***The Official HP TouchPad Thread***

[Its_Me]

Managed to get a Touchstone charger in the end, not much to say really does exactly what you'd expect! The unit itself is a lot smaller than I expected, and plenty sturdy to have the tablet in portrait or landscape. No idea on charge times etc. yet as I've hardly used it .

I also grabbed an official HP case, its more or less exactly the same as the original ipad folio case only the folding tab is velcro secured not magnetic :/ Makes usage a bit more clunky, not sure I'll keep it or give it to my Mum with her 16gb.

I actually quite like it as Velcro, fits the job better for my Sons tbh, but i do understand what you mean.

I ordered the HP KB for mine too, but thinking i might like a neo case for it too that would take the touchpad and the HP case inside if you have an idea's?

 

[spudbynight]

http://inntw.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/getting-started-with-your-touchpad-uk-kindle-app/

 

[Its_Me]

Overclocking?
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/overclocking-the-hp-touchpad-cranks-up-the-speed/3581

Top10 free apps?
http://www.buzzingup.com/2011/08/best-webos-apps-for-your-brand-new-99-hp-touchpad/

WEBos portal type news page
http://www.scoop.it/t/webos

 

[Azza]

Could all these guides etc please be added to the first post?

 

[dasyad]

http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touchpad/293028-new-touchpad-heres-your-get-started-guide.html

and

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/how-to-improve-the-performance-of-your-new-hp-touchpad/3866

Both were essential for me, not sure if they have already been posted.

 

[DarkShadow]

Posted in the other thread accidentally - I'm in a dilemma here..

I got my 32GB but the screen in comparison to the 16GB one is shocking. See for yourselves:

16GB (Left) 32GB (Right) - Both are on highest brightness.









DSLR is out of order so Desire HD was best I could do (ignore the noise).

I'm not sure what to do. The 16GB's brightness on half is comparable to the 32GB's.

32GB Pros: Blacks are blacker. Colours more vibrant.
16GB Pros: Whites are whiter. Super bright!

Which should I keep? Grrr

 

[dasyad]

Get the 32 fixed under warranty?

 

[Its_Me]

have you updated them both ?

 

[Duke]

Useful thread, mine arrives tomorrow

 

[roboffer]

Posted in the other thread accidentally - I'm in a dilemma here..

Opposite here, my 32gb is brighter than my brothers 16gb by a bit.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I heard that HP are pulling out of the tablet and pc market ?

 

[dasyad]

The 50GB free Box account is working for me here

 

[matthewhotdude]

The 50GB free Box account is working for me here

What's this?

 

[Bennie-Mac]

I heard that HP are pulling out of the tablet and pc market ?

Wow we have a quick one here guys

They have, hence the ridiculous price cuts.

What's this?

Look for the box,net app on the WebOS app store, you get 50Gb free cloud storage for life. Usually costs $20 per month. Has to be activated through the app but can be used on any computer once activated. Dunno if you've ever used Dropbox or similar but you basically put a file from your computer into a specific folder, and you can access it on other devices without taking up the actual device memory. So dump a few movies in it from your computer and you can watch them on the tablet etc etc.

 

[dasyad]

What's this?

Like drop box but for the TouchPad. Can use the 50GB free across all devices though as far as I know.

http://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.box.webos&applicationid=9288

 

[Bennie-Mac]

Nope. It's broken.

BWAHAHAHAHA!

I meant has anyone been able to get other Micro USB devices that arent the charger to work in the slot? Android only enabled this feature in the 3.1 update.

For example a Micro USB to USB cable could be connected to an SD card reader and BAM instant extra storage space.

 

[matthewhotdude]

Like drop box but for the TouchPad. Can use the 50GB free across all devices though as far as I know.

http://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.box.webos&applicationid=9288

Sounds great, So if I install the app on my Iphone, I will be able to access photos taken on the phone stored in the drop box on my touchpad?

 

[POB]

I'm really pleased with mine, the browser seems better then stock Honeycomb one on android, it has not crashed on me unlike android.

 

[shaffaaf27]

webos <3 plain and simple

 

[dasyad]

Sounds great, So if I install the app on my Iphone, I will be able to access photos taken on the phone stored in the drop box on my touchpad?

I believe so yes, I used it to move things between my TouchPad and desktop PC