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origami
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:43 pm
by blueznl
everyone probably already knows about this one, but i did not... care to comment on what is supposed to be 'ms origami' (which happens to look like an ordinary tablet pc to me though, but anyway....)
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:41 pm
by Killswitch
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/5408/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7HIPKF1OY
That should help clear things up. Apperently the video (youtube.com link) is old footage and not nessacarily representative of the (final) product.
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:05 am
by mskuma
It's been formally announced today as expected - goto
http://www.origamiproject.com/ - you'll see 'skip' down the bottom-right corner, then you'll be taken to other Microsoft sites. Worth a look.
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:00 pm
by techjunkie
How did it go with the Flipstart PC? It is two years late now...
http://www.flipstartpc.com/
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:27 pm
by DarkDragon
A kickstartPC would be great
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:16 pm
by mskuma
techjunkie wrote:How did it go with the Flipstart PC?
How about the oqo - it's been shipping. It's pretty cool.
http://www.oqo.com/hardware/features/
I think the issue with devices like these (say Sony U series) is that they are quite attractive on size but not on cost. These are about the same cost as a regular notebook. However from what I've read about origami devices, these are supposedly aiming for US$500-1000 bracket. We'll see if it meets that, but maybe it's possible since these origami machines are more like a revamped PDA than an oqo-style micro-notebook.
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:23 pm
by techjunkie
Yes, but it's rather expensive.
About €1400.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:13 pm
by dagcrack
Doesnt OQO have a bad screen? 2 guys already told me that (but then, who knows whats "good" for them and whats "bad"... technically speaking though).
The ideas are not bad, the concepts are not bad at all... The prices are, if they want it to really hit, it should be more accessible for public. But really, making a piece of those costs them almost nothing, and you know it. You're just "paying" to the engineers (bleh, the inversion), etc. (hey not crying about it, but its how it goes).
Connectivity has always been a nice thing anyway
Who doesnt like it?. You're telling me you don't like to programm while you're being shitted by birds on a park? or while being chased by some ex girlfriend down the road?.
"Flipstart, get blind (no, really)".
Re: origami
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:06 pm
by PB
> care to comment on what is supposed to be 'ms origami'
I think the Samsung one is fantastic:
http://news.com.com/2300-1044-6047702.html
Smaller than a laptop/notebook and better than a Pocket PC... and it runs
a normal Windows XP install! PureBasic coding ANYWHERE!
I love it!
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:47 am
by mskuma
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:50 pm
by dell_jockey
I still feel sad about Apple dropping the Newton, just when I was ready to purchase one...