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Has anybody been keeping count of the iPad rivals?  No, us neither, but how about another to add to the list.  The Digitalrise X9 is a multitouch slate with both finger- and stylus-controlled touchscreen, running Windows 7 with integrated WiFi, GPS and 3G; it first breached headlines back in mid-January, accompanied by a seriously iPhone-resembling render, but now it’s shown up in the wild.

Video demo after the cut

ChinaGrabber – who are listing the Digitalrise X9 for $790 – shot the hands-on video you can see below, and they’ve also shared some extra hardware details.  Apparently battery life is up to 4hrs – less than half what you’ll get from the iPad – but that’s probably because of the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, which is paired with 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard-drive.

We’re not entirely convinced by the X9 – nor the jaunty electronic background music playing in the video hands-on below – but as we’ve said before there’s plenty of room for tablets in all shapes and sizes.  If we need to credit the iPad for kick-starting that, so be it.

[via GenerationMP3]