Some how I fell upon this letter that I wrote to MS back in 2004. I designed a non functioning prototype hand held gaming device, with 2 analogue sticks, physical Xbox buttons with a touch interface design and specifically remember using Halo in all the screens that I used to show the product.

Dear Sir or Madam:
My name is Vivek , I am 17 years of age and am currently doing my A levels at *School Name*, UK. I am a graphics product student and for my year 13 project I have chosen to produce a hand held multimedia gaming device. I have chosen Microsoft as the company to produce the product for, as you do not currently have merchandise of this type out on the market.
I am looking to produce a product that will rival Nintendo’s Gameboy series and Sony’s new PSP. The ideas I have complied so far is to have a product that plays games, stores music, can be used for communication (perhaps via MSN Video Messaging) and has windows OS on it. This would mean endless capabilities and the product would cover a wide market area.
For the design of the product I am looking to produce something that is as sleek as an iPod, practical as a PDA and powerful as the Xbox.
At the moment though I am researching my product and I would be especially grateful if you could send me some material which could help me with my project. I have also placed my telephone number and address above so that you can contact me if you feel it is necessary.
Sincerely,
Vivek
Student

I will try and dig up the designs and 3D models I built and might even have the plastic prototype I build somewhere. So what if MS did release a Zune/Windows/Xbox device that you could take anywhere with you? I was a naive kid back in those days and dreamed a little too much. Do you thin MS could have cracked it?

Now of days I daydream about designing every wall in a house being a touch screen LCD that looks normal, but is interactive meaning you could walk through your house and watch a TV show or QL on any surface. Or if you are in the kitchen the recipe appears on the wall in front of you, perhaps accompanied by a video.

This letter reminded me of where I first started my passion for design and I wanted to share it. For anyone who is wondering, Microsoft did get in touch with me and sent me a free Xbox with a bunch of swag.