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Microsoft Origami Unfolds

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-wish-it-played-games dept.

College Student writes "Microsoft has officially unveiled 'Origami', a paperback-book sized portable hybrid (laptop & PDA). From article: 'The new machines will connect wirelessly to the Internet and carry full-sized hard drives, but they are not intended to replace current PCs....The new PCs are expected to sell for between $599 to $999, but Microsoft said it is possible to sell one for $500 if the manufacturer selects components carefully.'" More details at the official Microsoft site, and via Channel 9 a look at the system with the UMPC general manager.

4 of 469 comments (clear)

  1. PDA/Game/PocketPC/DVD-MP3 Player/GPS-Combo by digitaldc · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The evolution of the PC continues, and a challenge to the PSP. If it does everything it says it can do well and the price is lowered a bit, it will sell.

    Will it run Linux?

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  2. I have only one question... by JustNiz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can I install Linux on it?

  3. Re:That's the Intel prototype... by cayenne8 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    But, will it run Linux?

    :-P

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  4. Look nice at first glance by nurb432 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Might be something to carry when a PDA just wont do the job, but a laptop is too much bulk.

    Lets hope its not locked into Windows, so we can have a choice of what we want to run on it. ( i know, fat chance )

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