HP Slate 500 pricing made official at $799

HP Slate 500 pricing made official at $799

Oct 21, 2010

We’ve known what the HP Slate 500’s specs have been for a while now. Up until now though, pricing has been unverified. We did expect, however, that the tablet’s pricing would be similar to that of the iPad if it wanted to pose as a serious threat in that market. We expected wrong. The HP Slate 500 has been set at the rather high price of $799. That’s...

The OTN Podcast–Episode 5

The OTN Podcast–Episode 5

Jul 26, 2010

Robert and Lucas kick off today’s podcast with 3 news stories: • New Kinect Details: http://www.omnitechnews.net/2010/07/microsoft-confirms-new-kinect-details-plus-a-new-xbox-360-arcade/ • HP Slate 500 specs leaked on HP: http://www.omnitechnews.net/2010/07/hp-slate-500-specs-leaked-and-confirmed/ Also:...

HP Slate 500 specs leaked and confirmed

HP Slate 500 specs leaked and confirmed

Jul 20, 2010

Yeah, we’re just as surprised as you are. We all thought the HP slate was dead but it looks as if the recently cancelled tablet might be making a comeback. Some of the people at IDG news discovered a webpage hidden deep within the inner-workings of www.HP.com. This page revealed quite a few specs for a device called the HP Slate 500. Just what kind of specs?...

HP slate rumored to come out in June

HP slate rumored to come out in June

Mar 19, 2010

According to the Spanish Clipset Site, the HP Slate tablet that we saw at CES will be coming out in June. They say the price-tag will be set at around €400 ($542) which still isn’t enough to beat out the iPad. Other rumors from the site are that it will support Flash, run on an Atom processor, and will feature a USB port, a memory card reader, and a webcam....