HP TouchPad-Wi Fi

HP TouchPad-Wi Fi

If you're looking for a tablet Gadget to compare with your iPad Gadget, you may like this HP TouchPad-Wi Fi. Measuring 7.5 by 9.5 by 0.6 inches, the TouchPad is almost twice as thick as the iPad 2, but otherwise similar in its dimensions and display size. The 9.7-inch, 1,024-by-768-pixel touch-screen LCD matches the iPad's size and resolution. And it has the same 4:3 aspect ratio, rather than the longer and thinner 16:9 screen many tablets, like the Motorola Xoom, use. The display is surrounded by a logo-free, flat black bezel, which also houses the front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera lens up top and the Home button below. 

HP TouchPad-Wi Fi

The glossy black plastic on the back panel attracts fingerprints and features little more than the HP logo—there is no rear-facing camera. Rounded side panels house the few controls and connections on the tablet: a Power/Wake button, Volume controls, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a micro USB connection for the syncing/charging cable. There's also a pair of integrated stereo speakers. It's nice that there is stereo separation here, but, as is typical with tablet speakers, they don't sound great very good. Also typical (and unfortunate): The TouchPad doesn't come with earphones, but you do get a cleaning cloth and a USB sync cable that plugs into the included wall charger.

HP's webOS 3.0 takes an original approach to multitasking, and this functionality is at the core of the TouchPad's impressive user interface. Everything—apps, browser windows, videos, photos, and more—can be minimized to "card" size with a downward swipe or a tap on the Home button. When in card-viewing mode (which is how the home screen is configured), you scroll through live thumbnails of every app, window, or file you have open. If you want to close an app, just flick the card upward, and it flies off your screen.

HP TouchPad-Wi Fi

Specifications

CPU

Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 Dual-Core

Processor Speed

1.2 GHz

Operating System

WebOS

Screen Size

9.7 inches

Battery Life

5 hours, 26 minutes

Storage Capacity (as Tested)

32 GB

Dimensions

7.5 x 9.5 x 0.6 inches

Networking Options

802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Source : pcmag.com