HP offers a 'holistic mobile experience' with the Slate
Amid the hoopla over Apple's iPad, US computer giant Hewlett-Packard has released a video promoting an upcoming touchscreen tablet computer of its own.
Separately, the world's largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, also has plans to release a tablet later this year, an analyst said.
The HP Slate, which is to be available later this year, will deliver a "holistic mobile experience" allowing users to consume and create digital content on the go, HP said in a blog post on Monday.
HP posted a 30-second video on YouTube touting the features of the device, which include browsing the web, playing games and viewing video and pictures.
The Slate resembles the iPad but unlike the Apple device it features a camera, a USB port and supports Adobe Flash.
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer first displayed a prototype of HP's new tablet computer at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January running on Microsoft's latest Windows 7 computer operating system.
HP has not revealed pricing for the Slate.
The runaway success of iPhone surprised Nokia, and it took almost two years for the Finnish firm to roll out its first phone model with a large touch screen.
The mobile maker entered the PC industry last year when it introduced its first laptop. It has sold small phone-like devices for browsing the internet since 2005, but with very limited success.
"You don't want to give that much of a lead to Apple because it otherwise becomes insurmountable," said Ashok Kumar, analyst with Rodman and Renshaw.
"Right now the supply chain (for a Nokia tablet) is being primed up for a fall release. It has to be on the shelf by September-October to meet demand for the holiday window," Kumar said.
The iPad went on sale in the United States on Saturday and is to be available in nine other countries later this month.
The cheapest iPad model, with Wi-Fi connectivity and 16 gigabytes of memory, is $US499 ($542) while the most expensive - which includes 3G connectivity and 64GB of memory - costs $US822.
Apple said it sold more than 300,000 iPads on the first day of availability on Saturday.
"The market will play host to a flood of 'me too' tablets in 2010, but it's an immature product category with an unproven use case," said CCS Insight analyst Geoff Blaber.
"Apple's brand and service offering means the iPad will be an exception in a category that will struggle to gain consumer acceptance," Blaber said.
AFP and Reuters
Separately, the world's largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, also has plans to release a tablet later this year, an analyst said.
The HP Slate, which is to be available later this year, will deliver a "holistic mobile experience" allowing users to consume and create digital content on the go, HP said in a blog post on Monday.
HP posted a 30-second video on YouTube touting the features of the device, which include browsing the web, playing games and viewing video and pictures.
The Slate resembles the iPad but unlike the Apple device it features a camera, a USB port and supports Adobe Flash.
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer first displayed a prototype of HP's new tablet computer at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January running on Microsoft's latest Windows 7 computer operating system.
HP has not revealed pricing for the Slate.
The runaway success of iPhone surprised Nokia, and it took almost two years for the Finnish firm to roll out its first phone model with a large touch screen.
The mobile maker entered the PC industry last year when it introduced its first laptop. It has sold small phone-like devices for browsing the internet since 2005, but with very limited success.
"You don't want to give that much of a lead to Apple because it otherwise becomes insurmountable," said Ashok Kumar, analyst with Rodman and Renshaw.
"Right now the supply chain (for a Nokia tablet) is being primed up for a fall release. It has to be on the shelf by September-October to meet demand for the holiday window," Kumar said.
The iPad went on sale in the United States on Saturday and is to be available in nine other countries later this month.
The cheapest iPad model, with Wi-Fi connectivity and 16 gigabytes of memory, is $US499 ($542) while the most expensive - which includes 3G connectivity and 64GB of memory - costs $US822.
Apple said it sold more than 300,000 iPads on the first day of availability on Saturday.
"The market will play host to a flood of 'me too' tablets in 2010, but it's an immature product category with an unproven use case," said CCS Insight analyst Geoff Blaber.
"Apple's brand and service offering means the iPad will be an exception in a category that will struggle to gain consumer acceptance," Blaber said.
AFP and Reuters
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