Ballmer with tablet PC
Microsoft is a big proponent of tablet PCs, with operating system software geared specifically for pen-based input. Here, CEO Steve Ballmer shows off Lenovo's ThinkPad X41.
ThinkPad X41
The X41 is the first tablet made under the ThinkPad name, and the first computer released by Lenovo Group following its purchase of IBM's PC business.
Shape-shifting X41
The screen of the X41 can be rotated 180 degrees and pressed flat against the computer's keyboard, turning the notebook into a tablet PC.
Windows Vista for tablets
Windows Vista, due in 2006, lets tablet PC users teach the computer their handwriting, letter by letter.
Nokia Web tablet
The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is a Web-browsing device with a 4-inch horizontal touch screen and an on-screen keyboard. It connects to the Internet through a hot spot or through a compatible mobile phone.
Artist with tablet
This caricature artist in London's Leicester Square tries out a tablet from Motion Computing in place of his usual notebook and charcoal.