I don't; but then I am not the typical consumer.

PS. Anyone from Microsoft seeing this. If you actually call it the "Winpad" I expect royalties

severedsolo said:

PS. Anyone from Microsoft seeing this. If you actually call it the "Winpad" I expect royalties

Still better than the iPad.

I would like to try these out, but I don't know how useful they would be for me, except as a gadget.

~Lordbob

severedsolo said:

Microsoft isn’t going to sit idly by and let slates from Apple and various Android backers run away with this market.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told the 14,000 partners during his July 12 keynote at the Worldwide Partner Conference to expect new Windows 7 slates before the end of this year.
Microsoft and its existing PC partners, including Asus, Dell, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony, will all be fielding Windows 7 slates in the coming months, Ballmer said. These slates will be available at a variety of price points and in a variety of form factors — with keyboards, touch only, dockable, able to handle digital ink, etc.

Full Article: Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows 7 slates are coming this year | ZDNet

Really? Do we need a "Winpad"?

I don't. Would I like a netbook to supplement my desktop? Yes....but I don't need a pad/slate/tablet thingie.

DeaconFrost said:

The HP Slate had a lot of promise....but I believe it was canceled.

I think it is possible they will make something similar but with the Palm OS, now that they own it.