http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/ Engadget Comments for HP: opportunities for webOS 'smartphones, slates, and potentially netbooks' http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/I love HP, always have. This last year I changed from a HP laptop for a MacBook and also got an iPhone. I wish I hadn't.. The MacBook is rubish, with countless problems, as is the iPhone..
Once these devices hit the market, if they are in the form that is expected I am sure to get a HP WebOS slate and Phone.. ]]>Apr 28th 2010 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/My first HP product was an iPaq way back in the day. If they bring WebOS to the iPaq, I might have to give up my iPodTouch :)

But what I really want to see is how they are going to "connect" everything. What does that even mean? Does that mean iPaq connects to Slate that connects to NetBook that connects to.... WebOS enabled Deskjet Printer?! hmmmmm..... Interesting]]>Apr 28th 2010 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
I would not choose a webOS slate over Windows because there is no folder system on webOS, no ability to print on webOS, no file system, no widgets, no video chat software, no ability to install alternate web browsers, very limited codec support, and the text selection needs a lot of work. Virtually none of the Windows software I use on a daily basis is available for webOS at this point. A webOS tablet just like an iPhone OS tablet would be fun for 5 minutes but then just leave me yearning for a Windows computer.

webOS is a great mobile OS relative to iPhone OS, Windows Phone, and Android, but not relative to Windows 7, Mac OS X, or Linux.
]]>Apr 28th 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Hells yeah]]>Apr 28th 2010 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
same here, I guess i would buy Slate with webOS]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
"no ability to print on webOS"
HP, one of the largest printing manufactures in the world just bought WebOS and talked about connectivity. I think that specific issue will be addressed very quickly.]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
Apps could have all that settled in weeks.]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://j.mp/hp-slate-experience]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
lol
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/a1da6ff653/heidi-montag-says-no-to-plastic]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
The only thing that would hold me back from a webOS enabled netbook would be that I do a lot of Windows development as well, and I'd be stuck dual booting OS's on a netbook thanks to Microsoft. But I'd totally love to use webOS on a tablet, and I can see some value in using webOS on a tablet. I'd never throw money away on an iPad simply because it just isn't powerful enough for what I'd want, but a webOS tablet would actually be worth having around for a lot of things. I can see why someone would want it on a netbook, too...the very tightly integrated universal search (just start typing and the stuff you want pops up, regardless of whether it's an app, a contact, a memo, or a web site or bookmark). It would need a lot of additional work, but it could be amazing on a netbook used only for web browsing, organization, network oriented collaboration, communication...webOS does all that stuff really well.]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/I would EASILY say that webOS is FAR more usable on a slate than Windows 7 or Android. Kudos to you, HP.]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
When webOS gets stuff like printing, folders, a user accessible file system, multiple web browsers, improved codec support and a robust software marketplace then I can start taking it seriously as a Windows alternative. Until then it's just a novelty and a toy for enthusiasts. Sure we'd all like to play around with webOS on a tablet for a short period of time, but I think relatively few would be willing to discard Windows, Mac, or Linux for webOS. ]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
not relative to linux? lol. it's linux based (in the linux family). also, is a there is an app available to make the file system viewable thanks to webos internals group. as for widgets? clutter.

research teh interwebs, please.]]>Apr 28th 2010 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 29th 2010 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
http://venturebeat.com/2010/04/28/bio-todd-bradley-hp-palm]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
Yes.]]>Apr 28th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/The WebOS was built to be scalable, and run on tablets or phones. There is no stretching and retooling like the iPhone OS.]]>Apr 28th 2010 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/I don't know about you guys but is just seems like that HP slate with webOS looks cooler than the iPad and the same Hp slate with windows 7 combined. Also who knows maybe webOS on that tablet will run flash in a much more stable way than the windows 7 version.
Either way I'm liking this.]]>Apr 29th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
p.s. webos on slates. n1]]>Apr 28th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/windows 7 on a tablet is too much, leave windows 7 to laptops and desktops.
webos on tablet is pure sex]]>Apr 28th 2010 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Disagree completely. You know some people still like to do silly little things like print. Would you honestly give up a desktop web browser like Firefox for the webOS browser?

I am a HUGE fan of my Palm Pre, but I wouldn't trade all my Windows software and functionality for webOS at this point. webOS is very good, but it's still an immature operating system. It's only a year old and missing a lot of features and software that is freely available on Windows. That's an understatement. There's millions upon millions of software applications for Windows and only two thousand for webOS.

I think HP made a good purchase, but they are also making a very smart move by sticking with Windows too. ]]>Apr 28th 2010 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
But its an OS that even I can program for using their kick ass SDK. You will see their app catalog grow like gang busters now...you wait. This is a game changer and if anyone can pull this all off it's HP. Seriously, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Nokia - hell everyone important just sat up and noticed the sudden pee puddle around their ankles. ]]>Apr 28th 2010 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
I mean, you're gonna have to tell me in detail all the things you'll be doing on an HP Slate that would be way better than on a TM2, moreover why you think content consumption is better on a laptop/desktop OS than a light OS.]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
Anyway I've owned 2 Tx series HP Tablets and both of them were too heavy, too thick and too big to be used comfortably for reading and browsing the web. Not to mention they also ran very hot and hand a noisy fan.

The HP Slate is a marvel because it uses the previously unavailable Atom processors which allow a 1.5lb half-inch thick machine that doesn't need fans to be possible. The HP tablets thus far have been failures with consumers because they were too expensive $1,000+, too heavy, too thick, too noisy, and too hot. The HP Slate addresses all of these problems and puts together a more consumer friendly device.


"You ever watch a Youtube Vid on those specs? You ever use multiple processes with those specs?"

The HP Slate uses hardware acceleration for Flash video. There is a detailed video demonstrating Flash video running on an HP Slate off of MTV's website and it runs perfectly fine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p-RZAwQq0E]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
I completely agree with you that the TM2 and other tablets are failed, for consumptions uses, and that the Slate will be better receptive.

But no I don't see it. I would rather have a light, fast OS with many capable apps (that isn't locked and can be matured and developed upon). WebOS for one.]]>Apr 28th 2010 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
The HP Slate is not meant for vertical markets though, it is meant to target the Windows netbook consumer -- casual consumers with light productivity needs. Netbooks have sold over 120 million units and are a worldwide phenomenon. This is a much bigger market than the existing Tablet PC market.

The problem with a webOS tablet is that productivity is impossible (no decent document programs, no file/folder system, no printing, limited vertical market apps) and media consumption is greatly hindered (limited web browser choice, limited Internet plug-in support, codec support, limited media store access, etc.). A webOS tablet with a few thousand apps is even more limited than an iPad which is already absurdly limited compared to a Windows tablet.

I'm sorry but I don't understand how someone can think an iPad is a joke but think that a webOS tablet is a great product. The only things I'll give you as advantages are better multitasking and open app distribution. Otherwise it's just as flawed of a product as an iPad is compared to any similarly priced netbook. ]]>Apr 28th 2010 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
Netbooks have not sold 120 million units! ]]>Apr 28th 2010 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/
This is what MS should be doing with the Zune software, make it portable on all levels on multiple devices.]]>Apr 28th 2010 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/hp-opportunities-for-webos-smartphones-slates-and-potentiall/Apr 28th 2010 5:34PM