Next year tablet computer hype will become a reality as vendors actually deliver devices.

Tablets have largely focused on replacing laptops, but the Google Pixel Tablet is a good reminder that they don't have to.

In order to make the Google Pixel Slate a productive computer, see our full review, you need an external keyboard to pair up with the tablet. I highly recommend that you skip the Pixel Slate ...

The still hypothetical device will be a 10-or-so-inch tablet PC with a full Mac OS X operating system; or it will merely be a larger-screen version of the current iPod Touch.