Origami: Another Failure for MicrosoftSource: cooltechzone.com
Just like the Tablet PC, Microsoft's Origami doesn't stand a chance as a mass market device, and for good many reasons. Let's break them down, shall we.
Microsoft Unveils Project OrigamiSource: Newsvine
"Project Origami" is now a real device. Imaging a mini Tablet PC with some special touch screen features. This device is going to evolve in a big way.

Leslie Fiering, Analystin beim Beratungsunternehmen Gartner in San Jose, sieht den möglichen Markterfolg des "Ultra Mobile PC" (UMPC) eher skeptisch.

People seem quite disappointed, almost to the point of anger, about the UMPC devices shown at CeBIT. To me, this is proof of the Origami concept's inherent goodness.

We wrote earlier in the week about The rather unfocused buzz marketing of the Origami PC. Well, I read about of all the coverage of the device at CeBIT and at the Intel Developer's Forum, and over the weekend, I found myself asking myself this question:

A lot of buzz on the internet surrounding Origami, now called the ever so elegant UMPC (for Ultra-Mobile PC), seemed to be focused on placing bets on Microsoft's new kid on the block taking out the reigning champion, Apple's iPod.

everyone is talk about the new 'microsoft origami' but what people do not know is that there is going to be a product coming out that is coming out called dualcor it has a touch screen display and at a 5" 800x480 and a 40gb hard drive and memory up to a 1gb also will run for 8 h

Microsoft, currently the king of technology, it seems, has recently debuted their newest hyped product, "Project Origami". While it seems like just a regular tablet or pocket PC, it's definitely more than meets the eye.
Covers come off Microsoft's OrigamiSource: pcpro.co.uk
The Origami project is officially revealed as an ultra mobile PC (UMPC), with Microsoft making the announcement at CeBIT.
Samsung shows its first Origami deviceSource: Macworld
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is showing the first device designed around Microsoft Corp.'s Origami project at the Cebit electronics show in Germany. It is a handheld computer that falls somewhere between a tablet PC and a PDA and runs a special edition of Windows XP.

Microsoft's Origami Project has built a nice buzz marketing campaign over the last three weeks. It is culminating this week, and they've already garnered a shot on CNBC.

Over the past couple of days I have noticed that Microsoft has been gaining some momentum in the media. First it was the whole Origami tablet handheld PC doohickey, to which they basically let the cat out of the bag before it gained a good amount of momentum.

Microsoft and Intel have finally released details on the Origami platform and the Internet is already erupting in open dismissal of the product. My initial gut reaction was to agree: The device is bulky, runs Windows (ick!), and had its hype exploded just a bit too early.