Facebook Plunges Again
Tumblr 101: Tips And Tricks To Get Started
Origami Project: A new mystery from Microsoft
The question of the day
is, "What's origamiproject.com?" All we know is this: It belongs to Microsoft and appears to be a part of some viral marketing
campaign. Currently the web site has nothing but an ambiguous AT&T-esque message that says, "Hello. Do you know
me? Do you know what I can do? And where I can go? Or how I can change your life? You will. Learn more on
3.2.06..." There are "Week 1," "Week 2," and "Week 3" buttons, but currently only
Week 1 (the above message) is enabled. Some fingers are pointing to a similarly-named handheld prototype that
National Semiconductor demoed at COMDEX in 2001,
but I'm skeptical. Conveniently, origamiproject.com has an RSS feed that'll presumably notify you when "Week
2" is enabled. What do you think Microsoft is up to?[Via Digg]
Comments
15
Subscribe to commentsMichaelFeb 23rd 2006 5:13PM
Interesting to say the least. I like viral marketing.
thatedeguyFeb 23rd 2006 6:05PM
It's a spectacular marketing ploy isn't it? viral marketing at its finest. I'm intrigued though. What is it exactly. All signs point to it being a mobile networkable cell/email/etc... device of some sort. NSC's project site has a pretty picture of a orange Origami. much better than the blue one in the comdex page.
KevFeb 23rd 2006 6:27PM
My guess...something to do with interconnectability, because of the way you have a centre circle and then many connected to it. Maybe a bunch of products and one that connects to all of them or helps each of them connect to each other... Or perhaps a central place to store information or data. Perhaps a service where you can save video to the web, then access it on your desktop computer, cellphone or Xbox 360...
Any ideas people?
Dr Brian HaupinFeb 23rd 2006 6:41PM
It's nothing, believe me. Don't convince yourselves that companies are smart/innovative and will allow anything that is.
2 all the geniuses of the world stfu, you have to prove your worth, not take a test and flaunt it, you nobody's
Paul McNamaraFeb 23rd 2006 8:36PM
Hi: Some more tidbits about it at my Network World blog: http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/4680
Zachary MartinFeb 23rd 2006 9:49PM
I have a guess! well you know all of the hype about a suposed google intranet, well this might be a google intranet "folding" in everything.
zachary martinFeb 23rd 2006 9:51PM
sorry about the above post i meant a microsoft intranet
ZipperSevenFeb 24th 2006 7:52AM
Does this remind anyone of Synapse? (from NURV)
AJFeb 24th 2006 8:06AM
Hmm... I noticed there's a new "people near me" icon in Vista's control panel when I looked at the screenshots... related maybe?
hiFeb 24th 2006 6:17PM
I think it will let you network your's and your friends computers, so you can share >files, flolders or drives, and you can only delete whats on your computer not theirs "duh"
hiFeb 24th 2006 6:28PM
/stupid a-holes/automstons, grab some brains chimps
RichardFeb 25th 2006 11:03AM
This is a good start for Microsoft, especially with regards to increasing it's brand and overall popularity, especially when compared to a company like Apple.
They have finally caught on to "Mystery, Intimacy and Sensuality" - which is missing from Microsoft.
daggidoodleFeb 25th 2006 2:39PM
based on my take after listening to Transmeta's CC last Thursday it’s a multimodal UPC running on a Transmeta Efficeon CPU most likely utilizing Transmeta’s LongRun2 energy saving anti-leakage technology to ensure ultra-long battery life.
Enigmatic1Feb 26th 2006 9:16AM
Its the The Microsoft 'Origami' Project. An ultra portable lifestyle PC, powerful enough to play Halo on the move apparantly, equiped with GPS, WI-FI, and Bluetooth...and also touch screen....
Google it...
VanMar 2nd 2006 12:43AM
http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=165904
convincing video...very microsuck style... i might just put my money there