Microsoft Courier, Breakthrough Competitor iPad?
Recently shocked the market with the emergence of rumors of new gadgets from Microsoft called Microsoft.inc Courier. 2010 Gadgets mentioned as a new competitor Apple products - iPad is indeed quite stunning eyes in terms of interface and features that complement this Microsoft product output.
Still not too clear who issued the Microsoft product is shaped tablets or berupabooklet. Even one of the sources in states that research.microsoft.com Courier as "A Collaborative Phone-Based File System exchanging" meaning that if it made clear that a telephone-based file-exchange with the ability to communicate like phones with additional features such as on a PC so that people who use Courier can work without a PC.
ü Courier equipped with Core OS from Windows 7 and the Zune Phone is HD Windows Embedded CE 6.0, while for the processor, Nvidia Tegra rely Courier 2
ü Dual Screen, Stylus Stick, the thickness is less than 1 inch with 5x7-inch dimensions, weight less than 1 kg, can recognize the user's handwriting
ü Camera, Jack headphones, Wi-Fi, 3G
FEATURES ANDALAN
Journal Infinite ü
The principal advantage of the Courier Journal itself is Infinite is a place like the virtual pages where users can write notes, make sketches and save clippings from the web is not limited. Infinite Journal also automatically add page numbers, time, and location when inserted into the content Journal Infinite. Still not clear whether this included the location through Automatic Geotagging, GPS, Wireless Access Point, or entered manually by the user.
ü Smart Agenda
This may be a form of "smaller" Journal of the Infinite to incorporate the daily schedule, to-do-list, Appointments, SMS and even the latest e-mail.
ü The Cloud
Applications where users can share online journal. When content is inserted into the Infinite Journal online, the people you share about your journal can immediately provide feedback or pad and instantly updated on your Courier.
ü Clip, Tuck, Paste
One of the most interesting feature of the Courier is the Clip, Tuck, Paste this. Users can retrieve, pinned between the dual screen, and put it in the journal. Users also can manipulate the content of the website as she pleased.
ü The Courier Pen
Pen stylus from this Courier besides functioning as a tool for writing, is also biased for sketching and drawing. On the other side of a pen stylus-button switch that allows users to choose between the Pen and Marker. The top of the stylus pen is useful as any virtual eraser, such as notes or sketches.
STRENGTHS from Microsoft Courier
Multi-tasking
All-in-one, a simple packaging is attractive but a lot of features, so that people do not be afraid to leave their PC or laptop
Unlimited space on Infinite memunkinkan Journal of the user can store data as they pleased.
In terms of price, than its competitors, iPad, USS membandrol price around 499 - 829 USS kurskan that if the rupiah currency current (exchange rate of 10,000) to be around 5 - 9 million. I predict the Courier will be slightly more expensive than Apple's product output - iPad.
Because this product has not thrown into the market, then the shortcomings of others is not to be expected.
Three Possible Change Communication - The impact of Microsoft's Courier
Interactivity
Humans as users of the gadget itself has its own interaction with gadgetnya. For example, when users set the alarm at all, so he will ring at which we specify. To put it bluntly, human interaction-to-gadget is the command and gadgets-to-human is to help. Or another example, like when we wanted to push email and so on
DEMASSIFIED
Users of the gadget must have been very dependent on these gadgets him. However, take comfort to the information needs of the high. Demassified or roughly called exclusivity can be found in this Courier. Users can access or do whatever he wants without having to with others.
Asynchronous
The real meaning is "not occur in the same time". In the Courier, there is an application called The Cloud that is useful for sharing an online journal. Although directly online, The Cloud is still waiting for response from the Courier user, such as SMS, Wall-to-Wall in Facebook, mailing lists, and so on.
AUTHOR COMMENTS
Microsoft Courier did look very fantastic with appearances in the middle of crowded people are talking about the iPad. Is this is a form of competition from Microsoft? Gadget that will be thrown into the market in the 3rd or 4th quarter of this year definitely want to master a third-generation gadget market today. But I personally think that some shortcomings in the iPad was not included in the Courier.
As one of a long-definition sound of the Courier, "a Microsoft action to tackle Apple's iPad" - Adrio & Vannia (2010). Penjegalan any strong or Microsoft marketing done to society, we just wait what the public reaction when this product is paired with iPad that in fact many kekurangannya.Can 't wait to see it's coming
