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MICROSOFT ORIGAMI PROJECT PICTURES, PHOTO GALLERY
AND NEWS
Microsoft Origami Project: News and pictures
Microsoft's secret product: a 1 pound handheld PC? Micro-PC? Media player?
GPS? Gaming device? Here is the latest on Microsoft's Origami and some
pictures for you.
Origami Update Xtra! The source code
on the Origami Project website says, "Origami Project: the Mobile
PC running Windows XP." Got it? It runs XP. That's one confirmation more
for you.
Microsoft Origami Update 3 March:
No Halo 2 on Origami
Associated Press, quoting a source close to Microsoft, will not be a portable gaming console, and it will not be able to play Halo.
The Origami will be a new class of portable touch screen tablet PC. It can run PC applications, and possibly can be a media player too.
The launch or unveiling of the Origami ultra tablet PC will take place probably on March 9, 2006 at the CeBit convention in Hannover, Germany.
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2 March 2006
BY A CORRESPONDENT
Speculations are rife on what the latest Microsoft product might be, after cryptic hints emerged on blogs and other forums on a new Microsoft concept gadget named "Origami." Although Microsoft
has registered and launched a website
on Project Origami, doesn't say anything at all. The site, though hints
that Origami could change the user's life, and more information on
Origami will be available on March 2, 2006. Today is 2 March, 2006. The
Origami project website today says that it could be in skyscrapers, mountains,
underground, cars, vacation spots but never in the way. And promises more
information on 9 March, 2006.
 It is probable that this is a new advertising strategy by Microsoft, taking some tips out of Apple's textbook, by fuelling anticipation with secrecy and
rumors. Microsoft Origami, or whatever it may finally be named when it is
launched, is likely to be a mobile, touch-screen device. As far as official news goes, Microsoft has planned an analyst event at its Redmond headquarters planned on March
1, 2006. Microsoft also mentions an Origami Project on its mobile developer site, along with a few details about a planned wireless, tablet-style PC. Some experts feel that Microsoft may be looking to compete with Nokia's surprisingly successful tablet-style portable PC, called the Nokia 770 in Europe.
Gates with a handheld concept last year
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So far Microsoft has not ventured too far into marketing hardware devices, but the latest device, which may come with Windows Mobile or Windows Vista, may be looking to compete with Apple's highly successful iPod. However,
enthusiastic bloggers dug up a movie of the device on the website of the film production firm DigitalKitchen LLC, of which Microsoft is a client, suggest that
Origami may be much more than a music player, and might be equipped to access the Internet, send email, edit photos and play video games.
Microsoft has said however that the photos show a year-old product that was an "initial exploration" of the concept. Analysts believe, nevertheless, that that shows the device as being not directly competitive with the iPod, but designed more as a mainstream Windows handheld computer device. A miniature computer would not be inconsistent with what Microsoft has been doing in the past, with Gates having brought up plans for an "Ultra Mobile 2007" last year that would weigh a pound, have an all-day battery life, and be priced in the range of $500 to $800.
Then called a 'haiku device', the device as expected to have a built in camera
and media player. Maybe even built in GPS and gaming capability. And what if
it can also be a mobile phone? No one knows for sure. The Microsoft Origami
product will definitely be cheaper than a tablet PC. It could even play games
such as Halo 2 - such a device has been reportedly sighted. And if Microsoft
manages to create an all-new category of computing devices, they could have a
winner up their sleeves at Redmond.
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