H-P's Tablet May Be a Placebo ( Feb 9 arrival ?)

Barron's ^ | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

A tablet probably can't succeed without a complementary smartphone base.

With Hewlett-Packard set to unveil its first webOS-based tablet on Feb 9, we think the company's gambling it can leverage its $1.2 billion Palm acquisition to turn mobile thin-clients into an opportunity rather than threat.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Device info at this link:

HP’s 3 WebOS PalmPad Tablets Coming To CES 2011

Originally Posted: http://thetechjournal.com/electronics/tablet/hps-3-webos-palmpad-tablets-coming-to-ces-2011.xhtml#ixzz1D6zg2mCH

[RegulatorCountry]

Well, they had such a pretty CGI of the HP Slate released a week prior to the iPad, so I guess it’s getting to be about time for the rubber to hit the road.

Or not.

[Dr. Sivana]

Okay, a USB 3.0 port is pretty cool.

I am agnostic about Web 3.0. I don’t mind alternatives to iOS, and I don’t like Google being the company with the fingers in Android. Win Phone 7 is a non-starter, bit who will develop for Web OS these days?

[campaignPete R-CT]

Doc, I got a qesten about google docs ... need expert advice ... over.