So when Microsoft announced that the Courier was just a concept,  people were let down.  Here comes Toshiba to the rescue.  The question is, is it the same as the Microsoft Courier?  From looking at other articles on the web, it's heading in the right direction, but no dice.  Just hardware wise it has a pretty decent spec.  Two screens (capacitive), a decent processor that isn't an atom processor thank god.  The Libretto has a very portable design.  When folded open, it's as big as an iPad.  When folded it's around three or four time thicker that an iPad.  The device weighs less than 2 pounds.  Probably what most want is a full featured on OS on a device and the Libretto offers that with having Windows 7 Home included. In my opinion, it's a cool gadget, but I could always get a netbook since the second screen will most likely have the keyboard input.  The only thing the second screen will be used for is if you're reading an ebook or looking at 2 documents at the same time or web surfing.  You can also view a document or window in full mode that spans the two screens, but who want to do that when there is a huge gap between it.  The screen looks really small from the videos.  Good for Toshiba for making something totally different, but for portability they would have to design something that is one thin and two have great battery life.  I'm sure powering two screens is good for the battery.  If you're a gadget freak this is a must, but the for the general public save the cash and just get an iPad or even better just get a netbook for less that half the price of the Libretto.

Video courtesy of Pocketables.net