09-13-2004, 10:00 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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OQO To Launch October 14th?
Believe it or not, the OQO might actually launch this year. 8O
"OQO's Model 01 Windows XP palmtop has for some time been due to ship this autumn, but the company has now narrowed that timeframe down to mid-October. According to an email sent out by OQO, the device will be formally launched on 14 October in San Francisco. The Model 01 is based on a 1GHz Transmeta processor backed by 256MB of RAM and a 20GB hard drive. It sports a 5in 800 x 480 widescreen LCD, and integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The unit's QWERTY keyboard slides out from under the display."
I once believed the unit was vaporware, but when we saw it, it certainly looked close-to-market. This is the beginning of an interesting trend of mini-PCs that we'll have to keep on watching. 8)
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09-13-2004, 10:06 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2007
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In a similar news story, 2nd mortgages for homes are expected to rise towards the end of October :twisted:
Any ideas about a cost for this 8O
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09-13-2004, 10:09 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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From the designated critic for the day:
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Nice ultra-light notebook, but surely with a slow processor and probably harddrive, it would have been better to include 1 Gig of RAM to minimise swapping, which will increase battery life and make the unit feel snappier.
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Its good to see this thing finally reach the market, so we can see if it will really be significant competition to a pocketpc.
Surur
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09-13-2004, 10:11 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
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I know we're all pre-disposed towards Pocket PCs, but I really like this idea! And I hope it takes off, along with the FlipStart and other "handtops".
I forget the expected price for the thing, but I believe it was quite hefty; close to $2,000. That's going to be the biggest problem with these things. Well, that and the anemic CPU they're using.
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09-13-2004, 10:16 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I chatted a year or two ago with the CEO Ian Blasch of Tiqit. I played with a prototype and must say I left very impressed. At the time Ian said they had been having meetings with HP who was considering outright purchasing their company. Nothing came of it but is interesting to note that HP was looking in that direction at one point.
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09-13-2004, 10:17 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 171
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Now, if I can just figure out how to get a sim card installed with a BT headset...
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09-13-2004, 10:33 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
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I think that the D-Pad should be on the left side and the 'mouse-click' button should be on the left. Everyones left thumb is already trained to handle presise movements while the right them is better suited to clicking.
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09-13-2004, 10:38 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by dean_shan
I think that the D-Pad should be on the left side and the 'mouse-click' button should be on the left. Everyones left thumb is already trained to handle presise movements while the right them is better suited to clicking.
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Except for us lefties who, while used to it being the other way on game machines, like it this way. 
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09-13-2004, 10:40 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by entropy1980
I chatted a year or two ago with the CEO Ian Blasch of Tiqit. I played with a prototype and must say I left very impressed. At the time Ian said they had been having meetings with HP who was considering outright purchasing their company. Nothing came of it but is interesting to note that HP was looking in that direction at one point. |
I remember that. That was in Hollywood, right?....It seems to me you ripped it right out of my hands, you were so anxious to have a look see....<joking>
I remember how hot it ran back then. It seems to me Janak stated in previous posts about it that the problem seems to be solved now.
dave
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09-13-2004, 10:42 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Perry Reed
Except for us lefties who, while used to it being the other way on game machines, like it this way. |
That's exactly my point. Every game system has done this. I have quite the agile left thumb and wouldn't like to spend the time to build up my right thumb muscles.
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