Posts with tag portablepc

No, this isn't the wireless property that we saw Blizzard hiring for recently. This is a completely seperate thing. The OQO is a "uPC" (ultra-portable computer) that you can take anywhere for wireless on-the-go access. "Cool," you say. "But what does it have to do with WoW Insider as opposed to going on one of your sister blogs like EngadgetMobile?" Not only is it cool new tech, but the OQO can run World of Warcraft -- and surprisingly well, considering!

Check out part one:

So Lasdran over on Gorgonnash (known only as "Jim" in real life) got an ultraportable PC (a Sony UX), and he had a pretty good idea about how to use it. He's playing WoW (that's usually a terrific idea, no matter what), only he's playing it as he wanders around the real world. And to document his travels (both in Azeroth and in real life), he's taking snapshots every time he levels.

Note that I said snapshots, not screenshots-- he's actually holding up the camera and shooting the UMPC in his current environment every time he dings. He hit level 3 in line at the mall. And when he hit level 5, he happened to be in the waiting room of a hospital. There are still a few kinks in the system (it looks like he could use a better camera, and he's already missed a few shots-- level 7 happened while he was in the bathroom-- but if he keeps it up, it could turn into an interesting photoblog about how his character's life happened to interact with his own.

Not to mention that playing WoW anytime, anywhere, is a pretty interesting prospect, too. I'm heading home for the holidays, as I'm sure a lot of you are, which means I'll be away from the game for a little while, and this would definitely be a welcome addition to a long cartrip. In the meantime, keep up the photos, Jim-- if I were you, I'd make a quick blog and start posting photos pronto. Good stuff.