Origami: The new handheld laptop
Microsoft and Samsung and Asus plan to unveil an ultralight tablet computer that melds a laptop and media player into a thin, new device.
Samsung's device, the Q1, will use Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system. It is a product of Microsoft's so-called Origami project — an effort to shrink and redefine the laptop, while bolstering the company's software sales for new hand-held devices. Asus will also produce a version.
The Samsung device is a flat black rectangle that weighs 1.7 pounds, has the dimensions of a DVD box and is 1 inch thick. The viewing screen is 7 inches diagonally, more than twice the size of most pda's or Internet-enabled smart phones.
While Microsoft dominates the desktop and laptop markets with its Windows operating systems, it trails the Symbian group — led by the mobile phone makers Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola and Siemens — for software on smart phones.
Like a personal digital assistant, the Q1 can be operated with a metal stylus by writing and clicking on the screen. The device, which comes with a 40-gigabyte hard drive, can also be operated with a wireless keyboard.
The Samsung device has two wireless technologies built in: Wi-Fi for Internet access and Bluetooth for connecting with devices like keyboards, printers or mobile phones. The battery lasts about three and a half hours, the company said.
Samsung's device, the Q1, will use Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system. It is a product of Microsoft's so-called Origami project — an effort to shrink and redefine the laptop, while bolstering the company's software sales for new hand-held devices. Asus will also produce a version.
The Samsung device is a flat black rectangle that weighs 1.7 pounds, has the dimensions of a DVD box and is 1 inch thick. The viewing screen is 7 inches diagonally, more than twice the size of most pda's or Internet-enabled smart phones.
While Microsoft dominates the desktop and laptop markets with its Windows operating systems, it trails the Symbian group — led by the mobile phone makers Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola and Siemens — for software on smart phones.
Like a personal digital assistant, the Q1 can be operated with a metal stylus by writing and clicking on the screen. The device, which comes with a 40-gigabyte hard drive, can also be operated with a wireless keyboard.
The Samsung device has two wireless technologies built in: Wi-Fi for Internet access and Bluetooth for connecting with devices like keyboards, printers or mobile phones. The battery lasts about three and a half hours, the company said.
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