Ultra-Mobile PCs: The Next Step

Have you ever heard of OQO?

This small company was started way back in 2000 in San Francisco, and they were the first to load a full Microsoft Operating system onto a handheld device.

The Guinness World Records cites the OQO’s first commercial version of their handheld product as the smallest, fully loaded computer.

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OQO is still around today and pushing forward with their goal of ultra-mobile PC platforms, one that the recently released the second generation of. Demand for these type of PCs is still low and really unknown, but its an emerging market that will surely need a sector leader. OQO is definitely up to the challenge!

These ultra-mobile PCs are smaller than laptops and even tinnier than tablet computers that many computer makers are currently pushing as a mobile solution. The difference is that these small and moble PCs are smaller than laptops and more powerful than your mobile phone.

They also include a wide range of nifty features. The Asus R2H, for instance, features a 7-in. touch screen, fingerprint scanner, 1.3-megapixel camera, and embedded GPS, all on a machine that weighs just 1.8 lb. Samsung’s NP-Q1 includes built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, and a flash-based memory drive. Sony and Samsung each outfitted their most recent ultra-mobile PCs with a flash-memory drive which lets programs boot and run faster, while conserving battery life.

This will be a very interesting market to follow!