HP TouchPad

The HP TouchPad is a new Web Tablet available from Hewlett Packard. It use WebOS which HP obtained in the purchase of Palm.

Overview

The HP TouchPad has large screen, the ability to multitask like a champion of multitasking, wireless printing to compatible HP printers, and thousands of apps from the App Catalog.

And because you deserve it, play games, download movies or TV shows, listen to music powered by Beats Audio™, and browse the same web you know and love with support for Adobe® Flash® player.

The webOS print solution will support all network-capable HP printers that support PCL page description language in the local LAN

Specifications

• Models: HP gloss black finish
• Size: 9.45 x 7.48 x 0.54 in (240 x 190 x 13.7 mm)
• Weight: 1.6 lb
• Wireless and Cellular Support:
  • Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
  • Integrated wireless LAN + Bluetooth combo
  • Bluetooth®1 wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP Stereo Bluetooth support
  • future version with AT&T support and GPS hardware.
• Display
  • Size: 9.7-inch diagonal 4:3
  • LED backlit multi-touch display (capacitive)
  • Resolution: XGA (1024 x 768), 18-bit color depth
  • Viewing angle: IPS wide viewing-angle technology
  • Auto rotate (selectable)
  • Multi-touch glass display with a special coating for easier cleaning and abrasion resistance
• Processor Chip: 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core APQ8060 processor
• RAM Memory: 1GB, Not customer accessible or upgradeable
• Storage: 16GB or 32GB
• Camera: Front-facing 1.3MP camera and digital microphone for live video calling.
• Power and Battery: 6300 mAh (typical) lithium-polymer battery
  • Charging options are HP TouchPad A/C charger plus microUSB cable, and HP Touchstone wireless charging optional.
• Input/Output
  • Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
  • 3.5mm stereo headset/headphone/microphone jack
• Sensors: Light sensor, accelerometer, compass (magnetometer), and gyroscope
• Audio Playback: Internal stereo speakers and Beats Audio™
  • integrated microphone and microphone jack
  • 3.5 mm stereo headphone
  • Audio formats: DRM-free MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
• TV and Video
  • Qualcomm Adreno 220 core
  • Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
• Picture formats: JPG, BMP, PNG
• Mail Attachment Support
  • Microsoft® Exchange email with Microsoft Direct Push Technology POP3/IMAP (Yahoo!® Mail, Gmail™, AOL, Hotmail®, etc.)
  • Messaging: Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS7
• Environmental Requirements
  • Temperature: Operating 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C)
  • Non-operating: 14° to 149° F (-10° to 65° C)
  • Relative Humidity: Operating 10% to 90%, non-condensing
  • Non-operating: 5% to 95%, 101.6° F (38.7° C) maximum wet bulb temperature
• Altitude
  • (unpressurized) Operating: 0 to 5,000 ft (0 to 1,524 m)
  • Non-operating: 0 to 40,000 ft (0 to 12,192 m)
• In the Box
  • HP TouchPad; Cleaning cloth; HP Touchpad AC charger; MicroUSB cable; Getting Started guide; Navigation guide
• Docking (optional): HP Touchstone Charging Dock (sold separately)

Apps

Preloaded apps include: Web (the browser for webOS), Email, Calendar, Messaging, Memos, Quickoffice (the webOS equivalent of the not-preloaded Apple iWork suite), Adobe Reader, Maps (not from Google, from Bing!), Contacts, Phone & Video Calls, Music, Photos & Videos, Amazon Kindle, Facebook, and You Tube.

For more information

• HP web site
• PCmag review