Japanese newspaper Nikkei has cited Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer saying Sony plans to release a tablet by the of this summer, Bloomberg reports. This Sony tablet will run on Android 3.0 Honeycomb and will supposedly hit ths U.S. first.
Engadget revealed the existence of this tablet, codenamed S1, in February and later confirmed it's a PlayStation Certified device. If Engadget's sources are correct, the device would sport a 9.4" capacitive touch screen with a 1280x800 resolution, front- and rear-facing cameras, a USB port, an IR port.
If you don't care about iPads and were waiting for a proper Honeycomb tablet, I guess you might as well wait until something gets officially announced. According to Engadget, the device would be priced at around $599.
Sony Android tablet due this summer - report [Gamesindustry.biz]
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9:40 AM on 04.05.2011 | 
Give it a keyboard, let it use the Dualshock, make it stand up on it's own and maybe, just maybe, it'll be more than a big phone that doesn't make calls..
USB slots is definitely a start.
I still wouldn't buy it personally.
@sexualchocolate: Fuck dualshock all about 360 controller
Seriously?
Wired, I can dig that, but the Wireless 360 controller with it's weight and that big battery pack where your fingers want to be, is fucking horrible!
Also, I don't think you would get Sony putting xbox controller connectivity on their Playstation certified device.
So are you a user or a creator?
tablets are totally the future... haven't you seen any sci-fi movies??? they're always using tablets.