What will make 'Origami' devices tick?
MS-Watch | at | by Mike
The first 'Origami' ultra-mobile PC systems are due to start shipping in April. Will customers take to the Samsung, Founder and ASUS machines based on the Tablet PC version of Windows XP?
Microsoft and its partners believe there is room for another PC form factor: One that is bigger than a handheld, but smaller than a laptop.
Microsoft is betting these devices, dubbed ultra-mobile PCs -- or "Origami" systems -- "will eventually become indispensable and ubiquitous as mobile phones are today," according to officials with the Redmond software maker.