Microsoft Research-backed e-reader prototype can’t keep its text to itself (video)

We’ve seen plenty of dual-screen devices over the past couple of years, and they never fail to make us a little sentimental for Microsoft’s stillborn Courier concept . That goes double for this reader device, which made an appearance at this week’s CHI conference in Vancouver, seeing as how Microsoft Research apparently played a role in its development. But this gadget, presented by the University of Maryland’s Nicholas Chen, is clearly its own beast — and it’s an awesome looking one at that. The reader actually only has one screen, but it can connect wirelessly with other units, letting the users do things like send links between devices. It will also clip magnetically to another unit, so you can look at two pages of the same document at the same time, just like one of those oldfangled book-type things. Fans of awkward intros, check out the video after the break. [Thanks, Winston] Continue reading Microsoft Research-backed e-reader prototype can’t keep its text to itself (video) Microsoft Research-backed e-reader prototype can’t keep its text to itself (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 14 May 2011 01:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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