June sees the long awaited release of the HP TouchPad. According to the HP website the TouchPad "works like no other tablet." The tablet market has been dominated by Apple's iPad and latterly iPad 2 for some time, so can the HP Touchpad state to be different? We give you the lowdown.
Existing tablets are predominantly produced by mobile manufacturers or electronics manufacturers. HP specialises in PC's -so do we have here the first steps in pulling defiant PC consumers into the tablet sector. HP has made an effort to make the transition smooth. The device already looks like the top half of one of their netbooks.
The 1024 x 768 pixel set up as seen on other tablet devices is also used on the HP TouchPad. The Pad itself has a 9.7 inch display screen, although when compared to the iPad the TouchPad's edges are slightly thicker but it is not enough to detract form the overall device aesthetics which are admirable although not metallic like the iPad 2.
The operating system is perhaps the most obvious difference between other tablets and the HP TouchPad. The HP TouchPad uses webOS initially developed by Palm and bought in 2010 by HP. Although not as common as OS like Android and iOS, this shouldn't deter users as it is very easy to pick up even for brand new touch interface consumers.
Speaking of apps, this is at present a clear downfall of the HP TouchPad. According to CNET UK there are only around 8,000 apps ready for use, which is completely eclipsed by Android who have well over 100,000 apps available and Apple with approximately 300,000 for iPad users.
Where the HP TouchPad comes into its own is internet browsing. The noticeable thing here is that the HP browser supports Flash which the iPad 2 still doesn't do. The browsing is speedy although it should be with any dual core processor device at 1.2GHz.
The HP TouchPad also benefits from a very tidy piece of tech known as Touch and Share, giving it the ability to beam websites to HP mobile devices once they are touched together. In the future this could potentially be improved by allowing the exchange of data files.
The main thing here is that there are certainly more pros than cons to the HP TouchPad, however it remains to be seen as to whether anyone HP included can knock the iPad off its perch.
Existing tablets are predominantly produced by mobile manufacturers or electronics manufacturers. HP specialises in PC's -so do we have here the first steps in pulling defiant PC consumers into the tablet sector. HP has made an effort to make the transition smooth. The device already looks like the top half of one of their netbooks.
The 1024 x 768 pixel set up as seen on other tablet devices is also used on the HP TouchPad. The Pad itself has a 9.7 inch display screen, although when compared to the iPad the TouchPad's edges are slightly thicker but it is not enough to detract form the overall device aesthetics which are admirable although not metallic like the iPad 2.
The operating system is perhaps the most obvious difference between other tablets and the HP TouchPad. The HP TouchPad uses webOS initially developed by Palm and bought in 2010 by HP. Although not as common as OS like Android and iOS, this shouldn't deter users as it is very easy to pick up even for brand new touch interface consumers.
Speaking of apps, this is at present a clear downfall of the HP TouchPad. According to CNET UK there are only around 8,000 apps ready for use, which is completely eclipsed by Android who have well over 100,000 apps available and Apple with approximately 300,000 for iPad users.
Where the HP TouchPad comes into its own is internet browsing. The noticeable thing here is that the HP browser supports Flash which the iPad 2 still doesn't do. The browsing is speedy although it should be with any dual core processor device at 1.2GHz.
The HP TouchPad also benefits from a very tidy piece of tech known as Touch and Share, giving it the ability to beam websites to HP mobile devices once they are touched together. In the future this could potentially be improved by allowing the exchange of data files.
The main thing here is that there are certainly more pros than cons to the HP TouchPad, however it remains to be seen as to whether anyone HP included can knock the iPad off its perch.
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