Speculation is rising that Microsoft will formally introduce the Windows Tablet on Monday - with the tech giant holding a mysterious event in San Francisco.

AllThingsD, a respected tech site, say sources have told them that this is a tablet event, introducing the software and the first apps which will run on the system.

Early models of Windows tablets have been spotted at tech shows in Japan, with Acer among the manufacturers building the hardware.

It will be big news If Microsoft reveals an in-house tablet - one manufactured by Microsoft itself or perhaps by its latest bedfellow Nokia - as the company has generally stayed away from making direct hardware outside the peripheral market.


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Set sail for fail

^^ LOL!!

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/06/live-blog-microsoft-la/

Liveblog of the MS event

Looking like it will be a rehash of the Microsoft Surface tech.

Yep. Microsoft Surface tablet. - http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx

There are two versions:

The Windows RT tablet has the following specs:

• 9.33mm thin
• 1.5 lbs
• 10.6" 16:9 HD Display. The glass used on this display is Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0.
• Connection ports include a microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, and 2x2 MIMO antenna.
• Built-in stand
• Office Home & Student 2013 RT, Touch Cover, Type Cover

The Windows 8 version has the following specs:

• 13.5mm thin
• 2 lbs
• 10.6" 16:9 HD Display. The glass used on this display is Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0.
• Connection ports include a microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2x2 MIMO antennae.
• Built-in stand
• Touch Cover, Type Cover, Pen with Palm Block

"head to head with iPad"?

Hmmm...good luck MS. Not yet maybe.

"Failure is always an option - it comes bundled with Windows 8"

The tablet looks ok and would be awesome with a tablet version of Windows 7, just not Windows 8 (at the moment).

It looks nice, and I'm sure MS will be able to put out a decent tablet for those who want Win 8, its just Google, Samsung, etc etc have all been to bat and whacked home runs already

While it might be a good tablet, the security of it will cause a lot of problems for people. Everyday end users will be okay, but for those who want to run unsigned code, it will only keep them away from Windows RT.

Which is why you have alternatives for "power users" who want to tweak all the aspects of their device