Microsoft takes the Tablet
BBC | at | by Mike
After years of development, Microsoft is unveiling a tablet computer controlled by a pen as well as a traditional mouse and keyboard. The software giant hopes the combination of pen input, handwriting recognition and smart screen, which can be written on like paper, will prove popular. It has a huge task on its hands because computer history is littered with failed ventures that tried to combine these technologies in a single package. One looks like an ordinary laptop but its screen swivels round and flips over to let people write on it like a traditional paper notepad. The other type has its smart screen separate from the rest of the laptop and only takes keyboard input united with a base station.