Tablet PCs Are Coming, But Why?

Tablet PCs — Microsoft’s next big thing — are due to debut next week in New York and points around the globe. The tablet PCs are “powered” by a special version of Windows that adds handwriting recognition and touch-screen compatibility to allow users to skip the keyboard for taking notes. Many manufacturers are getting into this biz, with either a laptop version like this one from Acer with a flip around screen (pictured right) or the sans-keyboard version like this one from Electrovaya (pictured under “read more”) that’s more like a very large Pocket PC. Click “read more” for my predictions on tablet PCs…