Dustin Hubbard, Microsoft Mobile PC manager, has returned from CeBIT and answered a lot of Origami/ultra mobile PC related questions on the OrigamiProject.com blog. Check out the whole article [url=http://origamiproject.com/blogs/team_blog/archive/2006/03/14/1908.aspx]here[/url].
Here is a sampling of some key points from the question and answer session:
[b]Does the origami have instant on?[/b]
* The resume from standby is quite good and fast
* The Samsung Q1 has 2 boot modes on a 3 way power switch (On, Off, AVS Multimedia)
* AVS Multimedia allows near instant on
[b]Release dates[/b]
* Realistically, Samsung will be the first available in the US, most likely in April
[b]Voice Recognition[/b]
* XP Tablet PC Edition has built-in speech recognition
* Should work well with the Samsung array microphone
[b]Apple has better design[/b]
* Microsoft is working on taking a more active role with OEMs on their hardware
[b]Is there any kind of sleep mode[/b]
* Not yet, but SlideShow in Vista could take advantage of this
[b]Will Vista run well on the UMPC?[/b]
* Dustin’s group will be doing testing to see how Vista runs in the upcoming months
Thanks again to Dustin for taking the time to answer some questions. I think it bodes well for the Origami devices to have such a dedicated team that interacts with the fans. They are like the [url=http://www.blogmaverick.com]Mark Cuban[/url] of Microsoft (and look how well the Mavericks are doing lately).
