Origami Project Revealed

[Via David] It seems that the marketing firm gave away the suprise, since http://www.origamiproject.com isn't telling anything at this point. Bink has some more info. It seems that Origami is some sort of mobile device that can act as a:

  • mini tablet pc
  • mobile XBox
  • mobile Media Center Extender
  • MP3/video player

If the thing can do what the video is showing, I know I want to have one! :-)

6 Comments

  • Looks cool...Seems like a PSP running Windows Mobile...

  • Are you kidding me? Is this is a joke. It looks like a PSP that's trying to be a small labtop, thats trying to act like an ipod. Oh yea, and you can draw neet little pictures on it like a etch a sketch. WOW!!!! lt's trying to be to many things at once.

    Why not just buy a sleek more powerfull 15'' labtop. Is size really that much of an issue between the two? Not to mention the small keyboard is going to be a pain to use.



    Nice try Microsoft but this will flop, mark my word.




  • "It looks like a PSP that's trying to be a small labtop, thats trying to act like an ipod"



    sounds great to me!



    looks a lot more portable than a 15" laptop!!!



    Its basicly a larger PDA, with hopefully decent HD size, therefore MP3/Games/Video/Email etc etc all in one.

  • "It looks like a PSP that's trying to be a small laptop, thats trying to act like an ipod" That's right. But it falls short of all. And this is Why.



    1. Why would gamer choose this over other gaming products?

    (i.e. PSP) Is there anything about this that makes it a better game unit to the others? NO

    2. Why would someone choose this over an ipod? Three times the size. You can't put this thing in your pocket! And the overall design looks as if it were ripped off a car dvd player mounted in a family mini-van.



    3. Is some business exec, traveling sales person or anyone really going to choose this over there Blackberry for email? NO. Once again twice the size. Nor will this replace there laptop either. The size is not that much smaller than a 15'' laptop. No advatage. You can't put it in your pocket therefor you will have to cary it in a bag. So really, it's not "a lot more portable than a 15' laptop!"



    It's trying to be to many things at once without any improvements to that of the products it's trying to be.



    Typical MS hardware!!! Unoriginal



  • Well, this system looks like a pain in the neck. Its cable for the headsets comes out of the bottom so you can't listen to music or anything when its closed. Cool idea on the key pad, but it just wouldn't be good enough for gaming. Its probibly way to small and a lot would be crouded. And of corse, being lazy, they didn't just modify a key bored so that it only had the essentials. Who needs scroll lock or home or insert or page up or down. They could have even made an intirely new keybored. BUT NO! That would involve WORK.

  • For anyone who travels a lot for work, it should be great. I want one just so that I can still get some work done the next time someone in front of my on a flight puts their seat all the way back. I have a 15" laptop now that's a pain to use on flights if the seat in front of my isn't upright.. a smaller, and especially a tablet screen will fix that. All I wanted or expected was a smaller, longer battery xp tablet. Once they get the battery life figured out in the second generation, I'm all set!

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