The much anticipated tablet that everyone has been blogging and podcasting about has not come from Apple… rather another strong force in the PC market, HP. The DreamScreen is a semi-tablet, meaning it doesn’t have a touchscreen (yet) and is more of a wireless-controlled screen versus a computer tablet. But it’s a tablet and a step in the right direction.
According to Venture Beat, “They’re not full-fledged computers that run Microsoft’s Windows software, but you can use them to keep up with Facebook friends, view photos as they’re updated in real-time, listen to Pandora Internet radio, share Snapfish personal photos and enjoy music and photo collections that are stored on other networked computers. It’s a category of computer that is suitable for casual use by broader, mainstream audiences who might use it while browsing TV.”
The main thing I find appealing about this “psuedo tablet” is its appearance. HP did it right. They’re perfect to use in the bedroom, kitchen or even living area as a “2nd TV” except you don’t have to wait to boot your tablet to get onto your favorite social networking sites.
“They come with two gigabytes of built-in memory for storing photos, music, and home movies directly on the device. And they have a universal serial bus and flash memory card connectors so that you can load digital content from a USB drive or digital camera. You can also load content wirelessly (via 802.11 b/g wireless networking) or drag and drop content from a networked computer to the screen, using your finger,” concludes Venture Beat.
They will retail for $249 for the 10.2 inch display and $299 for the 13.3 inch display.
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The much anticipated tablet that everyone has been blogging and podcasting about has not come from Apple… rather another strong force in the PC market, HP. The DreamScream is a semi-tablet, meaning it doesn’t have a touchscreen (yet) and i…