HP Surrenders the Mobile lineup....

[Rico]

Holy cow - $99!?!?  That might be worth it just to have another portable web device.  How big is the screen on that thing?

[Dangelus]

Very true!

http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/let-the-liquidation-begin-hps-16gb-touchpad-on-sale-for-99/


HP TouchPad features and specs

HP webOS
High-speed connectivity(1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 1.2-GHz processor
9.7-inch diagonal XGA capacitive, multitouch screen with a vibrant, 18-bit color, 1,024 x 768 resolution display
The option of either 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage(14)
High-performance browser with full access to the web, including support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta for access to rich, Flash-based web content(1)
Wireless connectivity:
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication(1)
A-GPS (3G only)(10)
Bluetooth® wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
Multimedia options, including music, photos, video recording and playback, and a 3.5 mm headset/headphone/microphone jack
Internal stereo speakers and Beats Audio
Front-facing 1.3-megapixel webcam for live video calling(11)
Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP)(6)
Robust messaging support(4)
Light sensor, accelerometer, compass (magnetometer) and gyroscope
Rechargeable 6,300 mAh (typical) battery
Micro-USB (Charging and PC Connect) with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Built-in HP Touchstone technology for easy charging (HP Touchstone for TouchPad sold separately) and HP touch-to-share to share web addresses between TouchPad and compatible webOS phones(5)
Dimensions: 190 mm x 242 mm x 13.7 mm (7.48 inches x 9.53 inches x .54 inches)
Weight: approximately 740 g (1.6 pounds)

[Rico]

Heck, use it as a picture viewer!  That's really an awesome deal!!

[KingIsaacLinksr]

According to some however, it has a lot less power than the iPad 2 and when they loaded the WebOS software onto an iPad 2, it, the software ran a lot snappier on the iPad 2 than on the Touchpad. 

King

[Rico]

Can't seem to find any online for sale anyway.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Can't seem to find any online for sale anyway.

I'm sure eBay has plenty now :P

King

[Feathers]

It's a shame but not a surprise (on the mobile side, anyway). I used PalmOS for years before jumping via WinMo to iOS.

WebOS tempted me to give it a go but once Android was out and running, this result was really pretty inevitable.

[WillEagle]

After they marked down those hp touch pads over the weekend at work they didn't last an hour. I didn't have very many but they were gone very quickly.  

[X]

Just picked up two 32 gig touch pads for me an my father. less than 300 for both with my discounts.

[moyer777]

where did you find them Chris?

[X]

where did you find them Chris?

Staples. I do some tech work there and as soon as they came in, I was called to buy them if I wanted them.

[X]

I think that this is actually going to be a good thing for the owners. You now have a quarter million people looking for new apps. I'm thinking that there is going to be a surge in apps for the touchpad

[moyer777]

I didn't know they were going to get any more of them

[Bryancd]

I think that this is actually going to be a good thing for the owners. You now have a quarter million people looking for new apps. I'm thinking that there is going to be a surge in apps for the touchpad

Don't hold your breath. There's very little incentive for a market that can't grow.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

I think that this is actually going to be a good thing for the owners. You now have a quarter million people looking for new apps. I'm thinking that there is going to be a surge in apps for the touchpad

Don't hold your breath. There's very little incentive for a market that can't grow.

What he said.  Your more likely to lose customers since HP is dropping support and it will be a static product for the rest of its life.  You'd have a better chance developing for iOS/Droid to make your $$ back for development.

King