It's called an NDA. A Non-Disclosure Agreement. As in, "If you ever want Microsoft to have anything to do with you again outside of a court, keep your mouth shut!" So if anyone asks about Microsoft's new Project Origami or about rumors of newer, smaller, cheaper Tablet PCs, I can neither confirm nor deny anything until when and if Microsoft makes any public pronouncements — which are slated for March 9. I can't tell you which things I've heard that are true, and I can't tell you which things I've heard that aren't true.

But I can certainly point you to anything that is being published by other people, and try to pique your interest:

The Project Origami site

A New York Times article that says all sorts of things I can't comment on.

Ditto for this Reuters story.

And these two from ZD Net.

And this one from eWeek.

And I can't overlook the two stories from the good folks at Tablet PC Review Spot.

And then there's this. And this.

I can't say anything about Origami, I tell you. But other people have a lot to say. Some of it might even be true.