The product’s a “digital journal” dubbed Courier, and we got the info on this via Mashable, which got it via Engadget. Ah, the circle of internet news.

Take a look at these photos! Microsoft? The Zune guys? I can’t believe the guys who made an unattractive brick of an MP3 player are designing this thing – the specs from Mashable are:

• Handwriting recognition (take that, iPad)
• When folded, it’s slightly larger than a 5×7 print.
• Less than an inch thick, slightly heavier than a pound
• Runs Windows Mobile 7

The device is to be released “in the second half of 2010.” I have to say, its foldable design makes it a very attractive device – especially as an e-reader, as it’s the first tablet design that I’ve seen that looks like an actual book.

Source & Photo Source: Mashable

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With all this talk of the iPad, it’s hard to remember that yes, other idiots are also trying to make a device designed only for fun during a massive recession. If I had a bunch of expendable cash, I think I actually might buy this new Dell tablet, the Mini 5. Here’s what it’s packing:

• Flash compatibility, unlike the iPad
• Make phone calls
• Runs on Android, which is always a plus
• Front facing webcam, rear facing 5 megapixel camera
• 16:9 aspect ratio, perfect for HD media
• A “competitive” price, which I hope is code for, “Much cheaper than the iPad”

For the record, the iPad’s screen is nearly double the size of the Mini 5, has access to the hundred thousand apps in the iTunes App Store, and is a gigantic iPhone. Gigantic versions of things people already love seems like a winning strategy in the coming tablet-wars.

I once again raise the question: does anyone out there actually need a tablet computer? I suppose the real question, though, is, will anybody want one.

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