Jan 13

HP Envy 14 aficionados rejoice! Radiance displays are back for a limited time

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What once was lost, now is found…for a little while, at least. HP has finally decided to undo its previous mistake, and make the 1600×900 Radiance Infinity LED display a $200 upgrade on its Envy 14 laptops for a limited time. Alas, Dr. Dre fans are not afforded the same luxury, as the Beats Edition only comes with the standard 1366×768 BrightView screen, but we’re just glad to see that beautiful, bright Radiance panel is on one Envy, even if only temporarily.

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HP Envy 14 aficionados rejoice! Radiance displays are back for a limited time originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 03

HP revs up Pavilion dm1 with AMD Fusion, the notbook wars have begun

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We’re about to see an onslaught of AMD Fusion-powered 11.6-inch laptops, and HP’s newly revised Pavilion dm1 is among the first to be announced, along with the Lenovo X120e. The case has been substantially hotted-up from last year’s dm1, and inside you’re looking at a dual-core 1.6GHz Vision E-350 APU, which includes Radeon HD 6310M graphics that power an LED-backlit 1366 x 768 BrightView display. 3GB of memory comes standard with a max of 8GB, and there’s a 320GB drive and an SD card reader as well as 3 USB ports, HDMI and VGA out, and an Ethernet port. Best of all, it weighs in at 3.52 pounds with a six-cell 55WHr battery that’s promised to run for “up to 9 hours and 30 minutes.” That’s a lofty claim, and one we look forward to testing in the days ahead — along with just how much real-world performance that E-350 APU really provides for the dm1’s $449 MSRP. We’ll let you know — for now, check out some hands-on shots below.

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HP revs up Pavilion dm1 with AMD Fusion, the notbook wars have begun originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 16

Hewlett Packard files trademarks for Gyst, Myte, and Veer: new Palm models?

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Palm has never shied away from odd, short names for its devices — take the Zire, for instance — so when you hear that Palm’s new owner has filed for trademarks on “Gyst,” “Myte,” and “Veer” in the category that covers smartphones, it doesn’t take a very big leap of logic to believe that they’re intended for future Palm models. HP’s filings were all made on the 10th of this month, so they’re very fresh; of course, companies of all types regularly file trademarks that they don’t use either to throw off the Engadgets of the world or just in case they end up needing it down the road, so we wouldn’t take these to mean there’ll definitely be Veers on your carrier’s shelf in 2011. Our vote? We think Myte’s a great name for a tiny phone and we’ve heard rumors that they’ll be releasing a small model — possibly a Pixi successor — in the next few months, so that lines up rather nicely.

Hewlett Packard files trademarks for Gyst, Myte, and Veer: new Palm models? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 13

HP Slate 500 sees ‘extraordinary demand,’ experiences six-week shipping delay (update)

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Yes, the HP Slate 500 is officially backordered, less than a month after its enterprising debut, and Hewlett-Packard claims it’s because of “extraordinary demand,” a phrase that’s presently not quantifiable. The long and short of it, though, is that you’re not getting one by Yuletide if you purchase the pricey portable today, as you’ll have to wait six weeks until they’re ready to ship out. Still, if your budding business bought in on day one, there’s still a chance it might arrive in time — ours is due to our door in early December, if that gives you any idea. We’ve pinged HP for comment, and hope to hear back soon. We’ll be sure to let you know just how “extraordinary” those sales numbers might be.

Update: We’ve yet to hear back from HP proper, but a trusted tipster with a contact inside HP spun us a very interesting tale — HP reportedly only ever planned a limited production run of 5,000 units, and received orders for 9,000 instead. When demand outstripped supply, HP apparently had to re-hire production workers just to get the presses printing out tablets again, and are presently placating angry customers by offering them over $100 off their $800 purchase as apology.

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HP Slate 500 sees ‘extraordinary demand,’ experiences six-week shipping delay (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 09

Palm Pre 2 swims across the English Channel in three days, launches November 12th in the UK

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French citizens have been enjoying webOS 2.0 with their morning baguette for over two weeks, but it’s one step closer to home today — Pocket-lint reports that the Palm Pre 2 will launch in the United Kingdom this Friday. What’s more, the 1GHz handset won’t be chained to a British carrier, but rather released into the wild completely SIM-free, which probably means future Just Typists will need to buy it direct from HP. As for the promised pre-orders for US students, we’re sorry to say they’ve failed to materialize; the Facebook page that once clearly stated “preorders begin 11/8” now simply reads “Palm Pre 2 coming soon.” Soon enough for you?

Palm Pre 2 swims across the English Channel in three days, launches November 12th in the UK originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 12

HP Photosmart eStation C510 printer / Android tablet now on sale

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An HP Slate it isn’t, but if you plop down $399.99 for the eStation C510, you’ll also bring home a detachable 7-inch Android 2.1 tablet that’s designed to act as a “wireless digital companion and control panel for remote printing.” We’ll point you to the source link if you’re actually interested in the printer specs, and you can head right over here for a hands-on preview of the (admittedly lackluster) tablet. But do us a favor — don’t buy this thing for the slate alone, okay? Okay.

HP Photosmart eStation C510 printer / Android tablet now on sale originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 28

HP’s Todd Bradley slips ‘PalmPad’ tablet name during analyst call

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Well well, Mr. Bradley — hast thou said too much? During an analyst call today the outspoken head of HP’s Personal System Group confirmed that it’s sent more than 200 employees to work at Palm…. and then casually mentioned that HP will have “a webOS-powered PalmPad that will be set for release early in 2011.” If you’ll recall, HP filed for a trademark on PalmPad back in July, and it’s been talking about tablets since it bought Palm in May, so we’re thinking ol’ Todd just let one slip. Now let’s just hope all this “early 2011” talk means really early… like, say, CES.

HP’s Todd Bradley slips ‘PalmPad’ tablet name during analyst call originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 20

HP announces TouchSmart 310 and Omni100 all-in-one PCs

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It’s not just oddly random Android tablet-based printers for HP today — the company also announced two new all-in-one PCs, the TouchSmart 310 (pictured above) and the Omni100. The TouchSmart 310 is obviously the latest in the TouchSmart line, with a 2.8GHz Athlon II 240e dual-core CPU, 4GB of RAM, Radeon HD 4270 integrated graphics, a 1TB drive and a 20-inch 1600×1900 touchscreen running the latest version of HP’s Windows 7 touch overlay with custom interfaces for Facebook, Hulu, Netflix, Twitter, and HP’s built-in HDTV tuner. Not bad — but we’ll see how much all those options cost above the $699 base price. On the non-touch front, the Omni100 also has a 20-inch 1600×1900 display, but it’s running HP’s MediaSmart Windows 7 overlay on a 1.8GHz Athlon II 260u with 3GB of RAM, a 500GB drive and the same Radeon HD 4270 integrated graphics. It’s also cheaper, starting at $499 — we’re definitely a little concerned that HP’s cheaped out on display quality at those prices, but we’ll have to see things in person first. We’ll find out soon enough — both of these hit on the 22nd.

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HP announces TouchSmart 310 and Omni100 all-in-one PCs originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 20

HP says webOS tablets to be ‘similar to the iPad’

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HP’s been saying it’ll use webOS on a tablet since the first moment it bought Palm, but it looks like things are starting to pick up ahead of that “early 2011” due date — in an email to the Palm Developer Community, HP’s Peter Helm says webOS will be used on “tablet-style devices similar to the iPad.” Check it:

Now that we are officially part of HP, we are going full speed ahead with our applications initiative. Our proprietary operating system, webOS, is now the OS that will be used in HP’s mobile devices. This includes mobile handsets as well as tablet-style devices similar to the iPad. We will accordingly leverage Palm’s ability to innovate and the scale of HP’s vast install base and distribution network previously unavailable to us.

Yeah, that’s pretty much the Rorschach test of seemingly-innocuous quotes; you can read it as anything from a meaningless passing reference to the market leader to an overt hint that we’ll be looking at an ARM-based device with a 9-inch display and a lengthy battery life. The possibilities are endless — let’s just hope whatever Palm and HP are actually working on delivers on the enormous promise of the platform.

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HP says webOS tablets to be ‘similar to the iPad’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 20

HP’s Photosmart eStation Android tablet hands-on (update: video!)

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So here it is, after months of details coming to light an inkdrop at a time, the HP eStation all-in-one printing solution. But we’re not gonna dwell but on half of that: the 7-inch tablet skinned out by Yahoo and powered by Android 2.1. As we expected, though, the Google experience is decidedly less that you’re accustomed to: search is Yahoo only, and our attempt to find an alternate method was met with a barebones settings menu. Additionally, there is no access to Android Market, relegating your customization instead to HP’s print-heavy app store — sorry, no games, as that’s not what the company wants to focus on here, according to the rep. That also means no Gmail, much to our dismay. What Yahoo has provided is a suite of apps and widgets that actually work well in their simplicity, from weather to stocks and search.

We were reminded at numerous points that this is a prototype build, and for good reason — the responsiveness was questionably slow, especially in the browser. That said, the Nook store and e-reading app was as fluid as you’d ever need. WiFi is equipped on both the tablet and the printer for cloud-based connectivity on the go. Battery life is measured at four to six hours, and Android 2.2 is expected by holiday still sans Market, but beyond Flash (and at this point we question its performance on this hardware), there’s probably not a lot of value-add in the update. Expect this AIO to be shipping the in the next few weeks.

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HP’s Photosmart eStation Android tablet hands-on (update: video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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