# OQO

> OQO was a San Francisco computer hardware company that sold pocket-sized Windows PCs to mobile professionals and enthusiasts. Its slide-out keyboards, desktop application compatibility and optional cellular connectivity offered an alternative to PDAs and laptops. Its first PC shipped in 2004; the company closed in 2009 before its announced Intel Atom-based Model 2+ reached commercial shipment.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Jory Bell (Co-founder; CEO at the Model 01 launch), Jonathan Betts-LaCroix (Co-founder), Andrew Popell (Co-founder), Michael Prichard (Co-founder), Nick Merz (Co-founder), Robert Ford (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Model 01, Model 01+, Model 02, Model e2, Model 2+
- **Notable:** Model 01 won TechTV Best of Show in mobile computing and wireless at CES 2004, according to OQO’s historical company profile., Guinness recognized OQO’s miniaturized full-featured PC; the company profile specifically credits Model 01+., Model 02 appeared in Bill Gates’ CES 2007 keynote.

## Products & services

- **Model 01** — Shipped October 2004. Five-inch 800 × 480 display, slide-out keyboard, Windows XP, 1GHz Transmeta Crusoe, 256MB RAM and 20GB hard drive. US base price $1,899; XP Professional version $1,999.
- **Model 01+** — September 2005 update with 512MB RAM, 30GB hard drive and USB 2.0; retained the 1GHz Transmeta platform.
- **Model 02** — Introduced at CES January 2007; base price $1,499. VIA processor, backlit keyboard, five-inch screen, XP or Vista configurations and optional EV-DO mobile broadband. Base price fell to $1,299 in September 2007.
- **Model e2** — International-market relative of the Model 02, with configurations supporting UMTS/HSDPA mobile broadband.
- **Model 2+** — Announced January 2009, never commercially shipped by the original company. Intel Atom processors; $999 entry configuration with LCD and $1,499 higher configuration with OLED, plus optional Gobi 3G.
- **Docking accessories** — Docking hardware and connectivity accessories allowed handheld PCs to connect to larger displays and peripherals.

## Achievements

- Model 01 won TechTV Best of Show in mobile computing and wireless at CES 2004, according to OQO’s historical company profile.
- Guinness recognized OQO’s miniaturized full-featured PC; the company profile specifically credits Model 01+.
- Model 02 appeared in Bill Gates’ CES 2007 keynote.
- Model 2+ demonstrated an OLED PC display option at CES 2009, but did not reach commercial shipment.

## Latest updates

- **2009-04** — Distributor reports said Model 2+ preorders were being canceled as OQO’s finances deteriorated.
- **2009-05** — Closure was confirmed; repair and service support ended.
- **2012-07** — Former patent-portfolio lead Erin-Michael Gill wrote that OQO’s patent portfolio was then owned by Google. This is a retrospective account, not a company relaunch.

## Links

- Website: http://www.oqo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oqo

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