Archive for the 'uPCs' Category

OQO Model 01 out for sale

Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

Okay … OQO finally delivers commercial availability of their uPC, the Model 01. CNET Reviews has a review on it.

Priced at $1,900.00 it’s definitely not pocket change, and coupled with the fact that notebooks and its sub/mini variants’ prices have dropped like hot lead over the year - we really wouldn’t know for sure [...]

Video interview; price indication on OQO Model 01

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004

Cnet’s News.com has a video interview with Jonathan Betts-LaCroix, OQO’s Chief Technology Officer. In it, we see a prototype Model 01 in Mr. Betts-LaCroix’s hands as he indicates the various ports and options available, the battery (which is impressively thin), the sliding screen mechanism that looks very smooth, and in its docking cradle. Mr. Betts-LaCroix [...]

Vulcan FlipStart option to uPC-omputing

Saturday, May 29th, 2004

Following our article on the OQO Model 01, we explored further the commercial (or at least for the not-too-distant future) offerings of such utra-small PC’s and came up with the Vulcan FlipStart.

Has the time come for a uPC?

Thursday, May 27th, 2004

Have a look at the picture: Have a look at the size of the gadget in her hands. It weighs 14oz.
Imagine this as an everyday PDA - do you think it’d be as portable as your PDA? Does the physical dimensions of it put you off, or make you want to trade in your PDA [...]