Welcome to the official origami thread. Discuss anything related to the topic. To start off, heres some pics and info. And just to clear up a lot of misconseptions, this is a portable tablet pc, not really a psp, ds, ipod killer. estimated price I heard is about 500 dollars, but looks worth it. Today Microsoft let out of the bag their plan for their anticipated "Origami Project" (aka the UMPC - Ultra Mobile Personal Computer). Essentially it's a small laptop with a touch screen that's design as a media device, but actually has a fully working copy of Windows. It's equipped with wifi, optional GPS and of course speakers with headphone outputs - this is, after all, Microsoft's attempt at an iPod/DS/PSP killer. Though the device will not be nearly as adept as a stand-alone device, it integrates the gaming abilities of a Nintendo DS (touch screen gaming) and a Sony PSP (wide screen, high resolution gaming) with the media capabilities of an iPod and PMP (through Windows Media Player, WinAmp or whatever your media player of choice is). The Origami will offer easy synch-up with your home PC, along with the ability to buy new media for download on the go and the ability to run full versions of any Windows XP compatible product. Currently there are 3 models announced - a Celeron M based device from Samsung and ASUS and a Pentium M based device from Founder. UMPC's are expected to start becoming available within the next few weeks.
saw this on the news today. looks pretty cool...other than the $800 to $1000 price tag. I don't think they'll get that many sales beind that expensive. it should be around $500 ot $600 if they want it to sell.
I agree as well, considering the price just get a laptop for a few more hundred dollars. Like I said, they'd be practical if they were a few hundred, not a grand!! I think they come in 60GB versions. However, two different companies (Samsung and Asus) are making various models, so there will probably be many different versions.
just to answer the hard drive question, its up to a max of 160 gb for the samsung and ASUS ones, depending on how you configure it, and 160 for a 2 pound machine inst bad at all, the oragami is going to be considere as an ultra portable(3 pounds and lower) tablet machine.
looks cool, probally for the rich..how long have i got to save my pocket money f0or that!? ages! Next!
It looks nice and all, but I don't think it is the begining of a revolution, by any stretch of the imagination.. For what reason would you purchase this, when it lacks so many of the features & capabilities that we all have grown to love in today's laptops ~? Seems more of a luxury item than a necessary/essential purchase.
