http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/ Engadget Comments for 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/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
Good week for Palm. Let's see webOS on a slate, that'd be awesome! Multitasking, slick notifications, this thing might kick the iPad's butt. (Not in sales, but in performance. ;-) )]]>Apr 30th 2010 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/First the Courier now the HP Slate!!! It's an iPad Killers Double Kill!! ]]>Apr 30th 2010 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
Now, they need to team up with a solid media manager (doubletwist) and get this thing going!]]>Apr 30th 2010 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Keep dreaming.]]>Apr 30th 2010 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/i'm a launch day Pre owner, but the thought of a WebOS tablet excites me about as much as the iPad, which is not at all.

the device I wanted to come to market was the courier. I have an actual need for a device like that.]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
I'm actually sad, but excited at the same time. I'd rather wait a couple more months and get WebOS on a tablet with no laggy OS.]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Looking Forward for the HP WebOS SLATE YEAH]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/2 ipad killers have been killed this week even without born, but 1 ipad is born WebOS SLATE]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
A couple of months?? Don't hold your breath on anything that quick.]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/You know what? You're really right. I'd like a webOS tablet, but it wouldn't be that useful, Courier WOULD have been useful (as a student and graphic/web designer). Oh well. :-/]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
:::///// iPad just did a double kill.]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
In sales too... if HP can get its act together with Palm.

I mean HP makes Apple look like a joke... HP is in every home, office, server room, etc... and Apple hangs out at some art studios, old schools, and hipsters houses... oh yeah and the iPod hangs out at the gym.]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
Kill off the Windows based tablets? Probably yes.

Don't see why the Pocket Protector Patrol is so hot on Windows on a tablet. Its just failure in the making.]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
"You really want me to use, a stylus. Why? It makes me feel, like no one."
]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
When they announced the HP palm deal I pointed out how bad this is for MS.... I was accused of trolling by "fast" even though I was just making an obvious observation...

Hardware makers owning their own OS is just about the worst thing that could happen to MS.

I tip my hat to HP for trying to avoid banking their future on MS. HP isn't going to allow what happened on the desktop to happen again. Good lookn HP!]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
HP threw away money on Palm but at least it's saving money by not selling an instant failure in the HP Slate. The HP Slate was one of the most ill-conceived projects ever. Take a netbook, snap off the keyboard and try to sell it to consumers as an innovative product for a higher price than a netbook. HP must have really thought consumers were stupid. Only geeks are that stupid by trying requesting a light tablet that runs a fully-bloated Windows 7 desktop OS. Just because Steve Ballmer thinks it would be cool. Why are these people so stupid? Nobody but some old-school corporate IT manager would want some crap like that. He'd hand it to some poor sales guy who'd want to cry for getting stuck with some next-to-useless device.

Rest in peace, JooJoo, Courier and HP Slate. What crap tablet is next on the list? Notion Ink Adam or WePad?]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
Who exactly is asking for webOS on a tablet? Nobody. HP just bought Palm. You think they're going to be able to build a webOS tablet within the next week or two? Performance from using what? Somehow everyone thinks you can just slap a device and mobile OS together and build a world-beater in a month. It doesn't work like that. Not even if you throw millions of dollars into it. HTC might be able to do it because they have a diverse knowledge of mobile development, but not HP. HP doesn't have a clue about mobile. Palm's teams might, but that remains to be seen.]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
Welcome WebOS! Did you get lost on the way? ]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
And oh yes, WebOS... one more thing...
Now that you are here... rest a while and get some new hardware... and you can do a lot more justice to your name!]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/whew.. apple killed 2 birds without even throwing a stone..
the power of god jobs?? :D..

Bring back the courier....]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
iPad = Clear winner.

We all knew it was going to happen, just not so soon!]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Wow, you are pretty dumb! You should wait before you hit that 'post' button.]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
I wonder what's going on here from an economic perspective. Are they looking at iPad sales numbers and thinking: there's not enough of a demand? Are they looking at iPad numbers and thinking: Apple's already cornered this market? I suspect that the former is more likely than the latter; despite these recent news items, I still have no desire to own an iPad, so....

Meh, I'm still waiting for my Mirasol Win 7 tablet anyway....]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Yes, HP hangs like a dark depressing cloud all over the place, but less and less thank heavens.
People are waking up to the fact you can ENJOY working on your machines. There's no need to suffer Microsoft and their cronies any more.]]>Apr 30th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Well said! The Joojoo is still selling somewhere, to all ten of its customers.]]>Apr 30th 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Why is everyone having Tablet ABORTIONS!! Why tech god WHY?!?! Are there no Catholics in tech world!!1 ]]>Apr 30th 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-doesnt-have-to-worry-about-the-hp-slate-anymore-2010-4
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Proves that Apple has nearly perfected the time-to-market and product media-info-manipulation business of selling tech. It's sort of like breaking out of the Mhz/Ghz wars back in the day... that MS started.

MS is truly in the hot seat to perform. Windows 7 is a gonna be a short lease on life.]]>Apr 30th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
Same thing with MS... who knows what component of Courier are they not willing to commit to - dual-screen form factor or the OS? Or both? If both, can some hand me some tissues to wipe my tears :((]]>Apr 30th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
Please, nothing could kill the iPad. What other company could convince people to purchase a peripheral as if it were a stand-alone computer?]]>Apr 30th 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://j.mp/hp-slate-first-concepts]]>Apr 30th 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
Exactly.

Palm has a couple of pretty cool phones... the Pre and Pixi. They are now on 2 carriers in the US with one more carrier soon... and they practically went out of business. HP swooped in and saved them.

I can't imagine developers jumping on board to start making WebOS apps for a new tablet... since the phone platform didn't make them do it. And everybody needs a phone.

But, who knows. A year and a half later... maybe a WebOS tablet will do well.

But, by that time... there will be a few million iPads in the world.

Everyone hated the iPad... and set their hopes on the Windows HP Slate and the Courier. Now both of those products have been scrapped... but the iPad is still here.

Now people are betting on the NotionInk Adam... and the yet to be announced WebOS tablet.

It's the shipping product vs. the future product... once again. ]]>Apr 30th 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
So Groggle, you are waiting for the two products that have been cancelled today? Interesting dedication you show. Or was that supposed to be sarcasm?

This and the Courier news is upsetting for sure. ]]>Apr 30th 2010 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
I've got no problem with a multi-touch slate PC - I'm sure it would be nice, but without that active digitizer & stylus, not useful for anything beyond surfing and movies. For digital art and OneNote, only a stylus will do.

Am I in the minority? Maybe. Am I stupid for wanting one? Definitely not.]]>Apr 30th 2010 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
WOW just look at the fanboys celebrating for unconfirmed rumors, such a victorious day for them. Even so, it is still too early too celebrate, Microsoft is like the terminator, he will say to you, "I'll be back"]]>Apr 30th 2010 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Apr 30th 2010 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
Bad week for Microsoft? They just released excellend earnings and slyly licensed technology to HTC for the Androids! I'd say things are going pretty well for them and their future plans.]]>Apr 30th 2010 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/Dude, I just googled doubletwist then downloaded it.
It is awesome. How did I not know about this for my Pre.
Thanks! ]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:19PM