Now here's another thing you never thought you'd see from Dell. Today marks the launched of the Inspiron Duo, a hybrid Netbook-come-Tablet desperate to find its way under a few christmas trees at just $545. In addition to it's 2GB of RAM and 1.5Ghz Atom Dual-core processor, the device benefits from up to 320GB of SATA glory making it one of the better equipped christmas netbooks on the market. The Inspiron Duo's real party peice comes from it's flippable 10.1-inch multi-touch display, which switches up it's full keyboard for one meaty tablet experience.

Obviously Dell didn't get the note from Apple saying moving-part storage in portables is dead, but then again with the rest of the hardware virtually the same for half the price of a baseline Air, you can't really complain. If the Inspiron Duo makes it onto your list to santa, you might want to link him up to Dell.com as you can grab one over there today.

RIM have just mashed up the touchscreen scene by unveiling the PlayBook, a 7-inch, multi-touch BlackBerry tablet running a brand new homegrown OS. The device comes packed to the nines with ready features, and despite it's name, is being touted as "the first professional tablet" computer. Alongside the industry standard e-mail, web and media capabilities, the PlayBook shoots HD video via a 1080p camera on the back and does video calling via a second HD camera on the front. Read on for official specs and promotional video!

A couple of hours ago John Gruber of Daring Fireball tweeted out a link to a curious YouTube video that he'd stumbled across. A user called x313xkillax appears to be showing off a prototype version of the HP Slate, of course running Windows 7. Although Gruber questioned the integrity of video, it does appear to be the real deal.

Okay, so the tablet is running a full desktop OS, doesn't take years to boot, and has Adobe Flash (...because it's a desktop OS). Excusing these these moderate novelties, is it just me, or does this thing suck?

The Indian government have been developing a line of super-affordable computer systems targeted at it's growing number of students in college. As part of this budget tech rollout, a company called HCL Technologies was appointed to create a $35 touchscreen Android tablet capable of watching YouTube videos and browsing the web.

No-matter where in the world you are, if your a true Apple fanboy then the painful monthly vacuum between iAnnouncement and iRelease is enough to drive you crazy. You want that must-have gadget in your life now, right?

Well fear not iPad enthusiasts, come, turn back to the rambling tech blogs, bathe in the aftermath of post-event rumours and conspiracies, for we have something to quench your technolust until the multi-touch glass and brushed aluminium are ready to ship!

Enter iPaperPad! Your own fold-able, glue-able cut-out Apple tablet, courtesy of Jess Silverstone from Revolutionary concepts.

As per usual LA's annual Consumer Electronics Show totally took-over winter tech by storm! 2010's CES has introduced a smorgasbord of upcoming technologies coupled with thousands of pre-release gadgets and gizmos, wetting the worlds appitate for the next generation of video, audio, computer and gaming systems.

As mobile computing evolves with the takeoff of the tablet, we're left wondering where does this leave our beloved notebooks? Well we've filtered through the silicon to find out just this, so here's our list of Top 5 CES 2010 Notebooks!

Today reports have been published claiming a 'Major' Apple event has been scheduled for January 27 and thus entrails the unveiling of a brand new product. The web is writhing for a peak at Apple's mysterious tablet and John Paczkowski of All Things D has been quick to back this up, stating that Apple are in fact hosting a significant event towards the end of January and that the 27th is the date to mark on your calendar!

Furthermore, french fanboys Mac 4 Ever have 'leaked' that developers have been handed the iPhone OS 4.0 SDK which includes a 'simulator' designed to re-build apps scaled for the new Tablet form-factor.

As Christmas nears we're expecting the iTablet rumours to come in thick and fast and why shouldn't they? The Mac Tablet is one of Apple's most readily rumoured and highly speculated products ever, despite never being officially announced! The premise is that 'Steve and the gang' will release a next-generation device that will blow all other touchscreen computers out of the water. But through the mist of patents and hearsay, is there really an Apple shaped light at the end of the tunnel? BGR seem to think so!

Today Boy Genius are "going out on a limb" claiming their contact is "100%" sure there is an iTablet set for January and it's going to be a seven-incher! BGR say their tipster has been "amazingly accurate in the past", leading us to believe these somewhat obvious predictions are true.

As the tech world grows impatient for a real-life working next-gen tablet, one ambitious user over at My Dell Mini forums has developed a mutant Mini-9 into a fully functional courier PC. Obviously nothing too ground breaking here from this home-made dual touch-screen setup, but with DIY and small coporate efforts such as this and the Joojoo Tablet clogging the tubes, why are we yet to see a proper example from big cheeses like Apple and Microsoft?

As mainstream media desperately searches for the next big platform for it's content, Time Inc. have teamed up with The Wonderfactory to produce their concept of 'Sports Illustrated' as a tablet magazine.

Reports have been coming in over-night that Apple is set for a September event in which it will release its Tablet Device, a new range of iPods, and extra features in iTunes. The iTunes project is reportedly codenamed 'cocktail', and plans to include 'interactive books' with album purchases, thought to spur the market forward in digital downloads. This makes sense as iTunes isn't famous for selling albums as it is individual tracks, but would creating this kind of incentive really make a difference? No doubt they have something up their sleeve.