A company called CTL has begun shipping a tablet equipped with an Intel Atom N450 processor and Intel wants the whole world to know about it.

"Computer manufacturer CTL is now shipping a tablet equipped with an Adobe Flash video player, HTML5 compatibility, a built-in eReader, and 1.3 megapixel camera," Intel said in a statement. "Based on the Intel Atom processor N450, the 2goPad SL10 includes impressive multi-tasking and performance capabilities, as well as a rotating swivel touchscreen display, Microsoft Windows 7, 2GB of memory, and access to millions of apps, all in a rugged design ideal for education, enterprise use, and computing on-the-go."

Intel CEO Paul Otellini recently threw down the gauntlet saying, "we will use all of the assets at our disposal to win [the tablet] segment." The chip maker is banking on its upcoming low voltage 'Oak Trail' platform to help deliver on that promise, and while the 2goPad falls short of that, it's a start.

In addition to the Atom processor and Flash functionality, the 2goPad ships with a 250GB hard drive, two USB 2.0 ports, memory card reader, mic/earphone inputs, LAN port, and a mini-VGA port. According to CTL, it's 40 percent more energy efficient than previous models.

The 2GoPad runs $499 with Windows 7 Home Premium, or $554 if you upgrade to Professional.

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A YouTube user who goes by the name "x313xkillax" posted what may end up being the first hands-on look at HP's upcoming Windows 7-based Slate in prototype form.

Naturally there's some chatter that the video could be fake, and we can't say that it isn't. But if it is a ruse, it's a convincing one. The 4-minute video starts off with a tour of the external features, which shows a textured backing, built-in camera, SD card on the side, a keyboard button to bring up the virtual keyboard, volume buttons, USB port, and a few other accoutrement. There's even a CTRL-ALT-DEL key and a home key.

The second half of the video shows the device booting up and browsing the Web, as well as a brief look at the virtual keyboard.

Check it out below and then tell us what you think.

Given the plethora of tablets around the corner (and by around the corner, we mean by the end of the year and into 2011), we reckon a handful of manufacturers will adopt "pad" in the product's name, like the WePad. It won't take long for the market to become muddled with various 'pads,' making it even harder to stand out from the competition.

Whether or not that played a part in RIM's recent decision to drop the BlackPad designation from its upcoming tablet, we don't know. What we do know is that RIM is looking for a new name, and it may have found one.

The smartphone maker applied for a trademark on the name SurfBook, which we think has a nicer ring to it than BlackPad. Whether or not they stick with it remains to be seen, but it appears RIM still wants to make sure its BlackBerry branding remains tied in, so perhaps it will be known as the BlackBerry SurfBook.