The device is definitely too expensive for my taste but nonetheless here’s what I would do with it.

In the house

- Smart home: With the cost of setting up a smart home (lights, air conditioning, heating controls, camera system) and wireless network going down and being affordable everyday, I would have the Origami as a console in the master bedroom or any room where putting a computer is not acceptable.

- Universal remote: Use the device has an universal remote for the multitude of devices that are crowding the home theater set-up these days. Taken in consideration that the Origami would have a way to send signal out to these devices.

- Stream media to TV or sound system: Hooked up to the home network and connected to the TV or sound system to stream content or playback MP3 or AVI.

In the car

- GPS (Global Positioning System): With the screen size of the Origami, having it in the car in not a bad idea to help you find your way around town or on road trip.

- Send tracks to the car: One thing that’s been annoying me with my car (Chevrolet Equinox) is that my iPod could not interface with the in-car sound system. Now with Microsoft new toy not only I could connect it to my car and have it next to me for controls but I could also send or get tracks from the car to the home network with the addition of a small car power supply which would also charge the Origami while on the road. Setting it up in-dash would be awesome. I would of course need to be in range of the wireless network. So before leaving for work in the morning, a quick download and i’m gone.

- Movies: With in car LCD displays now being installed stock by some manufacturers and the ability for the Origami to play AVI, MPG and DVD’s that seemed to be a no brainer. You could even use the Origami for display since most car LCD’s are about 7 inches diagonal as well.

If you can figure out any other decent use for the Origami, drop a comment.

Apple iPod firmware 2006-01-10
For Video, Nano, Photo, Shuffle, Mini, Click wheel, Touch wheel and Scroll wheel iPods. Add supports for iPod Radio Remote for Video and Nano iPod and fix bugs for the other versions.

iTunes 6.0.2
New version of iTunes with stability and performance improvements and capacity to create iPod compatible movies.

SawStop safety video
Being a new home owner, I’d gladly accept one of these as a gift to help me with my home projects. Check out this video, quite impressive.

Guide to iPod video
Really complete guide to everything you need to know or do with your iPod video at Plastic Bugs.

Pantone to HEX chart
Very useful.

Google Zeitgeist 05
What people have been looking for on Google this year…

HDTV over WiFi: Tips and Trick
Everything you need to know to get HD signal over your WiFi connection.

Cracking WiFi Protected Access (WPA)
This one scares me a bit. Considering that this is one of the most secure way to protect your WiFi…

Can you avoid the bullet?
Nice little game to show how bad your reflex are.

Having Windows and MAC computers at work?
Here’s a guide on how to serve both technologies.

Add shutdown and logoff to Quicklaunch bar
Check out this little utility.

Play Halo in 2D on your PC

How to make all kinds of knots
Or… boy scouts cheat guide.

Sed tutorials
Very useful Sed (*nix command) help.

Audacity v1.3.0b
Free, open source, cross platform audio editing software.

Install Windows XP on a 256+MB USB key
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Paint.Net 2.5
Free download

Gtalkr
Use you Google Talk account via Gtalkr from your browser.

Beginners guide to securing your PC
Read this short informative article to know which components you should have protecting your computer.

SANS Top 20 Internet security vulnerabilities of 2005
Now that the year is almost over, the System Administration, Network and Security Institute top 20 vulnerabilities of 2005.

Azureus 2.3.0.6
Popular Java based BitTorrent client Azureus new version.

XBOX360 Stand Off advertisement
This is one cool ad.

Toronto Beer Hunters
Toronto ultimate survival kit.

Find the font in your image
This is pretty cool, it identifies which font you are using on an image.

Deamon Tools 4 released
For all your ISO needs.

How to clean anything
I actually used this site to clean something. Pretty good info. Don’t rely on your grand mother any longer =)

Torrent search engine for Video Ipod
Search for Video iPod compatible torrent with this site.

Microsoft new versions of their popular development tools and database server are available for free.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

CSSVista
A free utility to help you change your CSS layout live.

RAID for dummies
This almost made me cry. Dummy explanation for RAID.

File format listing
With associated applications.

Microsoft has released a bunch of online applications:
Office Live
Windows Live
Windows Live Safety Center
Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Favorites
Windows Live Messenger
Windows OneCare Live
Windows Live Search Mobile