hp slate Archive

  • More details about the ExoPC slate surface

    More details about the ExoPC slate surface

    Posted on April 6, 2010 | No Comments
    The ExoPC is shaping up to be a major contender in the tablet PC space with the iPad's good looks and an affair of ExoPC UI-Layer on top of Windows 7. And if these leaked capabilities are in fact coming, the HP Slate better look out. This guy will steal some of its thunder.

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  • Finally, iBookend gives the iPad an ability that’s not found on the HP Slate

    Finally, iBookend gives the iPad an ability that’s not found on the HP Slate

    Posted on April 6, 2010 | No Comments
    The HP Slate kicks the innards out of the iPad in so many ways. It has a faster CPU, a full OS, SD card slot, and a whole bunch more. But the Slate can't be double as a bookend. So there.

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  • HP Slate priced, dated, and spec’d?

    HP Slate priced, dated, and spec’d?

    Posted on March 19, 2010 | No Comments
    The HP Slate has been showing up in all sorts of places since it's CES 2010 debut. But we really never knew much about it. We didn't know what CPU or GPU it was running, along with if it had 3G, GPS, webcams. But a Spanish site seemingly has all the answers and we like what we hear.

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  • HP shows off its slate computer while revealing a key disappointing detail (Windows)

    HP shows off its slate computer while revealing a key disappointing detail (Windows)

    Posted on January 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Apple isn't the only company with tablets. HP and Dell showed off its slate concepts at CES '10, but their demo's left us with so many questions. HP's CTO Phil McKinney at least reveals a bit more about his company's offering. But hopefully he's out of the loop a bit and HP actually has more planned for the device. Otherwise, the HP Slate will be about as successful as the HP TouchSmart iMac clones. Phil gives the background about the Slate's development at HP. He explains that the company has been working on the unit for about five years and it started out as an ereadering device. But then as many things do, it evolved into what he's showing off in the video. But this slate is plagued by the same fundamental flaw as the vast majority of the current tablets: Windows. Phil states that the device will run plain-jane Windows 7. That's a problem because even Windows 7 with its added touchscreen capabilities is not suited for extended tablet use without a stylus and Apple/Palm/RIM/HTC has proven to the world that we don't need styluses. (stylii?)

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