Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Origami: Microsoft’s OrPod

Microsoft has registered a Web site for something called The Origami Project. From the rather cryptic video clip there, you can’t tell much about what Origami is or what it will do. Guesses about Origami’s origins have been all over the map. But what we’re hearing now is that Origami might be little more than a new code name for an ultra-portable device that Microsoft demonstrated last year at its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference. The original “Haiku” device was described as an ultra-portable mini-Tablet when the first prototypes made their public debut. The systems, as described Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, would weigh about a pound, feature a battery that could hold a charge for a full day, and integrate a camera, a phone and a music device in a single form factor.

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