HP's WebOS tablet plays solid hand against stacked deck
30.06.11
( WIRED ) -- When the chips are down and the cards have been dealt, do you go big or go home?
With the debut of its TouchPad tablet, HP's answer is clear: "We're all in, baby."
As a hardware device, it's competitive and solid. The software is impressive -- it sports webOS , the company's proprietary mobile platform. But the real question is, when drawing down against other tablets, does HP have a winning hand?
First things first: In the tablet market, hardware specs alone don't win the war. Tablets from all of the major contenders -- Apple, Motorola, RIM, Samsung -- boast similar stats.
Things like dual-core processors, front-facing cameras, and brilliant, hi-res touch displays aren't bragging points. At this point in the game, they're table stakes.
Thankfully, the TouchPad's hardware doesn't stray far from the pack. It sports a 1.2-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chip backed by a gig of RAM, more than enough to let me zip through menu screens and open applications with relative ease. With Bluetooth compatibility, a 9.7-inch display and a slick-yet-durable plastic exterior shell, the TouchPad's specs stand up to competitors.
Source: CNN