Acer unveils tablets with 5-, 7-, 10-inch screens

Acer Inc, the world's No. 2 PC manufacturer, unveiled a range of tablet computers to help it compete with Apple Inc's iPad, wading into the fast-growing market.

The tablet computer market is becoming crowded as more companies produce the new devices, which fall between traditional PCs and smartphones.

Chief Executive Gianfranco Lanci announced at a news conference in New York on Tuesday that the tablets would have 5-, 7-, and 10-inch screens, running on Google's GOOG Android software.

A second 10-inch tablet will run on Microsoft's Windows.

Image: The Acer 10.10 Android full capacitive touch screen tablet is seen during a news conference in New York, November 23, 2010.

Text and Images: Reuters