The stars must be aligned for OQO. The company continues to rack up impressive sales; the latest announcement by OQO is CSX purchasing the units.

Rather than beefing up smartphones that run mobile operating systems like BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, or Symbian until they resemble notebook computers in power and performance, OQO has bet on its ability to shrink actual notebooks until they fit into a shirt pocket. The OQO runs Windows XP or Windows Vista and is able to handle full enterprise applications rather than "mobilized" versions of desktop apps. The OQO 02 is slightly larger than a 3-inch by 5-inch index card and is 1 inch deep, meaning it fits comfortably into a jeans back pocket or the inside jacket pocket of a sports coat. It has a 5-inch screen that slides up to reveal a full thumb-keyboard.

Additionally, OQO has received wonderful accolades from the press. For example, TechRepublic honored OQO in Sanity check: The 10 most important business technology products of 2007.

While most of the UMPCs from big vendors have received only a tepid response from businesses, the OQO, which is currently the sole product for San Francisco-based OQO, Inc., is being gobbled up by lots of different organizations in various industries. Movie producers are using them to watch dailies (with the help of specially-modded Slingboxes). News photographers are using them to instantly submit their on-site photos, The U.S. Army uses them at security checkpoints in the Middle East. Others are using them as mini PCs for workers who don’t sit at a desk. For these workers, the OQO is helping to create a new category of PCs - one with a very high geek factor.

Yes, the OQO has high geek attraction - much more than the other Ultra Mobile Devices and Systems. Will this change in 2008?