OQO
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OQO is a manufacturer of ultra personal computer (uPC) or Handtop. uPCs possess functionality of a low-end tablet pc in a form-factor slightly larger than a PDA. The companys first version is called the OQO 01.
The OQO Model 01 was announced several years before prototypes were even seen, leading many people to call it vaporware, until it was released 10/14/04. The computer runs Windows XP Home, XP Professional, and Linux on a 1 GHz Transmeta processor, 20 GB hard drive, and 256 MB of RAM. It includes USB 1.1, FireWire, and a headphone port. It also includes integrated 802.11b, as well as Bluetooth. It began to ship on October 14, 2004.
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External link
- Official website (http://www.oqo.com)
- OQO Drivers (http://media.oqo.com/drivers/)
- Oqo Knowledgebase (http://support.oqo.com/cgi-bin/oqo.cfg/php/enduser/entry.php)
Forums (Not Official)
- Handtops Oqo forum (http://www.handtops.com/show/forum/3)
- OqoTalk Forum (http://www.oqotalk.com)
- oqoforum.com Forum (http://www.oqoforum.com/forum/)
- Greyhat Handtop FAQs more Sony then OQO (http://www.greyhat.com/sonyu)
Cases
Pelican 1020 Microcase, You have to cut the liner to make it fit.
- Pelican 1020 Pictures (http://www.adotnet.net/img/Pelican1020/)
ELECOM DJC-004
- blogs.shintak.info (http://blogs.shintak.info/archive/2005/03/06/3321.aspx)
- Elecom Japan (http://www2.elecom.co.jp/accessory/e-dictionary/case/djc-003-004/index.asp)
- Semsons.com US sales (http://www.semsons.com/eldjseca.html)
Sanwa PDA-EDC20
- Sanwa PDA-EDC20 (http://www.sanwa.co.jp/product/syohin.asp?code=PDA-EDC20BK&cate=3)
- KOTETU’s Hatena (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/KOTETU/20050323/p2)
Case Logic PLTK-10
- Case Logic PLTK-10 (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=304230&pfp=SEARCH)
Performance and System Tweaks
This is my lame effort to get the ball rolling...
- Handtops Performance Tweaks (http://www.handtops.com/forum/432/0//OQO_OS_Optimization.html#)
Desktop Tweaks
1. Primary use is Net access & MS Office apps including Visio, Project, Word, Excel, Photoshop, etc.--SSH, VNC, IPSec VPN, Firefox, IE, OWA, Lotus Notes, Skype, IM, winamp, and other streaming apps such as shoutcast and Internet TV.
Desktop Shortcuts to facilitate it's use as a mobile Web surfing device paired to a Bluetooth phone:
BluetoothConnection (dial thru my Nokia mobile as a modem)
Bluetooth Devices (add devices and monitor use)
Services (stop/start BT and Wifi to conserve battery and ease Stand By issues)
Control Panel (quick access to many config options)
cmd prompt
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Remapped the power button to go to Stand By.
Control Panel-->Power-->hardware buttons
Keyboard Commands
- Fn-2 -- enter BIOS setup (during boot)
- Fn-J -- toggles freefall detection
- Fn-K -- toggles audible key clicks
- Fn-M -- flips screen 180 degrees
- Fn-N -- toggles direction of scroll wheel
- Fn-Z -- toggles TrackStik click-to-select