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OQO is the manufacturer of a subnotebook computer named the ultra Personal
Computer (UPC). Its systems possess the functionality of a tablet PC in a
form-factor slightly larger than a PDA. According to Guinness World Records, the
"OQO" is the smallest full-powered, full-featured personal computer. The
company's first version of subnotebook computer is the OQO model 01. Recently,
it has been compared with the Ultra Mobile PC platform, although it was
introduced before the UMPC took flight.
OQO Model 01
The original OQO model 01 was announced several years before prototypes were
even seen, leading many people to call it vaporware until it was finally
released in the fall of 2004. The computer shipped with Windows XP installed
(Home Edition or Professional, but the Tablet PC Edition was not available until
the model 01+ was released) and featured a 1 GHz Transmeta processor, 20 GB hard
drive, and 256 MB of RAM. It included USB 1.1, FireWire 400, a headphone port,
and a built-in microphone, integrated 802.11b wireless radio, as well as
Bluetooth. The OQO uses a magnetic stylus with a magnetically sensitive 800x480
transflective screen. Retail shipments began on October 14, 2004.
OQO Model 01+
The OQO model 01+ was announced and released on September 27, 2005. Representing
an incremental update to the model 01, the OQO model 01+ features a 30 GB hard
drive, 512 MB of RAM, USB 2.0, and an internal speaker. It also adds support for
portrait display mode (480x800) and has a redesigned screen bezel intended to
improve the accuracy of its tablet. The OQO model 01+ runs on Microsoft Windows
XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 was introduced on January 4, 2006, taking advantage of
handwriting recognition and navigation.
OQO Model 2
Main article: OQO Model 2
OQO announced a model 02 at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2007. An
improvement over the model 01+, the model 02 is Windows Vista compatible and
supports Verizon and Sprint's EV-DO connectivity The model 02 comes with a 1.2
GHz or a 1.5 GHz VIA C7-M processor, up to 1 GB of RAM and up to a 60 GB hard
drive, has Bluetooth 2.0 and tri-mode WiFi (802.11a/b/g).
