So I previously wrote about my desire to get a HP Slate. Well that may have been trumped today by the idea of a Google tablet. Of course, I’m also infatuated with the Microsoft Courier as well. But at the end of the day, it will be the device that is the right price for the right reason.

What appeals to me about the Google tablet is that it is running Android. Not that I have anything against Windows 7, but Android was built for this type of stuff. Touch screen, multiple apps, social, the works. If it can perform some basic business functions, live within the clouds, and offer easy access to the Internet (wifi or mobile networks) then it may be the perfect iPad competitor. NYTimes and Wired is reporting that this device is imminent. Eric Schmidt has basically confirmed it. So now it is just a question of when and what are the specs.