1992: Compaq releases the Concerto, the first modern tablet computer. It had a detachable keyboard, stylus, and ran a special version of Windows for tablets. Despite winning design awards, the product failed to catch on with the public and was soon discontinued.

 

2012: After years of research, Microsoft announces the Surface, their first tablet computer. It has a detachable keyboard, stylus, and runs a special version of Windows for tablets. “The Microsoft Surface brings new technology to the Windows PC platform.” – Steve Ballmer

If by new you mean a modern interpretation of a twenty year old product, okay then.