THOUGHT: What's The Fuss About Origami
For several days we've seen increasing interest on Microsoft's new Origami Project. Most gadget sites and enthusiast blogs treated it with great anticipation and excitement, but for me its not convincing enough to be put on the pedestal. Neither the product's functionality nor the overall design concept is mind-blowing. Most of its features are already present in today's devices for its only as good as a shrunken Tablet PC (having a Treo 650 will even be better than lugging around a paperback sized computer).
Here's the list of the highlighted features:
- send, receive, edit and preview images.
- send and receive messages.
- browse the web.
- transfer images from WiFi or bluetooth devices.
- locate a map.
- do MS Office documents.
- use to control Media Center PC.
- play 3D games made for PCs.
In a nutshell, its like trying to be your desktop PC while at thesame time act as a PC companion. Reality Check: Isn't it that Palm handhelds were created with that philosophy in mind? This may be the replacement for the current Tablet PC or PocketPC, but either way it couldn't. You can neither put this device inside your pocket nor get thesame screen estate like a Tablet PC.
Features that were highlighted on the video are not worth the hype and excitement that the geek world is celebrating about. This device simply screams the ill-fated OQO. The presentation video (through entering and selecting Work then Brand Theatre) may not well represent this project, but surely be a good one for the Treo 650.
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26.2.06 22:29
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