OQO Profiled in News.com Video

Thank you very much Jason, this is really interesting.

A couple of thoughts :

Sure it’s gorgeous as hell and i soo want one but … come on, what’s its main purpose ? You can’t use it as a desktop replacement. You need at least another pc to send some datas throught wireless connection. Although I may hope that the docking station will have several usb2 ports so… mmmh yeah, if it’s the case you can plug an external dvd/cd rom drive and voila.

Well, assuming i’m right, inspect the keyboard : you nearly can’t use it. It’s like the pda’s little keyboards, it works but it’s way too small (due to it’s micro size) to be really usable. So once again, i see that as a personnal viewer. A nice way to surf the web (damn, what a nice screen !), check your latests mails (i don’t see myself writing such a long comment on this kind of device, but i thing you get it earlier), review your latests powerpoint presentations, or excel spreadsheets, listen to some mp3 or watch a movie… Mmmh all of this can nearly be done using a pda (one with a built-in vga screen i mean)So once again, what’s kind of users will buy it ?
As i said earlier, i really want one, not simply because it’s “wow, that’s what i call a useful gadget” but because it can be plugged to a nice big tft screen and a keyboard. In this case, it becomes a nice light desktop, that transforms itself into a nice “viewer” with loads of possibilities when it is used in mobile mode but i don’t think it will be advertised like this.
It’s hard to explain my feeling, IMHO i think the device is wrongly advertised. You won’t use it to write anything so you’ll strongly need the docking station with an external keyboard / monitor otherwise it’s kinda useless and can’t be stated as a laptop replacement…
In other words, why selling it with a label “well it could be attached to an external keyboard / monitor” while it must be “well it has to be attached to an external keyboard / monitor and used as a viewer with limited input possibilites while unplugged from its docking station” ?
Maybe i didn’t get the point ? What’s your opinion ? Why will you want to buy one ? What do you expect from this jewel ?

I want one because I can pack it up with my 19″ and a full keyboard and have a full PC in my hotel room.

Joking aside, I do want one. It’s nice to have something that can run all my office/work related apps that a PDA can’t. Currently, I tote a huge (by weight, not size) laptop to and from work so I can take my projects with me. An OQO and a docking station at both sites would be a much easier reality. Now if only I can convince my bosses to pay the “under $2000″ for one.