Sony confirmed to be working on a Honeycomb-powered tablet

Remember those rumors about a PlayStation-certified tablet, which Sony has been supposedly working on? Well, it is not a rumor anymore, at least for the most part. It was Sir Howard Stringer himself, Sony's chief executive officer, the one to let the cat out of the bag and confirm that the company will launch a Honeycomb-powered tablet computer by the end of this summer. What is even better is that the device will probably be released on the U.S. market first instead of debuting in Japan. It was not made exactly clear whether the tablet will truly be PlayStation-certified, but that is still not out of the question.

The news of Sir Howard Stringer's announcement comes from a recent report by the Japanese media giant Nikkei quoted by Bloomberg. However, it was never mentioned if the device will adopt Sony's conceptual “wrap” design, the rumored dual-screen folding one, or it will simply be a straightforward slate tablet like the ones we are familiar with.  About the PlayStation part of the equation, hardcore gaming without any physical buttons can be a bit tricky, but if Sony has really decided to aim its tablet at the gaming crowds, we suppose that it will also introduce a matching wireless gamepad as well. All we have to do now is wait until photos of the tablet start leaking on the web.

source: Bloomberg via Engadget