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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

OQO due in the fall

"For Jory Bell, creating a handheld computer that uses the full Windows XP operating system isn't a matter of if, but when. As chief executive of San Francisco-based OQO, Bell has been trying for four years to create such a handheld. Now he says the product will be launched in the fall," reports the Mercury News.

See Online's Real power in your pocket (February 12) for more on the "mini-PC" genre.

Comment: The PC Stats site gives a better idea what this "ultrapersonal computer" is like, based on its announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. But like the Transmeta chip it uses, it has already had such a ridiculous amount of coverage that the reality is almost certain to be a disappointment.

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