HP TouchPad tablet â€" review

Release Date 30 Jun, 2011 in The Guardian

 
   
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HP TouchPad Garners Mixed Reviews

PCWorld - 30 Jun, 2011
By Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld Jun 30, 2011 7:53 AM HP's TouchPad, the company's response to the Apple iPad, is hitting stores tomorrow and the first reviews are in. The TouchPad is the first iPad competitor to adopt Apple's screen form factor (4:3, ...

Review: HP TouchPad makes a mediocre tablet

Newsday (subscription) - 30 Jun, 2011
By AP A year after Hewlett-Packard Co. purchased flailing Palm, the technology behemoth is rolling out the first tablet that uses Palm's webOS operating system. The July 1 release should be a triumph for HP, showcasing its ability to compete in the ...

HP TouchPad gets mixed early reviews

Washington Post (blog) - Hayley Tsukayama - 30 Jun, 2011
The HP TouchPad. (Eric Risberg - AP) Hewlett-Packard is releasing its first tablet, the WebOS-based TouchPad, tomorrow, and early reviews are offering mixed messages about whether it's worth its $500-$600 price tag. ...

Best Buy® Adds HP TouchPad to Expanding Tablet Selection July 1

Reuters (press release) - 30 Jun, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS, June 30, 2011 - The Wi-Fi version of HP TouchPad (1) , available with internal storage of either 16 GB (for $499.99) or 32 GB (for $599.99) (2) , will join the growing array of tablet solutions to test, try and buy at all Best Buy US ...

HP TouchPad reviews are in: Released too early

ZDNet (blog) - James Kendrick - 30 Jun, 2011
All of my hopes for the HP TouchPad were based on one thing, that the hardware would perform well. The early reviews are now in and it is obvious that is not the case. James Kendrick has been using mobile ...

Roundup: HPs TouchPad is another iPad competitor released too soon

Houston Chronicle (blog) - 30 Jun, 2011
There's been a consistent pattern among the slew of tablets that have been released this year. The hardware gets kudos, and the overall package gets tentative praise. But generally, they've been considered works in progress, and almost universally, ...

Bootup: HP gunning for Android with WebOS

National Post (registration) - David Maung - 30 Jun, 2011
Today in technology: Hewlett-Packard Co. pushes its WebOS software as a device-agnostic tablet PC platform much like Android from Google Inc., News Corp. takes a hit on the MySpace sale potentially far worse than the sale price would suggest and Steve ...

HP's Pitch To TouchPad Developers: We're Number One â€" And Not Too Late

Forbes (blog) - Elizabeth Woyke - 30 Jun, 2011
From Acer to ZTE, nearly every major PC and cellphone maker has released multiple tablets by now. HP, in contrast, is just now gearing up to launch its first WebOS-powered tablet, the TouchPad. (HP introduced a Windows 7-based tablet ...

Eight Cool Things About HP's TouchPad Tablet

Forbes (blog) - Elizabeth Woyke - 30 Jun, 2011
The various tablets hitting the market may be starting to blur together, but HP's TouchPad, which goes on sale July 1, looks set to be a standout thanks to thoughtful details in its software and the way it interacts with smartphones. ...

HP TouchPad tablet â€" review

The Guardian - 30 Jun, 2011
By acquiring Palm, HP â€" the biggest seller of PCs to businesses, and a behemoth in the whole tech world of software and services â€" also got access to everything that Palm had been doing with webOS, its own follow-up to the not-lamented-at-all Palm OS. ...

Review: HP TouchPad is the productivity tablet

ZDNet (blog) - Jason Hiner - 30 Jun, 2011
HP's webOS tablet, the TouchPad, has landed. It's not the entertainment powerhouse that the iPad is, but there's a lot to like for business professionals. Here's a look. Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ...

HP TouchPad isn't even iPad 2 killer, let alone iPad 3

Computerworld (blog) - Richi Jennings - 30 Jun, 2011
HP (NYSE:HPQ) launches its TouchPad tomorrow, in competition with the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad 2 and rumored iPad 3. HP allowed reviewers to talk about it last night, but the reception wasn't wonderful. ...

HP's WebOS tablet plays solid hand against stacked deck

CNN - Mike Isaac - 30 Jun, 2011
HP's ace in the hole isn't Flash, battery life or even Touch to Share. It's the operating system. (WIRED) -- When the chips are down and the cards have been dealt, do you go big or go home? With the debut of its TouchPad tablet, ...

HP TouchPad (Wi-Fi)

PC Magazine - 30 Jun, 2011
Top-notch, intuitive user interface. Fast performance. 9.7-inch, 4:3 screen excellent for video and photos. Synergy features make integrating with social networks and websites easy. Strong Facebook app. App is selection is limited at launch. ...

On the road with WebOS

National Post (registration) - Brett Gundlock - 30 Jun, 2011
On his recent visit to Toronto, Richard Kerris felt it was important to develop a taste for his own dog food. For the first time, Mr. Kerris set off from his office in Sunnyvale, Calif., without a laptop, and, instead, carried with him only a tablet, ...

HP Is Committed to Its 'WebOS' Platform (and It Should Be)

TIME - Ben Bajarin - 30 Jun, 2011
Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley. As a technology consulting firm ...

HP TouchPad tablet review

Telegraph.co.uk - Matt Warman - 30 Jun, 2011
There's a lot to like about HP's new TouchPad â€" but not enough says Matt Warman. By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor Wireless charging. Audio from Dr Dre. An operating system unlike that made by either Apple or Google. ...

HP TouchPad review: Slick but sluggish

msnbc.com - Mark Spoonauer - 30 Jun, 2011
It's not only HP's answer to the iPad 2, this tablet represents the first of many high-profile devices from HP running webOS, the software the company purchased from Palm to power everything from slates and PCs to phones and printers. ...

HP TouchPad: Beautiful Software, Lousy Hardware, Say Mossberg, Pogue

Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - 30 Jun, 2011
Hewlett-Packard will on Friday begin selling the TouchPad tablet computer, first announced in February, which uses the WebOS operating system software acquired with the purchase of Palm last year. Mossberg: “Despite its attractive and ...

HP Serves Up $50 Rebates On $600, 32GB TouchPads

PC Magazine - Damon Poeter - 30 Jun, 2011
Hewlett-Packard is offering TouchPad buyers a $50 rebate when they buy the $599.99, 32GB version of the upcoming tablet, but they have to own a Palm smartphone to cash in. "Through July 31, you can get a $50 rebate on the purchase of a ...

HP's TouchPad: A Promising Tablet That Needs More Polish

TIME - Harry McCracken - 30 Jun, 2011
When Apple unveiled the iPad in January of 2010, it left a gaggle of other consumer-electronics companies suddenly anxious to get into the tablet game. Very, very anxious. So anxious, in fact, ...

Unboxing the HP TouchPad

PC Magazine - David Pierce - 30 Jun, 2011
Ever since HP bought Palm in 2010, consumers and journalists alike have waited with bated breath to see what HP would do with webOS, a wonderful operating system that was hampered by Palm's subpar hardware. HP took the webOS reins, ...

HP TouchPad reviews go live, not the iPad contender some hoped for

ZDNet (blog) - Matthew Miller - 30 Jun, 2011
HP is launching their TouchPad webOS-based tablet this Friday, 1 July, and the embargo has lifted on reviews. Most rate it just as an above average tablet that can't yet compete with the iPad. ...

HP TouchPad won't topple Apple iPad

CBS News - Josh Miller - 30 Jun, 2011
HP intorduced its TouchPad tablet competitor to Apple's iPad and the collection of Android devices. According to CNET, the TouchPad uses Palm's unique WebOS interface, offers Adobe Flash-enabled Web browsing and impressive compatibility with ...

HP's new TouchPad shows worlds of potential in test drive

USA Today - Edward C. Baig - 30 Jun, 2011
One year to the day that Hewlett-Packard wrapped up its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm, HP is hoping to make another splash. It chose the July 1 anniversary to elbow in on the iPad by selling the rival HP TouchPad. ...

HP TouchPad Tablet Isn't Ready for Prime Time

PCWorld - 30 Jun, 2011
By PCWorld Video, PCWorld Jun 29, 2011 4:16 PM While HP's WebOS has some elegant features, the TouchPad lacks great photo- and text-rendering, has an average Web-browsing experience, and doesn't let you download directly to the device. ...

HP TouchPad Review: OS Beauty Vs. Design Bulk

InformationWeek - Fritz Nelson - 30 Jun, 2011
HP's TouchPad won't make you put down your iPad 2, or Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, but it will make you wish those tablets had the TouchPad's software innovations and user experience. By Fritz Nelson InformationWeek At long last, Hewlett-Packard, ...

HP TouchPad

CNET - 30 Jun, 2011
Summary: This tablet is not even out yet and there are 3 reviews (Including one comment!). CNET should not even allow the review of something that is not even out yet. It makes the rating system unreliable. I love WebOS and its notification system as ...

HP TouchPad (32GB)

CNET - 30 Jun, 2011
The good: The HP TouchPad uses Palm's unique WebOS interface and delivers Adobe Flash-enabled Web browsing, Beats audio enhancement, and impressive compatibility with third-party calendar, messaging, and e-mail services. The bad: The TouchPad has a ...

Pretty Tablet, Though Late for the Ball

New York Times - David Pogue - 30 Jun, 2011
Have you been reading the headlines? There was a big earthquake in Haiti. Some men were rescued from a mine in Chile. Oh, and apparently there was a gigantic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad tablet runs WebOS, ...

 

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