Windows 7 "Slate 500" Appears on HP's Website -maximumpc
HP's Windows 7-based Slate is dead and buried, right? That's what we thought too, but if the project is truly dead, HP didn't bury it very deep. Some astute grave diggers over at IDG News dug up what we used to know as the HP Slate and now dubbed "Slate 500."
Perhaps HP just hasn't gotten around to updating its website yet, but if you go here and scroll down, you'll see several HP Slate 500 models about halfway down the page (we counted eight different SKUs). And that isn't the only place the Slate 500 appears. Apparently the thing's been Energy Star certified (see here).
Falling in line with earlier speculation about the hardware, the Windows 7-based Slate 500 is listed as an 8.9-inch tablet sporting an Intel processor clocked at 1.6GHz, 1GB of system memory, and both a front-facing and rear-mounted camera.
We'll update this as we find out more, but if this was a Myth Busters episode, we'd have to label the chances of the Slate 500 and recently announced PalmPad co-existing as "plausible."
Article: maximumpc
Perhaps HP just hasn't gotten around to updating its website yet, but if you go here and scroll down, you'll see several HP Slate 500 models about halfway down the page (we counted eight different SKUs). And that isn't the only place the Slate 500 appears. Apparently the thing's been Energy Star certified (see here).
Falling in line with earlier speculation about the hardware, the Windows 7-based Slate 500 is listed as an 8.9-inch tablet sporting an Intel processor clocked at 1.6GHz, 1GB of system memory, and both a front-facing and rear-mounted camera.
We'll update this as we find out more, but if this was a Myth Busters episode, we'd have to label the chances of the Slate 500 and recently announced PalmPad co-existing as "plausible."
Article: maximumpc
Slate Lives! HP Confirms Windows 7 Tablet in Production- ipadnewsdaily.com
The HP Slate has made a miraculous recovery from the deathbed of discontinued products today when HP confirmed that it was still working on the Slate.
After hearing that it was canceled weeks ago, people were surprised to find yesterday that HP had posted new specs for the HP Slate 500 running Windows 7. Today, HP confirmed that the specs page was no accident and that the Windows 7 tablet was still in production.
The specs sound familiar to those mentioned before: 1.6GHz processor running Windows 7 Premium on an 8.9-inch display.
Its sudden reversal of fate doesn't mean the HP Slate is any more ready for production though. An HP spokesperson told Engadget that HP is "in customer evaluations now and will make a determination soon on the next steps."
While the HP Slate will be part of the supposed fleet of Windows 7 tablets coming soon, HP also has a WebOS tablet in development and recently cancelled an Android tablet. But given the Slate's story, who knows if that Android tablet is truly gone.
Article from: ipadnewsdaily.com
Tags: hp slate tablet, specs, release date, price, hp slate vs ipad, video, pricing, cost, wiki, hp slate vs ipod, windows7, halfpint, ces2010
After hearing that it was canceled weeks ago, people were surprised to find yesterday that HP had posted new specs for the HP Slate 500 running Windows 7. Today, HP confirmed that the specs page was no accident and that the Windows 7 tablet was still in production.
The specs sound familiar to those mentioned before: 1.6GHz processor running Windows 7 Premium on an 8.9-inch display.
Its sudden reversal of fate doesn't mean the HP Slate is any more ready for production though. An HP spokesperson told Engadget that HP is "in customer evaluations now and will make a determination soon on the next steps."
While the HP Slate will be part of the supposed fleet of Windows 7 tablets coming soon, HP also has a WebOS tablet in development and recently cancelled an Android tablet. But given the Slate's story, who knows if that Android tablet is truly gone.
Article from: ipadnewsdaily.com
Tags: hp slate tablet, specs, release date, price, hp slate vs ipad, video, pricing, cost, wiki, hp slate vs ipod, windows7, halfpint, ces2010
Getting to know WebOS
Since its not only possible but also very probable that we will see WebOS as one of (if not the) Operating System for HP's up and coming tablet device, we thought it was only fitting that we get to know a little about WebOS
webOS is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel with proprietary components developed by Palm.[4] The Palm Pre smartphone is the first device to launch with webOS, and both were introduced to the public at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 8, 2009. The Palm Pre and webOS were released on June 6, 2009. The second device to use the operating system, the Palm Pixi, was released on November 15, 2009. The webOS features significant online social network and Web 2.0 integration.
webOS's graphical user interface is designed for use on devices with touchscreens. It includes a suite of applications for personal information management and makes use of a number of web technologies such as HTML 5, JavaScript, and CSS.[5][6] Palm claims that the design around these existing technologies was intended to spare developers from learning a new programming language.[7][8] The Palm Pre, released on June 6, 2009, is the first device to run this platform.
The webOS interface is based on a system of "cards" used to manage multitasking. Applications can be launched from either the "Launcher", which displays a default of three pages of applications icons in a scrollable grid, or the Quick Launch bar, which displays five icons inline horizontally. The user switches between running applications by clicking the front-face button to bring up the "cards" and then flicking left and right on the screen. Applications are closed by flicking a "card" up—and "off"—the screen. webOS also supports multi-touch gestures, enabling most navigational input to be made using the touchscreen. Unlike other touchscreen smartphones, the Pre does not include a virtual keyboard as it includes the slide-out keyboard.
webOS includes a feature called Synergy that integrates information from many sources. webOS allows a user to sign in to accounts on Gmail, Yahoo!, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Microsoft Outlook (via Exchange ActiveSync). Contacts from all sources are then integrated into a single list. Calendars from multiple sources can be viewed together or one at a time. For messaging, Synergy combines all conversations with each contact into a single chat-style window. For example, instant messages and SMS text messages are viewed together
The webOS web browser is WebKit-based and, thus, pages render similarly to other WebKit-based browsers such as Safari, Google Chrome and Android browsers. The browser can be viewed in either landscape or portrait orientation, switched by rotating the device. Specific features of the web browser include the ability to play .pls file types without the need for an additional application. In addition, on February 17, 2010, Adobe demonstrated a version of Adobe Flash Player for webOS.
**information taken directly from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebOS **
Tags: WebOS, Palm, HTML 5, Javascript, Mobile OS, mobileos
webOS is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel with proprietary components developed by Palm.[4] The Palm Pre smartphone is the first device to launch with webOS, and both were introduced to the public at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 8, 2009. The Palm Pre and webOS were released on June 6, 2009. The second device to use the operating system, the Palm Pixi, was released on November 15, 2009. The webOS features significant online social network and Web 2.0 integration.
webOS's graphical user interface is designed for use on devices with touchscreens. It includes a suite of applications for personal information management and makes use of a number of web technologies such as HTML 5, JavaScript, and CSS.[5][6] Palm claims that the design around these existing technologies was intended to spare developers from learning a new programming language.[7][8] The Palm Pre, released on June 6, 2009, is the first device to run this platform.
The webOS interface is based on a system of "cards" used to manage multitasking. Applications can be launched from either the "Launcher", which displays a default of three pages of applications icons in a scrollable grid, or the Quick Launch bar, which displays five icons inline horizontally. The user switches between running applications by clicking the front-face button to bring up the "cards" and then flicking left and right on the screen. Applications are closed by flicking a "card" up—and "off"—the screen. webOS also supports multi-touch gestures, enabling most navigational input to be made using the touchscreen. Unlike other touchscreen smartphones, the Pre does not include a virtual keyboard as it includes the slide-out keyboard.
webOS includes a feature called Synergy that integrates information from many sources. webOS allows a user to sign in to accounts on Gmail, Yahoo!, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Microsoft Outlook (via Exchange ActiveSync). Contacts from all sources are then integrated into a single list. Calendars from multiple sources can be viewed together or one at a time. For messaging, Synergy combines all conversations with each contact into a single chat-style window. For example, instant messages and SMS text messages are viewed together
The webOS web browser is WebKit-based and, thus, pages render similarly to other WebKit-based browsers such as Safari, Google Chrome and Android browsers. The browser can be viewed in either landscape or portrait orientation, switched by rotating the device. Specific features of the web browser include the ability to play .pls file types without the need for an additional application. In addition, on February 17, 2010, Adobe demonstrated a version of Adobe Flash Player for webOS.
**information taken directly from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebOS **
Tags: WebOS, Palm, HTML 5, Javascript, Mobile OS, mobileos
HP Windows-Based Slate Tablet Alive and Well -eWeek
An HP vice president has reportedly confirmed that HP still plans to release its Windows 7 Slate tablet in late October. The Hewlett-Packard Slate, a tablet device running Microsoft’s Windows 7 OS, will go on sale toward the end of HP’s fiscal year in October, DigiTimes reported May 21, citing Monty Wong, vice president of personal computing systems at HP Taiwan.
Following HP’s April 28 announcement that it was acquiring smartphone maker Palm, rumors began to swirl that the company’s planned tablet, the HP Slate, had been canceled and that a webOS-running tablet would replace it.
On May 10, citing “an insider at HP,” The Examiner reported that HP could be releasing a tablet running webOS as early as the third quarter.
Article from: eweek.com
Tags: hp slate, specs, release date, price, hp slate vs ipad, video, pricing, cost, wiki, hp slate vs ipod, tablet
Following HP’s April 28 announcement that it was acquiring smartphone maker Palm, rumors began to swirl that the company’s planned tablet, the HP Slate, had been canceled and that a webOS-running tablet would replace it.
On May 10, citing “an insider at HP,” The Examiner reported that HP could be releasing a tablet running webOS as early as the third quarter.
Article from: eweek.com
Tags: hp slate, specs, release date, price, hp slate vs ipad, video, pricing, cost, wiki, hp slate vs ipod, tablet
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