Potential webOS developers meet the HP TouchPad in Toronto

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

HP reached out to potential webOS developers in Toronto yesterday and showed off the new HP TouchPad tablet as well as outlined the benefits of creating apps for webOS. The HP Connect Event held at the Spoke Club in downtown Toronto was well attended with eager programmers wanting to know more about the paltform and its benefits.

HP had a bunch of TouchPad demo units circling the event and anyone who was patient enough had a chance to spend time with the tablet. Some of the new advertisements for the TouchPad, part of a large awareness campaign starting soon, were also revelealed for the first time. Developers got to hear from some of the developers working on webOS and what their challenenges and benefits porting their apps from other mobile platforms. Former PalmOS developers and early webOS developers will be rewarded for their loyalty with discounts on the hardware.

The most important news we gathered from the event is that HP is serious in generating interest for webOS and the TouchPad and will flex its retail, marketing and distribution muscle to make sure the devices find their place in the market. We also foresee a future where webOS will ship on every HP computer (tablet or otherwise) and seeing how their recent focus on touch-enabled desktops is taking off, that makes complete sense.

The HP TouchPad launches in the US on July 1. It comes to Canada on July 15th.

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HP TouchPad video teases webOS on a tablet

A whole new tablet platform comes next month when HP launches the TouchPad which will be coming to Canada on July 15 together with the HP Pre 3 on Rogers. Here's a little sample of what webOS looks like on a 10.1" inch tablet. Looks pretty sweet and boy is it fast.

Video: HP's TouchPad caught on video

A video from Tinhte.vn shows the HP TouchPad which is checked out, manhandled and placed side by side with an iPad. From the video, we can see that the HP TouchPad has a lot in common with the Pre but boy does it attract a lot of fingerprints.

Source http://www.tinhte.vn/