Microsoft Codex Prototype Dual Screen Design Looks Like a Clunky Nintendo DS

Nintendo DSi (left) – Microsoft Codex (courtesy of BeingManan.com)

The existence of a physical prototype does not mean that it will someday be a product. Still the Microsoft dual screen tablet code named either Courier or Codex (depending on which blog you read) has captured a lot of attention for the past few days. This itemfrom the BeingManan.com blog seems to have a good combination of photos and conceptual diagrams…

Microsoft’s Tablet PC Prototype In Action! [Images & Video]

Looking at the day planner sized dual-screen prototype device, I can’t help thinking that Microsoft has essentially reinvented the Nintendo DS. I assume that further engineering for a production version would make it less clunky looking. But, it still seems like too much work to use. The old Apple Newton (not exactly the most graceful design to come out of Apple) was a lot more practical that this LEGO-like component two screen design.

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