HP Backs Down On TouchPad

HP TouchPad owners, heed my call, you can rejoice now, money has not been wasted.

HP has announced that they will reduce the price of the 16gb iteration of the device to 99$ as a wipeout of the device. HP will also be refunding 100% of funds spent on the less than incredible, TouchPad for all those wishing to return their device. And for those who wish to keep heirs, you will receive the difference returned to you aswell, however we are not sure if the brick and mortar retailers will follow suit as it will present a significant loss.

Sadly this means that no more apps will develop for the TouchPad, no more bug fixes, no more updates, and yes, even suport will likely be abandoned with webOS.

Some may say that it should have been on the market longer, but I thing it’s had its tries. So next up I hope is an Android tab with similar specs! But till then, I think I may go get a 99$ 16 gb dual core tablet.

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Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet

 

So, this is the ThinkPad Tablet, Pretty and Practical

Lenovo finally has a release date for it’s upcoming IdeaPad Android tablet. Sporting Honeycomb, a full file explorer, fullsize USB port, and encryption!

So why are everyone’s panties in a bunch about how this slim, slick piece of machinery looks? For one, it looks great, and for two WHO CARES? It’s a business tablet! You can doc edit through Google docs, runs a secure, stable OS and has a sick set of hardware!

Anyway, Lenovo’s ThinkPad Tablet will finally hit retailers’ shelves on August 23rd.

Sources are listed: Engadget, Lenovo

Sadly, a slow news day today… But I’ll be back tomorrow with everything I can find

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OS X 10.7 And Sony S1 & S2

Sony Tablet Looking Powerful.

Sony’s S1 and S2 Tablets are coming! Sony has released a teaser (see the link below) for the two high-end siblings.

Teaser

Actually the teaser tells us more than you’d think. First off it shows the tablets not only running Honeycomb, but also running games from PSN, and HD video (Green Hornet). This tells us that It’ll be fairly high spec, which in turn tells us it’ll be a fairly high price point… I’d say based on previous Sony hardware around $500+ depending on model.

I’m betting, not only will they be trying to compete with other tablets, but also (with the dual touch tablet) the DS, so possible 3D support, or dedicated dual touch games. They are clearly marketing to the trendy crowd, based on the music, they’ll come pre-loaded with apps and a UI that reflect this. I’m expecting huge social networking integration!
And all this is JUST what’s in the teaser… excluding information given by Sony.

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