HP demonstrated the new HP Touchpad tablet for channel partners attending its HP Americas Partner Conference in Las Vegas, and many partners were impressed. HP plans to sell the tablet both through channel partners for commercial accounts and through retail for consumers. The device, about the same size as Apple's iPad, is expected to go head-to-head against Apple's staggeringly popular device. And unlike the iPad, HP's Touchpad features support for Flash, which is a big deal among customers, partners told Channel Insider. HP told Channel Insider that the device will ship sometime between now and June and will be priced competitively with existing tablet offerings. Here's a quick look at the HP Touchpad.
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The HP Touchpad features both front- and back-facing cameras, and HP is in talks with Skype to include that software as the engine for video conferencing on the device.
The device will ship with 32 or 16 gigabytes of storage, but will not accommodate storage cards for security reasons. The first HP Touchpad will ship (sometime between now and June) with WiFi, with versions that support 3G and 4G arriving later in the year.
The HP Touchpad runs on HP's webOS and features a virtual keyboard. It will also come with Kindle and Citrix preinstalled, but will not initially support other eBook formats or VMware desktop virtualization.
In addition to the HP Touchpad's support for Flash, the device will also support multitasking with its Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor.
The device features a MicroUSB port for charging. It can also be charged via a Touchstone. And HP's Touchpad and webOS smartphones feature the Touch-to-Share functionality, enabling quick sharing of Websites, documents, or even calls from the phone to the tablet or vice versa.
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