OQO Model 02/e2 - Review

I've had the OQO model 02 about 4 days now and I wanted to report back on my initial thoughts. I will write a longer review later.

First of all the device that I have is a model 02, not an e2. Although as far as I can tell the only difference is the keyboard and perhaps the e2 doesn't have the EVDO extendable aerial.

The unit is noticeably larger in every direction than the OQO 01+. Thats a shame because the screen is the same size. Its worth the trade off though because the 02 is fantastic.

The screen is fabulously bright and clear and I find it very easy to read. I've been using it for long periods over the weekend and I've no complaints about the screen.

OQO have done some great work to make life easier on a small screen too. First the 02 has innovative thumb scrollers on the screen surround at the bottom right which work like the scroll wheel on your mouse. I find them to be a great feature and they're very useful for scrolling websites horizontally as well as vertically.

Secondly the 02 has a zoom in and zoom out buttons which change the screen resolution instantly. Anyone who has encountered the old "The dialogue is too big for my screen and the OK button is not visible" problem will find this feature very useful...in that situation just hit the zoom out button, press OK, then zoom back in again. This is very well implemented.

On the first day I used the OQO I noticed a feature which also seemed to address this issue. When I was in the above mentioned situation and I moved the cursor towards the bottom of the dialogue it magically jumped up to allow me to see the OK button. It was very clever! The strange thing is that I can't repeat this! I'm not sure if this was in fact just one partcicular application or if I have somehow diabled this feature (or perhaps I am going slightly mad)??!

To be continued...Continued here.