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06 Apr 2010
HP has released a teaser video of its forthcoming tablet, dubbed the Slate, as it looks to piggyback on the huge interest in Apple's iPad.
The video shows the device to be roughly the same size as the iPad, and with similar controls. However, cameras are built in front and back, and the device takes both USB and SD card removable media, all features the iPad lacks.
"Think about the last time you chatted with friends over Skype on your notebook, or uploaded a picture from your mobile phone to Facebook or Flickr," said the company in a blog post.
"How about the last time you viewed images or video from an SD card or a standard USB device. We know that you expect to be able to capture and share digital content on your mobile devices. And the HP slate device excels there."
The Slate is shown running Windows 7 with touch interface controls and applications linked into preinstalled social media sites as well as support for Adobe's Flash and Air systems.
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An appraisal of those features
The camera is a good feature idea if implement right. That means it should be easy to keep what you want seen in frame. It also mean you should be able to disable the camera feature when you do not want it used. To be fair, there is a set of USB and SD card adaptors available for for the iPad but they are an extra $29. Flash is a mixed bag with this sort of platform. Outside of video sites, many of which are taking steps to accommodate the iPad; you have games, which usually rely on a keyboard and/or mouse; ads, which few people want or like, and sites built completely around Flash, which is often considered bad web design. (The smartest design strategy has long been to at least offer a non-Flash low bandwidth version.)
Posted by: Peter Sadlon 06 Apr 2010
May not be an iPad killer, but a great alternative for some...
Overall the Slate has a strong advantage over the iPad in many areas, like SD and USB slots, TWO cameras, video capture capability, and more. The only thing I find concerning is the 5 hour battery life, and the fact it runs a full operating system, meaning it may not have the "instant on" ability the iPad has - an issue for some, not for others. I'll have to wait until the Slate comes out before I decide which one to buy. They both have advantages, but the Slate certainly seems to have all the bells and whistles that Apple left off of the iPad.
Posted by: greg30127 06 Apr 2010