Smaller than a laptop, sporting new mobile hardware designs and with much more media attention than was anticipated, “Origami” was unveiled by Microsoft and Intel this week at the CeBIT computer expo in Hanover, Germany.
It’s the first entry in the Microsoft-dubbed “Ultra-Mobile PC” category, and the first three products were introduced by partners Samsung, ASUS and Founder.
The small computers have displays about 7 inches in diameter (think of a medium paperback book). They run a full version of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and are designed not to replace PCs, but to be fully capable companions. They weigh less than 2 pounds – with future versions to weigh 1 pound or less – will hold a battery charge for about 2.5 hours, and will cost $599 to $999.
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