hp touchpad will be out july 1

[OBLAMA2009]

http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal-tech/tablets/230500100

anyone planning to get this?

 

[Slick5150]

I'll be getting one for sure. It's the first tablet I've played around with (I got to spend a little time with one recently) that I really found useful. The iPad is simple, but I still find the lack of multitasking on iOS to be a huge limitation. Android tablets are still too wonky. WebOS is the perfect OS for a tablet in my opinion. I'm looking forward to getting mine.

Now if they'd only tell me when the freaking Pre 3 will be out!

 

[OBLAMA2009]

I'll be getting one for sure. It's the first tablet I've played around with (I got to spend a little time with one recently) that I really found useful. The iPad is simple, but I still find the lack of multitasking on iOS to be a huge limitation. Android tablets are still too wonky. WebOS is the perfect OS for a tablet in my opinion. I'm looking forward to getting mine.

Now if they'd only tell me when the freaking Pre 3 will be out!

yeah android tablets are still a little rough. im hoping webOS turns out to be a polished alternative to android. they really should license it out so it can get market traction.

 

[Trader05]

The only thing thats hurting WebOS is the lack of apps. I moved from a WP7 phone back to Webos and im kind of missing certain apps they provided. In my opinion the OS itself is far superior and polished to Android.

 

[alent1234]

I'll be getting one for sure. It's the first tablet I've played around with (I got to spend a little time with one recently) that I really found useful. The iPad is simple, but I still find the lack of multitasking on iOS to be a huge limitation. Android tablets are still too wonky. WebOS is the perfect OS for a tablet in my opinion. I'm looking forward to getting mine.

Now if they'd only tell me when the freaking Pre 3 will be out!

what lack of multi-tasking?

 

[poofyhairguy]

For $500 it is just as much as an iPad, and $100 more than a Transformer. That is maybe a bad move on HP's part.

 

[Oyeve]

For $500 it is just as much as an iPad, and $100 more than a Transformer. That is maybe a bad move on HP's part.

Maybe not. The Transformer's are hard to come by and those looking for a non-ios and a non-honeycombbecauseitfeelslikeitsinbetamode tab this may be just the thing.

 

[randomlinh]

no, I'm skipping this round for webOS and jumping to android. I just can't wait forever for a Pre3 that might not ever hit sprint. So much for "make things right."

I still love the UI, so if webOS 4 finally shines through (I still don't feel the load times for the TouchPad to be all that impressive, unless it's significantly improved from the demos), I may finally pick up a tablet.

 

[Slick5150]

what lack of multi-tasking?

Use WebOS for 5 seconds, then you'll understand how multi-tasking can/should work.

 

[Rudee]

Not when it weighs 1.6 lbs.

 

[zerocool84]

Not when it weighs 1.6 lbs.

Same weight as the iPad 1.

 

[QueBert]

Android tablets SUCK, but this should be very cool. If I happen to have extra cash this summer this is without a doubt the tablet I'll be getting.

 

[Erudite21]

This tablet would be much more interesting to me if it had a higher dpi screen. I find the iPad 1024x768 tiring on the eyes. 1280x800 on the Samsung and Xoom isn't much better, but it is still more comfortable than the iPad's display for longer viewing sessions.

 

[finbarqs]

one thing that I don't like about android is the app management... To uninstall an app isn't as easy as iOS or WebOS. You have to go to "App Management" instead of just click on the app, and holding it down, and wait for the delete prompt to show up!

 

[alent1234]

Use WebOS for 5 seconds, then you'll understand how multi-tasking can/should work.

i have an ipad 2 and an android phone. my ipad 2's battery seems to last forever with it's fake apple multi tasking. with android's multi tasking that runs apps in the background even when i'm not using them the battery lasts for a few hours.

except for some apps on android like 3g watchdog or lookout that need to run as a service my ipad 2 multi tasks to meet my needs. but then i got rid of lookout and 3g watchdog because i got tired of my battery lasting 2 hours

 

[hanoverphist]

one thing that I don't like about android is the app management... To uninstall an app isn't as easy as iOS or WebOS. You have to go to "App Management" instead of just click on the app, and holding it down, and wait for the delete prompt to show up!

i have been enjoying the GB update to my phone that adds that function in. i was too lazy to go through and uninstall a bunch of old crap i am done with, now i can long tap and uninstall them from the app list.

 

[Glitchny]

one thing that I don't like about android is the app management... To uninstall an app isn't as easy as iOS or WebOS. You have to go to "App Management" instead of just click on the app, and holding it down, and wait for the delete prompt to show up!

How often are you uninstalling apps that this is a legit issue?

Also on my phone I just drag the app to the trashcan and hold it there and a lil prompt comes up saying "drop to uninstall" drop the icon and confirm, and it's uninstalled. No need to go into App Management.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

one thing that I don't like about android is the app management... To uninstall an app isn't as easy as iOS or WebOS. You have to go to "App Management" instead of just click on the app, and holding it down, and wait for the delete prompt to show up!

Every other alternative launcher has this if you so choose to use them.

 

[finbarqs]

i'm using launcher pro. Doesn't have this... when I hold down the app, it wants me to mount it on my home screen. AND i cannot delete icons from my dock. Just "remove icon", which makes it a blank, but no longer has the "+" sign anymore.

HTC Senseless is one the worse launchers I've ever used!

 

[poofyhairguy]

Um, I just use this app to uninstall programs:

http://www.appbrain.com/app/uninstaller/com.rhythm.hexise.uninst

 

[Dr. Detroit]

I love my Pre- on Sprint - WebOS is fantastic and am hoping Sprint brings over the Pre 3. If they do that I very well may buy the Touchpad from HP.

While I love WebOS I can't give up my SERO lines and move to another carrier just to get the Pre 3.

Using the Touchpad/Pre together seems so far ahead of what the others have put out!

 

[Munky]

i have an ipad 2 and an android phone. my ipad 2's battery seems to last forever with it's fake apple multi tasking. with android's multi tasking that runs apps in the background even when i'm not using them the battery lasts for a few hours.

except for some apps on android like 3g watchdog or lookout that need to run as a service my ipad 2 multi tasks to meet my needs. but then i got rid of lookout and 3g watchdog because i got tired of my battery lasting 2 hours

That's fine for you. For others like me, multitasking is essential. If my phone stopped turn-by-turn navigation because I opened a web browser or used the camera to take photos, I'd feel like I overpaid for what's essentially a dumb phone in a fancy package. But it does require that the user know about apps running in the background, which the average Joe probably won't.

 

[finbarqs]

^ welcome to the world of Android and iOS....

Wait.. you can hold the home button down and go to your turn-by-turn navi! Or pull the shade down... thing is, it works 85% of the time!

 

[Trader05]

That's fine for you. For others like me, multitasking is essential. If my phone stopped turn-by-turn navigation because I opened a web browser or used the camera to take photos, I'd feel like I overpaid for what's essentially a dumb phone in a fancy package. But it does require that the user know about apps running in the background, which the average Joe probably won't.

Exactly!

 

[finbarqs]

yeah... I miss WebOS's true multitasking

But then I'll miss iOS and WP7's UI GPU acceleration as well too...