OQO Exposes Handheld Computer Based on Atom

OQO, a huge manufacturer of handheld computers exposed its new Atom-based device during the Intel Development Forum in San Francisco.

The Atom-based OQO handheld computer appears like the company’s e2 computer. The device was still marked with a piece of white tape with the words “OQO MID” which clearly means that it is a mobile Internet device.

To keep the suspense up, the company refuses to give details of the product. Nevertheless, experts agree that the new gadget should very well be more advanced than its predecessor Model e2.

The present Model e2 of OQO is powered by Via Technologies processors. These units earned praises from critics and analysts worldwide for their clean and polished designs that go very well with revolutionary features such as high-speed mobile networks and the use of SSDs.

The new handheld computer is designed to use little power. Although we do not know yet as to which Atom processor version was used in the device, it is safe to assume according to analysts that it uses the Centrino Atom. Centrino Atom uses a single-chip chipset. That type of the processor, the Z series, is available at different clock speeds, ranging from 800Mhz to 1.86GHz.

Source: PC World