name | HP TouchPad |
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developer | Hewlett-Packard |
type | Tablet Computer |
generation | First Generation Product |
releasedate | July 1, 2011 (US),July 15, 2011 (Canada, UK, France, and Germany),August 15, 2011 (Australia) |
lifespan | July 1, 2011 - August 18th, 2011 |
price | 499.99 (16 GB),599.99 (32 GB) |
discontinued | August 18, 2011 |
os | HP webOS3.0.0 (installed), 3.0.2 (upgrade) |
power | Rechargeable, 3.7 V, 6000 mAh, , lithium-ion polymer battery, charge via microUSB or HP Touchstone |
cpu | 1.2 GHz (black model),1.5 GHz (white model),Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060, dual-core ARM |
storage | 16 or 32 GB (black model),64 GB (white model),flash memory |
memory | 1 GB, Mobile DDR2 SDRAM |
display | , 1024×768 px XGA, 18-bit color, TFT LCD with IPS, LED-backlit |
graphics | Qualcomm Adreno 220 core |
sound | Internal stereo speakers with Beats Audio, 3.5mm stereo jack for headset / headphone / microphone, vibration motor |
input | Capacitive Multi-touch screen,4 resizable virtual keyboards, power / volume / center buttons, microphone, ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer (compass) |
camera | 1.3 MP HD front-facing |
connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo,Hi-Speed microUSB |
service | |
dimensions | (w) (h) (d) |
weight | |
related | Palm Pre, Tablet computer |
website | www.hpwebos.com }} |
The HP TouchPad is a tablet computer which was developed and designed by Hewlett-Packard. The HP TouchPad was launched on July 1, 2011, in the United States; July 15 in Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany; and August 15 in Australia.
Early reviews of the HP TouchPad were mixed with many comparisons to the iPad 2.
On August 18, 2011, less than 7 weeks after the TouchPad was launched in the United States, Hewlett-Packard announced that it would discontinue all webOS hardware devices. Remaining Touchpad stock received substantial price reductions.
The TouchPad has three separate physical buttons, a sleep/wake button on the top right, a home button at the very bottom of the front that launches the card view or the app launcher, and a set of volume rockers at the right of the device. Holding the power button and the home button together creates a screen snapshot.
The battery life is estimated at nine hours by HP; in a review by Engadget, the battery lasted for about eight and a half hours.
The North America TouchPad model ships with a Wall AC to USB power adapter and USB cable.
On July 12, 2011, HP officially announced a new black model "HP TouchPad 4G", with a faster 1.5 GHz processor, 32 GB of flash memory, integrated A-GPS, and AT&T; 4G HSPA+ wireless mobile broadband capabilities. Though demo models were built and shown at a press show, it was never released for sale.
In August 2011, a white model with 64 GB of flash memory, 1.5 GHz processor, Wi-Fi but without 4G was built in low quantities and shipped.
A "TouchPad Go" model (codenamed "Opal") with a 7-inch display, 32 GB of flash memory, 1.5-GHz processor, cellular capabilities was found in the FCC certification database.
The Touchstone power cable has a USB Standard-A plug on it, but it must be plugged only into a high-power USB power adapter, such as the HP TouchPad power adapter or a newer high-current USB adapter. HP clearly shows a warning in the user manual to not plug it into a laptop.
Its special TouchPad keys are: Power, Card View, Cursor Left/Up/Right/Down, Volume +/-, Mute, Brightness +/-, Fast Forward, Play-Pause, Rewind, Show Virtual Keyboard, Show Just Type, Show Notifications.
;Just type By typing on the main screen, the Touchpad searches contemporaneously across many sources, retrieving matching contacts, mails, web pages, and Twitter and Facebook pages. The home screen can also direct post to social networking sites.
;Wireless printing The TouchPad can print wirelessly to any new and most old HP printers. The wireless printing in the TouchPad is similar to Air Print on iOS 4, but does not require the printer to have specific software.
;Synergy webOS Synergy can integrate accounts on Gmail, Yahoo!, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Microsoft Outlook (via Exchange ActiveSync). Calendars from multiple sources can be viewed together or one at a time. For messaging, Synergy combines all conversations with each contact into a single chat-style window.
;Kindle A webOS tablet optimized, preinstalled "Kindle for the TouchPad" directly accesses Amazon's ebook library. This application is only available in the USA.
;Document editing Document editing was not enabled at launch but has since been added through a free over-the-air update.
;App catalog A centralized compilation of webOS 3.0 specific apps has not been issued. HP began offering the webOS 3.0 SDK in late March.
On August 16, 2011, it was reported that Best Buy had only sold 25,000 of 270,000 devices that it had in its inventory and was refusing to pay HP for the rest. In Europe, the Touchpad was estimated to have sold 12,000 in its first month of release with sales slowing significantly in August, with The Register noting that consumer interest in tablets beyond the Apple iPad is low. Industry commentators suggested that the lack of apps for the platform was hindering sales.
On August 18, 2011, HP announced in a press release that it will discontinue all webOS devices and is considering spinning off its personal computer unit. HP stated that it would "continue to explore options for webOS". In addition to disappointing sales, poor hardware performance may have been another reason for HP management's decision to discontinue the TouchPad.
On August 19, 2011, HP allowed retailers to sell all remaining stock at extremely low prices. In the USA, the price was $99 for the 16GB model and $149 for the 32GB model. Large numbers of buyers acquired the TouchPad at "fire sale" prices. Most brick-and-mortar retailers reportedly sold out their entire inventories within hours in the morning of August 20. Online retailers, including Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and Best Buy, faced massive backlash from angry customers when they offered the tablet on their sites at $99 on August 22, sold out their inventories in record time (in case of Barnes and Noble, in less than an hour), and were forced to cancel many subsequent orders.
On August 22, 2011 a fire sale similar to those in the U.S was held in Australian Harvey Norman stores. Although the event was not advertised and staff at many stores were not informed until midday, stores in several states were sold out within an hour. Similar sales also started in the UK with several stores reducing prices at 6pm to match the US (£89 for the 16GB and £115 for the 32GB). Most sold out in minutes.
Seemingly in response to the overwhelming demand for the TouchPad , HP announced on August 30 that it would make another production run of the TouchPad despite an announcement the week prior that production on the hardware platform was ceasing.
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