'Origami' is a pretty word. And Microsoft might have had a pretty idea when it came up with the concept for its Origami ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) software, which uses an interface that splits a QWERTY keyboard into two arcs on either side of the touch screen. Innovative, sure.
But the UMPC phenomenon simply hasn't sparked much interest among consumers, and now that smart phones like RIM's BlackBerry and Apple's iPhone have been able to replicate the computing experience on a mobile device like never before, the outlook is looking even bleaker. Even hard-core gadget aficionados, it seems, don't have much interest in toting around a device that looks like something the UPS guy would carry.
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Thanks for the great laughs.
Bruizer | 07/17/07
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Audrey? You're stretching...
EJHonda | 07/17/07
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But I loved my Newton
A.Sinic | 07/17/07
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UPC.. had forgotten about that one!
Non-Zealand | 07/17/07
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Regarding Segway
Dukhalion | 07/18/07
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Wii
dhays | 07/18/07
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I wasn't dissappointed...
Narg | 07/18/07
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DreamCast
tomam | 07/18/07
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I agree
Greenknight_z | 07/19/07
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SeedyNet blows it again
vankuvr@... | 07/18/07
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UMPC's are not a disappointment
miombligo | 07/18/07
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R U Kiddin' Mii?
shohom67 | 07/19/07
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