Anyone remember how cool MS Origami looked?<p><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6381789873197028811" rel="nofollow">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6381789873197028811</a><p>Microsoft's commercials and reality don't intersect very well. History tends to repeat itself.
I am skeptical. I remember watching a demonstration of WinFS only to find out later that it was a Macromedia Director demo. Even if it was real there is some way to go before it becomes a product.
I've seen this in the other new item here on HN. But this article has some interesting comments concerning left-handed usage. I wonder if the theme will be reversible for ease of use by left-handed people?
Sort of reminds me of the Info Pad idea from a couple years back: <a href="http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2006/05/desperately-seeking-info-pad.html" rel="nofollow">http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2006/05/desperately-se...</a>
This device might actually give tough competition to existing netbooks. It appears to be smaller and more portable than your average netbook, with the added advantage of having an interface designed specially for the smaller multitouch screen it sports.<p>I sincerely hope this is real. We need someone besides Apple competing in the multitouch market.
I believe that the renderings are based off of the "Codex": <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=049_U-0C9qU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=049_U-0C9qU</a><p>No idea how old that video is, but the concept looks okay.