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3 Prototypes From HP, In Outline

Posted by timothy on from the /_337-photoshop-sk1llz dept.

tekgoblin writes "Since the recent HP buyout of PALM we have been waiting for what HP may have in store for us. Well HP's CTO Phil McKinney has tweeted some pictures of 3 new devices that could be released in the near future." Note: the pictures' most relevant bits are blacked out with the subtlety of an expurgated FBI document, but they have me curious, especially about the wrist-worn device.

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  1. Worthless article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What the fuck is this? One short paragraph and three photos showing black rectangles?

  2. Here's to hoping by Pojut · · Score: 3, Insightful

    WebOS is a decent piece of software...here's to hoping HP leverages it intelligently.

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    1. Re:Here's to hoping by mickwd · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Let's hope they use it intelligently.

      Why use a pretentious three-syllable management-wank-speak word in place of a perfectly acceptable single-syllable word which means the same thing?

  3. Why does no one mimic Apple where it counts? by skoda · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ooh! Look! They've invented paper and the $0.99 solar-powered calculator!

    HP's already announced and seemingly canceled amazing new Win7 tablet. They've bought WebOS and then suggested that they're going to stuff it in printers, so forget about tablets for now. So what are they doing here? More stuff that doesn't exist or won't leave the lab? Or won't be sold until I've already bought my iPad 2?

    Why don't these companies mimic Apple where it matters? Don't rumor, tease, prototype, spin, et cyk? Shut up until you've got something work talking about...and then release it!

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    1. Re:Why does no one mimic Apple where it counts? by Eevee · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Shut up until you've got something work talking about...and then release it!

      They'll release it as soon as they figure out how to require it to use up an ink cartridge once a week.

    2. Re:Why does no one mimic Apple where it counts? by Martin+Blank · · Score: 3, Insightful

      They've bought WebOS and then suggested that they're going to stuff it in printers, so forget about tablets for now.

      They've already confirmed the WebOS tablet for Q1 2011 (once in an all-hands meeting and once in the quarterly results conference call), and have said a couple of times that the Win7 tablet is not dead.

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  4. A new low by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For content here at Slashdot. If you don't have the imagination to make up something, then redact some random shapes in a picture and call it 'news'.

    Come on now guys. This is embarrassing.

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