Microsoft "Courier" Pictures

tekgoblin writes to let us know that Gizmodo has some early shots of the new prototype "Courier" booklet (foldable tablet) on the way from Microsoft. "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."

Comments

This isn't going to work.

[Anonymous Coward]

When automobiles were just invented, they had some designs that put a fake horse's head on the front of the car. This was supposed to calm down real horses and people that were on the road. I see this notebook? booklet? whatever? is designed to resemble a real book, but it doesn't have the advantages of a real book. It's gonna flop.

Device for sorthing shoes

[Lord Lode]

Wow so Microsoft invented a device for sorting digital shoes? Cool! Hip!

Re:Booklet?

[CohibaVancouver]

What's wrong with booklet though?

The booklet is a Microsoft initiative (no, I won't write "Microsoft" with a dollar sign) and this is Slashdot. This booklet could cost five dollars, include a free phone, cure cancer and have a battery life of 9.5 years on a single charge and it would still be considered the most evil device ever created, ranking right up there with child-maiming landmines.