OQO 02 - the Smallest Windows Vista Computer

Bill Gates showcased the OQO 02 ultra-mobile PC in his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Weighing a mere one pound and small enough to fit in a pocket, the model 02 is the world’s smallest Windows Vista capable computer, according to OQO.

“The model 02 is up to four times faster and has a display more than six times brighter than its groundbreaking predecessor, the model 01+. Redesigned from the ground up, the model 02 features a new ergonomic backlit keyboard and capacitive TouchScrollers for easy input and navigation. The model 02 incorporates complete wireless connectivity – including EV-DO Wireless WAN, WiFi, and Bluetooth,” OQO published.

OQO model 02 is available with a 1.5GHz VIA’s recently released C7M ultra-mobile processor, 60GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM.

OQO 02 UMPC has starting price of $1,499.

OQO 02 Specifications:

* 1.5GHz VIA C7M ULV processor (also available with 1.2GHz)
* 60GB hard drive, shock-mounted with active drop detection (also available with 30GB)
* 1GB DDR2 SDRAM (also available with 512MB)
* Dimensions: 5.6″ x 3.3″ x 1.0″
* Weight: 1.0 lb
* 5″ indoor/outdoor readable display (800 X 480 native; interpolated up to 1200 x 720)
* HDMI output for connectivity to HDTV displays and DVI monitors up to 1920 x 1200
* VGA output through bundled VGA/Ethernet adapter for analog monitors up to 1920 x 1200
* DisplaySense™ for detection and recall of external display settings
* Ergonomic thumb keyboard with SmartLock™ modifier keys, mouse buttons and Integrated track stick pointing device
* Integrated capacitive TouchScrollers™ for horizontal and vertical scrolling
* Embedded EV-DO WWAN (optional) for Sprint
* Integrated WiFi 802.11a/b/g
* Bluetooth® 2.0 wireless with EDR and A2DP support
* USB 2.0 port
* Audio out / line-in port
* Microphone
* Integrated active digitizer with optional digital pen (standard with Tablet PC Edition)
* Removable lithium ion polymer battery (available in standard and double capacity)
* Battery life up to six hours with double capacity battery
* Embedded hardware AES encryption engine
* Integrated TPM 1.2 (Trusted Platform Module)
* Rugged magnesium alloy chassis
* Removable screen protector

The OQO model 02 docking station specifications:

* Adjustable docking cradle
* Choice of dual layer DVD±RW/DVD-RAM or CD±RW/DVD-ROM optical drives
* HDMI digital video out with bundled HDMI-DVI adapter
* VGA video out
* 3 USB 2.0 ports
* 100 Base-T Ethernet
* Audio out / line-in port

[…] The OQO model 02 UMPC with embedded EV-DO capability weights one pound and is claimed to be “the world’s smallest fully-functional PC”. Along with VIA’s C7M ultra-low voltage processor at 1.5GHz, 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM, and shock-mounted 60GB hard drive, it has a backlit keyboard and TouchScrollers. The model 02 supports dual external displays at up to 1920 x 1200 pixels through digital (HDMI/DVI) and analog (VGA) video interfaces. […]

[…] The older OQO Model 02 configurations have a 1.5GHz VIA C-7M CPU, up to 60GB hard drive, and the support for the previous EVDO version. […]