
The highly anticipated Archos 9 mini Tablet PC is now available for purchase. The mini tablet PC comes jam packed with a 8.9-inch touch sensitive display, Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, Full HD video support, a QWERTY virtual keyboard, a 1GB of RAM, and a 1.3-megapixel webcam for video conferencing. Its Lithium-ion battery provides up to 5-hours of operation time. [Product Page]

Rugged PCs manufacturer Getac today introduced their latest tough tablet PC in the form of the Getac V100. The tablet features a resistive multitouch display, which means users can use the touchscreen with gloves, unlike devices like the iPhone which use a capacitive touchscreen. This makes it ideal for industrial and field professionals who work with dangerous chemicals or perform their job in extreme weather conditions. Even with gloves, the sensitivity and accuracy of the multi-touch screen is extremely high. The screen features 2048×2048 resolution, 100 points per second report rate, and less than 35ms response time. Getac’s Multi-Touch technology will also offer complete compatibility with Microsoft’s Windows 7. The Getac V100 Tablet PC will be released later his month. No word on pricing so far. [Getac]

e-Book reader manufacturer LBook will enter the multitouch tablet market next year with the LBook T9. The tablet will feature an 8.9-inch multitouch LCD display with an Intel Atom z530 1.6GHz processor, a 2GB of RAM, a 120GB hard disk drive, and Windows 7 operating system. Additional specs include WiFi, Bluetooth, optional 3G and a battery life of up to 4 hours. The LBook T9 will be launched in March of 2010 for between $350 and $375. [UMPC Portal]

The specs of the upcoming Gateway EC18T tablet PC have been unveiled. The tablet PC comes with a 11.6-inch LCD screen with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 SDRAM, a Mobile Intel GS45 Express graphics chipset, and Windows 7 Home Premium or Basic. However, there is no official confirmation from the company so far. Stay tuned for more updates. [Engadget]

The pricing of the upcoming Archos 9 Tablet has been unveiled. The tablet will be released on October 22nd for around $500. In case you didn’t know, the the Archos 9 comes equipped with an Intel Atom processor, up to 120GB disk drive, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connectivity and Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system. Additional features include a 1GB of RAM, a lithium-ion battery, webcam, and the virtual keyboard. [Wired]

AIS has expanded its rugged tablet PC range with the all new AIS 10.4-inch Rugged Tablet PC. Featuring an aluminum-magnesium alloy construction with individually sealed ports, this tablet PC is specially designed for operating in generally extreme conditions and meets the military’s MIL-STD 810F standards for shock, vibration and drop resistance. The system itself is equipped with a 10.4-inch touch-sensitive sunlight readable LCD display, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, up to 2GB RAM, a shock-mounted removable hard drive or compact flash, GPS, WiFi, WWAN, Bluetooth and a 6-cell battery. Price starts at $1,499. [Product Page via PCLaunches]