Slate appears on HP's website, PalmPad still nowhere in site 37
The venerable Slate has finally made an official appearance on HP's website (albeit on a somewhat hidden portion), the first sign we've seen of it since company began to strangely go quiet about the Windows 7 powered tablet in recent months leading up to its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm. Sporting an Intel Atom processor, an 8.9" screen, 2 front facing cameras (one video and the other still) and the ability to use a pen to write or draw on the screen -- a feature that we may very well see on the PalmPad -- HP has curiously recommitted to supporting at least two operating systems in its tablet lineup at a point where many thought the device was put out to pasture.
There's still no indication of pricing or availability on the Slate or when the PalmPad (if indeed that is the name) might hit the shelves.
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First? That's cool now come PalmPad!!
I'm pretty sure they sell a "Palm Pad" on some adult toy site I saw. Just sayin....
I keed...Don't flame me.
I want a WebOS pad. I do like Win7 but WebOS will be better suited.
so kernels don't work with 1.4.5, back to slow ass pre days. lame!! why hasn't anybody else commented on this??
What??? Don't tell me that. I just started using Uber kernel and no more too many cards errors and super fast stable speed.
Im sure they will re-write the kernel to work. They better
there's alot of people that want the WebOS "Palmpad". But HP has been already making tablet laptops sporting windows OS for awhile. If it has Windows7 OS using an atom processor this is just a hybrid of a netbook and one of their full blown tablet laptops.. It's just minus a keyboard.... The "Palmpad" is in a new class of mobile "pad" devices.
So as much as I like WebOS I do think HP releasing a full blown laptop/netbook tablet with a full OS like windows7 (this isn't mobile7 they are putting on this) and releasing a WebOS mobile "pad" unit is a smart business decision.... Because then they would have devices in the desktop platform, laptop platform, laptop tablet platform, netbook platform, slab tablet platform (Slate), "pad" platform (WebOS Palmpad) and smartphone platform.... The only other 2 companies that can hit ALL platforms of computing would be obviously Apple and Dell... And lets just face it Dells quality doesn't even come close to HPs quality.
I have used devices from all these companies. The two companies that I thought hardware was really nice was HP and Apple. So this really should be exciting to see what HP is up to. They are taking a page right out of Apples book and being superglued tight lipped about anything.. Which will work out in their favor if they have some crazy innovations going on. Competition doesn't need to know what's up until the last minute so it takes them at least 6months to catch up... Working for Apple and the Ipad.
what I would really be excited to see is a follow up "Slate" that dual booted with Windows7 desktop OS and WebOS.. One for power use and one for quick mobility all depending on what you were doing at the moment.. Especially with them owning that Linux instant boot technology they have now...... HP looks like they are getting all their chess pieces in place to yell CHECK.. And then it'll be entertaining to see what everyone does to get out of CHECK so they don't land in Check Mate!
its not yet called a palmpad... I wonder if it will even have webos? haha
The palmpad may be the next device after the slate. HP filed for the copyright on all computer related devices, so it well could be the name.
Would a 2gig processor be able to dual boot either webos and android or win 7? That might be a great way to take advantage of the os's with more apps while still running webos.
Anyone ever consider that maybe the Slate will allow us to dual boot webos? http://www.precentral.net/hp-buys-linux-quick-boot-os-hyperspace-webos-i...
if it's not a webos tablet they can keep it who wants a slow loading laggy power draining OS like windows 7 on a tablet
if it's not a webos tablet they can keep it who wants a slow loading laggy power draining OS like windows 7 on a tablet
I have no issues running Win7 on my aged Vaio laptop that was designed for XP. The Slate would make a nice replacement.
Wife is getting close to eight hours on her laptop with Win7, fast flow, smooth as glass. And I've heard rave reviews about the Netbook configuration from many people.
They're going to need some key apps to get me on the WebOS version over the Win7 for now.
Windows 7 will be able to fully use all of Microsoft cloud solutions including Skydrive and the Office Web Applications!!
Buy watching the Microsoft's WPC, I realized that Windows 7 can do touch real well - all you need is a touch screen and applications that can use it.
All someone have to do is solve the battery problem - love to have a Windows 7 slate that can run for 10hrs.
All I got was Palm Pad, PalmPad, PlamPad... Lets Go PalmPad (Or whatever they call it) I'm holding out on a cell phone, Labtop (pad), PC!!!! UR KILLING ME!!! Lol Give us something.. I needs to see it! Lmao
this is an indication that webos is NOT ready to run a tablet. heck, it's barely even ready to run a phone.
also, i think you people who rush to be the first to post "first" on a new thread are really annoying. grow the F up, please.
They would be annoying to the older generation, but the younger generation knows that that kind of stuff comes with the territory.
>>also, i think you people who rush to be the first to post "first" on a new thread are really annoying. grow the F up, please.
Excited. My mother just made me purchase 3 iPads for her. I can't wait to show off something better for less.
niceeeee
I am really coming around to the idea of webos on a tablet. Hurry up and bring me my P-Pad!! I know is a bad name but I love it.
but I better get a new phone befor any tablet comes out.
I am really coming around to the idea of webos on a tablet. Hurry up and bring me my P-Pad!! I know is a bad name but I love it.
but I better get a new phone befor any tablet comes out.
I am really coming around to the idea of webos on a tablet. Hurry up and bring me my P-Pad!! I know is a bad name but I love it.
but I better get a new phone befor any tablet comes out.
I am really coming around to the idea of webos on a tablet. Hurry up and bring me my P-Pad!! I know is a bad name but I love it.
but I better get a new phone befor any tablet comes out.
Hi all, Give it a little time after all the buyout just happened! Take care, Jay
The HP Slate commercial is really tantalizing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeDalRBjyJo
nice comercial... Looks A LOT like WebOS ?!?!
just sayin ;-)
er... do you mean nowhere in *sight*?
I think it is an intentional play on words.
WebOS has been demonstrated on an x86 CPU... would sandybridge be an option for the mythical dual boot webos tablet? intel seem to be pushing moorestown for tablets... might the ULV sandybridge which intel has accelerated due to increased demand provide the power for win7, and not be too thirsty for a tablet? I've seen 18w TDP, but that is two cores and includes the graphics core and memory controller on die. shutting one core down when in energy saving mode would help as well. Heck, I do not need 10 hrs battery life... I need 5 or 6 hrs, 7 would be great and some useful apps. wireless 1080p on the chip is nice as well.
Why would any company release a dual-boot device for use by consumers? The iPad changed the tablet landscape by simplifying the OS for mobile use and you want consumers to have to reboot their device depending on what application they wanting to run? Ridiculous.
Dont worry, wont happen. No point in paying for Win7 if you really want the customer to use WebOS. HP will make the WinSlate, because it sells itself.
They'll offer a PalmPad to support the franchise and try to grow it.
The Win7 should do well if it has the ability to run Window's apps, store lots of media, surf the web, long battery life and good display. iPad running only iphone apps, apply friendly media only, no flash and no Mac apps, I think they left a lot on the table really.
Don;t get me wrong, I would much rather have HP get the apps under WebOS and forget about dual boot. having said that, decent office-like apps, ereader, video chat, browser with flash support, and (depending on size) navigation would be nice to have at launch. I don't want just a bigger pre. And I don't want to be forced to sign up for a data plan.. I'll use my vzw free hotspot. There are an awful lot of things they need to tie together to get it right, and I hope they just don't push out the hardware without decent apps. If that is all they do, I'll just wait until it is time to upgrade my phone to see if webOS survives, 'cause the 'build it and they (developers) will come' philosophy is a fail with the palmPad... need nice apps from the getgo, and I doubt it will happen under webOS if the Q3 release is real.
A webOS slate pad is going to have some pretty stiff competition: 1) The dominant iPad; 2) A slew of Android pads; 3) Powerful Windows 7 pads, including an HP sibling. I'm not sure what distinguishing feature a webOS tablet is going to have to offer to make the sale. I don't think a nice UI isn't going to cut it, especially, if the OS is launched as half-baked as webOS was when launched. It will probably fare no better than webOS smartphones did.
I agree hp should drop slate windows has enough support. If they want webos to do good they can't jew them by supporting a win7slate too webos has a hard enough time as it is, they to focus
'jew them'?? Seriously? Wtf. Grow up.
Perhaps this is reminiscent of the Treo 700. Didn't it come in windows and palm os flavors?
We still don't know what HP has planned for the tablet but right now each of the major players in the smartphone/pda/tablet arena have their own niche that they can compete but still have appeal to different people.
Android offers google services for those who prefer google products. Apple has its fanbase. Palm just needs to solidify their story as a basis for providing stronger competition and better selling points IMHO.
For instance, there has been some controversy over eFuse and bootloader locks on DroidX even though Android to many people is marketed as the ultimate customizable OS (at least compared to iOS).
Palm should definitely advertise more the true customizability of their platform and how it can be done with ease. This along with its numerous other advantages.
In my humble opinion...