Microsoft Origami To Play Halo
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Zonk
on Mon Feb 27, '06 02:53 PM
from the now-that's-a-tablet dept.
from the now-that's-a-tablet dept.
Gamasutra reports on elements of the Microsoft project code-named Origami, which has been revealed through some snooping to be a tablet PC. The device is shown playing Halo indicating there is likely to be some gaming aspect to the product. From the article: "Previous to the appearance of the DigitalKitchen video, Bill Gates had discussed a mobile PC concept at a conference in Seattle last year, where a non-working device called the Ultra Mobile 2007 was shown. At the time, Gates indicated that the device should have an 'all-day' battery life, weigh less than a pound and cost between $500 and $800. Microsoft has indicated it will unveil more details of the Origami Project 'in the coming weeks'."
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Is it wise calling a tablet...
(Score:4, Funny)Do you think it'll play Snap too?
Er... Halo?
(Score:1, Informative)I hate to disappoint you, but that's [gamasutra.com] certainly not the Halo I'm used to...
similar to tablets
(Score:1)But will it play...
(Score:1)(http://www.cutterpillow.com/)
Kitchen Sink
(Score:2)(http://www.sfu.ca/~rdickie)
Besides giving the marketing deparment a stiffy is there any use for all products to do all things?
It's about time...
(Score:4, Interesting)It only took them three tries to see the obvious faults in their tablet designs. Bravo!
If it does what they say, sign me up.
Hear about it from Bill himself... sorta
(Score:2)(http://www.brendansstudentloans.com/)
See a clip of this comment and explanation here [msdn.com].
Halo huh?
(Score:2)(Last Journal: Saturday February 25, @11:02PM)
My 5-button mouse made a world of difference compared to the Xbox controller. I could finally map the punch key somewhere convienent.
Anyways, looking at the picture... how are you supposed to play Halo? Dock the tablet and use a keyboard?
From the Article
(Score:2, Funny)(Last Journal: Monday May 22, @07:16PM)
Halo?
(Score:2)(Last Journal: Friday September 19, @08:41AM)
Now, I'm not someone who has experienced this "Halo" game firsthand, but why are they bragging about a product that looks (at least from the picture I see [gamasutra.com] in that article [gamasutra.com]) like a colorized version of a drawing that my 5 year old made on his etch-a-scketch just last week? If that honestly displays the graphical capabilities of of XBox and Halo, I'm glad I didn't waste my money.
eInk anyone?
(Score:1)(http://nuclearplayground.com/)
Leaked product photo
(Score:3, Funny)(http://slashdot.org/~shr3k)
photo [tinman.org]
video on youtube
(Score:4, Informative)So Halo is the only hit MS has.
(Score:2)(http://iki.fi/wheany/ | Last Journal: Monday July 03, @01:48PM)
Adult Entertainment prospects???
(Score:1)A since-removed promotional video...shows a portable computer whose functionality is likely to straddle both markets.
I this a subtle clue that M$ wants to get into the lucrative adult entertainment biz? Pretty interesting coming from *gamasutra*...
All day?
(Score:1)What new battery technology suddenly allows a backlit lcd panel to last 24 hours? First he likely means that 8-hours is equal to all-day. And even though he didn't say it I bet that also means "usual use", so we can expect the battery to last 2-hours when playing Halo, just like the PocketPC.
None of course. Am I the only one that is getting tired of this kind of out-right lie? First it was 15 inch monitors where actually 14-inches. 120GB hard-drives arn't actually close to an actual 120GB.
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"Should have"
(Score:2)(http://web.lemuria.org/)
Sure it should. But how about talking what it will have? Throwing up a list of "nice to have" features is so trivial, any