HP confirms plans to build WebOS tablets… and other devices

You didn’t really need to be a fortune teller to figure out that when HP announced plans to purchase Palm a few weeks ago, the company wasn’t just planning to build smartphones. Now HP CEO Mark Hurd has come right out and said it: HP plans to use Palm WebOS on devices “beyond smart phones” including “form factors such as slates and web-connected printers.”

That’s right, the mobile operating system designed to power phones like the Palm Pre could be used in your next HP printer.

I guess the idea is that you’ll be able to print content from the web without first connecting a computer or mobile device. After all, WebOS is designed to interact with web apps — why not use it to print photos from Facebook or messages from your email account? I could also see HP developing a way to hit a print button on your WebOS smartphone and send a command to your printer. After all, that’s kind of what Google is trying to do.

via MobileCrunch

HP webOS 3.0

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TypeMobile / embedded OS
Source modelClosed, w/ open source
Released07/01/2011

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Posted on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010, 7:30 pm by Brad Linder

jonmozy

The version 2.0 is so bad. Do not upgrade you will regret it. Many features remove. It is now brain dead with just a big backup button.
Bill Hewlett

and print a photo on ANY printer, anywhere in the world.
Bill Hewlett

and print a photo on ANY printer, anywhere in the world.
Dave W

This is why I think Microsoft's strategy with Windows 7 Starter edition is a terrible idea.

With manufacturers experimenting with Android, WebOS, and the MacOS's in all sorts of new slates, printers, and netbooks- this seems like a bad time for Microsoft to cripple an OS and try to fleece people for the upgrade.

Microsoft is just going to have to get used to the idea of making less money for it's OS when it is driving products at the lowest price points.

PS- I HATE HATE HATE Windows 7 Starter
http://home.comcast.net/~tomleem/ BigGoofyGuy

Being able to print from any computer using any operating system seems like a good idea; IMO.
Jake12

Egnyte also has online and offline access and works great! I switched from mozy to egnyte and like it a lot better.
JohnnyBoyClub

I am really curious if someone made a comparison with Dmailer http://www.dmailer.com/dmailer-backup.html at what conclusion they will get. Dmailer is giving their backup software for free and also their online backup service free up to 3gb of storage, ( if you need larger packs they have good prices for them ).
Also i dont think any other software could be any easier to use than dmailer's

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