The Eee Pad will come with a capacitative stylus and two apps: one for note-taking and one is for painting. It's clear there's a focus on content creation in this tablet. I applaud them for the unique design and concept in this tablet as well as the relatively low price. It starts at $499 and will arrive in June. It's said to run Android 3.0 though, which doesn't exist yet. Google has barely began the rollout of 2.3. Obviously Asus knows something that we don't.

Here's where things start to get a little weird. The ASUS Eee Pad Slider and Transformer are two tablets paired together during the announcement due to the similarities. They too will run Android 3.0, but also feature a front and rear facing camera, dual-core Tegra 2 processor, and IPS display. The Slider has a physical keyboard that can slide out if you need it and stay hidden if you dont. The Transformer is a bit different. Transformer will, well transform, into a laptop by attaching a keyboard dock to the bottom. I really do like the fact that this keyboard dock will also double the battery life, making total battery life a generous 16 hours on a single charge. These tablets will be available around April or May within the $400 to $800 range.

Here's the one I really hate, but some (probably enterprise users) will love. It's a Windows 7 based tablet this time around and packs in plenty of power -- perhaps a bit too much. There's an Intel Core i5 processor built in, 2 or 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of SSD storage all underneath the large 12.1-inch IPS display. There's also a front facing camera and HDMI port. All of this power is nice, but battery life is probably going to be a major blow. Seriously, I'm banking on no more than 5 hours if that. Oh and did I mention it's going to start at $1,000? So I don't understand why you would bring this around with you rather than a laptop. Sure it's more portable, but it's still fairly large and runs Windows 7 which isn't great for touch input. Luckily though, those of you crazy enough to consider this ultra-tablet will be able to get your hands on it by the end of January.