HP Elitepad 900

[III.Jg27ADLER]

Yup, and I have been researching Atmel a bit. Sounds impressive; I see why they are making inroads to the market. If there is anything worse than no information it is misinformation; the author there needs to not call it Wacom when he does not know.

Some Atmel stuff:
Atmel Revolutionizes Touch User Experience - YouTube
Atmel
Atmel’s flexible touch sensors will revolutionize mobile device design | ExtremeTech

The third one is very interesting. I am not sure about the video, however, it looks like there is a lag between pen movement and letter generation but the lines look fine. The lag may be due to Android. Time will tell before more 'real' information is known and Rick should be posting his line testing he said he would do.



Yes, HP did not invent the iPaq, nor the TC1000 for that matter. Both were acquired technology from Compaq.

HP did, however, invent the tiny little Jornada 700 or whatever nomenclature it was called. It was a tiny little Win CE laptop (palmtop) that was clearly way ahead of its time but still enjoys a huge cult following through today. It was like a tiny netbook a little larger than a smarphone.

Mhhh, the first demo video of Atmel just shows one of the common flaws you can also see when people are using their iPads with a stylus.
You always have to write your sentences (or whatever) on the whole screen to look good. So the zoom in and out button will probably be your best friend when using Amtel technology in lectures...

[dceggert]

Engadget is reporting that the 900 has passed through the FCC:

HP ElitePad 900 travels to the FCC, brings pros closer to Windows 8 tablet utopia -- Engadget

The way is now clear for launch!

[excalibur1814]

It's looking like the 900 will be the standard tablet within the company once it's released. Why? Our standard laptops are ALL refurb Elitebooks/Probooks so I'm staying with HP. Obviously the resolution isn't the best but a few of the guys/gals in work don't have the best eyesight

[e-schreiber]

There was a video in which HP managers demonstrating the device said that HP would design new "jackets" every 3 months or so and that the jackets would work on future tablets. That's a great strategy. I don't like the current jackets because the the smaller one has no silo and the bigger one (that doubles as keyboard-folio) "seems" to require the smaller jacket in order to hold the tablet....That sounds a bit too over-dressed to me.

Hopefully HP will make jacket with a silo someday. Or make an ElitePad with a silo!

[Mitlov]

HP ElitePad purchased en masse for flight crews of Emirates Air. The video in the following articles shows the various different ways the airline is using the tablets:

Emirates hands out HP Windows 8 tablets to flight crews, aims for first-class cabin tech (video) -- Engadget

[Rick]

There was a video in which HP managers demonstrating the device said that HP would design new "jackets" every 3 months or so and that the jackets would work on future tablets. That's a great strategy. I don't like the current jackets because the the smaller one has no silo and the bigger one (that doubles as keyboard-folio) "seems" to require the smaller jacket in order to hold the tablet....That sounds a bit too over-dressed to me.

Hopefully HP will make jacket with a silo someday. Or make an ElitePad with a silo!

The keyboard jacket does not require a smaller jacket.

[e-schreiber]

The keyboard jacket does not require a smaller jacket.

Nice to know. Thanks for the correction!

[ships10]

I wonder if HP will add an USB and HDMI ports after reading our gripes with this device? It should have had a full SDXC port....geeze HP!

[e-schreiber]

HP's goal when designing the ElitePad was to go after the crowd who loves thinness and lightness above all else -- to the detriment of productivity. The ElitePad seems to be thinner on the edges and that probably leaves no room for I/O ports. I can't blame HP for this stupid move, though. The iPad has shown that people just want something on which they can waste their time. The market has spoken: USB, HDMI, SD Cards, etc are unimportant. In other words, getting sh!t done, is secondary.

I just hope Apple don't ever make a 14" Black & White TV set! Because if they do, everyone will want one and suddenly all the TV manufacturers will have to embrace the B&W trend and make equally lame sets.

[dceggert]

I wonder if HP will add an USB and HDMI ports after reading our gripes with this device? It should have had a full SDXC port....geeze HP!

No worries, 'there's a jacket for that.' A parody on the old 'there's an app for that' from the fruity company.