E2 predecessor, the 454g Model 2+ has a 5in. display and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. However, the new model uses Intel's 1.86GHz Atom Z540 processor with 2GB of RAM, runs Vista Business or XP (Professional or Home) and has 'world-capable' mobile broadband in the shape of Qualcomm's Gobi module, which supports HSPA and CDMA2000 EV-DO. We look forward to getting our hands on this $999 (~£660) device when it ships in H2, particularly to get a gander at the 800-by-480-pixel OLED touch-screen display.
The press release is a classic, though, clocking up 'world's smallest' (fully-functional Windows Vista PC), 'world's first' (PC OLED display) and 'world's leading' (3G cellular networks supported) in the first paragraph alone. Let's hope it lives up to the breathless publicity.
The hardware (above) is genuinely interesting. Like its Model E2 predecessor, the 454g Model 2+ has a 5in. display and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. However, the new model uses Intel's 1.86GHz Atom Z540 processor with 2GB of RAM, runs Vista Business or XP (Professional or Home) and has 'world-capable' mobile broadband in the shape of Qualcomm's Gobi module, which supports HSPA and CDMA2000 EV-DO. We look forward to getting our hands on this $999 (~£660) device when it ships in H2, particularly to get a gander at the 800-by-480-pixel OLED touch-screen display.
The press release is a classic, though, clocking up 'world's smallest' (fully-functional Windows Vista PC), 'world's first' (PC OLED display) and 'world's leading' (3G cellular networks supported) in the first paragraph alone. Let's hope it lives up to the breathless publicity.
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