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User-Experience Design based on Paper-Wheels -- A fabulous demonstration of a multi-touch screen with a revolutionary user interface pattern. As Mark Pilgrim frequently quips: A lot of effort went into making this look effortless. Indeed the user interaction feels intuitive and effortless, actually fun, playful and engaging. This prototype is on public demonstration for the next week in The Mall Gallery, just off Trafalgar Square, London.
Engadget: Origami refolded: here's what we know -- Mini Tablet with WiFi.
CNet: Microsoft whispers Origami details -- A mini-tablet with a 7 inch screen, running XP, with Wifi and Bluetooth. A Microsoft Twist on the Nokia 770?
MS Origami -- Awesome video showing the vision behind the Microsoft Origami device. It looks like a mini-tablet, very much like an updated Apple Newton.
Blether: GP2X Review -- Positive review by Dan Champion. I'm so torn between the GP2X and the Nokia Web Tablet. Aaaarrgghhh
Nokia 770 Internet Tablet -- Available in Europe already, priced at 245 pounds. Wireless Linux tablet.
A History of Apple's Lisa, 1979-1986 -- The successor to the Apple II implemented Xerox PARC technology of GUI interfaces. Overpriced and eclipsed by the Macintosh which was released a year later.
Nokia Launches Linux Based 770 Net Appliance -- As Russell Beattie mentions, the storage is a little limited. Although USB connectivity is mentioned in the list of features.
Nokia 770 Linux Tablet -- Impressive device. WiFi capable, running Linux, and a 800 by 480 px screen.
The Birth of the Pilot -- History of Palm, from Zoomer through to Touchdown, which became the Palm Pilot
GP2X console goes on sale -- Linux operating system, open development platform. Plays AVI and Mpeg4, SVideo-out. Emulator Friendly. A strong competitor to the Playstation portable.
X41 Tablet - First Impressions -- A positive review after a couple of days of use.
ThinkPad X41 Tablet: a first look -- Awesome combination of a Tablet and X-series Thinkpads. Decent price and specs.
Apple to add Trusted Computing to the new kernel? -- Long-time Apple fan Cory Doctorow threatens to switch if Apple ships Mactel with DRM
Birth of the Lisa -- Inspired by Xerox PARC, Launched 1983, discontinued 1986
Motion Computing's new LS800 8.4-inch Tablet PC -- Starting to feel like the right size. Now is it as smart as an Apple Newton?
Flash drives in future Apple laptops? -- Removing the last spindle from a laptop, and quieter than a typical harddrive
Think you know the Apple Newton's History? Think again -- The story behind the Newton and Junoir products. Junior became the MessagePad
Tablet PC: The Next Generation? -- 'Could the hottest new Tablet form factor end up being a mini Tablet/eBook hybrid? Microsoft seems to be betting on it.'
Ruby, the ultra compact Tablet PC ? -- Hmm, a Newton-esque sub-tablet. (via Newton Talk)
UK misses out on wrist PDA -- 'is available from US shops and Web sites, but as yet there are no plans to offer it this side of the Atlantic'
Fossil finally ships Palm OS PDA wristwatch -- decent sized picture of watch
Fossil Abacus Wrist PDA -- 'When we first put on Fossil's Abacus Palm OS watch, a colleague predicted one of two things would happen: Either we would get mugged shortly after stepping outside or be proclaimed a geek god.'
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