HP Mini Slate thing..../printer

[Tristicus]

Yes, I realize this is a printer.

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...5-4073314.html

We got this thing in our store recently (Best Buy), and it is damn awesome. 7" tablet that you can take anywhere and print from. The thing has an SD slot, apps, can play YouTube videos, etc. It's like a precursor to the Slate that is releasing.

Anyone got one/planning to get one? I'd be very interested to know/see when/if this thing gets hacked. It's an awesome little device, and snappy from just playing around with it. The whole setup is only $400 too.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

What is it running? WebOS based? Or something else?

 

[Tristicus]

Honestly, I have no idea. I haven't had a bunch of time to play with it, as I obviously have to be working, but there also doesn't seem to be a lot of information about it on the HP site (the device itself). From what I've been reading, seems to be Android with custom HP interface. Really interested to get the actual specs of the device and see if it can/will be hacked.

Actual tablet is called the "Zeen" from what I can see, the printer "Zeus".

 

[randomlinh]

Yeah, it's android. WebOS stuff from HP won't show up till next year. The rumored Pre 2 about to drop seems to be the last bits of Palm's attempt at hardware before HP pushes forward (hopefully not too late... WP7 made a huge splash today).

 

[Tristicus]

I'm wondering the if somehow the marketplace can be used on it and turn it into a full featured tablet...

 

[OBLAMA2009]

if the thing is so great why dont they sell it without the printer for the same price, at least then theyd have the first ipad competitor

 

[Tristicus]

if the thing is so great why dont they sell it without the printer for the same price, at least then theyd have the first ipad competitor

Market experiment?