Currently, there are some rumors about two new projects: Microsoft Courier and Apple iTablet.
Microsoft Courier PC
Microsoft's project to generate a dual-screen tablet computer has been officially cancelled. The company gave no reasons for this but, according to a recent unconfirmed report, the project had run in to issues with battery life and focus. Microsoft Corporate VP of Communications Frank Shaw told Gizmodo: It is in our DNA to create new form factors and natural user interfaces to foster productivity and creativity.
The Courier project is an example of this type of hard work. It will be evaluated for use in future offerings, but they have no designs to build such a device at this time. A Dual-Screen Design The basic design of the Courier tablet was for a device with one screen able to folding like a book. It would have had the same operating method core as Windows Phone 7 and the Zune HD, but with a different user interface. Microsoft Courier Although details and videos that leaked out set some potential customers drooling, Microsoft supposedly was having trouble deciding who the target market for the Courier would be. The original plan from last year had been to make a digital organizer for creative work, but more recently, engineers were planning to re-write the program to make it a general-purpose computer and e-book reader.
In addition, hardware designers were allegedly having issues giving a device that mostly screen a reasonable battery life. A New Competitive Climate When first unofficial word of the Microsoft Courier surfaced last fall, the marketplace for tablet computers was fundamentally flat. Half a year later, it seems virtually every computer company is working on one. This may have played a factor in Microsoft's decision to not enter a market that is quickly becoming crowded.
Apple iTablet
As for the Apple iTablet, the only thing that is known at this point is Asus will collaborate with Steve Job’s company to generate this gadget. &, the rumors also recommend that Apple would be focused on generating this tool in order to close the gap between the cost of producing an iPod (retail cost of about US$200) & the cost of producing a MacBook (retail cost = US$999). For that reason, it is believed that the retail cost of an Apple iTablet would be close to US$ 700.
The design of the Apple iTablet is still a mystery, although some analysts predict it will look like an iPod Touch with bigger dimensions. On the other hand, a non-official picture was published on the net but it is very probable that it is a fake picture, judging by its poor design. In addition, some days ago, a video that is meant to demonstrate a tablet-optimized Wired edition in a Apple iTablet was also published… no official comments from Apple yet.
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