I'm not sure this qualifies as news because if it didn't happen it would qualify as one big missed opportunity. Engadget and UMPC Buzz are reporting that Microsoft is working on a special Media Center Extender for the UMPC, apparently taking advantage of the touch-screen capabilities of the new devices. Here's this from Julie Jacobson at CE Pro
Microsoft is coming out with a software version of MCX expressly for Origami, meaning these little touchscreens can serve as a slave to any MCE in the house, so users can play recorded content, exploit Online Spotlight, use the electronic programming guide -- anything they can do with other MCXs (and most things they can do with an MCE).
No dates yet.
