[dzp111]

Hmm...

They call it the 'Windows 7 Slate'. And it's apparently coming by the end of this year.

Will this be an iPad smother?

See article and video here.

[Eriamjh]

If the HP slate simply runs windows 7, it will fail.
The key to a great tablet is the interface, designed to be used with ones' fingers (like the iPhone OS, for example).

[turtle777]

-t

[turtle777]

HP Slate is dead. And so are (most likely) serious Windows 7 based tablets.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/29/hew...ablet-project/

-t

[DrTacoMD]

Well, at least someone figured out that the desktop metaphor doesn't work on a tablet/slate form factor. But I'll be looking forward to an HP Slate running webOS -- that might actually be a reasonable competitor to the iPad.

[DmbShn41]

Chances are HP will not incorporate Palm into HP products, the only decent piece of technology that Palm has is it's webOS and its not really a great system, rather sub par on a developer basis. But I would imagine HP will try to do some mobile phone stuff with some of their technology laid over the webOS and maybe they will use a little of Palm to increase the flashiness of HP....the new Palm Printer!!