The Apple Core: Tablet Envy

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Date: Wednesday, March 8th, 2006, 08:50
Category: The Apple Core

umpc.jpgIn case you missed it, there’s a whole lot going on with tablet development these days – and it’s not in the Mac camp.
The Wintel community is abuzz about Intel’s Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) platform and a new product from Microsoft called Origami due to launch on March 9. The very stealthy Origami Project Web site only gives clues about what’s to come but the conventional wisdom is that it’s a miniature tablet PC that will play music and have full Media Center functionality, including playback of full motion videos.
Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The Apple Core.


umpc.jpgIn case you missed it, there’s a whole lot going on with tablet development these days – and it’s not in the Mac camp.
The Wintel community is abuzz about Intel’s Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) platform and a new product from Microsoft called Origami due to launch on March 9. The very stealthy Origami Project Web site only gives clues about what’s to come but the conventional wisdom is that it’s a miniature tablet PC that will play music and have full Media Center functionality, including playback of full motion videos.
Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The Apple Core.

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  • http://htttp://50milesout.blogspot.com HRC

    Oh, please. Now that it’s out, it was exactly what I expected. There are plenty of questions about who exactly this form factor, lousy battery life, and price point fit.
    April Fool’s Day from Microsoft is 3 weeks early!