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demibob · 01:42 PM

http://www.origamiproject.com/1/

Is this going to be M$ version of an ipod or something else. Anyone got any idea what this is.

E's Lil Theorem · Feb 25, 2006, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by demibob

http://www.origamiproject.com/1/

Is this going to be M$ version of an ipod or something else. Anyone got any idea what this is.

Reminds me of Zombo-com

Fred_Cokebottle · Feb 25, 2006, 02:19 PM

Sounds like something that is designed to fold easily.

demibob · Feb 25, 2006, 02:29 PM

Made by microsoft
Comes out just 2 days after apple releases its new products.
Its probably portable hence the line "and where i can go" plus the name origami.
I think it might also be touch screen because of the first line of the ad "touch me"
It could be a music/video/game playing device but no matter how good it is il probably stick to the ipod because it isn't made by microsoft.

Calimus · Feb 25, 2006, 03:09 PM

http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/24/m...igami-project/ Here is what it is rumored to be.

wdlove · Feb 25, 2006, 03:27 PM

Bummer so now we have to wait till Thursday to find out the answer.

demibob · 03:47 PM

im more interested in what apples doing.

moggy · Feb 25, 2006, 08:58 PM

did you guys watch the commercial of it yet?

http://www.d-kitchen.com/main.html go to Work --> Brand Threate --> Microsoft Origami

what a gimcrack, this thing is gonna flop like gates' flaccid wang.

KeriVit · Feb 25, 2006, 09:19 PM

lovely

production_coordinator · Feb 25, 2006, 09:45 PM

IMHO, it's time for Apple to offer an ultra-portable Mac running OS X. I'm not talking about a smaller iBook, I'm talking about a LARGE iPod that has OS X running on it.

production_coordinator · Feb 25, 2006, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by moggy

did you guys watch the commercial of it yet?

http://www.d-kitchen.com/main.html go to Work --> Brand Threate --> Microsoft Origami

I think it's interesting, but I don't see it competing with the iPod in any way. WAY too big (it looks about 6X larger in volume). That being said, if Apple offered such a device, I think it would fit in well with the iPod as the behemoth.

Mediaman_12 · Feb 26, 2006, 11:05 AM

It looks like a excuse for something to do with that Windows 'tablet edition'. The entire promo/ad linked above reminds me of the ones they showed when that HP tablet first arrived.
Stuff like this isn't going to become 'mainstream' until those 'roll-up LCD's' finally arrive. Regular LCD's at a size that makes one of these things 'useful' is to bulky, heavy and consumes way to much power.

slugslugslug · Feb 26, 2006, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by production_coordinator

I think it's interesting, but I don't see it competing with the iPod in any way. WAY too big (it looks about 6X larger in volume). That being said, if Apple offered such a device, I think it would fit in well with the iPod as the behemoth.

If Apple offered such a device, I would buy it.

Of course, I don't have an iPod because I can manage without a ton of music most of the time. I'd buy something "origami"-sized for the compact web surfing and note-taking capabilities. Media would just be gravy. Seems like the sort of thing that Apple won't bother with because there will be 1) people who don't care, 2) people who think it's awesome but can't justify the expense, and 3) people who'll think it's awesome & buy it. And group 3) probably wouldn't be very big.

Still, Apple, bring on the MacBook nano. Please.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 26, 2006, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Fred_Cokebottle

Sounds like something that is designed to fold easily.

Origami and Microsoft products are far from easy.

t6hawk · Feb 26, 2006, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by moggy

did you guys watch the commercial of it yet?

http://www.d-kitchen.com/main.html go to Work --> Brand Threate --> Microsoft Origami

what a gimcrack, this thing is gonna flop like gates' flaccid wang.

Now what I find disturbing is that Microsoft Bank of the Future commercial that site has on it.

meelk · Feb 26, 2006, 12:46 PM

its interesting but too limited. its large, heavy, undoubtably requires a media center enabled pc to connect to, etc. the only thing they didnt show it doing would be the only thing I would be interested in doing on it: reading an ebook.

it also breaks the heterosexual man rule: if it requires a fagbag to carry it, it's too damn big.

hickey · Feb 26, 2006, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by slugslugslug

snip... and 3) people who'll think it's awesome & buy it. And group 3) probably wouldn't be very big

HOW CAN YOU HAVE TWO GROUP 3'S!!!!!

slugslugslug · Feb 26, 2006, 01:23 PM

hickey, stop yelling at me, or I'll, um, pee in your lobby or something.

I listed the 3 groups in the first sentence and then referred to the 3rd group in the second sentence. I suppose I shoulda left off the right paren in the reference to avoid making your head explode.

Um, meelk, plenty of hetero men already carry a backpack or messenger bag (especially bike couriers, many of whom are total jocks). Also the gays and the ladies buy gadgets, too.

Then there are also the hetero men who don't actually care if random people on the street think we're gay.

hickey · Feb 26, 2006, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by slugslugslug

snip... I'll, um, pee in your lobby or something.

our security guard will smoke crack at you so fast you wont even have a chance to!

meelk · Feb 27, 2006, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by slugslugslug

hickey, stop yelling at me, or I'll, um, pee in your lobby or something.

I listed the 3 groups in the first sentence and then referred to the 3rd group in the second sentence. I suppose I shoulda left off the right paren in the reference to avoid making your head explode.

Um, meelk, plenty of hetero men already carry a backpack or messenger bag (especially bike couriers, many of whom are total jocks). Also the gays and the ladies buy gadgets, too.

Then there are also the hetero men who don't actually care if random people on the street think we're gay.

like bike messengers can afford this kind of thing? what kind of yuppie bike messengers do you know?

rickey939 · Feb 27, 2006, 07:53 PM

Awesomenesses.®

demibob · Feb 27, 2006, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by moggy

did you guys watch the commercial of it yet?

http://www.d-kitchen.com/main.html go to Work --> Brand Threate --> Microsoft Origami

what a gimcrack, this thing is gonna flop like gates' flaccid wang.

i cant find it

meelk · Feb 27, 2006, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by demibob

i cant find it

its been removed. lol.

slugslugslug · Feb 27, 2006, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by meelk

like bike messengers can afford this kind of thing? what kind of yuppie bike messengers do you know?

I know a bike messenger who owns her house, and I think I've heard of others. And plenty of others have custom bicycles that certainly cost way more than than origami could possibly sell for. Some of those kids work crazy hours. Also, a lot of 'em get hit by cars and wind up with big insurance settlements (it's certainly the driver's fault a lot of the time).

Oh, and plenty of folks who aren't couriers still carry the messenger bags. I was just pointing out that the couriers are particularly dude-ish.

goMac · Feb 27, 2006, 09:00 PM

Price is supposed to be under $500.

Jasoco · Feb 28, 2006, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by E's Lil Theorem

Reminds me of Zombo-com

What the hell is that??

macaddict0001 · Feb 28, 2006, 02:06 PM

There is a mirror of the dk commercial
http://www.youtube.com/v/JqVszfrB_VI

demibob · Mar 2, 2006, 03:44 PM

http://www.origamiproject.com
looks like theres more

rickey939 · Mar 2, 2006, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by demibob

http://www.origamiproject.com
looks like theres more

Bah.

Gamoe · Mar 2, 2006, 04:30 PM

The biggest thing about this M$ "origami project" is the hype. I'm certain that whatever it is won't hold a candle to the hype, and that I won't need or want one.

Agasthya · Mar 2, 2006, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Gabriel Morales

The biggest thing about this M$ "origami project" is the hype. I'm certain that whatever it is won't hold a candle to the hype, and that I won't need or want one.

Looks like they are learning from Apple.

Kevin · Mar 2, 2006, 09:14 PM

What a pretentious marketing ploy.

Kevin · Mar 2, 2006, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by Agasthya

Looks like they are learning from Apple.

Naw, this is different all together. Apple uses different tactics than this.

It looks like something you'd see on a movie. It's that hokey.

Agasthya · Mar 2, 2006, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by Kevin

Naw, this is different all together. Apple uses different tactics than this.

It looks like something you'd see on a movie. It's that hokey.

Remember Macworld SF 2002?

rickey939 · Mar 2, 2006, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by Agasthya

Looks like they are learning from SpyMac.

Fixed by r939.®

kcmac · Mar 2, 2006, 11:27 PM

"and it never gets in your way"

uhhhh...what company is this?

Kevin · Mar 3, 2006, 06:06 AM

Originally Posted by Agasthya

Remember Macworld SF 2002?

Not really... what went on?

Jasoco · Mar 3, 2006, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by Kevin

Not really... what went on?

Wasn't that the iMac G4 intro? As well as the 14" iBooks? I think that year people expected the iWalk or something? That is my understanding at least.

greenamp · Mar 3, 2006, 09:54 AM

Nothing wrong with using hype to help market your products if said product succeeds in delivering most of it's promised features. It's a pretty common marketting strategy to exaderate the benefits of your product or service.

Apple typically succeeds in living up to most of thier hype in some way or another. M$ howver, typically fails in some way or another. M$ is typically all hype and no product. This whole Windows Vista senanigan that's been going on all this time is more about the hype than it is perfecting the product. M$ will release it when they want regardless of the state of it's build.

olePigeon · Mar 3, 2006, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by demibob

http://www.origamiproject.com/1/

Is this going to be M$ version of an ipod or something else. Anyone got any idea what this is.

Apparently it's "something else." According to some gizmo and MS websites, it's just another ultra-portable, but around $800.

demibob · Mar 3, 2006, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by Gabriel Morales

The biggest thing about this M$ "origami project" is the hype. I'm certain that whatever it is won't hold a candle to the hype, and that I won't need or want one.

wait till its out to critisize it.

Agasthya · Mar 3, 2006, 12:08 PM

I can't believe more people don't remember that.

Fred_Cokebottle · Mar 3, 2006, 03:01 PM

Whatever it is, I want one for free.

RAILhead · Mar 3, 2006, 03:12 PM

So it's a big PDA that doubles as an Etch-a-Sketch.

Meh.

greenamp · Mar 3, 2006, 03:24 PM

I hear the new MS Oragami is gonna be 4X as fast the old Oragami.

Jasoco · Mar 3, 2006, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Agasthya

I can't believe more people don't remember that.

Yeah, I remember that. But wasn't it just talking about the iMac G4 sunflower?

Gamoe · Mar 5, 2006, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by demibob

wait till its out to critisize it.

Why not start early? It is M$.

demibob · Mar 5, 2006, 06:11 AM

Originally Posted by Gabriel Morales

Why not start early? It is M$.

Good point.

Miniryu · Mar 6, 2006, 10:25 PM

wait, what happened? the website says it comes out 3-2-06. The last time I checked, today is 3-6-06. What's the deal?

euchomai · Mar 7, 2006, 08:50 AM

Miniryu, does this surprise you about MS?