Well it's definately here now
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BBC
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The opening morning of the giant Cebit technology fair was dominated by news about Microsoft's mini PC project Origami.
Prior to the show the software giant drip-fed information through a teaser website that hinted at what it might do.
At the Hanover-based show the first working devices were unveiled along with information about its capabilities.
Korean electronics firm Samsung said it would start selling Origami in the next few weeks.
Samsung, which has dubbed its first Origami handheld Q1, showed off the black, paperback sized computer at its opening press conference.
The machine has a 7-inch touchscreen and a 40 gigabyte hard drive.
It also boasts an Intel Celeron processor onboard, runs the tablet edition of Windows XP and uses wi-fi and bluetooth to communicate.
Extras for the gadget include a Bluetooth keyboard and a card that lets it use mobile phone networks to communicate.
As first described by Bill Gates at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in 2005, the device is intended to be an ultra-portable PC.
Q1 FACTS
Intel Celeron 900mhz
40 GB hard drive
7 inch WGA screen
Weighs 779g
Bluetooth
Samsung said the Q1 could do everything a regular PC could do and runs in two modes.
One involves using it as a cut-down PC running the familiar Windows operating system.
The second is as a pure media device that lets users watch video or listen to music without turning on the operating system.
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