Thursday, March 09, 2006

Good Morning Silicon Valley: Q: How do I reboot my Origami device? A: Turn it over and shake it.

Good Morning Silicon Valley: Q: How do I reboot my Origami device? A: Turn it over and shake it. "It looks like an Etch-A-Sketch to me, but Intel and Microsoft say their Origami project is the future of ultramobile computing.
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So what have we got? A device that's far too big to replace a PDA or smartphone, and not nearly powerful enough to replace a notebook. “It’s the Newton all over again,” analyst Peter Gorham told Red Herring."

Of course, if it were a portable, battery-powered Mac mini with a touchscreen and an iPod family brand, it'd be a totally different story to the press/punditry...

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