This little device pictured above has created quite a stir in the passing weeks. Given all the hype about an impending Apple Tablet, people have taken little notice until recent videos of a working prototype. The device above is called a Courier, designed by Microsoft. Oddly enough, everything about this device strays from that which you would expect. The market sector of this device is quite vague. It is not so much a netbook as it is.. well... a booklet. The Courier in action:
The Design.
This device definitely strays far from Microsoft's standard Window's interface. You treat the device more like an actual journal - pinching flicking, scratching down, writing notes, cutting out newspaper-like clippings, hand-writing recognition, voice memo's, etc. Yet it is also a web browsing and application device like your typical netbook. Honestly it is one of the biggest leaps towards replacing the analog desktop with well... a truly metaphoric one. It goes without saying that this truly is a revolutionary design - ironically revolutionary in that its purpose is not to create a device for us to learn how to use, yet instead to create a device that may replicate how we already pursue our daily tasks. But with the caveat of a digital background processing - we are welcomed with an infinitely customizable interface, organizational strategies that won't require carrying a small filing cabinet around with you, and a dedicated desktop - always at your finger tips.
Who knows... maybe this is the beginning... the beginning of the end of paper!
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