New H9 UMPC runs Linux
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| Is this the world's first Linux-based UMPC?
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| Depends on who you ask, I guess, but manufacturer Beijing Peace
| East Technology Development, Inc. certainly thinks its H9 device
| is in the running for the title. And why not? Sporting a 7-inch
| TFT touch screen (800 x 480), integrated GPS, Wi-Fi, GPRS/CDMA
| connectivity, and PCMCIA and SD card slots, the H9 could easily
| go head to head with its peers. Assuming it had any, of course.
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http://www.pocketables.net/2007/02/new_h9_umpc_run.html
Related (on Microsoft's UMPC):
Whatever Happened To The Origami?
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| Ultimately Origami is a classic example of how a viral buzz can
| work against a product release. Expectations were too high and the
| final product was puzzling and didn't fulfill any specific consumer
| demand. By the time the systems were actually released the hype had
| died down and there was practically zero consumer awareness. I've
| actually considered the possibility that the viral Origami campaign
| was a warm-up for the Zune campaign that followed later in the summer.
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http://www.medialoper.com/hot-topics/hardware/whatever-happened-to-the-origami/
Original 'Origami' team moves to a new secret project
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| This "secret project" could be nothing more than a lot of hype --
| as was the "Origami Project" (which morphed into the
| less-than-well-received Ultramobile PCs).
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=234
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