IBM’s ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC is here, if not quite in the shops, and one early review (at MIT’s Technology Review) is quite positive.

I’ve been a tablet fan for some time now, and I welcome IBM’s entry into the market. I’m also very intrigued by the biometrics built in to this model. Apparently the fingerprint recognition works quite well and obviates the need for a series of logon passwords. (Should give hand-washing a boost as well.)