Wired News poo poos the OQO.  I still think the OQO is a kick ass product.  [John Robb's Radio Weblog]

I'm with Jon on this one, I think that if this takes off, it's really going to change the way that oganization work. Combine this with an always on wireless internet connection, and you have a portable Blogging tool that goes where you do. Editors can get multiple real time feeds from their people in the field (sorted/fed via a community server that the paper runs) and they can then add on and edit the stories that will be run by their paper in real time.

I sincerely hope this thing takes off huge, as I would love to see just what people do with it.

5:11:13 PM    

Tiny PCs: Is There a Market?. A San Francisco startup makes a prototype for a full-fledged computer that's the size of a pocket novel. Will it find room for itself in the market or on the history shelves? By Elisa Batista. [Wired News]

OQO has come out with a very small, very powerful portable computer. It falls somewhere between a laptop replacement and an Uber PDA.  Given that is has the power of a PC (800 Mhz - 1 Ghz, 256 MB RAM) and it's small form factor (4.1" x  2.9" x  0.9" 9oz ) makes it the speed of a laptop with a size comperable to my Handspring Visor deluxe. It has a color VGA screen, and 10 gigs of storage.

I see this as an ideal system for field work as well as serving as a desktop replacement, assuming the system can handle dust reasonably well, it should serve as a great on-site machine in harsh environments, as well as a desktop replacement system.

OQO is vague as to the price point of the product, saying that it will be priced for less than a comparably equipped notebook. I'm thinking around $1,800.00 or less. It will be sold via major desktop resellers, starting in 2nd quarter 2002, so time will tell. I look forward to playing with one of these once they are out.

11:13:10 AM