Microsoft Courier :: A Reply To Apple iPad

Get, Slate, Go - I

This is a sort of second coming that ageing film-stars and out-of-work models would long for. The tablet was an all-but-dead product category, one that never really got off the ground sales-wise, despite the big push from Microsoft way back in 2002. But with the iPad, Apple's wiped the slate clean, opening up the flood gates for a slew of contenders that promise to revitalize an almost obsolete form factor, or to say, completely change the way we interact with our computers. Here's a small peek at what on the cards in 2010.

HP Slate :

Squint a little, and you could easily confuse the HP Slate with the Apple iPad. With a similar sleek profile and a large 8.9 inch capacitive display, it almost is. But it runs on the touch-enabled Windows 7 platform. Along with the netbook specs, it supports Flash and has got multi-tasking capabilities which the iPad lacks. It also packs in 2 built-in cameras (front and back) along with video recording. Looks like HP has all he iPad's bases covered, and then some more.

Notion Ink Adam :

Here's one from my country, India. Notion Ink, a small Indian start-up is talking big with the Adam. This Android based slate not only boasts of a sleek design, but also of the 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 chip that acts both as a chip and a graphics card, allowing you to playback videos at 1080p on the 10 onch display. The real genius is he Pixel Qi screen which can switch from backlit LCD mode for web browsing to a low-power electrophoretic reflective mode for power saving (16 hours) and becomes easier on the eyes.

Fusion Garage JooJoo :
This is from the Singapore-based Fusion garage. Other than iPad, JooJoo is the only other slate that is commercially available at the moment. With a 12 inch screen this Intel Atom/Nvidia ion powered tablet promises full Flash HD and a decent interface over the custom Linux platform. But it misses out in many things - No Apps, no multi-tasking, no e-books and a 5 hour battery life.

More models to come in the next post.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Microsoft Courier :: A Reply To Apple iPad

Posted by Sourav 8:54 AM

A lot of hype has been created about Apple's iPad, and I think almost everyone knows about the iPad (exceptions are omnipresent). But how many of us know about Microsoft's new tablet/e-book device?? The number will be much less than Apple's product. Even if you have heard from the blogosphere, you might not know how it looks....

To begin with, the courier is a "digital journal", and is highly portable. It can be folded, got a dual-screen and it measures like a 5x7 photo when closed. The interface is highly dependent on drawing and writing with the pen provided. It will have cloud storage and a feature to integrate comments on shared items back into the journal. Plus, it will have an integrated camera. That's all for now.....

The pictures and info have been taken from engadget.

2 comments:

Anonymous
Said

Nice info..the Courier looks promising...any idea about the release date??Checked the site u have provided, but nothing given there too!!!!

April 1, 2010 at 1:15 AM
Sourav
Said

Release date....mmmmm....may be in the 4th quarter of 2010...

April 1, 2010 at 6:29 PM