HP Officially Unveiled its TouchPad Slate

Hp TouchPad

HP has finally announced the WebOS slate - Palm TouchPad. This slate looks a little bit like an iPad, it has a 9.7 inch capacitive multi-touch display with 1024 x 768 pixels. There will be four configurations – 16GB or 32GB and Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi plus mobile broadband. It run WebOS, which was developed by Palm for the Palm Pre. The TouchPad’s biggest advantages over the iPad is that it is Flash capable, which means you can actually view Web sites as they were intended. It also means you can use Flash applications.

Specifications:

• Operating system: HP webOS
• Display: 9.7-inch XGA capacitive, multitouch screen with a vibrant 18-bit color, 1024×768 resolution
• Keyboard: Virtual keyboard
• Email: Microsoft® Exchange email with Microsoft Direct Push Technology
• POP3/IMAP (Yahoo!® Mail, Gmail™, AOL, Hotmail®, etc.)
• Messaging: Integrated IM and SMS
• GPS: A-GPS (3G models only)
• Digital camera: Front-facing 1.3-megapixel webcam for live video calling
• Sensors: Light sensor, accelerometer, compass (magnetometer), and gyroscope
• Media formats supported: Audio formats: DRM-free MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
• Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
• Wireless connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication;
• Bluetooth® wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
• Memory: Choose either 16GB or 32GB internal storage
• Battery: Rechargeable 6300 mAh (typical) battery
• Connector: Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• Headphone jack: 3.5mm stereo headset/headphone/microphone jack
• Speakers: Internal stereo speakers and Beats Audio™
• HP Touchstone for TouchPad: Compatible
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 1.2GHz
• Dimensions: Width: 240mm (9.45 inches)
• Height: 190mm (7.48 inches)
• Thickness: 13.7mm (0.54 inches)
• Weight: Approximately 740 grams (1.6 pounds)

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