04-17-2002, 04:19 PM
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The New 'pocket PC'?
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-883861.html
Here's an article forwarded to us by Darren Humphries about a new PC that startup company OQO is developing. It's essentially a very small Windows XP-compatible PC that can supposedly double as a handheld and desktop computer (via a docking station).
The OQO Web site includes a few specs:
� Powered by a Crusoe TM5800 processor at up to 1 GHz
� 10 GB hard drive
� 256 MB RAM
� 4-inch VGA color LCD touchscreen
� Weighs 250 grams
� Lithium polymer battery
� Built-in 802.11 and Bluetooth networking
The article also gives some perspectives on the market viability of such an all-in-one computer. My favorite line, though, is the opening one:
"First there was the pocket calculator. Then there was the pocket organizer. And if start-up OQO gets its way, the next big thing will be the pocket PC."
(Guess the writer doesn't know about OUR little hobby, does he?)
This kind of product has been a kind of "holy grail" in the computing industry for several years. Personally, I know that I use my Pocket PC for MUCH more now than I did a year ago, but I don't know if I'd really want a handheld device that completely replaces my desktop. I use them for different things, and even the OQO system would force me to make compromises on both the portability side and the desktop side.
Am I alone?
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