OQO was a U.S. computer hardware company that was notable for manufacture of handheld computers. Its systems possessed the functionality of a tablet PC in a size slightly larger than a personal digital assistant (PDA). According to Guinness World Records, the "OQO" was the smallest full-powered, full-featured personal computer in 2005. The company's first version of subnotebook computer was the OQO model 01. It had been compared with the Ultra Mobile PC platform, although it was introduced before the UMPC took flight. The company was founded in 2000.
Key facts
- Company.name
- OQO, Inc.
- Company.logo
- Oqo logo.png
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.foundation
- 2000
- Company.defunct
- 2009
- Company.location
- San Francisco, California
- Company.key_people
- Andrew Popell, FounderJory Bell, FounderJonathan Betts-LaCroix, FounderNick Merz, FounderRobert Ford, FounderMichael Prichard, FounderBob Rosin, SVP
- Company.industry
- Electronics
- Company.products
- Subnotebook computers
- Company.homepage
- http://www.oqo.com/ (archive)
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- OQO Model 01
- OQO Model 02
- OQO Model e2
- OQO Model 2+
- Bankruptcy
- OQO model specifications
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OQO was a U.S. computer hardware company that was notable for manufacture of handheld computers. Its systems possessed the functionality of a tablet PC in a size slightly larger than a personal digital assistant (PDA). According to Guinness World Records, the "OQO" was the smallest full-powered, full-featured personal computer in 2005. The company's first version of subnotebook computer was the OQO model 01. It had been compared with the Ultra Mobile PC platform, although it was introduced before the UMPC took flight. The company was founded in 2000.
OQO was reported to have stopped production in April 2009. The company confirmed that it had ceased operations in May 2009 because of financial difficulties.
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