oqo

That’s odd, I could have sworn that a few months ago, we wrote that OQO was officially shutting down, and its new line of Windows-running mega-handhelds would be lost forever.…

Man, I wish I had crazy money like the OQO fanboy that spend $4,500 on a used, but still unreleased, OQO model 2+. I mean, it only makes sense to…

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OQO, she is dead

10:16 pm PDT • May 21, 2009

OQO has shut down operations, turned off its phones, and is no longer accepting repairs. According to OQOTalk: A Note from OQO Inc. “We are sad to report that due…

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OQO could be hurting

7:42 am PDT • April 14, 2009

Ah OQO. You basically made us all want you. You teased, you upgraded, and now, in the middle of this downturn and, in the face of massive competition by far…

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Hands-on with the OQO 2+ MID

1:02 pm PST • January 9, 2009

We were lounging around the Intel area and saw this big collection of Mobile Internet Devices. These things are so weird we could barely tell what’s new and what’s years…

Not much to say here. It’s a change in leadership, and maybe it’s for the better. OQO makes some cool stuff but we haven’t heard from them in months. Perhaps…

Finally, a UMPC I’d want. Someone got the idea into their head to install Leopard on an OQO UMPC. It dual boots from Windows to Leopard, and appears to run…

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OS X on OQO

9:35 am PDT • April 29, 2008

http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fengadget%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F870178%3Freferrer%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eengadget%2Ecom%2F2008%2F04%2F29%2Foqo%2Dhacked%2Dto%2Drun%2Dleopard%2Dnow%2Dworlds%2Dsmallest%2Dmac%2Fsource%3D3&brandlink=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dbrandlink&brandname=blip%2Etv&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf I looked into getting Leopard to run on mini-PCs and this gives me hope that it is actually possible. While it’s not easy, this hack lets you install Leopard…

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OQO's massive QC failure and apology

12:14 pm PST • February 3, 2008

Fortunately and unfortunately us tech journos get pretty good technical support. We make a call to someone in company PR, they come and help us, and we rarely go through…

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European OQO to get 3.5G HSDPA modem

10:39 pm PST • December 3, 2007

The OQO E2 will soon be offered with a nimble 3.5G data connection, according to a report over at UMPC Portal. Official info isn’t available quite yet and what’s been…

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CrunchDeals: OQO model 02 for $1069.99

4:12 pm PST • November 30, 2007

Holy crap. Here’s an OQO for under $1100 after a $780 instant rebate. Hurry! OQO Model 02 UMPC [TigerDirect.com] via GottaBeMobile.com

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OQO Model 2 Gets HSDPA'd

9:19 am PDT • May 7, 2007

Over on Flickr, user tnkgrl got fed-up with the EVDO card her OQO Model 2 came with. So what’s a girlfriend to do when she wants a little HSDPA in…

After being crowned by Bill Gates at CES as the “category-defining UMPC,” we’ve read up on a patent OQO holds. In a way, some patents filed are like dreams… Was…

After the initial burst of excitement, I had all but forgotten about the little OQO Model 01+. (You know, out of sight, out of mind.) Anyhoo, the world’s smallest fully-functional…