Saw over at Neowin that the New York Times claims that Microsoft is aiming for a 2011 release for their famed Courier tablet.

The curious new dual-screen tablet has been met with much fanfare on the internet even though Microsoft has yet to demo an actual working unit. It seems as if the device is real and working within Redmond’s walls though, as a Microsoft employee who claims to have seen it states that it’s about the size of a regular paperback book that unfolds to two parallel screens.

Microsoft Courier coming in 2011