Microsoft tablet early demo may scoop Apple
Is MS beating Apple to the punch here? A Kindle-killer and iTablet scoop in one machine! Not bad, if the interaction and platform can hold up to actual usage. This demo seems like an early proof-of-concept, but perhaps they are indeed getting close to a surprise release. A surprise release from Microsoft would in itself be quite the surprise.
Courier is a real device, and we’ve heard that it’s in the “late
prototype” stage of development. It’s not a tablet, it’s a booklet. The
dual 7-inch (or so) screens are multitouch, and designed for writing,
flicking and drawing with a stylus, in addition to fingers. They’re
connected by a hinge that holds a single iPhone-esque home button.
Statuses, like wireless signal and battery life, are displayed along
the rim of one of the screens. On the back cover is a camera, and it
might charge through an inductive pad, like the Palm Touchstone
charging dock for Pre.
http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet
