| Microsoft has suddenly taken the center
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| | everyone. Since it can do the works of a
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| stage of technology world with its new
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| | mobile phone, a personal computer, a
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| product called Origami. Every major media
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| | notebook and a PDA handheld device,
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| of the world seems to be running after
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| | Microsoft bosses have the feeling that
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| Origami now. All the news websites
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| | may be this is the ultimate portable
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| contain more than one article about
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| | device we all need. GPS, a webcam,
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| Origami. It seems that Origami is the
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| | fingerprint reader, digital TV tuners,
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| next big thing in the technology world is
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| | and compact flash and SD card readers
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| going to dominate the market in the next
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| | will be in many Origami computers (UMPC)
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| few months or may be years. Intel is
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| | in very near future. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and
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| with Microsoft in making Origami. Origami
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| | Ethernet networks can be used to connect
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| is expected to address a new market for
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| | between Origami computers and wide-area
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| portable computers. It is neither a
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| | networking is on the card too.Many people
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| laptop nor a smart mobile phone or PDA
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| | think that project Origami is an effort
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| but has can do many works for a user. In
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| | to seriously challenge Apple's IPOD, the
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| terms of size it is in the middle between
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| | portable music player. iPOD has remained
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| a PDA and a notebook PC. The only
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| | largely unchallenged since its birth as a
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| shocking thing is that the device will
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| | portable device and many bloggers have
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| not be called as Origami but as
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| | speculated the emergence of Origami from
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| Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) and most probably
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| | Microsoft as a response to Apple's
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| this name will gradually take place of
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| | supremacy in the portable device market.
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| the name, Origami.Speculations were very
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| | However, Microsoft officials are in no
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| high among the tech bloggers from around
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| | mood to confirm this theory and surely
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| the world about Project Origami in the
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| | they have a strong point. Origami is not
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| last few months. Although scare
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| | just a music player like iPOD but lot
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| information was available until recently,
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| | more than that. Microsoft officials can
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| every one expected Microsoft to produce
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| | also argue that many players have been
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| something that would create a storm in
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| | trying to make an ultra thin and ultra
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| the technology world.Microsoft bosses
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| | light but very powerful portable computer
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| hope that they have been able to address
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| | but Microsoft could make the
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| a new market with Origami since it is a
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| | breakthrough. Since, Origami computers
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| unique device in terms of size, price and
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| | run with Windows XP operating system, it
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| performance. It is so light that its
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| | will be able to do many functions. This
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| weight is less than 2.5 pounds and it
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| | feature will also make the works of
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| comes with a 7-inch touch-sensitive
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| | application developers easier.The main
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| screen. Thus Origami is really portable.
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| | problem with Origami computers is its
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| Microsoft officials are upbeat with their
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| | high price. When Bill Gates first talked
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| optimism that within a few years Origami
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| | of the idea of an ultra light portable
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| computer (UPMC) will become indispensable
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| | computer, most people got the perception
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| like mobile phone. Perhaps the main
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| | that its price would be under US $500 but
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| reason behind their high expectations is
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| | we already know that the price will be
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| the versatile nature of Origami
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| | from US $600-1000. Such a high price may
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| computers. It runs on Microsoft Windows
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| | discourage many users. However, it is
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| XP Tablet PC Edition operating system and
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| | natural that any technology is expensive
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| it can do many works including playing
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| | at first and later becomes cheaper. The
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| games, digital music, mobile
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| | same will happen for Origami computers
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| communication, and surfing internet,
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| | too. Finally, Origami is not just a
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| checking and responding to emails and so
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| | source of entertainment but
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| on. In future, Origami computers will run
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| | alsoMicrosoft's bid to enter into the
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| on Windows Vista. Origami computers can
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| | portable device market seriously will
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| support both Blue Tooth and Wi-Fi
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| | surely create pressure on other industry
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| wireless technology. This also means that
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| | players. It is for sure that other major
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| a user can use his keyboard with the help
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| | players both in the hardware and the
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| of wireless technology. They run on
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| | software world will try to come out with
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| microprocessors built by Intel. The only
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| | something substantial to answer to
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| thing that a user may miss is keyboard.
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| | Microsoft's challenge. If another company
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| However, it has USB 2 ports and thus
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| | can address the price issue seriously
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| adding an external keyboard is not a
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| | then surely Microsoft and its partners
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| problem. 30 to 60 Gigabyte hard drive
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| | will face serious challenge. On other
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| means a user can really use it like a
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| | hand, we are yet to get any reaction from
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| regular PC too.Samsung Electronics Co.
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| | the open source world about Microsoft's
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| Ltd., Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. and
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| | Origami computers. Are they thinking of
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| China's second largest PC-maker, the
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| | their own version of UMPC?Until a few
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| Founder Group, are the 3 companies who
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| | years ago, the idea of an ultra thin
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| are going to produce the hardware of
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| | computer was like a science fiction.
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| Origami computers (UMPC). All of them are
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| | Microsoft has successfully brought this
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| serious players in the technology world
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| | idea into reality with its project
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| and naturally they will try their best to
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| | Origami. We have heard in the recent
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| make Origami computers popular in the
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| | years that the computers of tomorrow will
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| market. Samsung's product (known as Q1)
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| | be thin like paper and users will be able
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| will hit the market in this May. However,
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| | to fold them after using. Project Origami
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| the price of Q1 is going to high.Who will
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| | only reminds us that the researchers are
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| be the main customers of Origami
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| | not sitting idle to make this idea into
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| computers? Microsoft officials are
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| | reality.
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| hopeful that this device will attract
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