Though only a handful of tablet PCs have been released so far, everyone believes 2010 is going to be the Year of the Tablet. Apple’s long-awaited device will undoubtedly be at the forefront, though Microsoft’s dual-paned Courier project looks highly impressive. Manufacturer ICD has added a new entrant to the race that looks mighty impressive.

Boasting a huge, 15.6″ touchscreen and tons of powerful built-in technology, the Vega tablet has a lot to live up to. Plus, it’s got a sleek design that begs to be handled.
Let’s look at the specs:

runs on Android 2.0
1366 x 768 resolution
resistive touchscreen display
overall size: 373mm …read more

A laptop, a Kindle, a tablet PC or the new Microsoft Courier? The courier brings dual-screen functionality to the tablet PC. The Courier mixes motion gestures, stylus and touch-screen functionality to a device that puts the book back into notebook.

After watching the video for the use of the Microsoft Courier that was shared on Gizmodo, the combination of input options represents a broad change in how people will start to interact with devices like this.
The video walks through the scenario of a user preparing for a meeting and collecting notes and details to share. She slides a contact name from …read more

It’s the rumor that won’t die.
For almost five years, it’s been believed that Apple is working on a touchscreen tablet PC, thanks to patents filed by the company for just such a device dating back to 2004 and 2005. Rumors had swirled since long before those dates, though, that Steve Jobs was planning to unleash the first Mac Tablet in the near future.

Fast forward to 2009, and in the wake of the iPhone and iPod Touch, which could be considered small scale versions of that same patented device, and we’re still waiting for the iTablet to appear. We now know …read more