Much-hyped 'Origami' unveiled by Microsoft
Matt Moore
Associated Press
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Hanover (Germany):
After months of cryptic Web marketing and word-of-mouth hype over Microsoft's Project Origami, the company finally showed off the product:
an ultra-compact computer running Windows XP with a touch screen and wireless connectivity.
It's everything a full computer or laptop is, minus the keyboard. It has a 7-inch touch-sensitive screen that responds to a stylus or the tap of a finger.
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See Also:
Reality check for the much-hyped Origami PC
Exclusive Origami Photos
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Two models from different manufacturers are expected to hit stores shelves by spring, and Microsoft says they will be about an inch thick and weigh less than 2 ½ pounds -- about the size of a large paperback book.It will run on a full version of Windows XP, the same operating system used on larger tablet PCs, and newly developed software called Windows Touch Pack will handle touch-screen functions.
The device will be officially unveiled today (March 09, 2006) at CeBIT, the annual technology trade show in Hanover.It won't be called Origami. Instead, the company is marketing it as a category it's calling the ultra-mobile PC, said Mika Krammer, a marketing director for Microsoft's Windows mobile unit.
Mar 09, 2006
Matt Moore
Associated Press
____________
Hanover (Germany):
After months of cryptic Web marketing and word-of-mouth hype over Microsoft's Project Origami, the company finally showed off the product:
an ultra-compact computer running Windows XP with a touch screen and wireless connectivity.
It's everything a full computer or laptop is, minus the keyboard. It has a 7-inch touch-sensitive screen that responds to a stylus or the tap of a finger.
__________________
See Also:
Reality check for the much-hyped Origami PC
Exclusive Origami Photos
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Two models from different manufacturers are expected to hit stores shelves by spring, and Microsoft says they will be about an inch thick and weigh less than 2 ½ pounds -- about the size of a large paperback book.It will run on a full version of Windows XP, the same operating system used on larger tablet PCs, and newly developed software called Windows Touch Pack will handle touch-screen functions.
The device will be officially unveiled today (March 09, 2006) at CeBIT, the annual technology trade show in Hanover.It won't be called Origami. Instead, the company is marketing it as a category it's calling the ultra-mobile PC, said Mika Krammer, a marketing director for Microsoft's Windows mobile unit.
Mar 09, 2006
