∞ HP confirms a WebOS PalmPad for early 2011

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HP on Thursday confirmed during its quarterly earnings call that it was working on a WebOS-based tablet. The company said it planned to release the device in “early 2011.”

While details of the device have yet to be released, The Loop has learned that the device is being called the PalmPad internally at HP.

HP’s planned tablet doesn’t come as a big surprise. The device has been speculated about since HP purchased Palm for $1.2 billion in April. Clearly the PalmPad will be marketed to compete with Apple’s iPad.

Todd Bradley, the head of HP’s Personal Systems Group, said the company will come out with two tablet products. One will be based on the WebOS and the other will use Microsoft’s Windows 7.


  • Thomas

    PalmPad ? .. really ? .. they are going to compete in the iPad space, and didn’t even get creative with the name ?

    /thomas

  • http://mangochut.net mangochutney

    Finally some sanity from HP. It’d have been beyond stupid no to use the IP they bought for a product as obvious as this.

    While I don’t think that HP will use the name PalmPad for the finished device, it would make sense to use this established brand name.

    Boo! though for confirming an unannounced, unfinished product.

  • Observer

    Will HP rename it the hpPad or the pPad? And try to hook it to the iTunes Store again?