Microsoft Portable is Coming!

[russ0943]

i don't think this is gonna take the market of the 12"ers

[xfodder]

this couldn't compete with the ipod, its too big....the ipod is still essentially an mp3 player (now with video playback functionality) if apple makes a mac tablet, then that would be apple's origami competitor.

i kinda like the look, but it does look a little like a kids toy...but i like the idea of device that you can just pick up and take with you and can that can do everything, anywhere....also love that it has a media center extender (by the looks of it)

[indianN00b]

Unless this is very affordable, I just don't see it catching on.

yep so true it cant cost more than $250 or no one will buy it :unsure: :unsure:

[Dark_INk]

yep so true it cant cost more than $250 or no one will buy it :unsure: :unsure:

it's supposed to compete /w palm pc's - which are still up towards 500. i don't see the price being an issue.

[icecaveman]

LOL I can't understand why people think $500 would be to much for it. You seriously expect it to cost less than an iPod? A full blown mini laptop :no:

[factoid]

is it just me, or did they remove the origami video?

[MadFerIt]

Chances are this is a mixture between PDA/Tablet PC's. I'm sure it will also have great audio/video compatibility so it can be used as a portable media player.

However what I am comfortable saying, there is ZERO chance of this being a gaming device. Maybe there will be some interesting little entertainment programs or mini-games but the design of the thing definetly wouldn't work as a gaming platform.

I'd be very interested in this device if it includes wireless ethernet/bluetooth. Although Microsoft aren't even close to being the first to do this.

Truth is nothing about this device screams "original". It appears to be more of a Microsoft version of what we know as PDA/Tablet devices (many which ironically run on Microsoft's PocketPC OS).

[BajiRav]

to me...it looks like reincarnation of Mira ( Mira link2 )

[icecaveman]

@MadFerIt2006 if you did watch the video he was playing Halo there, although I guess he wasn't really playing it as it was just a video playing on that device... There will be many designs of this, some might be more suitable for gaming than others. It's just a new form factor, Microsoft is not the only one that is going to make them, If they will even sell their own device at all.

The design of this one however would work very well for emulators, stategy games and other simple games you don't need your mouse and keyboard to control at the same time.

What's most original about this device is the CPU, it's supposedly has very low power consumption and is very cheap to manifacture, so are many of the other componets, that's why these devices will be priced around $500. It's supposed to be "instant on", somewhat like PDAs are today. Yet without wasting the battery.

It's running a full blown Windows with Tablet software, has wireless built in and probably Bluetooth as well. It's relatively cheap unlike current TabletPCs and with far better battery life than most TabletPCs. Why does it have to be original? It only needs to do things right that other have failed at.

@dhanNo Mira was just a an expensive "terminal" built into a display... Something that started way to early before consumers were ready for it.

[timmmay]

i know i'd choose this over a laptop any day...tablet ftw!

[kirk26]

The Video -

http://www.d-kitchen.com/flv/msorigami.flv

Or

1) http://www.d-kitchen.com/

2) Click Enter

3) Go to WORK

4) Go to BRANDTHEATER

5) Click on Microsoft Oragami!

Play Games!

Play Music!

Video photos!

Uses Stylus

Draw pictures!

Has GPS

Has Chat

Design Stuff (Lady Design T-shirt on it)

Has Calendar?

Has E-Mail?

It's kinda big in size, but certainly smaller than a Laptop size, if it's not too expensive I might get one!!!

The question is, will it play Xbox games on there?

http://www.origamiproject.com/

Uh yea, check the front page. They beat you to it.

[eminem213486]

http://www.windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthu...rott_49508.html

[Xerxes]

Sounds cool :cool: not sure how well it will do, to me this is kinda reminds me of when the Tablet PC first came out, sounded really cool and we (well I did anyway :p) though it would replace the current laptops...in the end it fell on it's arse, barely anyone I know has one and the ones that do say it's not worth it....if they can get the price and features right, I think they could be onto a winner :happy: that is what I think anyway.

[BajiRav]

@dhanNo Mira was just a an expensive "terminal" built into a display... Something that started way to early before consumers were ready for it.

yes I am aware of what Mira was/is. :p But don't you think this is kind of hybrid of Mira+Tablet ?

in any case when I first saw it...Mira (I hate "Windows Smart Displays" somebody shoot the marketing team) was the first thing that came to my mind.

[spiegel]

Unless this is very affordable, I just don't see it catching on.

thats what they said about every single piece of hardware out in the market now.

psp

dvd recorders

xbox

ipods

etc.

the list goes on and on

[Brandon Live Veteran]

FYI, they're now saying that the video was a year-old concept for Origami, not the current/final device.

[icecaveman]

Not surprising, considering Intel has been talking about this new CPU for quite long time now. Or sometime after they released their latest PDA processor. However they claimed it would not be so much faster, only about 20% faster than their current PDA processors, even running at 1GHz (The old ones are about 624MHz) but they wouldn't waste batteries as much. And I'm not sure I'm happy with that considering @ 624MHz they were slower than 200MHz desktop processors and they didn't have any FPU.

[l77Il7H]

yo, OP. ms origami is not a portable console. and, it's not called ms portable. please reframe yourself from jumping into uneducated claims.

[oceanseleven]

i've heard its gonna be around $800. There's no way that catches on.

[Konstanov]

Microsoft had them remove the site and video. I wonder if someone is in trouble?

[firen]

Here is another link for the video

[magik]

As reported from: Xbox-Scene

More about Microsoft's Origami: No Handheld Xbox, Connect to 360

>> Here are 2 new articles about the Microsoft Origami, we talked about it here previously. The articles do not really give the same info, so I share them both with you.

The origamiproject.com has been updated too ... not really more info except a date, March 9th 2006 (probably when MS will release official info), and a slogan/hint: "I am everywhere you are but never in the way".

From gameinformer.com:

Microsoft supposedly has very high hopes for the system, even going as far as calling on the portable tablet to "replace the laptop." It is said to be compatible with Windows Vista, but we don't yet know if Origami will actually use it as an operating system or just use its own.

One of the biggest eye catching moments seen in the Origami video was a running version of what appeared to be Halo. We've learned that this isn't just the PC or Xbox disc slid into the back. Origami will apparently run its very own proprietary gaming software, and a Halo port will most likely be one of the first titles released.

Perhaps the most interesting gaming feature, however, is Origami's ability to connect to Xbox 360s. Once connected to a 360, presumably through the USB ports, Origami is expected to function as a second screen for compatible games. One example we heard specifically focused on a game in the Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter vein. While you're TV is displaying the main game, the Origami could show the first person view of another player to help with tactical planning. Or the Origami screen could display an overhead view of the battlefield from a flying probe. Sports games could use it for play calling in football games or the 24 second shot clock in basketball games. And remember, we're talking about a touch screen here, so Origami could function as a controller as well as a dedicated screen. These are just a few of the many possibilities unlocked by such a setup. Let's just hope if this all comes to fruition that Origami's connectivity doesn't crap out like Game Boy Advance's.

From next-gen.biz:

With the AP's report today, at least some of this speculation about Microsoft's "Origami Project" can be mostly put to rest. The article clearly states that, again, according to the AP's internal source who is "close to Microsoft", the device isn't an iPod-killer, isn't a mobile phone or regular PC replacement, and lastly, it's not a portable Xbox.

Instead, the device is reportedly the first in a series of "ultra-portable" computers that will be capable of running the standard Windows XP operating system. The platform will be manufactured by a variety of computer makers, and might sell anywhere from $500 to $1000.

The report states that "The computers will generally be less powerful than full-fledged PCs", although their strengths will lie in general tasks such as photo editing, GPS, watching movies and checking e-mail. Apparently, the device will initially not have the advanced capabilities of Windows Media Center.

[Izlude]

geez looks like microsoft hired some goons to post comments on that page. doesn't that thing even have a clock? that guy is more interested in his watch. If I bought it, I'd use it just to play emulated games. Yeahhh nothing beats playing the duck hunt NES rom in public on full blast. Anything for attention!