Wednesday, July 22, 2009

CES 2009: OQO announces model 2+ with OLED and Intel Atom processor


The pre-CES rumors were spot on again with the rumored OQO Model 2+ actually being announced and shown off at CES. The OQO model 2+ does have an OLED display (seems to be a popular theme at CES this year) and more for a full PC in your pocket. * 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 (1.33 GHz Z520 an option too)
* 2GB RAM (1GB optional)
* 120GB HDD (60GB HDD and 60GB SSD options available)
* Windows XP Home, Pro and Vista Business options
* 800×480 5 inch WVGA active matrix touchscreen OLED (LCD also an option)
* Integrated WWAN option
* Integrated 802.11 a/b/g WiFi
* Integrated Bluetooth 2.0
* Integrated backlit QWERTY keyboard
* 4500 mAh battery (9000 mAh option available)
* Size: 5.6 x 3.3 x 1.0 inches and 1.0 lb

Intel has revealed the design for a tablet version of its Classmate PC, a low-powered netbook designed for use in primary schools


The tablet-format Classmate, which was unveiled on Friday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (see Special Report), will let manufacturers build Classmate PCs that can be used either as a standard clamshell laptop or — with a 180° swivel of the display — as a touchscreen tablet. As with most netbooks, it will run on Intel's Atom processor.