The HP Slate 500 is a Windows 7 tablet with an 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and a 1.86 GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor. When the tablet hit the streets in 2010, HP sold it for $799 and up. But now you can grab one from B&H for under $500. HP doesn’t actually […]
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Which netbook or tablet will you pack for your next Antarctic expedition?
Netbooks and tablets have become pretty popular as consumer devices over the past few years, but they also serve a number of niche markets such as education, government, or industrial settings. It turns out there’s also a demand for light weight and durable computers at the South Pole. A company called HumanEdgeTech has put together […]
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Deals of the Day (5-23-11)
Woot is offering a second generation Amazon Kindle WiFi with free 3G wireless access for $90 today only. And last night members of the SlickDeals forum discovered a way to get a refurbished NOOK Color for $180… but the coupon code has since expired. But you know what? Overstock.com is still selling the refurbished NOOK […]
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Could stylus input for tablets be making a comeback?
While Apple CEO Steve Jobs infamously said “if you see a stylus, they blew it” in response to tablets and smartphones, the stylus has had its die-hard loyalists for the past decade or so. It’s true that it makes a lot more sense to interact with iOS and Android user interfaces using your fingertips — […]
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HP Slate 500 Windows tablet starts shipping
It looks like the HP Slate 500 is starting to ship. Tablet PC Review forum member heatlesssun got his hands on one of the first units. HP is positioning the Slate 500 as a business tablet rather than a consumer-centric iPad competitor. The computer runs Windows 7 Professional and should be able to handle a […]
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HP launches Slate 500 business tablet for $799
More than 10 months after an HP Slate PC was shown off on stage at CES in January, the company is finally ready to bring its Windows 7 Slate to market. It’s just not the consumer oriented iPad killer many people had been expecting. Instead, at $799, HP is positioning the HP Slate 500 as […]
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HP Windows Slate prototype captured on video
HP has been working on an 8.9 inch Windows slate PC since at least January, when Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed one off on stage at CES. Since then, the tablet has run into a few speedbumps. First, HP acquired Palm and a lot of attention got focused on the company’s upcoming Slate computers running […]