Otto Berkes - Origami's Architect gives first look at Ultramobile PCs

Posted By: scobleizer | Mar 9th, 2006 @ 12:35 AM | 167,274 Views | 102 Comments
Otto Berkes is the architect (now general manager) behind the Ultra-Mobile PC team, code-named Origami. We have a conversation about Origami and the vision behind it. More on what was announced today is found here on Microsoft's Presspass site.
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#Mar 29th, 2006 @ 11:58 PM
DraconPern
DraconPern

Any info on the screen input hardware?  Since it is using tablet pc, I am assuming that it has the 'digitzer' device class?  I am wondering if my security application will work on it, since it works on most tabletpc.   http://www.frontmotion.com/FMLoginTPE (I am currently working on a new version with better recognition).   Is there someone I can contact? Thanks!

#Apr 11th, 2006 @ 7:43 AM
rajeevgopal
rajeevgopal

SAMSUNG's UMPC is arriving this month end.. as expected the price is high...higher that most laptops... not worth buying it... crazy!!!Perplexed

#Jan 10th, 2007 @ 9:29 AM
KosherCoder
KosherCoder
Has anyone bought one of these yet?

I'm considering the Samsung Q1, but I hesitate because no uPC I've seen has a PC Card slot. I want to be online everywhere I go, so I have a Sprint mobile broadband PCMCIA card. A uPC seems ideal for all the travel I do, but if I can't be online, it becomes useless.

Other than the online issue, does anyone have any feedback on how useful these things are?
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