New mobile devices for reporters

You knew this was coming: A company called OQO is selling a full-featured laptop that weighs about a pound. It can run a full Windows environment is smaller than most paperback books. Reporters could run spreadsheets, full email applications and even log into their organization’s content management system with one of these (and a wifi connection). A friend at work just bought one and brought it in today. It’s pretty impressive.

Still, given the fact that it costs $1,400-2,000, I’d rather buy three reporters an iPhone than purchase one of these. You?

So far, we’ve been pleased with the LG EnV, which is now available at Amazon for $30. Budgets are tight, after all.