Comments on: OQO, she is dead

By: UMPChunter

UMPChunter — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:41:55 +0000

but u’ll not be able to do the things what u can do with an OQO with iPhone or blackberry

By: UMPChunter

UMPChunter — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:38:05 +0000

I think the OQO concept was a good thing.May be they have copied some features from other companies,but it is a very good idea to put all of them into one single unit.Arguments with the keyboard is worthless.I think it’s perfect for its kind of use.If there were telephone capabilities(i mean a GSM/CDMA telephone with sms),it’ll b so hard to beat this.Blackberry and iPhone can’t even reach this(those gagets actually good.But here i mean about the work).A guy has somehow managed to run mac os X on an OQO.Everybody knows hw much it can be done with a desktop OS.can your blackberry run your favourite video editing tool?.can it run 3d max or maya?.sure,u’ll say some people do not prefer such functions from a mobile phone.Then why don’t you find yourself a “NOKIA 3310?”.Actually the price is a turning point for any item in the market.Finally i’d like to say that the OQO was an amazing goodie and we’d like to see they are continuing the line.thank you everybody

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:25:22 +0000

The dudes at http://oqoasis.com/ are keeping the spirit alive for all the users who were left out in the cold by OQO’s sudden disappearance.

By: Review: Viliv X70 UMPC

Review: Viliv X70 UMPC — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:51:28 +0000

[...] asked me when I first got the X70 how will it be successful where the similarly equipped OQO models failed. It comes down to price. This UMPC offers a lot of functionality for a low price. OQO, and other [...]

By: Rayban

Rayban — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:19:30 +0000

You are correct! That is so obvious but why did they not see that?

By: Caps

Caps — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:11:22 +0000

Webcam? that would make no difference to me. What would make a difference is to provide keyboard.

By: AgentFerr

AgentFerr — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:27:29 +0000

It is not the price, it is the lack of a keyboard. For 3-600 I would rather buy a blackberry or pda phone if I wanted a thumb computer as those have instant on, long battery life, and full cell phone features.

I would only buy an OQO if it had a normal keyboard and price was not a factor for me not buying one at all.

By: AgentFerr

AgentFerr — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:24:40 +0000

The lack of a keyboard is why I never would buy one. I really liked the size being small but I agree it would have been better to make it a longer clamshell. I think that belief that people would want a non touch type keyboard was clearly their demise.

By: hooter

hooter — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:47:52 +0000

who were the vc investors?

By: » Daily Digest for 23/05/2009 iJulien

» Daily Digest for 23/05/2009 iJulien — Sat, 23 May 2009 23:15:09 +0000

[...] OQO, she is dead [...]

By: Nicholas Schmidt

Sat, 23 May 2009 21:43:41 +0000

If only they would have added a webcam! I had hopes of using this like a n810, but with x86 capabilities.

By: cb

cb — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:02:26 +0000

Is this the Wook, as in Wook from LA that worked at DD?

By: Tech Wook

Tech Wook — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:57:23 +0000

Does anyone know how many people worked at Oqo, or the number of people that are going to get canned from them ceasing operations?

Thank you.

The Wook

By: CrunX

CrunX — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:58:00 +0000

The OQO is a fantastic product (450 g and pocketable). But it failed due to its high price (3,000 USD). Plain simple! Give us that for 300 to 600 USD and you will sell milions worldwide.

By: John Konopka

John Konopka — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:46:50 +0000

I’m not into PCs but I recall seeing lots of small devices like this when I lived in Japan up until about seven years ago, though none were for export. I suspect there are similar devices right now on the display shelves of Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku, Kawasaki, Akihabara and elsewhere that are in the 500 gram category.

By: No title

No title — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:22:01 +0000

[...] OQO, she is dead [...]

By: wwdd

wwdd — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:06:34 +0000

Too easy.

By: Renat Zarbailov

Renat Zarbailov — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:50:23 +0000

@wwdd
My “help”? An independent usability review like this http://bit.ly/bWU8Y you call help? And by the way we never charged companies for reviewing their products.

By: wwdd

wwdd — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:05:20 +0000

Is it possible didn’t hire you because they didn’t want *your* help for some crazy reason..?

By: wwdd

wwdd — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:02:37 +0000

The units with the 1.6 via chips had a bad failure rate.. they burned up and you can’t just swap them out (potentially VIA’s fault). The on screen touch scrollers failed too much as well, and big are big ticket parts they had to eat that weren’t in the budget. Outside of that, you had an incredibly well engineered device with excellent build quality. That was the problem I think… they made an engineer’s dream, great parts and materials and industrial design… which brought the cost up enough to miss a big chunk of customers, while also raising their cost of repair. The margins did not win.