The Asus R2H is one of the first of of the highly anticipated Origami/Ultramobile PC devices to be announced. There has been a great deal of speculation as to what these devices would be, and now we know what the first generation of the UMPC really is.

The R2H is a mini-tablet pc with a 7-inch touchscreen LCD. It runs Windows XP Tablet edition with Touch Pack, and is based on the Celeron M ULV processor. It comes with 800 x 480 resolution, and has built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2, and two USB ports. The “Touch Pack” version of XP Tablet Edition includes an onscreen keyboard that lets users type with their thumbs, along with new software for playing back media, and a program launcher that makes it easier to find and launch applications stored on the device.