OQO, a San Francisco-based company created in 1999 by Jory Bell and Joe Betts-Lacroix, along with other members of the team that developed the Apple PowerBook Titanium, has introduced a full-power, full-feature Windows XP PC that can be carried around in the pocket as easily as a cellular phone. The first products will be available in 2nd half of 2002. According to the company, “the OQO ultra-personal computer is the only computer most people will ever want or need.” Features include:
- Windows XP
- 200 dpi, 4″ color LCD
- Crusoe processor
- 256MB memory
- 10 GB Hard Disk Drive
- Firewire (1394) port
- USB 1.1 port
- OQO docking connector
- Synaptics touchscreen
- Advanced lithium polymer battery
- Audio out port
- Built-in high fidelity microphone
- Integrated 802.11b and Bluetooth wireless transceivers
If you read the press release on the OQO site you will notice that the device utilizes the same Toshiba 1.8-inch HDD that is in the iPod. Imagine, if you will, the same device running Mac OS X light (rumored to be in development) – can you say SuperPod?
