"Origami" device released, But is it worth it? |
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| *mipadi* |
 Mar 9 2006, 09:17 AM
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Microsoft's Project Origami finally released its product: a computer, sans keyboard, but with a 7-inch touch screen and stylus. It's billed at "ultracompact": only a bit larger than a PDA, and as powerful as a laptop. It runs XP and will eventually run Vista.
More information is available here. The device carries a price tag of $600 to $1000. Is that worth it for a device that isn't quite a laptop, but isn't quite as small as a PDA either? |
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Mar 9 2006, 09:32 AM
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 cheeeesy like theres no tomorrow  Group: Member Posts: 3,316 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,142 |
thats the only one that looks good. like out of all pdas and notebook tabs i would def buy that one. lol i would totally carry that in my pocket . lol or bag.
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Mar 9 2006, 10:43 AM
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 i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
whoa, thats so cool! i think itd be a hassle to type since there is no keyboard though.
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Mar 9 2006, 11:03 AM
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 cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
I have really seen a couple of small computers around, they look rather interesting, though useless. It's one of those devices that you don't need, but if you have spare money, you should get.
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Mar 9 2006, 04:11 PM
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 .beautiful . dreamer . Group: Member Posts: 87 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,086 |
Whoa, that's awesome! And it's so weird because just like a few days ago, I was talking about how I want another PC that is portable. And then I thought to myself, 'What if someone makes a portable PC? Not only portable but hand held like a PSP.' And here it is. >.>
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| *StanleyThePanda* |
Mar 9 2006, 04:17 PM
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Whoa, it looks really really nice, but you know someone else is just going to come up with some better sometime soon hahaha.
idk if I'd pay that much for it, maybe if I had money I would. |
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Mar 9 2006, 05:30 PM
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cheeeesy like theres no tomorrow Group: Member Posts: 3,316 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,142 |
actually i really want one now.
but i saw my first article on it and it said that it might go down to 500 in a year. so hopefully it does then i will def get it. they had a different version they showed on tv though it looked much better. it was much smoother. |
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Mar 9 2006, 11:09 PM
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cheeeesy like theres no tomorrow Group: Member Posts: 3,316 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,142 |
QUOTE(robb0 @ Mar 9 2006, 6:32 PM)  so... how do you type? [/noob] i think it slides to the side. and you have two options to slide to. a d-pad looking thing and the other side is a keyboard. |
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Mar 10 2006, 01:25 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 643 Joined: May 2005 Member No: 146,564 |
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Mar 12 2006, 02:06 AM
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 Wow, i dont know whats going on... Group: Member Posts: 1,439 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,977 |
There was one on edgadget, where if you turn it to the side, it will change resoulations.
From widescreen, and flip it to the side, vice versa. They said it will come in Portable Windows XP, and Linux too. |
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