The HP Slate enters the Tablet wars
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Until now, the HP Slate has been lurking behind the scenes, careful not to give away too much too soon. But, a tactical teaser video coupled with an “unofficially leaked marketing sheet” have pulled the HP Slate out of the shadows and into the spotlight – well as much spotlight as the Apple iPad will allow.
For starters, the teaser video (aired in the beginning of April 2010) tactically demonstrates all of the features on the Slate that are missing on the iPad, such as a built in camera, a real USB port and an SD card slot.
Just a few hours after the video was posted, an “unofficial” HP marketing sheet was leaked, highlighting the many differences between the iPad and the Slate. Although the details have yet to be clarified by HP, if any of them are true, the Slate seems well-positioned to give the iPad a run (or at least a brisk walk) for its money.
The purported spec sheet mentions that the Slate will have not one, but two built-in cameras. Apparently there is a 3 megapixel camera at the back and a VGA camera on the front for video conferencing. There is also a single 2.0 USB port, an SD card reader, a conventional SIM tray for 3G networking and HDMI-out video capabilities.
But, let’s not get too excited just yet as HP need to make all of this official and when and where this will happen is anyone’s guess.
Watch this space.
