Barnes and Noble has the HP Touchpad's for $100...
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First, this is NOT Android. It is WebOS. And the reason it is so cheap is because HP is abandoning WebOS. Which means there will never be apps written for this device. It will be great as a web browser and there will probably be some opportunity to "jailbreak" it and do some stuff, but unless you are a tech guy you aren't going to get much out of it.
HP announced a few days ago that they are abandoning WebOS (they will still provide technical support but they aren't going to advance the OS, which will kill off any desire for app makers to bother with it) and they are also going to sell off their entire PC division. They will keep their server stuff and maybe some business PCs but giving up the consumer models.
Do not buy this thing unless you just want a web surfing device or you are a tech geek who wants to play with the hardware. Most people buying these are geeks who want to own a piece of history. The day HP threw away a $1 billion purchase....
HP announced a few days ago that they are abandoning WebOS (they will still provide technical support but they aren't going to advance the OS, which will kill off any desire for app makers to bother with it) and they are also going to sell off their entire PC division. They will keep their server stuff and maybe some business PCs but giving up the consumer models.
Do not buy this thing unless you just want a web surfing device or you are a tech geek who wants to play with the hardware. Most people buying these are geeks who want to own a piece of history. The day HP threw away a $1 billion purchase....
But I remember now it is WebOs. If they show more for sale I would buy it solely to check mail and other simple tasks while on the road.
but he has a ridiculous point. Buy a device for what it will do now not what it will do? Ok, you still shouldn't buy a WebOS device. There are very few apps for it! I write programs for my organization that are used, among other things, on tablets. And we would never write something, or support, this tablet. So anyone who walks through the door with one of these things we are just going to say "sorry".
That being said he has a point. For $100 the thing is definitely worth it. I wasn't trying to discourage anyone from buying it, I just wanted to be sure people understand that the OS is DOA. If you are buying this thinking it is like and iPad you are wrong. If you want to surf and get email, then more power to you.
That being said he has a point. For $100 the thing is definitely worth it. I wasn't trying to discourage anyone from buying it, I just wanted to be sure people understand that the OS is DOA. If you are buying this thinking it is like and iPad you are wrong. If you want to surf and get email, then more power to you.
10 Things You Can Do with a $100 TouchPad<div>
</div><div>I don't know about everyone else, but yes, I buy devices for what they can do NOW. If it does 5 of the 10 things listed above for $100, you're not going wrong.</div><div>
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</div><div>I don't know about everyone else, but yes, I buy devices for what they can do NOW. If it does 5 of the 10 things listed above for $100, you're not going wrong.</div><div>
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including Google buying the PC division to make Chrome PCs. I doubt that one though, Goggle HATES physical support so I don't see them releasing another device after the issues they had with the one cell phone they built. I wouldn't be surprised to see Acer buy it and make a push for more market share.
I wouldn't buy HP right now. My personal preferences are Dell for PC and Lenovo for laptop but I've heard the Sony laptops are good too. I build all my own PCs so my experience with Dell is just from work. Building your own is actually pretty easy, it's just understanding all the parts that gets confusing.
I wouldn't buy HP right now. My personal preferences are Dell for PC and Lenovo for laptop but I've heard the Sony laptops are good too. I build all my own PCs so my experience with Dell is just from work. Building your own is actually pretty easy, it's just understanding all the parts that gets confusing.
I went back about 30 min later and ordered a 2nd one. Got an email last night saying it was cancelled.
I'm sure there are some great uses for businesses and salesmen, but basically everyone that I know that has a tablet ends up using it for not much other than internet surfing, watching movies, and playing angry birds. I have three family members that gave me great sales pitches recently as to why they were going to burn $800 on an Ipad2. So far, they've been used for Netflix and words with friends.
Don't get me wrong. I'm sure that you can do some great things with these gadgets and it's a good point about the dead OS, but I just find it hard to believe that many people actually utilize them for much more than internet and entertainment.
Don't get me wrong. I'm sure that you can do some great things with these gadgets and it's a good point about the dead OS, but I just find it hard to believe that many people actually utilize them for much more than internet and entertainment.
I got an iPad2 and it has replaced my laptop when I am on the road. I have my work email hooked up through apple's version of outlook. I can access all my contacts and view my calendar from it as well.<div>
</div><div>I was a little skeptical about not having a keyboard (I'm one of the last blackberry fanboys) but now its not an issue. I can do EVERYTHING on it that I could with my pc notebook and its 1/5 the weight.</div><div>
</div><div>I'm doing doing CAD presentation or anything like that, but for my needs, its a perfect fit. And "9 Innings Baseball" is an awesome game.</div>
</div><div>I was a little skeptical about not having a keyboard (I'm one of the last blackberry fanboys) but now its not an issue. I can do EVERYTHING on it that I could with my pc notebook and its 1/5 the weight.</div><div>
</div><div>I'm doing doing CAD presentation or anything like that, but for my needs, its a perfect fit. And "9 Innings Baseball" is an awesome game.</div>
does this officially signal the death of the palm OS and products. I grew upusing the Palm family of PDA's, first the Pilot, then the IIIc, then the V andfinally theTreo. I have a fond place for them in my heart. I would still use my Treo800 to this day had AT&T not stopped supporting it. </p>
of the people I know that have a tablet do practical things with them. But then again I work in healthcare and the tablets are invading our work everyday. I use it equally for Hulu+ and testing work applications. But I think that all misses the point. So you have your HP Touchpad and I have my iPad2. Let's say Facebook comes out with an update. In a couple of hours my Facebook app will be updated, yours never will. Let's say Hulu+ makes a change. Within a couple of hours my app will be updated, yours never will. Let's say some hot new service comes out that everyone gets into. They will probably launch with an iPhone/iPad/Android app but they will never make one for WebOS. The entire world will soon make the jump to HTML5 and there will be a lot of updates coming out in rapid sucession as that standard settles in. WebOS probably won't get those updates and will probably start seeing more and more web pages that won't work.
It depends on why you buy technology. If you have a purpose in mind and you are ok with it not being future-proof at all then no sweat. If you buy tools expecting to use them for several years then it's probably not your best bet. This one will be interesting though, enough people are buying them at this price that I would be willing to be a decent DIY hacker community forms. It will be fun to see what they come up with. I almost wish I had bought one now.
It depends on why you buy technology. If you have a purpose in mind and you are ok with it not being future-proof at all then no sweat. If you buy tools expecting to use them for several years then it's probably not your best bet. This one will be interesting though, enough people are buying them at this price that I would be willing to be a decent DIY hacker community forms. It will be fun to see what they come up with. I almost wish I had bought one now.