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HP Opal, the 7 Inch Tablet That Could’ve Been Great

Posted by on August 23, 2011 No comments


People can’t seem to get over the whole HP thing, so the killed webOS and TouchPad made the product more popular than its maker could have ever imagined. And what about those devices that HP also had in the making? Stuff like the 4G TouchPad and the 7 inch Opal tablet…

A 7 inch HP slate crafted following the feedback of the people who praised or hated the TouchPad would have been great. Just look at how well the BlackBerry PlayBook was received, well not that well, but still better than the TouchPad. One might argue that it lacks contacts and email, but imagine a unit without being crippled by these aspects… The Opal would have been really great.

What’s really interesting is that gdgt.com is reporting that HP’s QA team had a production-ready model of the Opal tablet available and ready for debugging. Also, this model popped up at the FCC not so long ago, ready for AT&T release in 16GB and 32GB flavors as the TouchPad Go. I guess we’ll never get to know how the 7 inch unit feels in the hands of the consumer… which is really a pity, especially considering the fact that the 7 inch segment doesn’t really have a catchy product yet.


7 Inch TouchPad Go Tablet Reaches the FCC; Opal in Disguise?

Posted by on August 11, 2011 No comments


Remember when HP was rumored to prepare two tablets for us, one being the 9.7 inch TouchPad and the other being a mysterious model called Opal? Well, the second could be the device just revealed by the FCC, through some documents that show labels for a presumed HP TouchPad Go with 7 inch display.

The last time this unit was in the rumors, it was expected to launch this month as Opal. This is also a webOS unit, most likely with version 3.0 of the platform on board. The labels you see right here show 4 models, 3 of them destined for the United States. These versions include a basic 16GB slate with GPS and WiFi, another model with 32GB and HSPA+ connectivity on AT&T.

The third is also available with 32GB of storage and GPS, while the fourth unit is not meant for the United States. Yes, you’ve read it well, there’s FCC documentation for a European tablet version, bizarre as that may seem. Europe will get the HP TouchPad Go in 32GB 3G flavor…

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