We’ve been dying to know some-more about Microsoft’s Bearer tablet / e-book device ever since you first held wind of it last Sep, as well as while the entreaties to Mr. Ballmer went unanswered, you only schooled alittle really engaging report from an intens ely devoted source. We’re told Bearer will function as the “digital biography,” as well as it’s written to be seriously unstable: it’s under an in. thick, weighs a little over the pound, as well as isn’t most bigger than a 5×7 print when closed. That’s a lot notasbig than we expected — this brandnew design unequivocally puts it into viewpoint — as well as a internals assumingly simulate which importance on mobility: rstherthan than Windows 7, we’re told a Bearer is built upon Tegra 2 as well as runs upon a same OS as the Zune HD, Pinkish, as well as Windows Mobile 7 Array, which we’re receiving to meant Windows CE 6.

As we’ve heard, the interface appears to be pen-based as well as centered around drawing and essay, with built-in scratch recognition and a analogous web site that allows entrance to all entered into the device in the blog-like format finish with comments. We’re additionally conference that there will be the built-in camera, as well as there’s a headphone jack for media playback. Most interestingly, it looks similarto the Courier will additionally offer as Microsoft’s e-book device, with a dedicated ecosystem centered around reading. It all sounds fantastic, but all you have for the launch date is “Q3 / Q4″, as well as you have no idea how most it’s going to price, so we’re trying to say a fullofhealth skepticism until any of this gets official — call us any time, Microsoft. Asingle some-more pic showing the interface after the break.

Update: We’ve combined a gallery of u ser interface shots — alittle of which we’ve seen and alittle of that have been new.

Update 2: We’ve only gotten dual full-length HD videos of the interface in action. We’ve seen parts of these before, but there’s alittle brandnew stuff here that’s utterly engaging. Check it below.
Bearer user interface