HP‘s first tablet running Palm’s WebOS software is launching tomorrow, hoping to give Apple‘s iPad a run for its money.
It’s the same price as the iPad ($499.99 for the 16GB version, and $599.99 for the 32GB version), but for now, TouchPads only have Wi-Fi built in.
We got our hands on the TouchPad for the first time today, and we’ve taken some huge pictures of it, many of which include an iPad as a point of comparison.
Say hello to the HP TouchPad hitting store shelves tomorrow.
It runs WebOS 3.0, the newest version of Palm’s mobile operating system software.
Keep your eyes peeled for our full review next week, but here are some initial impressions thus far:
- When we turned on the device, it took us about 10 minutes to get it to connect to our Wi-Fi network. Once we did, it took another 5 minutes for our WebOS registration to go through.
- The screen looks great, but the TouchPad isn’t ultra responsive. Even with only a couple apps open, there was noticeable lag.
- WebOS 3.0 is wonderful. Messaging, notifications, and Synergy (bringing in Google and Facebook integration) are all a huge breath of fresh air.
- The TouchPad hardware feels a year old. It’s the same size as the original iPad, and it doesn’t feel as fast as the original iPad.
- Typing is tough because auto-correct is poor, double tapping the space bar to insert a period doesn’t work, and apostrophes aren’t added to words like “don’t.”
- YouTube (Flash content) videos play inline as if you were watching them on your computer
- We really want to like the TouchPad, but it’s less than impressive thus far. Check out the full review next week.
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