HP Puts Twist on Tablet PC

Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday will unveil its version of the Tablet PC, which distinguishes itself with a detachable keyboard (click here to check out the new device).

The Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 runs Microsoft Corp.'s Tablet PC operating system, which will have its long-awaited coming-out party on Thursday. The gist of the Tablet PC system is that it combines pen-based handheld computing and speech recognition with a traditional PC operating system, enabling users to scribble notes directly onto applications and integrate text and voice.

Vendors announcing Tablet PC-based devices include HP, Acer Inc., Fujitsu PC Corp., Viewsonic Corp. and Toshiba America Information Systems.

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