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Mobile Gadget News :: Making Your Mobile Life Simpler _ Home Page News _ Microsoft Origami - What is it?

Posted by: The Undude Feb 26 2006, 01:10 AM

http://www.origamiproject.com/1/

Rumors are running around the internet faster than Paris Hilton's stolen phone book, but no one seems to know the answer to the question: "What is Microsoft's Origami project?" Is it the Xbox portable? http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=41290? It is a re-newed "http://www.flipstartpc.com/default.asp"? Heck, even these pictures are rumored to be fakes!

One thing is for sure, we will know more March 2nd. http://www.origamiproject.com/1/.

Posted by: The Undude Feb 26 2006, 11:47 PM

Is the secret out? PocketPC Thoughts dug up a branding video for the Origami Project. To see it, click here: http://www.d-kitchen.com/main.html Then...

Click on Enter - middle of the page...
Click on WORK
Click on BRANDTHEATRE
Click on Microsoft Origami

10 years ago, this was pure science fiction.

Posted by: The Undude Feb 27 2006, 03:49 PM

Update: seems the "Microsoft Origami" link was brought down by MS last night. Hope you saw it before then. The other rumored news is that the pictures of the Origami device are of the concept, and not the finished item. Phew! I'm not sure how lime-green would have fitted into my mobile lifestyle...

Posted by: smeg36 Feb 27 2006, 03:54 PM

I watched the video last night, but am still confused on what exactly the Origami is. It looks like yet another pseudo-mobile MS platform. Not quite a tablet, not quite a PPC, not quite a HPC. It left me wondering, do we need another format? Is it going to be running Windows, Windows CE, or some other weird software? Anyone know? Myabe it said near the end of the video, I got bored of watching people use it so I closed the video before the end.

Posted by: The Undude Feb 27 2006, 03:56 PM

Yeah - I'm looking forward to the March 2 announcement to get a few of these questions cleared up.

Posted by: muchomorek Feb 27 2006, 05:34 PM

it's powered by Windows XP Embedded

Posted by: abatis Feb 28 2006, 06:16 PM

Will it change your life? Very serious whatever it is.

Posted by: abatis Mar 2 2006, 01:30 PM

The week 2 video is up at the site: Now the date is 3/9 to find out more.

http://www.origamiproject.com/2/