HP TouchPad

Holkeye · August 22, 2011, 02:07:37 PM

Just got one from Barnes & Noble for $100. They're discontinuing it~

http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/HP-TouchPad-Tablet-with-16GB-Memory-WiFi-12GHz-Black/e/886111788637?cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-8jN/nM5hA4g-_-2:886111788637

Edit: And now I see that they're out of stock already. Damn, these are going fast.

Sashikinaroji · August 22, 2011, 02:37:01 PM

We ran out of stock a few days ago, literally as soon as the price dropped at Wal-Mart...

Holkeye · August 22, 2011, 02:46:34 PM

Did you pick one up?

firerain · August 22, 2011, 02:47:24 PM

Got one for $99 at Staples here in Canadia about two days ago. Woooo sales.

Holkeye · August 22, 2011, 02:48:35 PM

You like it? I only bought it for networking and ebooking, so if it does that, I'm set.

firerain · August 22, 2011, 02:54:13 PM

yeah, I had something like that in mind. i thought it'd be useful for when I'm on the go and I get an idea for a song or a piece I'm writing or whatever, I could jot it down and hash out an idea quick, among other things I could use it for.

Sashikinaroji · August 22, 2011, 03:13:52 PM

Didn't buy one, I was on the clock when it went down... We were sold out before I went to break... We aren't allowed to buy things while on the clock...

Holkeye · August 22, 2011, 03:17:35 PM

You can't put stuff aside for yourself? That sucks, man.

Roph · August 22, 2011, 03:57:23 PM

A project to port Android to it has already started

Dwarra? · August 24, 2011, 02:57:32 AM

They're discontinuing it? That sucks, my friend just got a job developing for it. He wrote an app for it called Seabird if you guys need an RSS client ;o

Irock · August 24, 2011, 07:33:08 AM

Yeah, I read that Best Buy didn't even sell 10% of its HP TouchPads.

Sashikinaroji · August 24, 2011, 04:00:37 PM

Yeah, well, HP says they're gettin' out of the computer business in general...

Irock · August 24, 2011, 10:44:46 PM

You should alert the press then, cause they don't know that!!!

firerain · August 24, 2011, 10:51:02 PM

yes they do

Irock · August 24, 2011, 11:01:01 PM

Last I read, they're considering spinning their PC business off.

firerain · August 24, 2011, 11:07:42 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14584428

DoctorTodd · August 25, 2011, 02:27:05 AM

Quote from: Sashikinaroji on August 24, 2011, 04:00:37 PM
Yeah, well, HP says they're gettin' out of the computer business in general...

What I heard was that HP was dropping Windows and WebOS, and try to make there own OS. Not dropping the computer business.

Sashikinaroji · August 25, 2011, 04:47:43 AM

Quote from: DoctorTodd on August 25, 2011, 02:27:05 AM
Quote from: Sashikinaroji on August 24, 2011, 04:00:37 PM
Yeah, well, HP says they're gettin' out of the computer business in general...
What I heard was that HP was dropping Windows and WebOS, and try to make there own OS. Not dropping the computer business.

as far as what they will do next, yes, they just might make their own OS, but I didn't know what their plans were until I read that BBC News article. I only knew they were out of the computer-making business from a friend. The thing is, I didn't know what they were going to do after that...

I thought they were just gonna make accessories, didn't figure too much on software...

FruitBodyWash · August 26, 2011, 02:16:16 AM

does it have any "good" image editing software/abilities? could I use a stylus to draw in photoshop (or a photoshop like) program? I'm looking for something like that, and I've seen how well it works on the ipad2, but I don't have an extra 700 bucks to blow on a hobby. But a hundred... if its good for that... maybe? Anyone know any touchpad/ipad like things out there that aren't bloody expensive. (I have a bamboo tablet for now, but I would loooove to be able to draw right on the screen, it would save a lot of erasing.

Thanks