OQO: "Look Ma, I'm a Tablet!"

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.oqo.com/company/news/releases/show/pr0017' target='_blank'>http://www.oqo.com/company/news/rel...ses/show/pr0017</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060106-OQO.jpg" /><br /><br />Wowee! OQO has finally made the move to a Tablet PC Edition of Windows XP. All of a sudden, the <a href="http://www.oqo.com/hardware/basics/">Model 01+</a> doesn't seem half bad, though it's probably safe to assume that the battery life still greatly sucketh, and that it still might burn a hole in your pocket, both literally and metaphorically ($2099). But hey, it's still cool. ;)

[l_emmerdeur]

No PC Card slot = no EVDO = WHY WHY WHY?

[stevelam]

No PC Card slot = no EVDO = WHY WHY WHY?

I guessing thats because XP Tablet dosent support PC Card?

[l_emmerdeur]

Um, all normal-sized laptops have PC Card slots, including Tablet PCs (like my former Motion Computing M1200, for instance). I understand wanting to save space and miniaturize, but I imagine the lack of PC Card is a deal killer for a lot of folks.

[stevelam]

Um, all normal-sized laptops have PC Card slots, including Tablet PCs (like my former Motion Computing M1200, for instance). I understand wanting to save space and miniaturize, but I imagine the lack of PC Card is a deal killer for a lot of folks.

My mistake. Of course it does I've seen them. What a crazy day I'm having. 8)

[l_emmerdeur]

:grouphug:

[stevelam]

:grouphug:

:jester:

[saru83]

No PC Card slot = no EVDO = WHY WHY WHY?

Well, its really compact, no more space for anything else, if it would have had it, it would have been significantly thicker.. :wink:

[jlp]

That's right, look at the huge DualCor cpc it's probably over twice as big, is 3 cm thick and doesn't even include a PC Card slot either.

[l_emmerdeur]

Mwahahahahaha.

My nemesis, the mandatory PC Card slot for EVDO access, is soon to be defeated. Perhaps as soon as February.

http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/adapter/u132.php

Suddenly, an OQO+ starts making a tad bit o' sense.

[Phillip Dyson]

Mwahahahahaha.

My nemesis, the mandatory PC Card slot for EVDO access, is soon to be defeated. Perhaps as soon as February.

http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/adapter/u132.php

Suddenly, an OQO+ starts making a tad bit o' sense.

Cool, if only there were drivers for Windows Mobile.


I could add EVDO to my Toshiba e830.


8O

[l_emmerdeur]

I have a hunch that drivers could be adapted to work with PPCs that have USB-Host built in. I think the new Acer n300 series has that.

Or we could persuade HP to drum up some iPaq drivers for these puppies as part of their partnership with VZW.

[Cybrid]

I could add EVDO to my Toshiba e830.


8O

tether www.gomadic.com
Bluetooth to compatible phone i.e UTstarcom 6700
Possible....Semsons CF to PC card adapter.

To quote MS'es Treo 700W gloat. You have one other wish left. :lol:

[l_emmerdeur]

8O[/quote]

tether www.gomadic.com
Bluetooth to compatible phone i.e UTstarcom 6700
Possible....Semsons CF to PC card adapter.

To quote MS'es Treo 700W gloat. You have one other wish left. :lol:[/quote]

1. Gomadic doesn't sell a RAZR cable yet, and I doubt their software works with VZW EVDO. Seems like a dialup-only solution to me.

2. Buying a PDA phone to tether another PDA - I'll have to hire a manservant to carry all these gadgets. Also, BT tethering is crippled on all VZW phones (except for some Blackberry, but Blackberries suck, so there ). 0X

3. The Semsons adapter only works with 16 bit cards. EVDO PC cards are all 32 bit. (and did the Semsons adapter ever graduate from Vaporware School?) :pimp:

[Phillip Dyson]

I could add EVDO to my Toshiba e830.


8O

tether www.gomadic.com
Bluetooth to compatible phone i.e UTstarcom 6700
Possible....Semsons CF to PC card adapter.

To quote MS'es Treo 700W gloat. You have one other wish left. :lol:

I'm already blue-tethering my pda to my smtp5600. Getting a verizon phone seems like a guessing game at best as to which phones can tether and which ones wont.

I'll probably have to settle for another phone with Edge or the forward looking HSPDA (sp?)

[Cybrid]

1. Gomadic doesn't sell a RAZR cable yet, and I doubt their software works with VZW EVDO. Seems like a dialup-only solution to me.

2. Buying a PDA phone to tether another PDA - I'll have to hire a manservant to carry all these gadgets. Also, BT tethering is crippled on all VZW phones (except for some Blackberry, but Blackberries suck, so there ). 0X

3. The Semsons adapter only works with 16 bit cards. EVDO PC cards are all 32 bit. (and did the Semsons adapter ever graduate from Vaporware School?) :pimp:
1. Gomadic is simply a cable. No software...The Razr might not support serial connections thus no cable.
2.The UTStarcom is almost the same size as my current phone. YMMV.
3.Thanks for the tip on 32bit cards. I hadn't considered that. I know two guys in my local user group with CF to PCMCIA adapters. They are available on Ebay.
4.How about a battery powered backpack stomp box

[Steve Jordan]

Suddenly, an OQO+ starts making a tad bit o' sense.

:razz: Not at 2G's, it doesn't.

[l_emmerdeur]

4.How about a battery powered backpack stomp box

Trying to keep it pocketable and as close to instant-on as possible, otherwise I'd just get a small laptop.

Steve, I agree, it is a lot of money, but I'm looking at this from the "in the realm of the possible" more than "should you do it". Frankly, $50 a month for wireless broadband is a tad much when you are already paying $30-$50 for cable/ADSL at home.

At the moment, there is no price point where one can say, "I can do this". After a pocketable, instant-on, EVDO/HSDPA-capable device or solution is available, we can worry about the price.

[Steve Jordan]

Point taken. It's just that it seems to me that, given the state of our technology, it has been possible for quite a while. We have pocketable PCs, and we have instant-on capability. We can fit the full Windows OS onto a single chip. I believe the only thing stopping these companies from doing it is how much they want to spend on the solution, and how much profit that means they'll take home.

Think about this: How does "instant on" make that device cost twice as much as a larger and more powerful laptop, and four times as much as a basic PC? Granted, it's not quite that simple, but even so, those numbers just do not make sense to me.

[Nurhisham Hussein]

That's right, look at the huge DualCor cpc it's probably over twice as big, is 3 cm thick and doesn't even include a PC Card slot either.

Nope, AFAIK, the OQO is actually slightly bigger than the DualCor - but they're both really, really small.