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Sunny Gardens℠ Lounge => Open Topic => : ohcnetwork March 11, 2006, 05:27:05 AM

: Can Origami really take off?
: ohcnetwork March 11, 2006, 05:27:05 AM
Project 'Origami' comes to life as 'Ultramobile PC'

Project 'Origami' comes to life as 'Ultramobile PC'

By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY

SEATTLE — Microsoft showed off its ultra-compact computer Wednesday, which the software giant was scheduled to officially unveil Thursday at the CeBIT technology trade show in Hanover, Germany.

The product, heretofore code-named Origami, has been christened the Ultramobile PC, Mika Krammer, a company spokesman told the Associated Press.

Looking a bit like a handheld video game console, with the heft of a large paperback book, the inch-thick PC features a 7-inch screen and weighs less than 2½ pounds. It runs a full Windows XP computer operating system, accessed with a pencil-like stylus, and supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless hook-ups.

Click here (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2006-03-09-origami_x.htm) to read the rest of the story.

PC tried to introduce its new form like Tablet and a bunch of different handheld devices, but none has replaced PC so far.  Cell phone is definitely taking off, but it's not a replace of PC.  Can this "Origami" finally replace PC?