UMPC Pre-order on Play.com

Have you been following the progress of the Origami Project, now known as UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC – see www.microsoft.com/umpc) – The "ultra" slim, portable, touch screen, device capable of running Windows XP, will be available from many manufacturers such as Asus and Samsung.

It seems you can pre-order the Samsung version of this device (the Q1) at play.com (here) for £799, which translates roughly into $1395.

I can certainly say it is an attractive package, but with that pricetag…hmm…