Archive for March 10th, 2006

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Chippy has found an image of a white PaceBlade Origami on [url=http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/print/70602]heise.de[/url].

There is also an image up on the official [url=http://www.pbj-inc.co.jp/english/]pbj-inc.co.jp[/url] website.

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Its nice to see that there will be different colors like were shown in the Digital Kitchen video. It is actually a great idea to make different colors because people love customization even on their computers.

I think if there were green and pink ones it would open the market to young teenage girls who would use it to get on MySpace at school. (Or whatever websites teenage girls like nowadays.)

So here’s hoping to having more choices in what our UMPCs look like.

[b]Update 03/10/06 2:32 PM:[/b]

More details on this device:

* Goes by the name of “Smart Caddie”
* Runs on VIA, not intel
* Some more specs here (more…)

updated 14-04-2006 - V12

List of UMPC-related websites.
Let me know of corrections and additions. I’ll try and re-publish the link list on a regular basis.

• Origami Portal My prefered hang-out for UMPC-related news. Active forum, news, features and podcasts.
• Origami Project The original MS Origami website.
• Microsoft UMPC site The official MS UMPC website.
• Intel UMPC site The official Intel UMPC website.
• Windowsfordevices.com A long-standing and trustworthy site covering UMPC-space.
• Linuxdevices.com The sister site to Windowsfordevices.
• Internet Tablet Talk Focus on the Nokia 770.
• UMPC Community Site sponsered by intel.
• Gottabemobile Detailed blog and website.
• MiniPCs.com
• Handtops.com Established site dedicated to mini windows pc’s
• Paperback PC
• Ultra Mobile PCs
• Ultra Mobile PCs
• Ultra Mobile PC Talk
• UMPCBuzz
• Ultra Mobilize
• UMPC Fun
• UMPC Site
• Only UMPC
• UMPCiTy
• UMPCorigami
• Ultranauts
• Ultra mobile pc tips.
• UMPC News
• Origamicar
• Ultra Mobile PC news Digest.
• umpc.cz
• Ultramobilelife
• What is Microsoft Origami.

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The first episode of our UMPC Cast podcast has just been released.

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Or just download the MP3 directly
[url=http://www.origamiportal.com/origami/podcasts/OrigamiPortal%20-%20UMPC%20Cast1.mp3]here[/url]

We will be adding a podcast section and permanent location on our homepage in the next couple days.
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A lot of details have become more clear today as the Ultra-Mobile PC’s were displayed and talked about at CeBIT.

[b]So, what is the Origami, really?[/b]

In Microsoft’s own words, the Origami design “features small, lightweight, carry-everywhere hardware designs coupled with the full functionality of a Microsoft Windows-based PC and a choice of input options, including enhanced touch-screen capabilities.” These touch-screen capabilities come with the new Tablet XP add-on, Windows Touch Pack, which features the new on-screen touch keyboard, DialKeys. Another advantage of this add-on is the program launcher, which is fully-customizable and will make tasks like watching a video or accessing your favorite website a lot more efficient on a mobile device (Program Launcher is pictured below).

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All the Origami devices are coming in at less than 2 inches deep and around 2 lbs, which puts them in at larger than your Pocket PC or PDA, but smaller than a traditional Tablet PC. For more detailed specs, check out our analysis of the interview with the Origami Mastermind, Otto Berkes, from last night, but here is a brief summary:

* Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005, with Windows Touch Pack
* Intel Celeron M, Pentium M, or possibly VIA C7-M processor
* 256MB of RAM and up
* 800×480 (minimum) resolution
* 7″ (diagonal screen)
* 30GB hard drive, or more (50GB and 60GB to be common)
* US$600-1,000 price tag
* USB inputs, Integrated touch panel, WiFi and Bluetooth-enabled

Currently, three manufacturers are displaying Origami devices at CeBIT: Asus, Founder and Samsung (Models from TabletKiosk and PaceBlade Japan are also in the works). All are due out 2nd quarter of this year. Here are some additional specifics we know on each of the devices that was displayed at CeBIT:

[b]Samsung Q1[/b]
900MHz Celeron M
779g (1.7 pound) 9 x 5.5 x 1-inch mini-tablet with a 7-inch touchscreen LCD, Celeron M ULV processor, 40GB drive, 512MB RAM, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS and DMB options
Macworld is reporting this device will retail in Europe for €1,000 (US$1,190)

[b]Asus[/b]
1.3-megapixel front mounted cam for WiFi video conferencing
900MHz Celeron M
SDIO slot on top
The ASUS Security Protect Management (ASPM) uses a special fingerprint sensor, which analyses not only the skin surface but the fabric beneath it.

[b]Founder[/b]
1GHz Pentium M processor

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Read on for more details straight from Microsoft and an interesting UMPC add-on. (more…)