The Ultra-Mobile PC - Origami - Microsoft
People like portable gadgets, and Microsoft hopes they’ll like a device that packs much of the power of a desktop PC, with all the multimedia capabilities of a portable MP3 and movie player, plus the convenience of a PDA with W-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, into a device that will fit into a handbag or large pocket. We have seen such ultra-mobile PCs before, but Microsoft claims these new machines are easy to operate with the world’s most popular pointing device - your finger - and will be available at relatively affordable prices.
Microsoft Origami Trailer
That’s the thinking behind the Origami Project, which saw the first handful of machines unveiled by five manufacturers, including Korea’s Samsung and Taiwan’s AsusTek, last week. Of course, these are not Microsoft devices. The design, manufacturing, distribution and pricing of Origami UMPCs are down to the manufacturers, as with all PCs. But Microsoft is trying to create what could ultimately be a new mass-market platform for devices based on Microsoft’s Tablet PC and Vista versions of Windows.
