Hewlett-Packard’s Computer Tablet
Hewlett-Packard is known for its state of the art technology and now they are proud to launch their
new computer tablet. The company has a history of manufacturing portable touch devices which is
under the Jornada line. After they acquired Compaq, HP stopped manufacturing the Jornada line of
Microsoft Windows and started developing and marketing Pocket PCs under the iPAQ line. Currently,
HP is manufacturing the company’s TouchSmart series of Tablet PCs, laptops and touchscreen all-in-one
desktop computers.
Set to take advantage the on-going hype for the Apple iPad, the HP Slate was introduced at the 2010
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) by Steve Ballmer. According to him the Slate is almost as
portable as a phone, and as powerful as a PC running Windows 7. This multi-touch device began as an E-
Reader concept but after doing some research on the consumer’s use of devices the company found out
that users wanted something light and thin. This device should be capable of delivering everything that
the user needs like browsing, downloading, watching videos and enjoy other applications.
HP Slate
This hot new tablet is set to steal the Apple’s thunder and be the first one to be out in the market that
is capable of providing users variety of options. It features an 8.9” capacitive multi-touch screen that
supports 1024×600 pixel resolution that comes with digitizer and pen support, a 3 megapixel camera
located at the back panel and a VGA resolution web cam on the front panel. Powered by a 1.86 GHz Intel
Atom Z540 processor, the HP Slate also comes with 1GB DDR2 of non-user upgradable RAM and 4GB of
onboard solid state flash storage that comes with one standard USB 2.0 port.
Powered by Intel GMA 500, the Slate’s hardware can support 1080p playback with its integrated
graphics chipset in addition to a Broadcom Crystal HD media accelerator card for hardware assisted
video playback. With the use of SD cards the tablet’s memory can be expanded and it comes with a
built-in WIFI supporting 802.11 b/g/n standards and supported by HP Wireless Broadband 3G. The
tablet’s power is supplied by its state of the art 2-cell 30WHr Lithium-Ion battery that has a runtime
average of 5 hours.
The HP Slate will run Windows 7 and it comes with loads of built-in support for digital pen computing.
With the use of its stylus pen/digitizer, users can now take advantage its on-screen freehand drawing
and writing. Handwriting recognition and pen-based interaction with the user interface are also
included. A “full web” experience has been confirmed both by Adobe Systems and HP, and that includes
full hardware accelerated Adobe Flash content and Adobe AIR applications.
2010 will be a big year for tablet computers and HP is all geared up for its new tablet proving users the
world that they are up for the challenge. The Slate will surely prove that switching to tablet PC is better
than sticking to netbooks or notebooks. With its reasonable prize and amazing features the HP Slate will
be a big hit.