Chris Gohlke
09-28-2009, 11:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet' target='_blank'>http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-...s-secret-tablet</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"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."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1254071613.usr10.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Pretty neat, I'm a fan of dual screens on the desktop, but I'd be curious to see how well they'd work on a portable. One concern I have with the current design is whether you can fold the second screen all the way back and use it as a single screen device that could be held with one hand. The current iteration makes it appear you'd need a desk or lap to be able to hold and interface with it simultaneously.</p>