February 25th, 2006
What is the “Origami Project”?
By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
What is the Origami Project? Where’s Waldo? Who Watches the Watchmen (Sorry, I had to throw that in; it’s one of my favorite graphic novels of all time)? Microsoft has registered a website called “The Origami Project“, and rumors abound as to its meaning. Taking a page out of Apple’s secrecy book, there’s a video there that’s cryptic, at best.
But what we’re hearing now is that Origami might be little more than a new code name for an ultra-portable device that Microsoft demonstrated last year at its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference. (Since Microsoft is continually changing code names to keep company watchers guessing, such a move would not be unprecedented.)
The original “Haiku” device was described as an ultra-portable mini-Tablet when the first prototypes made their public debut. The systems, as described Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, would weigh about a pound, feature a battery that could hold a charge for a full day, and integrate a camera, a phone and a music device in a single form factor. Source: PC Magazine via Yahoo! News
We Say: For some reason I keep confusing The Origami Project with The Dharma Initiative. 
Note that an alternative name being kicked around right now is the OrPod.
Leaving out gaming consoles, aside from mice and keyboards, Microsoft hasn’t really done that well with hardware, so I’m not all that excited. On the other hand, the teaser at the site would make sense if the rumors are true. Microsoft promises more info on March 2.
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February 25th, 2006 at 10:29 am
jfb3 says:
I’d bet it’s their take on a crackberry like device that’s tied to Exchange.
Microsoft ~really~ wants to be in front of every CEO at all times.
February 26th, 2006 at 12:40 am
Shadow says:
unintentional leak??
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February 26th, 2006 at 8:54 am
Steve says:
3 successful hardware items : mice, keyboards, game consoles. All 3 have been very successful. Only other items I know of are ethernet cards and joystick game controller.
February 28th, 2006 at 7:07 am
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What happened to the February 28th event that was supposed to be up against Apple? Did it just disappear into the ether?
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» Origami = Ultra Mobile PC’s » Blog Archive Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech says:
[…] As reported in an earlier story, the new project code named Origami is indeed about ultra mobile pc’s, as a matter of fact, paperback sized mobile pc’s running Windows XP, not an iPod rival or the portable version of the Xbox. Instead, Origami is the moniker for the first iteration of paperback-sized computers that will run Microsoft’s regular Windows XP operating system, a person close to Microsoft told The Associated Press. The person, who is familiar with the plans, spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is still confidential. […]
January 9th, 2007 at 5:18 pm