OQO - A Nice Looking Mini PC Is Coming

far · June 8, 2002 6:51AM

This has nothing in common with Apple, but it looks very nice.

Check this: <a href="http://www.oqo.com/"; target="_blank">http://www.oqo.com/</a>;

nostradamus · June 8, 2002 7:01AM

[quote]Originally posted by Far:

This has nothing in common with Apple, but it looks very nice.

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It has more in common with Apple than you think.

[ 06-08-2002: Message edited by: Nostradamus ]

matsu · June 8, 2002 7:12AM

Are a bunch of the people responsible for the little brick former Apple employees?

Nostradamus, I've noticed a distinctly less enthusiastic version of you in the past couple of weeks. Finally coming down off that Kormac fantasy, plastic-sniffing, high***, huh?

***I know the plastics are the signature of KKS, but they were essentially the same creature, one was just a better bullshiater, that's all.

Have you fully defected to PC's yet?

bigc · June 8, 2002 9:57AM

[quote]Originally posted by Far:

This has nothing in common with Apple, but it looks very nice.

Check this: <a href="http://www.oqo.com/"; target="_blank">http://www.oqo.com/</a><hr></blockquote>;

try this one also

<a href="http://www.tiqit.com/"; target="_blank">http://www.tiqit.com/</a>;

buonrotto · June 8, 2002 10:03AM

The display is problematic.

belle · June 8, 2002 3:50PM

Perfect examples of engineers left to run free in the wild. Without the controlling influence of good designers and marketers you're left with completely unusable products.

frawgz · June 8, 2002 4:04PM

OQO was formed by the former head of the Apple PowerBook design team. Before leaving, he ran his idea of an ultraportable computer by Steve, looking for Apple's support through licensing the Mac OS to them, IIRC. Jobs didn't go for it.

sc_markt · June 8, 2002 4:12PM

IMO, these things are becoming too small to be useful. However, if you could plug in a full sized keyboard and mouse and connect the output to an external monitor, then I could see where the small size could be an advantage.

xmoger · June 8, 2002 6:01PM

[quote]IMO, these things are becoming too small to be useful. However, if you could plug in a full sized keyboard and mouse and connect the output to an external monitor, then I could see where the small size could be an advantage. <hr></blockquote>

Like this:

<a href="http://www.saintsong.com.tw/"; target="_blank">saint song</a>

res · June 8, 2002 6:54PM

If apple made one I'd buy it in a second -- But I also bought the Newton 110.

dhagan4755 · June 8, 2002 7:48PM

Long live the Newton! Maybe a new iteration of this is coming at MWNY?

applecello · June 8, 2002 11:51PM

Ya, maybe when this was pitched to Steve and Co, he told the guys "no way" but the gears were turning saying, "Hell ya."

I bet he thought it was a good idea that could be done better by Apple. something like that...

sushiism · June 9, 2002 8:02AM

<a href="http://www.worldssmallestpc.com/"; target="_blank">http://www.worldssmallestpc.com/</a>; nice ripoff tabs

blackcat · June 9, 2002 10:47AM

How would you use WinXP on a screen that size? Adding an external monitor defeats the whole point of the thing really.

Clever engineering but not that useful.

spiller · September 26, 2004 3:54PM

Sorry to revive an old thread...

http://www.oqo.com/

http://www.handtops.com/show/news/46

The OQO is out of the stalls at last. The question is, if this device, at the given price point ($1,899), had a G3/G4 chip in it, and ran OS X, would there be any takers?

new · September 26, 2004 4:09PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Spiller

Sorry to revive an old thread...

http://www.oqo.com/

http://www.handtops.com/show/news/46

The OQO is out of the stalls at last. The question is, if this device, at the given price point ($1,899), had a G3/G4 chip in it, and ran OS X, would there be any takers?

I think I would. If it has wifi... I really think Apple should have something smaller than a 12". Saw a ultraslim Vaio the other day, close to one centimeter thick and very elegant.

new · September 26, 2004 4:48PM

Actually it's so nice I might switch...

no, just joking.

But I really like it. funny how they show so many pictures of mac's in their movie.

talksense101 · September 26, 2004 11:23PM

I am going to wait for the pricing before examining it in detail.

jbl · September 27, 2004 12:17AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Spiller

The question is, if this device, at the given price point ($1,899), had a G3/G4 chip in it, and ran OS X, would there be any takers?

Me! Me! Me!

chagi · September 27, 2004 3:38AM

And this is why I'm currently invested in Transmeta stock, ought to be a nice little spike once this puppy gets publicly launched. :P

I'm honestly a bit suprised at the pricepoint though. Basically this type of device should ideally be priced somewhere between a PDA and a low-end laptop, not in line with a high-end laptop, at least in my opinion. As nice as an ultra, ultra portable PC might be, it's a pretty tough pricepoint to put it at, why not just buy a laptop?

jouster · September 27, 2004 7:03AM

I'd rather have one of these:

http://www.dynamism.com/u70/gallery.shtml

Side note: embedding a URL seems to be broken for me. Hmmmm....

OQO - A Nice Looking Mini PC Is Coming

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