Will Origami devices help usher in the first wave of keyboard-free computing? At least semi-keyboard free? With Windows Vista's highly anticipated voice recognition software, it is possible. Will voice recognition make computing in the car, at home, maybe even in the office the next mobile killer app? Imagine telling Google Local to get a map of a certain address or "look up" a restaurant location with your voice. How about telling your Windows Vista-based device to find you all the local shoe sales?

Yes Origami devices have a way to input text with an on-screen keyboard (or hardware based alternative for some), but that is completely necessary while running XP. Vista will make things even easier by using a grown-up voice technology and might make text input not quite so necessary. I realize that this is a vision of the future, and that not everything works perfectly yet, but if there is a sliver of potential here, it is actually pretty exciting.