Origami Media Center extender

Posted April 19, 2006 at 12:08 AM by Adam Berger

Section: Computers, Home Audio

The device designed to fill the gap between PDAs and tablet PCs is already receiving a serious upgrade. It seems that Microsoft is working on fitting the Origami platform or Ultra Mobile PCs with Media Center extender software.

This means that you’ll be able to wirelessly access all of your movie, TV and music content stored on your Media Center PC on the UMPC. Anything your Media Center PC can do, your Origami tablet will do.

On some level, you can think of this as making the UMPC into a glorified ($700+) touchscreen remote, but on a completely different level, it can become a primary viewing device, playing out all your favourite videos wherever you feel like planting your rear end.

No word on an exact date, or how much this upgrade will cost.