Microsoft Courier | The Coffeehouse

Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...

I have tried it out. I still vastly prefer to read from paper.

But have you tried it out on a 192DPI screen, like the one a VGA Pocket PC has? I agree screen reading on regular 96DPI screens isn't quite there yet, but 192DPI + ClearType is just marvellous.

figuerres
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In reply to Sven Groot

#Oct 4th @ 1:48 AM

I wish more hi-dpi screens were on the market....

seems like I can't find any desktop displays that do better than 90 dpi unless i buy a small screen.

I think there is a magic "tipping point" that we are getting close to.

needs to have a device that is thin, light weight, runs for a long tine on a charge, tough enough for casual users getting around with rain and droping it, and has to be readable in daylight, and for less than a grand USD.

the closer we get on that set of things the more the general public will be able to buy it and be willing to try it out.

ideally though the price point needs to get around $299.00 +- $100.00

but getting all the bits in that small box and at that magic price is a hard thing to do just yet.

Dodo
I'm your creativity creator™ :)

In reply to figuerres

#Oct 4th @ 7:00 AM

Bandwidth problem. The few extremely expensive ones that are out there all use DisplayPort, look for those.

Ray7

Well, it is still vapourware, but that hasn't stopped MS from sending brochures around to the folk at Gizmodo.

We have gesture instructions.

In case some folk are spewing coffee over the keyboard, that does actually read Finger FLICK.

I want.

I can't have.

The pen is 'smart' too, so you can do stuff like erase things you've drawn.

As Gizmodo says, this looks a little awkward – though I don't know where the camera is. Note to whoever: think about some sort of wireless camera setup that is detachable.

Obligatory 'cloud' guff.

And of course, it's an E-book reader.

Bas
It finds lightbulbs.

In reply to Ray7

#Nov 4th @ 12:27 PM

Holy crap, I actually did a double take on that finger flick thing there.

Photo's look awkward but, like phones (where taking photo's is awkward too) sometimes it's just good to have a camera in something regardless.

Bass
www.spreadfirefox.com/5years/

If they want to dispel the vaporware claims all they have to show is an actual video of someone operating this thing.

Dovella
Go Microsoft !!!!!!!

In reply to Ray7

#Nov 4th @ 12:27 PM

Microsoft is the best!

Ray7

In reply to Dovella

#Nov 4th @ 1:00 PM

Not until someone has a real photo of the thing, and not jut brochure mockups.

Ray7

In reply to Bass

#Nov 4th @ 12:46 PM

Balmer was interviewed recently, and he'd never heard of it.

OrigamiCar

In reply to Ray7

#Nov 4th @ 1:42 PM

Ah, but if you watch the video on Engadget, he clearly winks when he said he's never heard of it.

My guess would be that we'll hear a bit more about the Courier at one of the PDC keynotes in a couple of weeks. Last year they covered the XBox 360 games designer 'KODU' in one of the keynotes and that was cool.

That may be just wishful thinking on my part though - although if they then announced that they were for sale right there at PDC in the Microsoft stand, then I would hightail it over there straight away and buy one....

....hey, a guy can dream can't he?! Smiley

Ian2
Proud to geek ..

In reply to OrigamiCar

#Nov 5th @ 7:33 AM

Buy one? I don't think you will have to look any further than your PDC delegate bag sir!

....hey, a guy can dream can't he?! Smiley

PaoloM
Hypermediocrity

In reply to OrigamiCar

#Nov 5th @ 7:33 AM

Get one for me as well Smiley

Ray7

Meanwhile, back at Cupertino.

This

So many pictures, so little actual...product.

Dovella
Go Microsoft !!!!!!!

In reply to Ray7

#Nov 12th @ 5:26 AM

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spivonious

In reply to figuerres

#Oct 4th @ 7:00 AM

High-DPI screens would be nice, but there are so few apps that are high-DPI aware that it would make most apps either unreadably small or majorly screw up formatting/cut-off labels.