HP TouchPad is a tablet computer developed and designed by Hewlett-Packard. HP TouchPad was launched on July 1, 2011, in the United States; July 15 in Canada, England, France, Germany; and August 15th in Australia.
On August 18, 2011, 49 days after TouchPad was launched in the United States, HP announced that it would stop all devices running webOS right now. Remaining stock of TouchPad received substantial price reductions, and quickly sold out.
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History
The HP TouchPad was announced on February 9, 2011, at the "Think Beyond" webOS event held at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco with HP Veer and HP Pre 3.
Initial sales of devices sold 25,000 of 270,000 units, and did not meet HP's expectations, quickly became overshadowed by the launch of iPad 2 in March. On August 16, 2011, it was reported that Best Buy refused to pay HP for any more TouchPad shares. In Europe, TouchPad is estimated to have sold 12,000 in its first month of release. In Australia, exclusive retailer Harvey Norman sells about 1,200 units in four days of sales. Industry commentators stated that lack of apps for platforms and non-vibrant ads hampered sales. On August 18th, HP announced that it would stop all webOS devices. HP CTO Shane Robison notes that the TouchPad is "half a generation or a generation behind the iPad and it will not drive volume." A few years later, a member of the development team described the device as being made from "removing parts of the iPad."
On August 19, 2011, HP announced a substantial price reduction on TouchPad. In Canada and the United States, it costs $ 99 for the 16GB model and $ 149 for the 32GB model and is quickly sold out. A large number of buyers bought the TouchPad for this "firesale" price. Most brick-and-mortar retailers reportedly sold their entire inventory in a few hours on the morning of August 20th. Online retailers, including Barnes & amp; Noble, Amazon.com and Best Buy, received orders on August 22 that quickly surpassed their inventory, and were forced to cancel many orders. Similar sales are held at Australian Harvey Norman stores, with some stores selling their inventory within an hour. Similar sales occur in the UK with some stores reducing prices (Ã, £ 89 to 16GB and Ã,  £ 115 to 32GB), and HP TouchPad being the highest approval rating tablet. HP TouchPad shares were soon sold out at home and abroad from consumers who rushed to take advantage of price promotions.
After this successful sale, and to clear their inventory of components from touch panels, batteries, and chassis, HP announced on August 30 that it would make another production of TouchPad. These units are used to fulfill existing orders for businesses such as Tiger Direct and Best Buy, in bundles with a set price of $ 249.99 and $ 299.99.
After the appointment of Meg Whitman as HP's CEO, along with the announcement of the company's plan to continue developing webOS as an open-source operating system, he said that the company will continue to use the OS in the device, especially resuming its use on tablets. He said this would not happen in 2012, but it might happen in 2013. In February 2013, HP sold the source code and transferred the remaining webOS teams to LG, so it's unlikely there will be a webOS tablet produced by HP.
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Hardware
HP TouchPad is a touch screen tablet running HP webOS. It has some important features. TouchPad uses the multitasking card found in the Palm Pre phone. The integrated webcam on the front of HP TouchPad allows video conferencing. There is a Home backlit button at the bottom. HP TouchPad also allows for haptic feedback with vibration function. The hardware includes Qualcomm's Snapdragon-based ARM processor and 1GB of RAM. "Touch to Share" allows Pre 3 mobile phones to share information such as websites by touching their sensors with the TouchPad sensor. TouchPad can receive calls and text messages that are forwarded from any phone using Palm Profiles. as well as making and receiving calls through the Skype app. The independent site estimates that 16GB and 32GB HP TouchPad contain $ 296.15 and $ 318.15 of materials each with a charge to assemble $ 10.
Display, audio and input
HP TouchPad has a touchscreen capacitive touch multitude touch Gorilla Glass 9.7 inch, 1024ÃÆ'â € "768 pixels. The interaction can be with a finger or a capacitive stylus, available for a separate purchase. The virtual keyboard TouchPad can be configured to one of four preset sizes, and has a numeric row above the common QWERTY layout. TouchPad also comes with InvenSense 3-axis gyroscope.
TouchPad has three separate physical buttons, a sleep/wake button on the top right, a home button at the bottom of the front that launches the card display or app launcher and a set of rocker volumes to the right of the device. Holding the power button and the home button together create a screenshot. TouchPad has stereo speakers featuring Beats Audio.
Connectivity
The Atheros AR6003 chipset supports dual bands of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth. Tablets can share URLs, phone calls, and text messages with webOS phones through Bluetooth installation. Pairing with non-webOS smartphone is enabled by software update 3.0.4.
Power and battery
TouchPad uses a 6000 or 6300 mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery with a rating of 3.7 V (22.2 Wh total). This can be charged via a MicroUSB connector or optional wireless charging by the Touchstone charger. When using Touchstone, TouchPad enters a mode called Exhibition Mode, which displays simple information like clock, schedule or media.
Battery life estimated at nine hours by HP; In a review by Engadget, the battery lasts about eight and a half hours.
Other models
In July 2011, HP announced their webOS hardware roadmap. These include "HP TouchPad 4G", with faster 1.5 GHz processor, 32 GB flash memory, integrated A-GPS, and wireless broadband AT & amp; T 3.5G HSPA; Demo models are featured in the press event, but are not released for sale except for HP employees, where they appear on eBay and craigslist. In August, the white model with 64 GB flash memory, 1.5 GHz processor and Wi-Fi - but without 3.5G - was built in small quantities and shipped. A small number of "TouchPad Go" models (the "Opal" password) with 7-inch screen, 32GB flash memory, 1.5 GHz processor and cellular capabilities are created, some of which are sent to technology review websites. These smaller touchpads, however, are not mass-produced, with overall inspiration then taken to HP Slate 7.
Software
Pre-installed app
Operating system
webOS
TouchPad is sold with the webOS operating system, which offers video chat, wireless printing (HP printers only), email integration, ebook, web search, document editing, and access to "HP Catalog", where additional apps can be downloaded.
webOS is a "card-based" multitasking environment. Open apps can be set to "stacks." webOS secretly notifies users of messages, emails, and calendar agenda items, which appear at the top right of the screen, quickly checked by friction movements. webOS 3.0 integrates Adobe Flash. The latest updated version is 3.0.5 on January 12, 2012.
HP supports the funding of new open source projects. webOS scalability and application development base that easily attract developers. Open Source webOS provides standard Java development tools to quickly build and port applications to webOS. Open webOS released by HP will not work directly with the TouchPad because of the ownership code; HP, however, released the open source Community Edition WebOS for use with TouchPad.
Android
On October 6, 2011, it was reported that some customers received new TouchPads with Android installed instead of webOS. HP is investigating unofficial release, but has not commented.
On October 22, 2011, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) (in Alpha version) became available for TouchPad. This port, based on the enhanced CyanogenMod distribution from Android, allows TouchPad to run most Android apps natively. Android Port for TouchPad does not replace webOS. It provides "multi-boot" so that TouchPad owners can launch their tablets to Android, webOS, or other OS. Android 3.0 'Honeycomb' is not ported to the TouchPad because the source code is not publicly available.
On January 17, 2012, an Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) port based on CyanogenMod 9 became available. This is an early version of alpha (Alpha 0) with some features including hardware accelerated video playback, microphone and camera not working at the time. It was updated to Alpha 0.5 around January 24, 2012 and then to Alpha 0.6 around January 30, 2012, bringing improvements and stability improvements.
On February 2, 2012, HP released the source code for Android 2.3 for HP TouchPad. The CyanogenMod team receives the source code from HP and starts working again on the TouchPad tablet port. PhoneNews.com reports, "The Android kernel is based on a reference to the Android Qualcomm's source code, and is used by HP internally to speed up the release of TouchPad.It was never intended for public use but to ensure that TouchPad hardware would be ready to be released to consumers along with webOS 3. Because webOS 3 lags behind hardware in development, Android is also used on the manufacturing line to test TouchPads before it is finally flash with webOS. "
CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) based on Android 4.0.4 has an official stable building with all functional features. There are also built-in CM10, CM10.1, CM10.2 and CM11 that have all the features that work. CM11 builds stability for everyday use depending on the kernel used. Development of the kernel under Linux 3.0 and 3.4 is running. ROM based on kernel 3.4 can become unstable and may have missing features. ROM based on kernel 3.0 is generally stable. Android 5.0 works for TouchPad, albeit slowly.
Android 7.0 (Nougat) was available in September 2016, via Evervolv, the Android Open Source Project Open Source Project (AOSP) created by Flintman, and is almost complete. It can be used and running better than 5.1.
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) was made available around December 2016, via Evervolv (written by Flintman) as well as the second option by LineageOS (written by Invisiblek).
Linux
Linux distributions compiled for ARM architecture have been successfully run through chroot. Also, the X11 windowing system that is common to many Linux systems has been ported to run in webOS. This allows most graphical applications created for Linux to run on webOS.
The Ubuntu port to run natively on the TouchPad is being developed in January 2012, which boots through the multiboot bootloader moboot (using the same method as the Android port). The port is at an early and functioning alpha stage, but the construction ends after 2012.
In addition to Ubuntu, the Arch Linux ARM alpha port, which in January 2012 provides full touch-screen support with GNOME 3/LXDE, Wi-Fi access, but no Bluetooth, camera or sound can be installed using the moboot method mentioned earlier.
LuneOS
LuneOS is a Linux-based operating system, designed specifically for the original execution of touch devices.
Optional accessories
Touchstone
The Touchstone is a wireless charging dock. When charging with Touchstone, TouchPad can be set to Exhibition mode, allowing users to choose to display photos in digital photo frames, upcoming appointments, hours, or other items (using 3rd party extensions). The Touchstone also allows wireless communication between HP Pre3 and TouchPad. Tapping on a particular region will transfer the web link to Pre. This technology is known as "Touch for Sharing".
Touchstone has a USB power cable attached to it with a Standard-A USB plug on the end. The device must be plugged into a high-power USB power adapter, such as an HP TouchPad power adapter or a newer, higher-current USB adapter. HP shows a warning in the user's manual not to connect it to the laptop. In North America, Touchstone ships with the same AC power adapter that comes with TouchPad.
Keyboard
Bluetooth wireless keyboard with typical QWERTY layout plus additional keys for special TouchPad capabilities. There is a power shift switch at the bottom. Two AA batteries are required.
It has a dedicated TouchPad button for: Power, Card View, Left/Up/Right/Down Cursor, Volume/-, Mute, Brightness/-, Fast Forward, Play-Pause, Rewind, Virtual Keyboard Show, Show Just Type, Show Notifications. The keyboard will pair with other Bluetooth devices but some key functions may be lost because the keyboard layout (outside of the alphanumeric keys) is unique to the TouchPad.
Power adapter
The power adapter converts the AC wall to USB DC. This accessory contains the following items:
- The AC wall to the USB power adapter, which has a 100-240 Volt 50-60 Hz 0.4 Amp AC input specification, and a 5.3 Volt 2.0 Amp DC output specification. It is a cylinder the size of a "D" battery with a folded 2-prong AC connector and a Standard-A USB socket.
- USB cable, 5Ã, ft (150Ã, cm), with Standard-A plugs and Micro-B connectors at both ends.
TouchPad (adapter and cable) and Touchstone (adapter only) are shipped with this accessory.
Case and sleeve
Protective casing doubles as a buffer for watching videos or typing. There is a hole on the edge of the casing for access to the microUSB connector, 3.5 mm jack connector, internal microphone. When folded open, there is an opening for the speaker along the "binding" edge. The casing has a raised surface above the power and volume buttons, so they can be easily found. TouchPad can charge while using a microUSB cable or Touchstone dock.
Reception
Initial HP TouchPad review varies. David Pogue of The New York Times wrote, "It works beautifully, and conveys much more information than the iPad 2. The tablet offers" real multitasking "with all open apps always running." Jason Chen from Gizmodo wrote, "After actually holding the TouchPad, I can say it's very heavy.The weight is almost the same as the iPad, but you would think it would be lighter because the back is made of plastic, which says it's not too heavy, just heavier than you think by looking at. "Matt Buchanan, also writing for Gizmodo, praised the concept of the OS interface as 'conceptually good' but described the performance as" slow motion... giving it six months. If not at that moment, well, I guess that says everything that needs to be said. "The Verge also recorded a poor performance, describing its interface as' intuitive and natural 'but' sluggish, unfinished... a little difficult sales now. '
Due to Firesale Touchpad, HP leads all non-Apple tablets sold in the US in 2011. In December 2011, the HP TouchPad was the second most desirable tablet, with a 5 percent share of tablet sales and an estimated 903,354 devices sold.
Firesale HP Touchpad has an influence on future Android tablet sales and low-priced schemes, compared to the iPad, used with Kindle Fire and Nexus 7, commercially successful Android tablets initially priced at $ 199.
See also
- Tablet computer comparison
- HP Slate 7
- HP Slate 500
References
External links
- Cyanogenmod 9 Android port for HP TouchPad
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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