CNBC confirms that Ultra Mobile PC from Intel is Microsoft Origami Project
March 08, 2006 [mobile PCs (Tablet PC, mini-PC, ...)] | By Edward J. R.
CNBC confirms that UMPC = Ultra Mobile PC is in fact the Microsoft Origami and CNBC also reveals some details:
Highlights:
- devices compatible with Microsoft Origami platform will be manufactured by several hardware manufacturers
- there will be (at least) 2 generations of Origami: the first one is without keyboard and is bigger (the one at the bottom in image above) and the other one is smaller, has a built-in QWERTY keyboard and will be released much later
- the bigger Origami (the one without keyboard) should go on sale within weeks, it also has built-in Bluetooth and any Bluetooth keyboard with HID profile will work with it
- official announcement of Origami will take place at CeBIT 2006, on Thursday, March 9, 2006 - in Germany
- Origami will cost less than 1000 USD
To watch the video from CNBC about Origami click here.
Conclusion: there are rumors that Origami will be unveiled only little by little - to generate maximum buzz. Software-wise Origami is powered by Windows XP Tablet PC edition and hardware wise it is powered by some new generation of chips that enable much longer battery times. Obviously Origami is not a mobile phone, but nobody can exclude possibility that in 2nd or 3rd generation of Origami the mobile phone functionality will be built-in!
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