It looks like HP is planning on adding a new form factor to its list devices based on Palm’s webOS.
HP Teases webOS for Tablets, Netbooks

Reasons for interest in the iPad; Tower Leasing On the Rise; Machines Do the Talking; Small Business Owners Balance Work, Life with Tech.
By The Numbers — February 2011

Each year, one category of products becomes the focal point for most of the press because it has the most buzz or it is a new product classification. Last year, for example, it was 3D television. This year, it was clear weeks before the show that this would be the year of the tablet at CES.
Seybold’s Take — Tablet Wars Are Off and Running

Number of times Amazon has disclosed how many Kindles it’s sold: zero, but the company maintains that the device is its best-selling product…
Bits & Bytes — Reading into eReaders

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The story of the personal computer industry in the second half of 2010 could well be called «The Tale of the Tablet.»
PC Sales in 2010: Tale of the Tablet