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In Good Hands  September 2nd, 2004
  - I'm afraid that work and house-hunting prevent me from having the time to keep this page going. It looks like Handtops.com is the place to go for UPC info. Thanks Everyone for coming by!

U50 Review  August 4th, 2004
  - Here.

U70 Stuff  July 28th, 2004
  - A review with pictures, a website with files, and a mailing list.

USB Folding Keyboard  July 28th, 2004
  - Scroll down.

The First Ultra-Portable Computer  July 21st, 2004
  - Max Radomsky (who dat?) notes a review on a site shockingly unoptomized for Mozilla. Thanks Max!

Sony U On Display in Singapore  July 19th, 2004
  - Baskaran Kasimani notes you can drop by the Activity Hub of Sony Gallery (Isetan Orchard) and see it if you happen to be in the citystate. Thanks Baskaran!

Ultrapersonal Computers Mailing List RENAMED  July 19th, 2004
  - Turns out "[ultrapersonal_computers]" was wider than most UPC displays. Now it's called UltraPC. Thanks Jean Louis!

Gizmodo Gives U50 Mixed Review  June 29th, 2004
  - See what Gizmodo thought. Also noted is this video review.

Ultrapersonal Computers Mailing List Created  June 24th, 2004
  - I'm sure I'm stepping on a lot of toes, but here goes! Join Now! Consume! Marry and Reproduce!.

Sony U50 To Be Sold Outside Japan  Updated June 24th, 2004
  - Goes on sale in Singapore sometime in 2005. Thanks JL!

EU50?  June 19th, 2004
  - Fabien Musty is selling the Sony U50 at his new website. He is also mirroring some of the PictureBook content from this site. Thanks Fabien!

FlipStart InDepth  June 19th, 2004
  - A look at the FlipStart at Handtops.com (by way of Gizmodo).

Expected Future PCs  June 16th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky (he tries harder) notes this article about near-future PC form factors. Thanks Max!

U50 Review Cam...Er, Here  June 16th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky (more than meets the eye) notes the review and the /. complaints about it not being free. Thanks Max!

Demand Shown For UPCs  June 11th, 2004
  - This Business 2.0 article notes Antelope Tech is selling its $4,000 UPC to Boeing, General Dynamics, and the US Army.

U50 Review Coming...Not From Me  June 10th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky notes this teaser with pic for an upcoming review from pdabuyersguide. Thanks Max!

Smallest PC Not Demoed  June 9th, 2004
  - Transmeta shows PC about the size of a business card; business card more useful.

Over The Shoulder Solar Roller  June 6th, 2004
  - I4U News has a blurb on a roll-up solar panel PowerFlex from ICP Solar.

OQO Pics, Coverage  June 5th, 2004
  - Chuck Marshall notes this Gadget Addict discussion with big pictures and this Boston Pocket PC coverage. Thanks Chuck!

Slashdot Complains About OQO Not Being Free  June 5th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky notes the bimonthly Slashdot article on the OQO. Thanks Max!

OQO Splits...Production  June 5th, 2004
  - Jory Bell of OQO sez: "OQO will be allocating 50% of its production to individual/consumer demand." Of course, note the 'will' instead of 'is'. But it's the thought that counts. Thanks Jory!

Pocket PC Thoughts Doesn't Think Too Highly Of OQO  June 4th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky notes this article with cool pictures. Thanks Max!

U70 Video Demo, Etc.  June 4th, 2004
  - Slimane Bouaroudj notes this discussion about the videos on this website which also has a translated spec sheet with a link to this article. Thanks Slimane!

New Transmeta Chips  June 4th, 2004
  - The Register explains it all for you.

YA UPC Site  June 4th, 2004
  - For the Flipstart PC, OQO, Sony U70, UX5, and U101.

UPC Comparison Chart  June 1st, 2004
  - Philip Agcaoili (longtime reader) has prepared this excellent UPC Comparison Chart. Thanks Phil!

OQO Video  June 1st, 2004
  - Watch reporter grab OQO and run away shouting "Mine! All mine!" news.com.com is there.there.

Sony Exits US [And EU] PDA Market  June 1st, 2004
  - Making room for ultra-personal computers? CLIEck here.

OQO Wallpaperz  May 27th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky (again go I there!) photoshops the head of Jory Bell onto the body of an OQO: eins, zwie, drei, und vier. Thanks Max!

OQO on NotebookReview.com  May 27th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky (again!) notes this discussion. Thanks Max!

OQO Gets 23 Million Investment, Investor Gets OQO For Son Timmy  May 27th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky notes this Techweb article. Thanks Max!

OQO To Ship This Fall  May 26th, 2004
  - You heard it hear last... AP, via Gizmodo.

OQO.com Updated  May 26th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky notes the OQO website has been expanded/updated. Thanks Max!

Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?  May 26th, 2004
  - Business Week dares to ask the question: Is That a Computer in Your Pocket?

Illogical  May 26th, 2004
  - The Inq is wowed by the OQO: OQO Takes on Vulcan.

OQO Caught In Revealing Photo Spread  May 25th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky³ notes these high res photos showing the delicate texture of the OQO's skin...from all angles (pant pant). ;-) Thanks Max!

OQO! Selects! 40! Major! Corporate! Customer! Pilots!  May 25th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky² saw this on Yahoo! (a wholly owned subsidiary of Google). Thanks Max!

Through The Looking Glass  May 25th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky¹ notes this article which turns things upside down: Will the OQO be a viable PDA replacement?. Thanks Max!

Sony U Pics  May 16th, 2004
  - Fabien Musty sends us a blatant plug for his business (check out the pics page for big U pictures). Thanks Fabien!

24/7/OQO  May 16th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky points us to screenshots of 24 featuring the OQO: Screenshot Central. Thanks Max!

OQO now WIRED  May 16th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky (tireless reporter) Notes Wired has changed its mind about the OQO: (scroll down). Thanks Max!

Sony Makes Ultraportables Real  May 10th, 2004
  - It's tough news for OQO and FlipStart, but good news for us, true believers! I4U Sony Japan Vaio U page The Register

OQO Product Placement  April 27th, 2004
  - Josh notes the OQO made an appearance on the latest episode of the TV show 24 on Fox. Thanks Josh!

CES 2004 OQO  April 20th, 2004
  - Frank Roessler notes this PCStats article. Thanks Frank!

UPC Summary Article  March 22nd, 2004
  - Max Radomsky notes this summary article. Thanks Max!

OQO Fan Site  Ides of March, 2004
  - Peter Crook (and captain) note oqo411. Thanks!

FlipStart FanSite  March 4th, 2004
  - mini411.

The Secure RPS Air Warrior - Handheld Portable Workstation With Cheese  March 4th, 2004
  - Dermot Canniffe points out the SRPSAW product page. Thanks Dermot!

One Person's View Of MiniPCs Versus PDAs And Phones  February 28th, 2004
  - 'mrpcdolphin' notes this weblog entry. Thanks mrpcdolphin!

IBM PC Core System Pictures  February 25th, 2004
  - The Register story is here.

IBM Japan Announces New Palm Size PC Core  February 25th, 2004
  - Articles: I4U, CNN/Money/Fortune, and Japan Today.

FlipStart GetsNew WebSite  February 18th, 2004
  - Brian Kuriyama notes the new URL: FlipStart. Thanks Brian!

FlipStart JumpStarts PressCoverage  February 17th, 2004
  - The FlipStart already has coverage in Forbes and The Inquirer.

The Battle Of The Giants  February 16th, 2004
  - Fabien Musty (Belgian Man of Mystery) leaks the secret new name and features of the Vulcan MiniPC: FlipStart. Thanks Fabien!

The OQO Is High Tech  January 27th, 2004
  - J. Grant Schofield notes this Inquirer article featuring a well-used OQO. Thanks Grant!

OQO Gets Worldwide Coverage  January 24th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky (international investigator) points you to a Japanese PC Watch article with pretty pictures, another article you can Czech out, and a third. Thanks Max!

Frogpad Goes Greentooth, Er, Bluetooth  January 19th, 2004
  - infoSync World article. Can the Twiddler2 be far behind?

The Radomsky Files  January 19th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky notes this TechTV article, an OQO photo, and his cool OQO logo wallpaper. Thanks Max!

Transmetazone  January 19th, 2004
  - Fabien Musty notes this detailed Transmetazone article. Thanks Fabien!

An OQO With A Gig Of RAM In June?  January 17th, 2004
  - Tony Graham notes this Electronic News article saying the OQO can have up to a Gig of RAM and will be available in June. Thanks Tony!

The Adventures Of OQO In The Third Dimension  January 14th, 2004
  - Max Radomsky notes the PC World story with dimensions 4.9" x 3.4" x 0.9" and battery life (2-6 hours) updates. Thanks Max!

New Version Of OQO Revealed At CES  January 8th, 2004
  - "whisperer212000" notes the prnewswire story. Big news is 5" 800x480 screen and integrated keyboard/pointing device. Thanks whisperer212000!

OQO Site Updated; New Version Of OQO With Keyboard  January 8th, 2004
  - Steve notes the OQO site has been updated. New pictures of an OQO with bigger screen and keyboard; sales said to begin Fall 2004. Thanks Steve!

Old Article From New Scientist On Antelope MCC  December 30th, 2003
  - At least it's a good one: Full-featured PC fits in pocket.

AMDqit My Tiqit?  November 19th, 2003
  - David Moore points out the possibility of the Tiqit changing processors: AMD Mobile client (from here Yahoo! Finance!). Thanks David!

Antelope, Transmeta, Gigahertz  November 18th, 2003
  - Corey McGuire sends this L'INQ: Antelope leaps into 1GHz Transmeta deal. Thanks Corey!

In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of OQOs  November 18th, 2003
  - Angela Lokie quotes an e-mail from OQO: "The OQO product is currently in pre-production however it won't be on sale until spring of next year." Thanks Angela!

Little Drives Get, Um, Bigger  November 5th, 2003
  - News.com.org.net.edu.com article on 1.8inch and smaller hard drives.

Antelope Tech MCC Launches November 7th  October 26th, 2003
  - News.com.com.com.com Antelope Tech article.

Sony replaces U101 with UX5  October 26th, 2003
  - Lawrence Camera posted on the Farstand forum and James Barnes notes this gizmodo article. Thanks Lawrence and James!

Antelope Tech Page Updated  September 21st, 2003
  - Gary Muhlestein and Justin Smith note Antelope Tech page is updated. Thanks Gary and Justin!

OQO & Tigit VS. Vulcan & U101 Tag Team Texas Cage Deathmatch  August 3rd, 2003
  - Ken Potter notes Windows XP Handhelds: The Next Small Thing. Thanks Ken!

U101 Back In Production End Of Summer  August 3rd, 2003
  - That's what the little voices tells us, yes....

Battery Supplier Names OQO, Err, Or Something Like That  May 26th, 2003
  - Alex Kristensen and Matte and Thomas Madsen-Mygdal note Danionics appointed battery supplier for the OQO. Thanks Alex and Matte and Thomas!

OQO At PC Expo?  May 23rd, 2003
  - Alex notes a possible Sept. 16th launch for the OQO. Thanks Alex!

Tweener Worst Form Factor Name Since Underwearable  May 14th, 2003
  - Lance Hirsch notes Not laptop, not PDA: Should you buy a tweener? article. Thanks Lance!

Tigit 1Q04. Really.  May 9th, 2003
  - "DSMoore" notes Tigit has updated their website and threatens to ship. Thanks DSMoore!

Antelope Tech MMC For Real Too  May 9th, 2003
  - "J S" notes Antelope Tech is also ready to take your order. Thanks J S!

Geek Logic Cartoon  May 5th, 2003
  - Maybe this describes more than a few of us. Now, were did my HP 49G get to?

See You In September?  April 29th, 2003
  - Baskaran Kasimani quotes an email from OQO saying "We are planning to release product in approximately September of this year...." Thanks Baskaran!

Tiny Tablets Touted  April 17th, 2003
  - Rory Rhodes notes this news.com.com article. Thanks Rory!

Amorphous Metal Case For Vaporous Computer  April 17th, 2003
  - "lungqookie" notes this Liquidmetal press release. Thanks lungqookie!

Can You Really Call Them Competitors If They Don't Sell Anything?  April 8th, 2003
  - Freeman Pascal notes YA vaporware non-maker of Tiny PCs. Thanks Freeman!

OQO Available, Like Now? Somebody Tell Their Website  April 3rd, 2003
  - Will notes an email to sales at oqo dot com yields the following autoresponse: "The OQO Ultra-Personal computer will be available from the OQO website and various consumer electronics channels in the United States in April 2003." Thanks Will!

OQO To Have Keyboard?  March 19th, 2003
  - The updated OQO FAQ says Although its screen and keyboard are smaller than those of a laptop[....].

OQO Drifts Into The Distance Some More  March 19th, 2003
  - Gary Muhlestein notes OQO updated their FAQ to say 2nd half 2003 as the latest slip date. Thanks Gary!

OQO Site Update  March 10th, 2003
  - Wolfgang Gaggl notes OQO updated their site (Just in time for CeBIT). Thanks Wolfgang!

Virtual Pen For Virtual UPC  March 10th, 2003
  - Wolfgang Gaggl notes this 3D motion-capturing VPen. Thanks Wolfgang!

OQO Shipments in 2Q03?  March 3rd, 2003
  - Paid IDC report teaser: Industry News: OQO Announces Third-Generation Palm-Sized PC to Begin Shipment in 2Q03. Buy the report here. Wonder what it says...

FAoQo Updated  February 26th, 2003
  - Brandon Bates notes the OQO FAQ has been updated. Thanks Brandon!

One Of These Days I Gotta Get Myself Organizized.  January 25th, 2003
  - One of these days a real rain is gonna come and wash, er, just a little page cleanup. Moved info from news to Links, Competitors, and Accessories/Upgrades.

Catch An OQO? Mount It  January 23rd, 2003
  - Mark Comeaux (President) notes his mobile mounts, stands, glareguards, etc. for notebooks and PDAs Interactive Products. Thanks Mark!

A FrogPad Review  January 19th, 2003
  - Linda Marroquin notes this FrogPad review by Waystation Partners. Thanks Linda!

Ancient Running OQO Demo  January 13th, 2003
  - Fabien Musty clued me in to these pictures at Transmetazone from July 2002. Thanks Fabien!

OQO Form Letter  January 13th, 2003
  - UrbanskI saves you from getting on OQO's mailing list by posting their autoresponse in this blog's Tuesday, January 07, 2003 entry. Thanks UrbanskI!

IBM Crusoe Technology Demo  January 7th, 2003
  - Transmetazone news, ascii24 article (Japanese).

OQO Appears  January 2nd, 2003
  - Unfortunately, it appears on Wired's Vaporware list for 2002.

OQO - Prices, preorder  November 1st, 2002
  - Chris Carroll notes these potential OQO prices/configs: UPC-001 800MHZ 10 Gb - 1599.00, or UPC-002 1GHZ 20 Gb - 1899.00. Contact sales@oqo.com for preorder info. Thanks Chris!

Links

Various articles and pages about the OQO and/or competitors
  - OQO homepage
  - PC STATS article with pictures
  - Dow Jones OQO/MCC article with lots of good detail on price, availability, etc.
  - OQO at Transmeta
  - TransmetaZone OQO article
  - ZDNet Japan OQO article
  - Infosync OQO article
  - Forbes OQO article
  - Australian IT OQO article
  - InternetWeek OQO article
  - Wired OQO article
  - News.com OQO article
  - The Register OQO article
  - Newsfactor OQO article
  - Tiscali OQO article
  - Linux Devices OQO article
  - ctnow OQO article
  - ZDNet UK OQO article
  - Mobile Advisor OQO article
  - eWeek OQO/Tablet PC article
  - Article on the OQO and other PDA-ish devices.
  - An article, a response to which indicates the date for the OQO is late Q1 2003.
  - Japanese articles with pictures (one, two, three).
  - Antelope will use Transmeta chip.
  - article with pictures of a running OQO.
  - PC STATS MCC page.
  - eWeek article with some interesting speculation.

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Web Forum/Mailing Lists

  - Yahoo! Group for OQO and competing devices.

Competitors

Various articles and pages about OQO competition
  - Antelope Technologies
    - PC STATS MCC article
    - Extreme Tech article on Antelope Technologies

  - Sony U Series

  - Vulcan Mini-PC: Article one, article two, article three.

  - Charmed Technologies Wearable

  - Geode Extended Office: article one, two
  - Transmeta 1000: ZDNet Japan article (slow to load)
   - Modubility
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Accessories/Upgrades

  - One-handed keyboards

    - Twiddler2: reviews

    - FrogPad: Review by Waystation Partners, infosync article

  - Replacement Hard Drives: Hitachi 20/40gb

  - Mobile mounts, stands, glareguards, etc. for notebooks and PDAs Interactive Products

OQO Specs

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Highlights
Windows XP (NOT Tablet Edition)
1GHz Crusoe processor
20GB hard drive
256MB RAM
5" 800x480 touchscreen display
Graphics: Lynx 3DM+ with 8MB VRAM, made by Silicon Motion Incorporated
1394 FireWire
USB
802.11 and Bluetooth
4.9" x 3.4" x 0.9"
Built-in 57-key keyboard with pointing device and mouse buttons
Weight: 14 ounces

Linux

Will the OQO run Linux? Will everything be supported? Big questions. If I get an OQO I will attempt to answer them.
  - Linux Devices article

  - Portables comp.sys.portables
  - Linux on Portables comp.os.linux.portable

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