Microsoft Origami hand held device leaked early

There has been some buzz surrounding Microsoft’s mysterious “Origami” project, but the device has now stepped out into the open a few days ahead of schedule. Digital Kitchen has posted a Shockwave Flash video of Microsoft’s new portable media device ahead of its scheduled March 3 unveiling.

Origami looks to be a primarily pen input based “mini TabletPC” device with USB host functionality and built-in GPS [ picture ]. Origami of course has wireless access and can tap into your existing Windows Media Center based PC to playback music/video from anywhere around your home. Also shown in the video is a person playing what appears to be Halo.

DailyTech - Microsoft’s "Origami" Project Leaked Early

We’ve been hearing rumblings of Origami, a Microsoft concept that looks to be a smaller-than-a-tablet PC design. It might just be a media player aimed at the Sony PSP while also functioning as a tiny mobile PC. What looks to be a detachable keyboard is part of the fold-up design (that’s why they call it Origami), and it’s reportedly able to support WiFi and perhaps even 3G wireless.

Gizmodo - Rumor: Microsoft Teasing Origami Mini-Tablet