Finally out in the open, the Origami project reveals a new PC technology called Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) provided in a collaboration between Microsoft, Intel and Samsung.

During the latest days the front page was totally dedicated to the Microsoft’s secret Origami project. Suppositions have been made, masses were teased with the well kept secrecy until the final result came out in the open today at CeBIT, the annual IT trade show. The project is developed in a partnership between Microsoft, Intel and Samsung, each company bringing its own technology to the “making ofâ€Â?.

So the new concept is on the market. The Ultra Mobile PC was designed to be a small device with full PC capabilities. Easy Internet access and capability to adapt to any environment anywhere is what the new product is aiming for. Produced by Samsung the small touch screen device weights 2 pounds and is provided with low power consumption technology brought in by Intel. UMPC runs a Tablet PC Edition of Windows XP.

Microsoft has also announced the new Touch Pack , a new set of software built for UMPC. Only these devices will include a preinstalled version of Touch Pack which actually includes new soft for playing back media and a “program launcher� that makes it easier to find and run programs stored on it. Scroll bars and icons can be made bigger and also navigation through fingertip is a lot more accessible. Also available is the popular interactive game “Sudoku�.

Initially thought to be a response to the Apple’s iIpod, the whole marketing concept is considered to have been very intriguing. Whether we believe or not Microsoft’s official statements regarding the unexpected results of this campaign, we have to give credit to this really well thought idea. Meanwhile the device is still searching for its market place as analysts say it is too expensive for what it does and not ready to do more.

Though the new products are just out in the open, Microsoft is already working on the new generation which is supposed to run the future launched Microsoft Vista as the operating system includes touch screen support and power management features