www.origamiproject.com has revealed week #3, and it is a handheld -- the Ultra-Mobile PC.
Microsoft says it's "is portable, lightweight, and configured to connect on the go. It’s the device that you’ll always want with you" and "you can connect and communicate, accomplish any task anywhere and at any time".
Pretty broad statements for device that seems to have mixed technology and stuff not locked down.
For example, it trumpets "the power of Windows XP" (not Vista),; and vagaries like 'Approximately 7” diagonal display (or smaller)'; and "Minimum 800 x 480 resolution".
There are some interesting things:
- Ability to use "full versions of Microsoft Office system software, Internet Explorer, and other Windows-compatible applications"
- (Optional) GPS capabilities and mapping software
- Ability to use as "an additional PC at home, at work, and everywhere in between"
- "Buy music and movies and download them wirelessly"
- "Enhance the way you experience TV, movies, and Web sites on a full-screen device"
Nothing about gaming.
The current models are made by ASUS and Samsung, and ... I think they look sucky. The tablet and 'Net devices I worked on 6 years ago were sexier looking than these things.
No word on a street date yet.
Details and picts at http://www.microsoft.com/umpc/.
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