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Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names

by CNET News.com | 07-17-07

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'Origami' is a pretty word. And Microsoft might have had a pretty idea when it came up with the concept for its Origami ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) software, which uses an interface that splits a QWERTY keyboard into two arcs on either side of the touch screen. Innovative, sure.

But the UMPC phenomenon simply hasn't sparked much interest among consumers, and now that smart phones like RIM's BlackBerry and Apple's iPhone have been able to replicate the computing experience on a mobile device like never before, the outlook is looking even bleaker. Even hard-core gadget aficionados, it seems, don't have much interest in toting around a device that looks like something the UPS guy would carry.

                     

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The Dreamcast will be Sorely missedseanryan52@...  | 07/20/07
I've got to agreersirois@...  | 07/20/07
I still have mine!Adamant22@...  | 07/20/07
Me too! Dreamcast Lives onm.madden@...  | 07/24/07
Agreed as well/Not a disappointment IMHOWoW > Work  | 07/20/07
Dreamcast was ahead of its time....jwanderson@...  | 07/20/07
I liked my Dreamcast tooblitz240@...  | 07/20/07
Dreamcast VS PS2ej@...  | 07/22/07
No - Microsoft killed the DreamCastblazing-biz@...  | 03/12/08
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)richard.klein@...  | 07/20/07
Not pegged as a flop?!?rsirois@...  | 07/20/07
how many had em?golncor  | 07/20/07
Not true on either countsketchy_2001  | 07/20/07
I agreeirenaeus@...  | 07/21/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)david@...  | 07/20/07
You can't compare UMPCs with PDAs like Blackberry and iPhones!Stelian  | 07/20/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)boylejv@...  | 07/20/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)gdavis1954@...  | 07/20/07
The Apple Newton was a Revolution in it's own right!TheCoyoteDreams  | 07/20/07
Utter Toshsketchy_2001  | 07/20/07
Batteries & Graffi on the NewtonTheCoyoteDreams  | 07/23/07
I love Fanboys!Willy MacWindows  | 07/21/07
n-gage me...flashboy@...  | 07/20/07
N-Gage - good hardware, but..ej@...  | 07/22/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)jason@...  | 07/20/07
"sheeple" Great phrase!jerken  | 07/20/07
SyQuest....large portable storage!TheCoyoteDreams  | 07/23/07
Sheeple is right...Willy MacWindows  | 07/21/07
Name me a phone company that doesn'tbill@...  | 07/22/07
Your love of it blinds you...bill@...  | 07/22/07
your love of apple blinds youhbr@...  | 10/15/07
I see you have become my personal Trollbill@...  | 12/21/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)thezar  | 07/20/07
Audrey - Home Technology ahead of its timebdodgers  | 07/20/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)Totohydra  | 07/20/07
Portable version to be called ... Pii?Totohydra  | 07/20/07
RE: Portable version to be called ... Pii?chris@...  | 07/24/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)themyselfer@...  | 07/21/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)themyselfer@...  | 07/21/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)haYnguy@...  | 07/22/07
Zune Failed because of Musicbyrnesa@...  | 07/23/07
Toshiba Gigabeat?ej@...  | 07/23/07
Don't get itrrpostal@...  | 09/06/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)kohyg@...  | 10/13/07
Some of these aren't flops!allleddddxxx@...  | 12/03/07

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