The rumor seeds may finally be blossoming. Rumors of the Apple Tablet (iSlate) are as abundant as oxygen these days and now it seems like the fruits of the chatter will finally be enjoyed. Earlier this week the Financial Times suggested Apple was hosting an event to announce a tablet in late January and todayFOX News confirmed that January 26th in San Francisco is the day of reckoning.

From the earlier article:

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster today speculated that an event was imminent. “We believe there is a 75 per cent likelihood that Apple will have an event in January and a 50 per cent chance that it will be held to launch the Apple Tablet,” he wrote in a new research note. “If Apple announced the Tablet in January, it would likely ship later in the March quarter.”

And today from FOX:

Following a Financial Times report that Apple has scheduled a special media event for January 26th in San Francisco, I’ve spoken to a source inside Apple who confirmed a “big” event for January.

Google’s event… CES… Apple Event… January is shaping up to be QUITE a month for the tech world!