[Sonist]

According to the New York Times:

"Google — a search and advertising company — is soon expected to begin selling its version of a slate computer, like Apple’s iPad

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Eric E. Schmidt, chief executive of Google, told friends at a recent party in Los Angeles about the new device, which would exclusively run the Android operating system. People with direct knowledge of the project — who did not want to be named because they said they were unauthorized to speak publicly about the device — said the company had been experimenting in “stealth mode” with a few publishers to explore delivery of books, magazines and other content on a tablet."

Yay!