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Will the Microsoft Courier be the equal to iPad (or better)?
Have I been sleeping for the last past month? Why didn't I catch that Microsoft was going to battle the iPad and e-readers in general? Today pictures and details of the Microsoft Courier are all over the internet.

I found this:
"We now know that the dual-screened electronic journal will be less than an inch thick, and that each screen will be roughly five inches by seven inches. By way of a stylus and multi-touch capacity, Courier will allow users to scribble notes, manipulate clipped photos and text, and sketch images. Courier will be built around NVIDIA's Tegra 2 chipset and run Windows CE 6, the same system powering the Zune HD and the upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series handsets.

In addition to serving as an e-reader, the Courier will have a camera for snapping photos and a headphone jack for media playback. Clearly, though, the Courier is meant to be used as a notepad and journal. It will have a built-in calendar, contacts organizer and to-do list, but its real value lies in its ability to clip, organize, and annotate information. There will also be a dedicated Web site for sharing your journals and allowing others to collaborate on them.

Pricing and release date are still not known, but if Microsoft can keep costs down, the Courier could spell trouble for a certain tablet device to be released in April."  (via switched.com)

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via engadget.com

You can find videos of the new Courier interface at Engadget and you can (of course) also find info on Gizmodo (and several other places).

Now the big question is: Should I buy the iPad or the Courier... or both?

Filed under: Courier Microsoft e-reader
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