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HP TouchPad launch in pictures

by Iain Thomson

09 Feb 2011

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HP's announcement of the TouchPad tablet and two webOS smartphones was the biggest event the company has put on in years. Here's the pictures of how it happened.

Entry queue.JPGThere were so many press and analysts trying to get into the event that the queue extended around the block. Some suggested this could be a deliberate attempt to make the event feel buzzy, but more likely just tight door security was to blame.

Todd.JPGTodd Bradley, HP's head of the Personal Systems Group, combined enthusiasm with a major reticence in discussing price and availability questions.

TouchPad.JPG
The TouchPad itself. The staff giving demos were very picky about not letting anyone touch it. All in all it's a lovely bit of kit but the devil is in the details, notably price.

HP Pre3.JPGThe Pre3 looks to be the most usable phone announced today. It's got all the features of a full smartphone and, while not as cool as the TouchPad, it had many of us salivating.

HP Veer.JPGThe Veer on the other hand is very much a second phone, and is far too small. The keyboard is virtually unusable and the screen size is useless for all but emergency browsing.

Three sizes of webOS.JPGThe three webOS platforms together.


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