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How HP Can Save Its Doomed TouchPad Tablet

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 16, 2011

“HP launched a competitor to the Apple iPad today, called the HP
TouchPad. It’s breathtakingly awesome.

“Too bad it will fail – unless, that is, HP does something
extraordinary. More on that below.

“The device, which goes on sale this summer at a yet-undisclosed
price, is about the same size and weight as the iPad, and with the
same screen resolution. Like the iPad, it’s got a gyroscope,
accelerometer and compass, and either 16 or 32 GB of storage space
(the iPad also offers 64 GB of storage). The TouchPad supports
Wi-Fi.

“The TouchPad is similar to the iPad only on the surface. There
are plenty of differences to separate HP’s new tablet from Apple’s
old one.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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