HP Announces webOS Pivot for HP TouchPad

Company enhances webOS Developer Program with new updates

HP announced HP webOS Pivot, providing users an entertaining and informative editorial resource for discovering webOS 3.0 applications for the HP TouchPad, which launches July 1.
Designed to complement the HP webOS App Catalog, Pivot will showcase a broad range of applications - and the developers who create them - by providing customers the freedom to explore based on their interests and lifestyles. It's just one of the new ways HP is enhancing the webOS Developer Program and investing further in the success of the growing ecosystem.
"Pivot brings app discovery to a new level for customers and developers alike," said Richard Kerris, vice president, webOS Worldwide Developer Relations, HP. "We want our partners to experience webOS as the growing platform of opportunity, and we're investing in new ways to help market their applications on our platform."
Published on a monthly basis, Pivot is designed to broaden developer exposure and create a dynamic marketplace for the burgeoning webOS developer community.
Consisting of original content by journalists and photographers affiliated with leading publications, Pivot will include visually driven editorial pieces, columns from notable guest writers sharing their perspectives on digital culture, feature stories focused on applications around specific topics, and in-depth reviews - all accompanied by vibrant photos and illustrations on HP TouchPad's brilliant screen. Content will be catered to the specific interests and requirements of a given region, appealing to a wide range of international customers.
Pivot will publish initially for English, French, German and Spanish languages and will be updated over the air directly to all HP TouchPad customers.
"Pivot has the right focus," said Joe Simon, chief technology officer, Conde Nast. "It provides an enriching experience for customers and is a great environment for developers considering the platform."
Investing in webOS developer success
The webOS Developer Program enhancements also include a new discount structure. Developers will have access to this pricing model based on their years in the Palm developer program and active applications in the webOS App Catalog.
"Working with HP and the webOS ecosystem has been fantastic," said Haden Blackman, co-president and chief creative officer of Fearless Studios, a game company recently started by Blackman and fellow LucasArts alum, Cedrick Collomb. "It's a perfect fit with our core values as a company - creative risks mitigated by smart technology choices. Because the platform is so accessible and developer-friendly, we've been able to build the game we want to build."
"We love the TouchPad and the webOS platform for game development," added Collomb, chief technology officer, Fearless Studios. "It's built from the ground up for seamless connectivity between devices and it's an open platform, which makes development that much easier."
HP TouchPad availability
The Wi-Fi version of HP TouchPad(1) will be available in stores and online in the United States on July 1 with the option of either 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage(2) for $499.99 and $599.99, respectively.(3)
HP TouchPad will be available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Germany on July 2 and in Canada on July 15, with availability scheduled to follow later this year in Australia, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore and Spain.
More information about HP TouchPad is available at www.hp.com/touchpad.
HP webOS Developer Program
Complete details about the updated developer programs will be available on the HP webOS Developer Portal beginning July 1.
About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure at the convergence of the cloud and connectivity, creating seamless, secure, context-aware experiences for a connected world. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

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HP will release an electronic journal for HP TouchPad

Hewlett-Packard Company today announced plans to release an electronic journal webOS Pivot, which will be published monthly and received by all users of Tablet HP TouchPad. The purpose of this publication - the message of useful information on applications for OS webOS 3.0. Edition will start on 1 July 2011, when he will go on sale tablet. The magazine will include editorials, columns of the digital world and culture, offers a course for users of applications that would be worth a try. There will also be articles on specific applications or types, as well as thorough and detailed reviews. Representatives from Hewlett-Packard reported that negotiations with leading journalists and photographers thematic publications. While there is no list of specific names, but says that participating in the project technical director of Conde Nast, whose name is mentioned in the official press release. Monthly magazine webOS Pivot initially will be issued in English, French, German and Spanish, may add to it and other languages. Also, the company reported a number of options for permanent membership program for developers and creators of webOS most popular applications in the store webOS App Catalog.

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HP TouchPad: Wireless Charging with the Touchstone

Wireless charging and exhibition mode on the HP TouchPad.

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HP TouchPad Notifications

The touchpad has an incredibly powerful notification engine.

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HP is preparing a tablet called Opal

Hewlett-Packard Company has recently attracted increasing attention for its tablet-based operating system webOS - HP Touch Pad.At the same time that in this device, there is also a "younger brother" - a tablet with a seven-inch touch screen has not even officially announced.Model will be called HP Opal.Information about the device appeared on the network by accident - on one of the pages devoted to the operating system webOS tablet with the name mentioned in the list of compatible models.It is this name appears in a number of applications and games for this OS.Although Hewlett-Packard Company to date has removed all "inappropriate" references, but the screenshots page preserved, which confirms the validity of the information.You can not certainly say with confidence that there is a tablet or a reference are the only mistake that occurred because of the fact that the device has been developed, but was later canceled.For the first time about the HP Opal as a tablet with a 7-inch screen became known in January of this year, but since no reliable information about him did not appear.Presumably, such a device could be officially announced until the end of the summer and go on sale in the fall.

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HP TouchPad Multitask

The TouchPad user interface is a visual representation of your workspace so you can manage your work flow in a way that's natural, easy and fun.

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HP TouchPad Just Type

Just Type searches the device, web and applications.

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HP TouchPad: Making things Better Together

With the HP TouchPad, you can harness the power of touch.

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HP TouchPad Synergy

HP TouchPad Synergy

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HP TouchPad: Making things Better Together

With the HP TouchPad, you can harness the power of touch.

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HP TouchPad Entertainment

When you're ready to have some fun, you can use your TouchPad to surf the web, read, watch movies and stay in touch with friends, family and your social networks.

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HP TouchPad for Work

The TouchPad is an incredibly powerful work tool that comes with everything you need to be instantly productive

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Get to know the HP TouchPad

This video highlights powerful features of the HP TouchPad

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Tablet HP TouchPad come July 1

Hewlett-Packard has announced the dates of the sale of its Tablet HP TouchPad. However, while we are talking about the models without the support of cellular networks, but only with the wireless modules Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth 2.1. Recall tablet HP TouchPad - a first for the Hewlett-Packard based operating system webOS, which she received following the acquisition of Palm. It is equipped with 9.7-inch touch screen, 16 or 32 GB of internal memory, 1.3-megapixel front camera and dual-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz.

Sales of the new tablet will start in the U.S. since July 1. A little later, the device will enter the markets of the UK, Ireland, France and Germany, and by mid-July, and Canada. The company then promised to release the tablet in countries such as Italy, Spain, Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore. Advance booking can be done in the coming days, starting June 19. The cost of a tablet with 16 GB of internal memory is $ 499.99, while the 32 GB - $ 599.99. In addition, the release mentions that the model with the TouchPad support for cellular networks will have AT & T closer to the end of the summer. Probably, AT & T will not be the only operator who will sell the version with 3G, but the details of this will be announced later.

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HP Announces HP TouchPad Availability for United States, Europe and Canada

Wi-Fi version of first HP webOS tablet also coming to Asia Pacific later this year
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 9, 2011 - HP today announced that the Wi-Fi version of HP TouchPad will be available in the United States on July 1.
HP's first webOS tablet will be available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Germany a few days later and in Canada in mid-July, with availability scheduled to follow later this year in Italy and Spain, as well as in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore.
HP TouchPad will be available from U.S. retailers, commercial resellers and direct from HP with the option of either 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage(1) for $499.99 and $599.99, respectively.(2) Preorders in North America and Europe will begin June 19.
"What makes HP TouchPad a compelling alternative to competing products is webOS," said Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president and general manager, Palm Global Business Unit, HP. "The platform's unmatched features and flexibility will continue to differentiate HP products from the rest of the market for both personal and professional use. This is only the beginning of what HP's scale can do with webOS."
With webOS, HP TouchPad users have a next-level multitasking experience, access to the web, premium audio playback with stereo speakers and Beats Audio™ technology, the ability to find information on the device or in the cloud using the Just Type feature, integrated access to their information with HP Synergy, and HP's exclusive Touch to Share capability for sharing web addresses between HP TouchPad and compatible webOS phones.(3)
Optional accessories for HP TouchPad include the HP Touchstone Charging Dock, the HP TouchPad Wireless Keyboard and the HP TouchPad Case (sold separately).
HP also announced it will be partnering with AT&T to introduce a connected version of HP TouchPad later this summer. More information will be available closer to availability.
U.S. retailers and commercial resellers for HP TouchPad will include Best Buy, Staples, Office Depot, Walmart, Sam's Club, OfficeMax, Amazon.com, Fry's, Microcenter, other leading local and regional retailers, and HP's online stores. Specific pricing and availability for HP TouchPad in Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom will be announced regionally. Details for Australia, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore and Spain will be announced at a later date.
More information about HP TouchPad, including product features and specs, is available at www.hpwebos.com/us/products/pads/touchpad.
About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure at the convergence of the cloud and connectivity, creating seamless, secure, context-aware experiences for a connected world. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.
Editor's note: Media can access high-resolution images and video in the HP webOS Media Library at www.hpwebos.com/mml.
User-available storage subject to change based on system software and application usage.
Estimated U.S. street prices. Actual prices may vary.
Requires TouchPad with webOS 3.0 and Pre 3 (pending availability) or Veer (requires future over the air update). Viewing URL web page content requires data connection via Wi-Fi or cellular connection.

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HP Acquires Palm

I've been a Palm customer/user for a long time now. I've owned Palm Pilots, Treo smart phones, and have always had a warm spot in my tech heart for the company. I even went back and bought a Palm Pre after finally leaving the brand altogether.

Now comes the announcement that HP has acquired Palm. I'm not sure what to make of this, but I don't think Palm was going to be able to survive on its own. These 2 were competitors in the area of the PDA so maybe combining forces will be a good thing. At this point, I'm taking a wait & see attitude. Here is the press release:

HP to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion

Combination will accelerate HP’s growth within the more than $100 billion connected mobile device market

PALO ALTO and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 28, 2010

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HP and Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase Palm, a provider of smartphones powered by the Palm webOS mobile operating system, at a price of $5.70 per share of Palm common stock in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction has been approved by the HP and Palm boards of directors.

The combination of HP’s global scale and financial strength with Palm’s unparalleled webOS platform will enhance HP’s ability to participate more aggressively in the fast-growing, highly profitable smartphone and connected mobile device markets. Palm’s unique webOS will allow HP to take advantage of features such as true multitasking and always up-to-date information sharing across applications.

“Palm’s innovative operating system provides an ideal platform to expand HP’s mobility strategy and create a unique HP experience spanning multiple mobile connected devices,” said Todd Bradley, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group, HP. “And, Palm possesses significant IP assets and has a highly skilled team. The smartphone market is large, profitable and rapidly growing, and companies that can provide an integrated device and experience command a higher share. Advances in mobility are offering significant opportunities, and HP intends to be a leader in this market.”

“We’re thrilled by HP’s vote of confidence in Palm’s technological leadership, which delivered Palm webOS and iconic products such as the Palm Pre. HP’s longstanding culture of innovation, scale and global operating resources make it the perfect partner to rapidly accelerate the growth of webOS,” said Jon Rubinstein, chairman and chief executive officer, Palm. ”We look forward to working with HP to continue to deliver industry-leading mobile experiences to our customers and business partners.”

Under the terms of the merger agreement, Palm stockholders will receive $5.70 in cash for each share of Palm common stock that they hold at the closing of the merger. The merger consideration takes into account the updated guidance and other financial information being released by Palm this afternoon. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of domestic and foreign regulatory approvals and the approval of Palm’s stockholders. The transaction is expected to close during HP’s third fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2010.

Palm’s current chairman and CEO, Jon Rubinstein, is expected to remain with the company

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Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon)

Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon) is nearly identical in design to the Sprint Palm Pixi, sharing the same dimensions, 2.63 inch multi touch screen, and full QWERTY keyboard. Verizon also packages Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon) with the same accessories, which include a travel charger, a USB cable, and reference material. However, in addition to the limited edition artist series back plates, you can also choose from one of five new colored back covers, available in blue, green, orange, pink, or black.

Each costs US$ 29.99 (the artists series cost US$ 49.99 each) and all are compatible with the Touchstone charging dock. For more details about the smartphone's user interface and look and feel, please read our full review of Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon) for Sprint. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.

Features
Obviously, the big news here is the addition of Wi-Fi. Though more of an entry level device and with 3G support, some might argue that Wi-Fi isn't a necessity, but we'd have to disagree. With all the data intensive apps on smartphones these days, it's good to have another means of connectivity. Wi-Fi can provide faster speeds for Web browsing, streaming media, or downloads, especially when a carrier's 3G network is overloaded by users; it provides another method for getting online when you're out of a 3G coverage area.

In the case of Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon), you also get the benefit of using the smartphone as a mobile Wi-Fi router. How? Glad you asked. At launch, you will be able to download a program called Palm Mobile Hotspot from the App catalog that lets you turn your Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon) into a mobile hot spot or Wi-Fi router and tether up to five devices to share a mobile broadband connection using Verizon's EV-DO Rev. A network. This feature is exclusive to the Verizon Pixi Plus and Pre Plus but we should note, it also comes with a price.

You will need to sign up for a Verizon 3G hot spot plan, which costs US$ 40 per month and comes with a 5GB data cap. If you go over the monthly allowance, you will be charged an additional five cents per MB. For comparison, the mobile broadband plans for the Sprint and Verizon MiFi's cost US$ 60 per month with the same 5GB data cap and overage fees. Aside from Wi-Fi and 3G, Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon) also offers Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support and built-in GPS.

As with other WebOS devices, the smartphone comes preloaded with Google Maps, which offers maps with satellite view, real time positioning, business searches, traffic data, and simple text based instructions. However, if you're after voice guided turn by turn directions, you'll have to subscribe to Verizon's location based service, VZ Navigator.

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Palm Pixi (Sprint)

A smaller, cheaper version of the Pre, Palm Pixi (Sprint) is aimed at a younger audience and to those who put a precedent on messaging or are making the jump from a feature phone to a smartphone. You can think of Palm Pixi (Sprint) as the replacement to the Palm Centro. Since it is a more entry level smartphone, you sacrifice some features, such as Wi-Fi and a better camera. In addition, Palm Pixi (Sprint) feels underpowered compared with the Pre.

However, what you do get is an incredibly sleek smartphone with an improved keyboard and enhanced contact management and messaging features. Plus, you still get 3G support, Bluetooth, GPS, and the great multitasking abilities of WebOS. For first time smartphone buyers and casual users, Palm Pixi (Sprint) is enough, but power users and tech enthusiasts should go with the Pre. Palm Pixi (Sprint) goes on sale November 15 as a Sprint exclusive for US$99.99 with a two year contract (it requires one of the carrier's unlimited data plans, such as Simply Everything or Everything Data) and after a US$100 mail-in rebate.

The price is OK, and Sprint offers some of the better valued voice and data plans. That said, to make Palm Pixi (Sprint) a real enticing package, it'd be great to see Sprint shave off even US$10 on the price, considering that the Pre is only $50 more and you can get the HTC Droid Eris from Verizon for the same price with Wi-Fi. While Palm Pixi (Sprint) name won't appeal to some people, we can certainly see where the inspiration comes from, as the smartphone is downright petite and dare we say, cute?

Palm Pixi (Sprint) is Palm's thinnest device to date and measures a slight 4.37 inches by 2.17 inches wide by 0.43 inch thick and weighs 3.26 ounces. It easily slips into a pants pocket and is incredibly light in the hand without feeling fragile. The back of the phone has a nice soft touch finish so it doesn't feel as plasticky or slick as the Pre. Plus, it has a more solid construction without any moving parts that come with a slider design. Of course, with the compact size and slate form factor, there are some trade offs, most notably, screen size.

Palm Pixi (Sprint) features a 2.63 inch capacitive touch screen with a 320x400 resolution, so it's a bit of adjustment coming from the Pre's 3.1 inch, 320x480 HVGA display, particularly when viewing Web pages and videos. The app panels can also feel a bit cramped when you've got the quick launch bar or an e-mail preview occupying the bottom of the screen. Like the Pre, Palm Pixi (Sprint) has multitouch capabilities so you can use the pinch gesture to zoom in and out of Web pages, photos, and maps.

In addition, there's a built-in accelerometer as well as a proximity sensor so the display will automatically turn off when you're on a call in order to prevent any accidental mispresses when holding the phone up to your ear. Below the display is a gesture area that's not visible to the naked eye. However, once you touch it, you'll see a single line in the center light up. This replaces the physical center button found the Pre and when touched, it brings you back to the deck of card view if you're working in an application. Swiping your finger right to left will also return you to the previous screen and dragging your finger from the gesture area up to the screen will bring up the launcher bar, just like the Pre.

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Palm Pixi

Overall, Palm Pixi is slimmer than both the iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre. The phone itself is covered in a rubbery, soft touch material the back actually flexes and snaps off like a piece of Tupperware and the keys are much clickier and more satisfying to type on than the Pre's keys. On the back, there's a 2 megapixel camera with LED flash, as compared to the Pre's 3 megapixel unit. Palm says Palm Pixi is designed for messaging, and see the company's point.

As RIM's BlackBerry discovered a long time ago, the candybar form factor is perfect for messaging, because the keyboard is always exposed (and doesn't have hinges or ridges getting in its way.) Palm Pixi feels comfortable, well balanced, and just about the right size in the hand. Because of the lack of ridges around the edge, the keyboard feels larger, even though it isn't folks with big fingers will still probably find the keys to be too small. Palm Pixi is based on the Qualcomm MSM7627 chipset, which is designed for lower cost smartphones.

Rather than using a separate application and baseband (phone) processor like the Pre does, the MSM7627 unifies both functions in one chip. That makes for slimmer, cheaper, and cooler running phones, but the downside is lower video performance. Because Palm Pixi has a 320 by 400 touch screen as opposed to the Pre's 320 by 480 display, many of the standard WebOS interface items are a little bit compressed. They're well designed, though, so you don't notice until someone points out to you that the buttons on the phone keypad, for instance, are a bit more compressed. The

smaller screen did become noticeable with Web browsing, though you see less of a Web page at a time than you do on the Pre. The interface was just as responsive as the Pre's, though, and all the WebOS items were in the same place. Palm ditched the Pre's home button in favor of a virtual home button an area right below the screen that lights up in a little white line. It worked just like the Pre's home button. Palm Pixi comes with 8GB of built-in storage, but no removable memory. The battery is removable, though.

You can sync it with various PC and Mac apps including iTunes, although Palm has been having a bit of a cat and mouse game with Apple over that one. Although Palm Pixi's back doesn't work with Palm's Touchstone inductive charger, Palm will separately sell six "artist backs" that do work with the Touchstone each one was designed by a different California based artist. Palm Pixi has GPS and stereo Bluetooth, but not Wi-Fi, unfortunately. Palm dodged the question of why it left out the Wi-Fi, but they implied it was a cost consideration. Instead of Wi-Fi, Palm Pixi connects using Sprint's EVDO Rev A network (or it roams on Verizon's network when Sprint's network isn't available.)

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Palm Treo 700p

Product Description

• Send and receive email from multiple corporate and personal email accounts
• Access the web from right where you are using our speedy, award winning Blazer web browser
• Communicate or share images simply, quickly, and on the fly, with SMS or MMS2
• Snap photos, shoot video, download and play music
• Built in Organizer to keep on top of your busy schedule with calendar, contacts
• Send and receive email from multiple corporate and personal email accounts
• Access the web from right where you are using our speedy, award winning Blazer web browser
• Communicate or share images simply, quickly, and on the fly, with SMS or MMS2
• Snap photos, shoot video, download and play music
• Built in Organizer to keep on top of your busy schedule with calendar, contacts, tasks, memos, right at your fingertips
• Download, view, and edit Word and Excel compatible files, rehearse PowerPoint presentations, even consult PDF files
• Bluetooth Technology towirelessly connect to GPS, headsets, car kits
• Dial up Networking to take advantage of broadband like speeds on your laptop, use your smartphone as a wireless modem
• Palm OS Applications to make the Treo 700p smartphone exclusively yours with thousands of third party software applications
  

Features
Product Line : Treo
Cell Phone Type : Smartphone
Carrier : Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel
Wireless Technology : Bluetooth
Supported Memory : SD Memory
Megapixels : 1.3 Megapixels
Talk Time : 4.5 hrs.
Operating System : Palm OS 5.4.9
Supported Media Format : MIDI, MP3, WAV
Key Functions : Digital Camera
Messaging : MMS, E-Mail, SMS, WWW
Digital Camera : Yes
Included Functions : Calculator, HotSync Manager, Security, Palm Desktop Software, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, World clock, Memos, Blazer, DataViz Documents To Go, Quick Tour, Phone, Voice Memo, Bluetooth, Camera, Palm VersaMail, Messaging, PocketTunes, Camcorder
Network Technology : CDMA 800/1900

Digital Camera Features
Digital Zoom : 2 X
White Balance : Automatic

Display
Display Type : TFT active matrix
Display Resolution : 320 x 320

Power Managment
Battery Technology : Lithium Ion

General Product Info
Height : 5.1 in.
Width : 2.3 in.
Depth : 2.3 in.
Weight : 6.4 oz
Also known as : Palm Treo, Palm CNETPALMTREO700PVER
Manufacturer Part No. : 270003
Dimension : 5.1 in. x 2.3 in. x 2.3 in.(HxWxD)
Model : Treo 700p

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