It was about a year and a half ago that new concept product called the Courier was leaked from Microsoft. It was the perfect tablet, but sadly, it was cancelled. It was a dual touchscreen tablet that folded in half like a book. It was pre iPad and before the big tablet boom unfortunately. However, two developers have made Microsoft’s vision a reality with the iPad. They have created a program called Taposé that brings the dual touchscreen functionality to the iPad. Don’t go thinking they will make it fold in half either.
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Microsoft rolls out invitations for event!
That’s pretty much all the information we have. Engadget reports that they’ve received an invite from Microsoft for an event in San Francisco on April 12th. The invite didn’t give away much, saying “It’s time to share.” What Microsoft is planning to share, nobody knows. Will it be the Courier? Or will they finally unveil Pink? Its between God and Microsoft at the moment.
Courier is real, confirms a Microsoft jobs posting
Courier is one of those fanboy fantasies that was never officially announced but sparked a dream in the eyes of many. Why would Microsoft not want to work on such an excellent concept is something we might never understand, but it seems like they’ve faltered on the secrecy of the Courier project, considering the following jobs posting over at Microsoft Jobs Blog is real.
Microsoft Courier resurfaces with a rumored launch date!
Remember the Microsoft Courier? In September last year, when rumors of the Apple “Tablet” were sky high, emerged the tablet from Microsoft that made us forget about the Apple “Tablet” for a while. Lets go back in time, shall we? Gizmodo revealed to us the Microsoft Booklet. A multitouch, dual screen device that came with a video and some photos for us to drool over. 