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OQO Garners Two Awards in January 2005

San Francisco, CA -- (February 16, 2005) -- OQO today announces that it earned two awards in January, 2005. The company was a recipient of PC Magazine's 21st Annual Awards for Technical Excellence, and it also received the 2005 Mobility Award from MobileTrax. PC Magazine's Award for Technical Excellence recognizes products and technologies that have advanced the state-of-the-art and will have a significant impact on the future directions of technology. The MobileTrax award honors the best and finest mobile computing and wireless data communications products and services of 2004.

"At PC Magazine, we're always looking for cutting-edge technology to use and to test out in our exclusive PC Labs" said Michael J. Miller, Editor-in-Chief, PC Magazine. "Each year we test thousands of select products, and use that information when it comes time to choose our award winners. The Awards for Technical Excellence recognize the products and individuals who we think represented the most innovative and influential technologies we saw in the past year."

"There's a need to honor the best and finest mobile computing and wireless data communications products and services," said J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D. Chief Analyst with MobileTrax LLC.

"We are honored that both PC Magazine and MobileTrax have selected the OQO model 01 to receive awards," said CEO Jory Bell, "The model 01 sets a new standard in mobile computing and we're pleased to see that accomplishment recognized by such a highly-regarded magazine and influential analyst firm."

The model 01 is available at oqo.com.

About OQO

The OQO model 01 is a complete Windows® XP® computer that fits in your pocket. It has all the functionality of an ultraportable notebook including a 1GHz processor, 20GB hard drive, WiFi®, Bluetooth®, USB, and FireWire®. Docked in the desktop stand with an external monitor and keyboard, it is your desktop computer, but at 14 ounces you can take it with you and have access to all your applications and data wherever you go. OQO was founded in San Francisco, California in 2000 by Jory Bell and Jonathan Betts-LaCroix along with a core group of engineers. The team set out to shrink a Windows XP computer into a pocketable device, and revolutionize personal computing. The model 01 is available direct from the OQO online store and OQO enterprise sales. More information can be found at oqo.com.