Engadget reports 'S1' tablet. Interesting wrap design.

Probably every Sony fan, or any consumer electronics guru by now has wondered where the hell is the Sony tablet? Almost every consumer electronics brand has one now, and emerging guns like Motorola and Samsung have already unveiled pretty exciting tablets.
Well, if sources are correct then we may be seeing a Sony tablet in around September for a quite reasonable price of $600 for a wi-fi only version, capacity is uncertain currently though.

A very very detailed picture *cough cough* of what's possibly to come.
Source: Engadget 

Device will run Android 3.0 Honeycomb naturally, and feature a decent 9.4 inch 1280 X 800 resolution display, I suspect that an implementation of the 'mobile Bravia Engine' is a possibility. A powerful NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip will be inside also to help with Playstation games most likely (more on that later).

Hardware design is quite interesting, with a curve-like back which is intended to give the tablet a more personal feel, but also to better the ergonomics of the device too. The curve is somewhat intended to resemble the look and feel of a paperback when one page is folded back when reading with one hand, the curve also has some ergonomic benefits related to some weight shifting deal to make it feel lighter in the hand.  Also, the bulging curve will lift the device up at a good angle for comfortable typing when rested on a table. Though working vertically might be a little odd.

The engineering team behind the VAIO PC range will be working on this according to Engadget, so if there's one thing we can expect, that is great build quality and exceptional industrial design. The wrap design is somewhat reminiscent of the Vaio's signature cylindrical hinge design. However, sources say that the device may not ship with Vaio branding (awww).

I spoke a while ago in an earlier post about a Sony tablet needing to be exclusive (http://thesonypony.blogspot.com/2011/01/perhaps-android-not-way-to-go.html), and since it is running Android like almost every other tablet, excluding HP and Apple of course, Sony needs to find ways of differentiating from the competition.

The 'wrap' design is interesting and is definitely different from current tablets on the market. But we're also told that this supposed tablet is BIG on Qriocity, a most important feature, this will definitely help in providing some easy access software backing for the device. And another first for tablets, is 'Playstation certified' which is basically Sony's fancy name of saying 'I can play PS1 games'. Though this isn't quite exclusive, as the service will be available to all capable Android devices it extends the Playstation brand to a vast VAST number of devices. eBooks available on Sony's reader store will also be available on the device, so with the combination of the music and movies available on Qriocity, games on Playstation and books on Reader Store, Sony should be achieving a high level of integration and synergy between their devices and services, something Apple has enjoyed for quite some time.

This is just an indication of what's possibly to come, but as usual until Sony officially announces it, we can't confirm anything.