OQO goes for 'world' record

OQO, maker of UMPCs, or MIDs (or whatever the latest name for even-smaller-than-netbook PCs is) has surpassed itself with the press release announcing its Model 2+ device.

The hardware (above) is genuinely interesting. Like its Model E2 predecessor, the 454g Model 2+ has a 5in. display and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. However, the new model uses Intel's 1.86GHz Atom Z540 processor with 2GB of RAM, runs Vista Business or XP (Professional or Home) and has 'world-capable' mobile broadband in the shape of Qualcomm's Gobi module, which supports HSPA and CDMA2000 EV-DO. We look forward to getting our hands on this $999 (~£660) device when it ships in H2, particularly to get a gander at the 800-by-480-pixel OLED touch-screen display.

The press release is a classic, though, clocking up 'world's smallest' (fully-functional Windows Vista PC), 'world's first' (PC OLED display) and 'world's leading' (3G cellular networks supported) in the first paragraph alone. Let's hope it lives up to the breathless publicity.