Cole's Notes - The Sunday Journalist

Well, the announcements are out about the Origami project. It is, as suspected a come-on for a new hand held PCs available from various manufacturers. Now, I suppose that they have a interesting goal: Origami is a code name for a small project with big plans. Our team wants to make Ultra-Mobile PCs (emphasis mine) a device you won't leave home without, but we need your help. Own a UMPC? Tell us what you like and dislike about it. Don't own a UMPC, but have ideas about the perfect go-everywhere device? Let us know what you think. The Origami Project team wants to share our knowledge about UMPCs and the Microsoft Touch Pack, but more importantly, we want to hear what you have to say. (RANT ON) But, I'm hoping there will be a machine meeting my specs, Specifically, 7" Screen 802.11 - Wi-Fi Windows XP Tablet edition A nice version of Office EVDO data Bluetooth for Wireless headset and headphones VoIP on Wi-Fi USB ports for connecting input and output devices - like a nice...

So what do your friends do when you go on vacation? Especially when you suggest it yourself? Cost of Beta - $1.99 Cost of Water - Free Reaction of Kyle - Priceless

Kind of late for the Friday Funny - but great nonetheless....

From the MSN web - some more info coming....... Rumors have been swirling about the device over the past week. The Origami Project Web site, which is owned by Microsoft, pledges that more information will come Thursday. However, sources say this is likely to be more buzz, with actual details not expected until later in March, likely at the CeBit show that takes place March 9 to 15 in Hannover, Germany. See the full story at: MSN Tech & Gadgets

UPDATE - the website for this is http://www.origamiproject.com/1/ - I didn't think to add it to my note from yesterday A stealth video on a possible new Microsoft device - code named Origami . It's an interesting video - showing folks using a small tablet-like unit to send e-mail - photos, etc. over a wireless connection. It's really an extension of the current technolgies - once they are all organised. Sort of a dream situtation. The video is very simular to one I saw back in the 1990's when Apple was prognosticating about the future of Intergrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN) - their thought was a on-line all the time connected device could do all this. Now with them trying to build a video Ipod - which might be premiered tommorrow at the Mac show - this could be a little underground marketing by Microsoft to test the waters for a version of Vista that will run on a small portable platform. Myself, I hope it is. I've always liked the Tablet PC concept - ...

From the folks at YouTube - the win for Canada - an amazing curl.

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