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\"hpMicrosoft chief executive Steve Ballmer just demonstrated a tablet computer built by Hewlett Packard and powered by the Windows 7 operating system.<\/p>\n

Ballmer was on-stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where The New York Times previously reported he would announce a tablet<\/a>, perhaps to beat Apple’s expected tablet announcement later this month.<\/p>\n

The demo was pretty short, and Ballmer didn’t offer many details. He actually had three computers that he called “slate PCs” on-stage, which he said are “almost as portable as a phone and as powerful as a PC running Windows 7.” The difference between a slate and a tablet seems to mostly be one of terminology. Ballmer didn’t offer product names either, just said one was manufactured by Pegatron, one by Archos, and the third by HP.<\/p>\n

\"hpBallmer’s HP demo involved reading a book using Kindle software. Using the touchscreen, he swiped through the pages, then went onto Amazon, where he purchased and downloaded another e-book. He also started playing a video, though the conference room’s impressive AV system took over quickly.<\/div>\n
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The Times said the tablet would have multi-touch capabilities, but I didn’t see any evidence of that in the demo.\u00a0Also as predicted, the HP slate did not resemble the Courier project<\/a> whose photos were leaked last year.<\/div>\n

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