Monday, March 13, 2006

Origami project

I don't know have you heard of it, but this is the latest craze in gadget world - Microsoft's Origami project. This device (said Microsoft) will be the next generation gadget, which will combine all the strengths of Tablet PC and Pocket PC. The official date when Microsoft announced this project was on 3rd March and I can tell you that this date had been the "most awaited day" for many people. However, it is too early to say when it will be made to the public (at least I haven't found such information yet), but still knowing what's coming up is valuable.

The official site of the project is this - check it out. I was personally amazed by the way the whole page is designed and the overall presentation to the viewer - it makes you somehow believe that this product will really change you life :-) .

Origami project will actually develop a ultra-mobile PC, which will be far away more than any personal assistant you have ever had, giving you versatile online connectivity thru Bluetooth, full fledged Microsoft office installed, exciting features like mapping, geocoding and GPS location tracking. The official OS which run on this device will be genuine Windows XP. The premium touch screen (which is really very very fancy, especially the keyboard!) and the whole user interface somehow resembles Tablet PC, but still if you compare the sizes the Origami device is far away smaller. If you want to know more technical details about this device, please go to the official Microsoft site, where you will find bunch of information about this topic - here.

Actually, there is a post on Channel9 about it, which I really recommend if you want to get some "hands-on" experience about what is it all about (see it here).

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