Taposé (Microsoft Courier for the iPad) App Now Fully Funded

Ambitious developers Benjamin Monnig and Ricky Drake have had a rousing response to their proposed iPad app, Taposé. Taposé is an app that, in short, plans to bring dual-screen functionality akin to that of the proposed but never to be Microsoft Courier tablet. The developers chose to try to fund their project through Kickstarter, giving their project until May 22nd to collect the $10,000 they determined was needed to deliver the app. With 19 days remaining, 644 backers have already contributed over $15,000, turning Taposé from an idea into a reality.

As mentioned, Taposé will bring dual-screen functionality to the single-screened iPad. Essentially, this means that iPad users will be able to interact with two apps at once. For instance, viewing your SMS messages on one screen and Google Maps on the other, and being able to drag an address from your messages to Maps for directions. The possibilities abound.

Drake and Monnig are promising an end of summer release for the project, which may be as ambitious as the idea itself. There is also considerable ambiguity regarding the whether Apple will allow such an app in the App Store, or whether Taposé will have to exist as a jailbreak app.

Finding themselves more than $5,000 over their original funding goal, the developers are calling for additional support from users of other tablets, especially Android tablet owners. If the project receives enough additional funding, Android tablet fans may be able to take advantage of Taposé as well.

You can learn more about the Taposé app via its project page on Kickstarter.