Rumor: Sony planning ' s1 ' PlayStation game Tablet

Take Android, honeycomb, a listing of 9.4 inches and Sony PlayStation brand, and what do you get? Because a game Playstation certified tablet, what else!

Imagine: Android 3.0 ("honeycomb") on a tablet of 9.4 inches with a 1280 x 800 pixel display, an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, front and rear cameras, USB and infrared ports (plus the ability to Guide Bravia TV), a sprinkling of buttons (volume on/off), tie-ins with his Qriocity download games pre-loaded Sony PS One, a Bravia Media Remote, a price of $ 600, and a (possible) date of September 2011 for shipment.

Think music on demand and video games through Qriocity plus courtesy Sony PlayStation Suites, a device-independent software framework announced last month alongside Sony PSP successor, codename NGP (Next Generation Portable). And all this, the cumulative efforts courtesy from Sony VAIO (lead reported), PlayStation, Sony Reader and Sony Ericsson product groups.

Thank you Engadget the scoop (if their sources of Sony are not fibbing--Hey, gave the phone PlayStation). Of course everyone was speculating about Sony PlayStation certified tablets just confirmed the game Xperia, but this would be the first evidence of a quantifiable and intimate Engadget one was in the offing for awhile now.

The mock up above is Engadget, designed to capture what you are asking a design "wrap" intended to make you feel like you're toting around a magazine or a book with a bunch of pages folded back. I know, the "bulge" or "fold" seems pretty strange, but Engadget claims that he had to move the center of gravity, making it easier to keep one hand on the tablet. Kind of reminds me of the very first Ultraportables VAIO, that something like a decade ago were only slightly thicker than the Apple Macbook Air, save to their cylindrical, removable batteries edgewise (and incredibly VAIO-violet).

If this thing makes the alpha or beta (or anywhere) it'll be fascinating to see, especially if Sony put the thing in head to head with Apple's iPad. All that is missing? A PSPgo style gamepad.

Who knows, maybe Sony got this angle covered (somehow), too.

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Apple planning Major product launch next week

A lineup of portable MacBook Pro may debut next week, according to a report Friday from AppleInsider. Never-Barfly, citing "people familiar with the matter", a blog focused on Apple says that Cupertino is mulling whether to start the upgraded notebooks by the end of February. If so, Apple is running out of time to issue party invites.

Refurbished MacBook Pro rumors have swirled for weeks, with some bloggers predict an early March-the ship date for newer laptops Apple. Since the last update MacBook was almost a year ago, in April of 2010 (in addition to a firmware upgrade in November), the series is definitely ripe for an update.

Other signs indicate that a change is due. Supplies of 15 and 17-inch MacBook Pro are reportedly running out at Apple stores and retailers-party in Japan and United States. While the new notebooks will feature new Intel Sandy Bridge processors, they do not include design widely reported defect chipset that could hamper the performance of storage devices. (Intel has since fixed the glitch chip).

Of course, the new MacBook Pro specs remain a mystery. That is the reason not to speculate, however.   ISpazio Italian blog tech says that we can expect five new models with screens 13, 15 and 17 inches. The other observers believe Apple-that new Mac can sport solid-state drive, rather than conventional hard drives.

This is all great, but where is iPad 2?