First HP TouchPad Unboxing pictures come from Germany 44
There are still 3 days remaining before the HP TouchPad is released in the US, and already there are people receiving packages from the company with their very own tablet device packed away inside. Luckily for us, our forum members are swift scouts when it comes to digging around for the good news, and we've found our first photos of the HP TouchPad being unboxed: taken in Germany, and not the United States, of all places.
From a first look at the packaging (as shown by Mr. Blurry-cam), it's pretty simple and clean, as other device boxes have been since the original Palm Pre on Sprint that so many early-adaptors got to enjoy. The packaging inside of the box consists of what looks like black cardboard, a sleeve with reading material beneath the device and the charging cables in a separate box on the left (charging cables shown here are for Europe, in case you're confused by their shape shown below). The TouchPad does start off in portrait orientation, so that you can see the device as it will most often be held (with the camera on top and the "home" button/gesture pixel on the bottom).
Jump after the break to see the rest of the shots for yourself, but don't worry, we'll be sure to take you some real nice ones for a better look as soon as we have a chance.
Source: Nexave.de; Via: PreCentral Forums; Thanks, Everyone!
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Why do people love unboxing photos and videos? Just asking
Because it's the first look at a new age for the WebOS!!!
Wasnt that the veer..I mean pre2...I mean pixi plus...I mean pre plus...I mean pixi? JK
Cant wait to see your photos!
"Because it's the first look at a new age for the WebOS!!!"
...That us Sprint users will most likely never see.
M.
The EVO 3D is a marvelous phone.
I do, however, regret leaving WebOS for :(...
The OS is so foreign to me! I WANT MY REAL MULTITASKING BACK. *whimpers*
you'll get used to it. I felt the same way at first when I got an Evo. However it really has the same multitasking capabilities, just without the novelty of switching cards around. Plus the actual hardware to handle all the multitasking.
I still do like WebOS though. I still believe WebOS on an HTC phone would be the greatest phone ever.
Just need to catch up in apps dept.
No, it is not the same multitasking capabilities, not even remotely the same.
I also have an EVO after my Pre died.
multi-tasking on Android is the same as WebOS like a Subaru is like a Ferrari.
Maybe it reminds them of their childhood and Christmas :)
i'm with you. totally don't get it.
How long is the boot up!
4 months and 20 something days. Give or take.
well done!
The TouchPad will boot in the coming months!
Here are all the things that are written on www.webos-blog.de :
- He won it during the Pre-Test-Contest and it's a Pre-Final Hardware
- Taking over calls from his Pre Classic with webOS 2.1 worked fine, messaging didn't
- He could easily connect to his Palm-Profile without any hassle. All Apps, including the paid-apps loaded to the Tablet.
- A restart took him 1 min 30 seconds
- The Touchpad Facebook-App already works and works much better than the normal Facebook-site
- The App-Catalog for the Touchpad NOW has 3236 Apps (Probably will have some more until the launch)
- Skype works fantastic, including chat and video calling
- Flash works very good and was tested on several Video- Audio- Flash-Sites
I measured the boot-up time of a demo Touchpad unit at Best Buy, today, and it was 1 min 12 seconds.
Gotta love that the blurry cam is a Pre.
I know right? I saw the chrome backing on the screen and slapped my forehead. LOL What gives? The guy needs to clean his lens. Anyway, I think I'd be blurry too if I had my touchpad 3 days early.
Yes, that guy needs a Pre 3... But my pictures will be taken by a Pre Plus too as soon as I get mine :)
Got to play with touchpad early @ local best buy. Heavy piece of machinery...but manageable. Pretty quick responses, but some lag when opening some apps. Panel sliding is very intuitive. I need to get use to going to card view with a vertical upward swipe, especially in landscape. I'm so use to my Pre- button. If I wasn't waiting to get the Pre3 first, I would get TouchPad right away. Probably wait to see the 7" touchpad. Because of phone purchase, might wait til Christmas or 2nd generation.... Very exciting!
I got use one locally as well. I'm not sure about the weight issue, seemed manageable to me.The demo justifies the price in my opinion. My assessment is made by personal comparison to iPad 2 and Acer Iconia. The Touchpad holds its own. Overall performance was snappy and responsive. Never felt like an application was loading so slowly that it was locking up the tablet. Same as the iPad 2. Those are my thoughts. Looks like its becoming more available in more places. Like the individual above, Best Buy worked for me.
I just played with one at Best Buy too. I agree with most of this except the "used to my pre- button" part ;-) Im a swiper. That button never got traction with me. I always thought it was counter to the whole gesture deealy. btw, the TP has a button that calls up the card view doesnt it?
Yep.It certainly does.
Oh and regarding weight/size. I thought it was a bit more slender than I expected ... and its only 3 oz heavier than an ipad2 according to spec sheets. It didnt feel too bad comparatively.
I'm planning on walking into Office Depot on Friday and picking one up! ...and yes, I love unboxing photos, kinda like a strip show, I guess. Does that make me sick?
PS I don't go to strip clubs.
If you did go to strip clubs, you'd know an unboxing isn't "kind like a strip club" Just sayin....
PS I have been to many strip clubs...
If I could get a Touchpad in a Stripclub I would be there every day! ;)
Wade, I like you!
Let the bromance begin!
I checked out the Touchpad at the local Best Buy a couple of hours ago. It was pretty cool and I would certainly give it preference over the iPad IF I had $500+ to spend. Sadly it is out of my price range. I was dissappointed that I was unable to get the Angry Bird sound effect to play according to the Easter Egg instructions. Also I could barely hear the audio in the store. Not sure if there is a display limit in the store or if that's all there is.
The easter egg worked great for me at Wal-Mart today. Even kind of sold the tablet to some lady who was looking at an android tablet next to me lol ;)
There is a sound toggle switch just like the phones. I wonder if the sound was turned down on your demo. I could hear mine fine. Even got Wal-Mart employees attension when I was playing Paperboy LOL! Exciting!
Here's to hoping preorders will actually be delivered on July 1st.
Some people over at www.webOS-Blog.de report, that their orders over HP are showing as "sent". Mine still is showing July the 19th as the delivery date (but so was it with the guy reporting that, until it changed).
So it might be, that some poeple get theirs even before July the 1st :)
UPDATE: I just got an email from HP confirming that my ACCESSORIES are on their way to me. I guess the Touchpad will follow swiftly :)
*drool* sooo **** cant wait to unbox mine! :D :D :D
To get the easter egg, turn the TP in landscape mode in such a way that the speaker grille (found on one side) is facing up. Pull a card down like you'd pull a bird on the sling in Angry Birds and let it go. ;)
The card will fly off the screen with the familiar sound from Rovio..
No PalmCast tonight despite all of this news? This can only mean one thing - you can't do a speculative podcast when you are in possession of a review unit.
win
i have a pre minus i like webos been on it since day one for real i tryed the touchpad out at bestbuy today and its sad to say but its a lil buggy and laggy i really hate to say it i hope there a huge update in speed and bugs and another thing i couldnt find a camera app to take pic even hit the help and there nothing in there for that
There is no camera app on the TouchPad, it's not a bug. That's the feature set specification. It's unfortunate you didn't notice that in the the feature set of the device before reviewing it and were disappointed.
The lag you noticed is because TouchPad executes software code slightly differently from iPad. I believe there's no hardware acceleration yet, but that's something HP can improve on by changing how some things utilize the GPU. It has no bearing at all on app performance, but apps open slower because of JIT execution.
I predict this will become a marketing issue for HP because people who don't understand the nuances of software will wrongly associate this with the performance or ability of the device. I hope it's high on HP's priority list of improvements to webOS 3.0.
Do you care to explain any other "bugs" you noticed in the device?
> There is no camera app on the TouchPad, it's not a bug. That's the feature set specification. It's unfortunate you didn't notice that in the the feature set of the device before reviewing it and were disappointed.
Our grammatically-challenged friend never said the lack of a camera was a bug. And how would prior knowledge of the "feature set specification" make someone who wants a camera any less disappointed?
> I predict this will become a marketing issue for HP because people who don't understand the nuances of software will wrongly associate this with the performance or ability of the device.
No, they'll be rightly associating it with the performance or ability of the device. Understanding the nuances of software is irrelevant and should not be a prerequisite for someone test driving a TouchPad...if it is, then something is very wrong with the usability of this operating system I like so much. If it lags, it has a performance problem, period. Doesn't matter if its hardware or software related.
That said, I think I'm gonna love the speed of the TouchPad after using a non-overclocked Pre minus for two years!
I'am buying the 32g ,2 touchstones at least keyboard, case(burberry) and a beats audio set of speakers if available 1st thing fri I've been watching the countdown app all day
1day,22hrs,7mins, 4secs and counting
Just received my HP Touchpad in Germany or to be honest, my neighbour took it from UPS. Can't wait to leave the office to check for the device.
Damn and mine is not yet announced :-(
The accessories arrived half an hour ago. I guess the Touchpad comes tomorrow.
I played with touchpad at my local best buy and the hardware reminded of the original palm pre. The back cover is black and shiny that shows your finger prints just like pre did. I'm not buying it.
I've been waiting patiently for it and I'm very excited about it. However, I decided recently that--even though I love webOS--I would try out an Android tablet (Acer Iconia), the Touchpad, and an iPad 2. I want to do a head to head comparison to see which would best suit my needs.