Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Mar 2006 17:47 UTC, submitted by DigitalDame
Samsung will enter the US computer market in April as the launch partner for Microsoft's new UltraMobile PC or 'Origami' platform. Launched this morning at the CeBit technology show in Hannover Germany, this smaller tablet PC fits between hand-held Portable Media Centers and more traditional tablet/notebook computers. Samsung's unit, scheduled to go on sale in April, is expected to cost under $1000 [EUR 840]. There's a batch of photos of the devices too. In addition, the 3rd video on the Origami website is also up.
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2005-07-06
I find it startling that such a device ships for $1000, where a subnotebook at 10" easily costs $2000 or more. How come?
Overall, I'm not sure if these devices can do much more than subnotebooks wouldn't do already. Since they're too large to fit into your pants pockets, you need to carry a bag with you, just like for a regular notebook. The magical border for portable devices is the "deck of cards" size, anything bigger than that is just big.