Tag: Courier

There has been a real slew of videos coming out recently showcase the latest in slate/tablet style devices that are going to launch onto the market. The HP Slate looks especially appealing because it will support hardware accelerated flash which will be great for video playback. Personally I think for now the Slate device will be a very a compelling device to buy and then later this year or early next year the Courier… the lack of flash support for the iPad i think will be a real killer for the device (it will still sell but it wont be an amazing device).

Now…

Later…

Never…

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Engadget have just released some more exclusive photos and videos of the Courier which is reportedly a new dual screen tablet device that Microsoft is current developing. Apparently this device will be built on Windows Phone 7 OS and run with the Nvidia Tega 2 processor which should surly give it a lot of horse power with good battery life.

The video’s at the bottom do start similar to the original video that Engadget leaked in September but they definitely have an updated UI and more content.

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I also noticed how the painting application in the video looks a lot like the Project Gustav painting application recently shown off at TechFest 2010 on the Microsoft campus.

Courier Paint Application (below)

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Project Gustav (below)

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Microsoft’s Courier ‘digital journal’: exclusive pictures and details (update: video!) — Engadget

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Robbie Bach the President, Entertainment & Devices Division for Microsoft appeared on ABC Lateline Business where he talk about surface computer and a number of other things. When questioned about the rumoured Zune phone and the Courier Tablet device his response was

“Set aside the Zune phone or other things we ARE working on.”

On the face of it this sounds like a simple deflection to the question however he does clearly say the are working on something and the statement was not a direct denial.

Click on the image below if you want to see the whole interview for yourself. The the Zune Phone and Courier question is at about 1m:08s.

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Back in October Gizmodo leaked a couple of videos showing a device called the “Courier”. It was claimed that this was a video from Microsoft but at the time Microsoft’s reaction what NO Comment.

Notice the layout of the photo gallery and the way the pages turn using the flick gesture.

Do you think they are similar…?

iPad

Courier

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Courier

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Courier

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Except for…  

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Courier

 

 

Steve says NO!!!

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Check out Apple iPad Video for your self here http://www.apple.com/ipad/includes/video-ipad.html#video

Check out the Courier Tablet video here…

and here…

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ken-hawryliw-2 500x_courier8 Did you notice the in the photos of the new Microsoft Tablet device called the “Courier” that the corners of the device look like they are cut at 45 degrees. This is very reminiscent from all the books seen the TV series BattleStar Galactica and the new series about to be show called Caprica which is coming out January next year. Maybe Microsoft are trying to suggest that in technologically advanced societies that everything will need to have cut corners.

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