Abstract: Back in 2009 when the came roaring out of the gates hoping to find itself as a noteworthy competitor to , there were some people adamant about seeing webOS succeeding in making itself an established mobile platform. As we all know by now, it didn’t qu...
Abstract: Over the Fourth of July weekend, while most of America was grilling burgers, watching parades or viewing fireworks, I was exploring HP's new TouchPad tablet. It arrived on the Friday before the holiday weekend and I spent much of the long weekend tryin...
Great multitasking & notification systems, Plentiful TouchPad optimized apps in the App Catalog
Abundance of performance issues with the platform, Inability to shoot photos & videos, Display is on the dim side
To tell you the truth, we sincerely want to absorb and like the HP TouchPad – like seriously, we really do! Unfortunately though, we can’t fully commit to it wholeheartedly because it isn’t up to par, nor polished both in the inside and out versus the ...
Abstract: For ease of use, you can link the device to any other device running WebOS to share files. The price is pretty much like most tablets this size, but you get a lot more power and security under the hood. In fact...
WebOS is slick, elegant, Works well with your online accounts, Very good display, speakers, Supports inductive charging
Thick body, Buggy, Few native apps, Long boot time, No rear camera, No MicroSD card slot
This tablet's strengths—an elegant new OS, smart integration with your online accounts, and a great screen and audio—can’t overcome a long list of bugs. ...
Many of the issues I've encountered--the performance problems, the bad Web-page handling, the poor text and graphics rendering, and perhaps even the off-base colors--may be addressable via software fixes in the future. Only HP's developers know the ex...
The HP ToucPad is a vital tablet, and it’s really vital for HP and will give customers another option in the market in addition to what Google and Apple are offering. Ultimately the HP TouchPad feels like a nicely built-engineered rival of the origina...
The HP TouchPad is a two-part story, first the brand new webOS 3.0 and second the tablet hardware it’s launching on. webOS itself is everything we hoped it would be on a larger touchscreen, the slick multitasking system, unobtrusive notifications and ...
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. No rear-facing camera or video-recording capabilities. Screen sometimes needs multiple taps. Almost twice as thick as the iPad 2.
With solid hardware and a user-friendly operating system based around multitasking and intuitive organization, the HP TouchPad is the best non-Apple tablet we've tested. There aren't a lot of apps yet, but Android Honeycomb tablet manufacturers should...
