Steve Ballmer should make at CES 2010 a new generation of Tablet PCs, multi-touch open and eBooks.

What will be Microsoft at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2010) Las Vegas (January 7 to 10)? If the Redmond giant is expected to discuss the market entry of Office 2010, which he announced pricesThe publisher could submit a new generation of tablet PCs.

According New York Times, Steve Ballmer should, on the occasion of his lecture, presenting a tablet PC developed with HP. One way to toast the politeness that Apple will, according to rumors, its own tablet January 26 next. A snook that is sure to delight probably not the CEO of Microsoft.

Also according to the New York daily, the combination of Microsoft-HP (whose name was not released) should support multicast (probably on Windows 7) and integrate functions of electronic book reading light. Characteristics similar to the features mentioned on the side of Apple.

If the arrival of Apple may well revive the market for Tablet PC addressed early in the decade by Microsoft, the two giants must also contend with another major player: Google. HTC, the manufacturer Nexus One, Joined in Mountain View to launch a Tablet PC OS Chrome. Freescale is at least convinced of the viability of this market. The manufacturer offers its side of design shelf under ARM processor.

Probably inspired by the success of Amazon KindleIt will be interesting to verify that the landing of the Tablet PC does not come at the expense of netbooks. Not according to Gartner, which suggests that the share of ultra-portable will be to 12% of total sales of PC in the world this year against 10% in 2009. Netbooks which will also depicts at CES 2010, including the Skylight Lenovo.