Will Origami Introduce The Era Of UMPC?

Posted by Kirk Biglione in Microsoft on Mar 09, 2006

Microsoft Geeks (yes, they do exist) are salivating over the official release of Origami. As we told you last week it’s not an iPod killer at all. Instead it’s a UMPC.

What’s a UMPC you ask? Seriously, you’ve never heard of UMPC? Ok, we’ll tell you, but just this once, so please take notes. UMPC = Ultra Mobile PC.

In case you’re still confused I’ll spell this out further. As far as Microsoft is concerned an Ultra Mobile computer is 6 by 8 inches with a 2.5 hour battery life. In other words, it’s too big to fit in your pocket, and you can’t go very far before you need to charge your UMPC. I said UMPC, not Pocket PC.

Origamis will be folded by a number of different manufacturers. As with standard PC’s each will presumably offer their own unique configuration and pricing. In general, though, you can expect these new devices to cost in the $600 to $1,000 range.

Oh, it’ll run some variant of WinXP, ensuring that Microsoft enthusiasts everywhere will enjoy the full blue screen experience on buses and in restaurants.

So, where do you want to go today?

2 Responses to “Will Origami Introduce The Era Of UMPC?”

  1. Rich Miller says:
    March 9, 2006 at 8:24 am

    Where do you want to go TODAY??? I’m not the only ex-General Magician to recognize a Magic Link when I see it.

    http://telematique.typepad.com/twf/2006/03/origami_magicli.html

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  1. Whatever Happened To The Origami? | Medialoper says:
    December 30, 2006 at 3:52 pm

    [...] Origami day came and went and all we got out of it was a new acronym. Turns out the Origami is a UMPC (that’s short for Ultra Mobile PC). Essentially the Origami is a Microsoft reference specification that third party OEM’s can use to produce portable PC devices. UMPC’s are smaller than a notebook computer, but larger than a Pocket PC. And according to the Microsoft site, UMPC’s can do EVERYTHING. [...]


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