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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 22 March 2006 16:21 \__
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> __/ [ Jerry McBride ] on Friday 17 March 2006 23:30 \__
>>>
>>>> Ray Ingles wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2006-03-17, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> This didn't take long.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
> http://www.umpcorigami.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4
>>>>>> (Pictures in the article)
>>>>>
>>>>> At least the bottom picture appears to be faked. Here's what appears to
>>>>> be the original:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/24/microsofts-origami-project/
>>>>>
>>>>> That being said, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the first OS to boot
>>>>> on the hardware was Linux. Since it scales so well and be so easily
>>>>> tweaked, hardware manufacturers use it extensively for prototypes. But I
>>>>> rather suspect this article is a prank.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shame... I would have bought one.
>>>
>>>
>>> I saw it in some reliable sites yesterday, so I have a good reason to
>>> suspect it was not a prank. Needless to mention, the source I originally
>>> cited was not prominent enough to be convincing.
>>>
>>
>> Samsung will realise that there's money to be made selling it for £100
>> cheaper without an OS, or sporting just Linux. With its GPS, bluetooth
>> & wifi, it will make a good telephony terminal, assuming that there's
>> adequate audio capability on it.
>>
>> This would also be good for schools, I think, running a free OS.
>
> Something as such was recently unveiled at CeBit, but it was /far/ lighter
> (no need for a 'man's purse') and /far/ cheaper.
>
> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4475809720.html
>
> Even if Samsung made the expensive beast Penguin-driven, they would have some
> tough competition. Dimensions and productions cost would not work in their
> advantage. Just imagine that I gave up on laptops due to PDA's. _Pragmatism_
> is key, not size and level brightness (battery drain).
>
Very interesting - I've got a Motorola V680(?) which is Linux based, has
bluetooth, GPRS (but I've had trouble using it to get a data link to an
external device), a GPS receiver and mapping software. It's a great
phone, but this one from the Swiss folks looks better, as it's got wifi
as well...
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