Back in April, when HP bought Palm, we opined that the main reason was probably the wicked good WebOS, that Palm had been wasting on ag-shame hardware. Since then, the rumors of a WebOS-fueled tablet computer from HP have been going round, and round, and round… The latest version comes apparently from no less than HP themselves. Seems that yesterday, in an internal all-hands meeting, Personal Systems Group VP, Todd Bradley, mentioned first quarter 2011, as the date for the project, known internally as “Hurricane.”
Backed up by HP’s filing for the “PalmPad” trademark in July, there seems to be flesh on the speculation bones. Truth be told, we’re pretty much drooling in anticipation. The prospect of a three-way tussle between iOS4, Android and WebOS (four, if you’re generous, and allow Windows 7 to play with), for the attention of those whipped into a new-paradigm frenzy by the iPad, is keeping us awake at night!
Somebody please! Ship something already!
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