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OQO Opens Retail Channels with first Retail Showcase Partner

Just in time for the holidays, RCS Experience showcases the model 01+ on Madison Avenue and 56th St. in NYC

SAN FRANCISCO, November 7, 2006 -- OQO Inc., leader of the UMPC-Pro market and creator of the world's smallest fully-functional Windows XP computer, today announces its debut retail partner, RCS Experience in New York City. Just in time for the holidays, mobile professionals will be able to test drive the OQO model 01+ and experience first-hand OQO's vision of Anytime / Anywhere Productivity. RCS Experience is renowned for its merchandising expertise in creating environments that demonstrate how "devices" will interact with each other - at home, while traveling, and in the office.

"As this is a new kind of mobile computing that most users have not experienced, customers want to touch, feel, experience, and understand the productivity, portability, and functionality that the model 01+ offers," said Bob Rosin, senior vice president of marketing and alliances. "OQO is excited about diversifying its sales channels with retail presence and could not have chosen a better forum than RCS Experience to kick off this program."

This move marks a strategic expansion for OQO. The model 01+ will be seen by the over 300,000 customers that enter the Madison Avenue retail store each month, consisting of tech savvy consumers fitting the profiles of early adopters, business consumers, the mobile professional, the gadget guru and the IT advocate.

"Whether you are a time-starved executive or a weary corporate traveler weighed down by a cell phone, PDA, laptop, and dozens of cords and cables, the OQO offers a streamlined solution to increase productivity and decrease IT baggage regardless of whether you are on the train, in a conference room, or in the park. It is the anywhere, anytime solution to all of your computing needs" added Rosin.

"We see the OQO model 01+ computer as the latest step in the evolution of the notebook, offering a fully-featured computer that fits in your pocket and enables constant access to your information and Windows XP programs. The OQO can also be used for sending email, listening to music or watching a movie. It's one of the mobile road warriors' best tools while traveling," said Charlie L. Tebele, CEO, RCS Experience.

"The enthusiastic consumer response and interest we are experiencing in selling the OQO product demonstrates the potential of the sleek, powerful computer and of this new emerging category with today's technology-savvy consumers."

About the OQO model 01+ The OQO model 01+ is a full-featured Windows XP computer that gives mobile professionals total productivity that fulfills their professional and personal requirements without the compromises associated with bulky laptops and underpowered mobile computing devices. The OQO model 01+ features include robust processing power, full application compatibility, wireless connectivity, an integrated keyboard, and a rugged magnesium chassis with a shock-mounted hard drive and drop detect technology - all in an extremely small and ergonomically designed highly-mobile form factor. Combining mobility, flexibility and power, the model 01+ is specifically designed for professional and personal productivity, anytime / anywhere.

About RCS Experience RCS Experience presents consumers with an entirely new concept in retailing. The company's Madison Avenue technology showroom in New York City is the first computer and electronics venue to go beyond showcasing individual products; instead, consumers have access to an environment that demonstrates how "devices" interact with each other - at home, while traveling, and in the office.

About OQO Based in San Francisco, California, OQO, Inc. is the leader of the UMPC-Pro market and creator of the world's first and most powerful ultra mobile PC. The OQO model 01+ is a full-powered, full-featured Windows XP computer that combines the mobility, flexibility, and power that mobile professionals require for anytime / anywhere productivity.

For more information, go to oqo.com or email virginia.jamieson@bitepr.com.