Microsoft Origami Revelaed - HOT!

[NetRyder]

Looks like you're right, it's been pushed back to March 9th

Makes sense. Just in time for CeBIT.

 

[Perris Calderon]

I'm really not getting any of this, I don't see what it does, it's a slim pc is all I can see...all pc's, even pocket pc's have blue tooth and wifi and gps... I just don't get it

somebody 'splain pease what's exciting about this

 

[Grandmaster]

I'm really not getting any of this, I don't see what it does, it's a slim pc is all I can see...all pc's, even pocket pc's have blue tooth and wifi and gps... I just don't get it

somebody 'splain pease what's exciting about this

It will hopefully make TabletPCs more mainstream and therefore cheaper.

Plus, it's a cool little device.

 

[kcnychief]

I'm really not getting any of this, I don't see what it does, it's a slim pc is all I can see...all pc's, even pocket pc's have blue tooth and wifi and gps... I just don't get it

somebody 'splain pease what's exciting about this

For the most part, all the details out right now can't be 100% confirmed. But, in less than a week we will have the concrete details, hopefully

 

[NetRyder]

Sooo...real or fake?

http://www.origamiportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=10

 

[kcnychief]

Must be fake, the link you posted is broken

 

[NetRyder]

Must be fake, the link you posted is broken

Uhh...works for me?

 

[kcnychief]

Still nothing here, tried FF and IE, even killed cache

 

[NetRyder]

Week 3: http://www.origamiproject.com/3/
The Community page (official blog, forum etc): http://origamiproject.com/default.aspx
Official UMPC homepage: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/umpc/play.mspx

Some really sweet backgrounds on the gallery page. Wish they were at a higher resolution! I'm going to use them on my cellphone.
http://origamiproject.com/gallery/gallery.aspx

A video should be up on Channel9 tomorrow morning featuring Otto Berkes, Origami's architect and one of the original members of the Xbox team. The Origami device that'll be featured in the video is also supposed to be different from the one's we've seen so far. Keep an eye on: http://channel9.msdn.com

Edit: The video's up: http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=169962

 

[Vanquished]

Does the first link work anymore?

 

[Khayman]

I want one, i want one so much it hurts...

 

[kcnychief]

Does the first link work anymore?

All links worked for me :smoker:

Very very sexy product

 

[Vanquished]

Really, Hmmm
By work do you mean it goes somewhere?
Because mine goes somewhere but there is nothing on the page it takes me, just a header...
-Jack

 

[omg its nlm]

Image works for me.


Wonder what the price is going to be on these?

 

[Khayman]

the speculation is $500 - $1000 depending on the exact spec of the machine, like a normal pc there will be different specs

 

[NetRyder]

It's not these first-gen devices themselves, but it's the the idea that excites me. A two pound, seven-inch wide, touch-enabled Origami running a full-fledged Windows OS, with a solid battery life, and a pricepoint of about $500 would make one hell of a device. The key is to keep them affordable, while at the same time, not turning them into under-powered paperweights. These first gen devices may have not lived up to the hype that was created by the community during the last couple of weeks, but I think they really have some serious potential going forward.

I thought the UI enhancements were very cool too. It's the same old XP Tablet PC Edition, but with some nifty new things that really improve the useability of these devices. The customizable Program Launcher, for example (with that slick, MCE-like UI).

Or the thoughtful arrangement of the on-screen keypad (DialKeys) for quick typing with your thumbs.

Good stuff. I'm not planning on picking up one of the first-gen models, but I'm going to watch this space closely. Totally looking forward to seeing where they go with this.

I posted my thoughts here last night: http://kunal.kundaje.net/2006_03_01_archives.php#pl114189644049681466

 

[Vanquished]

Whoa...
I got it to work, that looks so cool!
I have to have one
500-1000 you say?
I'll do it!
-Jack

 

[Khayman]

i really want to wait for a decent battery life one (gen 2) but i really want one

 

[kcnychief]

I really like how it's coming along, looks very sweet

 

[madmatt]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/umpc/howtobuy.mspx

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat89200050032&type=category&DCMP=rdr0000276