Lowell Conn
Province
Talk about a hot piece of CARgo.
Samsung’s new Ultra Mobile PC — enigmatically named the Origami — completely sold out at Best Buys across North America on its first day of release.
A mobile PC, the Origami operates off the Microsoft Windows platform and features full computing
power capable of playing music, checking e-mail and viewing video while on the go.
The device can be mounted in the vehicle and features GPS and WiFi capabilities. Sporting a seven-inch (17.78- centimetre) screen alongside the 900-mhz Intel Celeron M processor, it arrives with 512 megabytes of memory.
Outrageously good initial sales aside, the Origami has launched to a bit of a collective yawn from critics.
But it’s very cool and very mobile.
Unfortunately, hoity-toity critics sometimes lose sight of how important the cool factor can be.
It list for about $1,210.
Visit www.bestbuy.com
© The Vancouver Province 2006