According to a new Gizmodo update on the Microsoft Courier, the highly anticipated tablet has officially become the innovative Microsoft product that never was. The Courier, a device that was originally broken by Gizmodo last fall, has been canceled according to two sources the blog consulted with.

Gizmodo quotes Microsoft’s VP of Communications Frank Shaw as saying: “At any given time, we’re looking at new ideas, investigating, testing, incubating them. It’s in our DNA to develop new form factors and natural user interfaces to foster productivity and creativity. The Courier project is an example of this type of effort. It will be evaluated for use in future offerings, but we have no plans to build such a device at this time.”

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Ahhhh….isn’t that always the way. A pretty slow week in the electronics world, but I step out of the office for one afternoon and the biggest story of the week just happens to drop during that time slot.

It seems that with all attention turned on the iPad, some within Microsoft’s ranks are intent upon jumping up and down and yelling “Me too!! Me too!!” Yesterday, new information emerged on the all-but-forgotten Project Pink, and this afternoon, another Microsoft fable character came crawling back into the picture: the Courier. Engadget got the scoop this time around, with a trusted source providing the information.

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According to a report in the New York Times, Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer will present a slate/tablet device during a keynote speech this evening at CES. Little is yet known about Microsoft’s take on the tablet, but it is an HP-built machine. The device will reportedly be a multimedia device with an e-reader and multi-touch capability. It may be available in the middle of this year.

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