Coolest Gatgets HP TouchPad-While the company has been posturing for some time now, HP is finally ready to show its hand. The US’ neighbour, Canada, will get the highly anticipated tablet PC in mid-July. For many people, the HP TouchPad will be the first ‘proper look’ at what Hewlett-Packard has done with webOS since acquiring Palm. Recently, HP’s European head Eric Cador has been confidently proclaiming that his company’s tablet PC will be the one to beat. We call it number one plus.’ Tablet PCs could use a few more shining stars, and HP hopes that the TouchPad is one such star.
Pivot was intended to promote the capabilities of the TouchPad tablet. It is also intended to educate users on the tablet’s new WebOS app store. In his announcement, HP’s vice president pf WebOS developer relations Richard Kerris said that the company want “our partners to experience WebOS as the growing platform of opportunity” and that the company is “investing in new ways to help market their applications on our platform. HP's iPad rival now has a launch date: The HP TouchPad tablet will go on sale July 1 starting at $499, the same price as the iPad.
HP (HPQ, Fortune 500) said Thursday that the TouchPad will be sold through several retailers, including Best Buy (BBY, Fortune 500), Staples, Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500), Office Depot, Walmart (WMT, Fortune 500), Sam's Club, and OfficeMax.
Pre-orders start June 19 on HP's site. The 16 gigabyte TouchPad will cost $499, and the 32 GB version is $599. That matches the cost for the Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) iPad, Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Research in Motion's (RIMM) PlayBook.
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