For some reason it doesn’t seem to be a coincidence that the day Apple announces it’s plans for the iPad availability, new images of Microsoft’s tablet concept Courier are leaked. The Courier is not an on-paper product, there is a working prototype named Codex within Microsoft Research. Microsoft Courier is a two-screened journal like device that folds pretty much like one. Following are the specs of the device that are known as of now:

• A bit bigger than 5×7 when closed
• Built-in camera
• Head phone jack
• Based on Windows CE (that’s what is beneath Windows Phone 7 Series, Zune)
• Processor: Tegra 2
• Availability Q3/Q4

Here are some of the images that Engadget received:

via Engadget.com