--- title: "HP Veer, HP Pre 3 & HP TouchPad" date: 2011-02-10 08:57:26 permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/02/10/hp-veer-hp-pre-3-hp-touchpad/ author: Lester Chan categories: - Press Release - Tablet tags: - HP - Palm - Pre 3 - TouchPad - Veer --- [Palm](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm,_Inc.) is pretty much going to die when HP bought over it April 2010 and now, it is officially dead as HP drops the “Palm” name and launches 3 new devices, HP Veer, HP Pre 3 & HP TouchPad. **HP Veer** ![HP Veer](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5431860539_188c077892_o.png) Features & Specifications: > - HP webOS 2.2 > - High-speed connectivity(1) > - Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7230 800-MHz processor > - 2.57-inch multitouch screen with a vibrant, 18-bit color, 320 x 400 resolution display > - Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation > - Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard > - 8 GB of internal storage(9) > - High-performance browser with full access to the web, including support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta for access to rich, Flash-based web content(1) > - Wireless connectivity: > - Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication(1) > - Integrated GPS(3) > - Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support > - Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using HP mobile hotspot(8) > - Multimedia options, including music, photos, video recording and playback, a 5-megapixel camera with geotagging and 3.5 mm stereo headphone adapter > - Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP)(5) > - Robust messaging support (combining IM, SMS and MMS capabilities)(4) > - Proximity sensor, light sensor and accelerometer > - Rechargeable 910 mAh battery > - USB mass storage mode to transfer your media and other files quickly between desktop and device > - Ringer switch, which easily silences the ringer with one touch > - Compatible with HP Touchstone (sold separately) > - Tri-band UMTS, quad-band GSM/EDGE world phone(10) > - Dimensions: 54.5 mm x 84.0 mm x 15.1 mm > - Weight: 103 grams Links: - Official Site: [HP Veer](http://www.palm.com/us/products/phones/veer/) - Press Release: [HP TouchPad Brings webOS to the Big Screen](http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/110209xa.html) - Engadget: [HP Veer: smallest smartphone in the webOS stable, 2.6-inch display, coming this spring](http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/the-hp-veer/) - Engadget: [HP Veer, first hands-on](http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/hp-veer-first-hands-on/) **HP Pre 3** ![HP Pre 3](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5432473178_d8ed3aeca2_z.jpg) Features & Specifications: > - HP webOS 2.2 > - High-speed connectivity(1) > - Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8x55 1.4-GHz processor > - 3.58-inch multitouch screen with a vibrant, 24-bit color, 480 x 800 resolution display > - Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation > - Redesigned vertical slide-out QWERTY keyboard with backlight > - 8 or 16 gigabytes (GB) of internal storage(11) > - High-performance browser with full access to the web, including support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta for access to rich, Flash-based web content(1) > - Wireless connectivity: > - Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication(1) > - Integrated GPS (and A-GPS)(7) > - Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support > - Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using HP mobile hotspot(9) > - Multimedia options, including music, photos, video recording and playback, a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack > - Rear-facing autofocus camera with flash, HD camcorder (capable up to 720p video recording) > - Front-facing VGA fixed-focus camera for live video calling(4) > - Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP)(3) > - Robust messaging support (combining IM, SMS and MMS capabilities)(12) > - Proximity sensor, light sensor, accelerometer and compass > - Removable, rechargeable 1,230 mAh battery > - USB mass storage mode to transfer media and other files quickly between desktop and device > - Ringer switch, which easily silences the ringer with one touch > - Compatible with HP Touchstone (sold separately) > - Dimensions: 111 mm x 64 mm x 16 mm > - Weight: 156 grams Links: - Official Site: [HP Pre 3](http://www.palm.com/us/products/phones/pre3/) - Press Release: [HP TouchPad Brings webOS to the Big Screen](http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/110209xb.html) - Engadget: [HP Pre 3: 1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU, 3.6-inch WVGA, coming this summer (video)](http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/the-hp-pre-3/) - Engadget: [HP Pre 3 first hands-on](http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/hp-pre-3-first-hands-on/) **HP TouchPad** ![HP TouchPad](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5431865947_42d75a1b00_z.jpg) Features & Specifications: > - HP webOS 3.0 > - High-speed connectivity(1) > - Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 1.2-GHz processor > - 9.7-inch diagonal XGA capacitive, multitouch screen with a vibrant, 18-bit color, 1,024 x 768 resolution display > - The option of either 16 > GB or 32 GB of internal storage(14) > - High-performance browser with full access to the web, including support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta for access to rich, Flash-based web content(1) > - Wireless connectivity: > - Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication(1) > - A-GPS (3G only)(10) > - Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support > - Multimedia options, including music, photos, video recording and playback, and a 3.5 mm headset/headphone/microphone jack > - Internal stereo speakers and Beats Audio > - Front-facing 1.3-megapixel webcam for live video calling(11) > - Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP)(6) > - Robust messaging support(4) > - Light sensor, accelerometer, compass (magnetometer) and gyroscope > - Rechargeable 6,300 mAh (typical) battery > - Micro-USB (Charging and PC Connect) with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed > - Built-in HP Touchstone technology for easy charging (HP Touchstone for TouchPad sold separately) and HP touch-to-share to share web addresses between TouchPad and compatible webOS phones(5) > - Dimensions: 190 mm x 242 mm x 13.7 mm > - Weight: approximately 740 g Links: - Official Site: [HP TouchPad](http://www.palm.com/us/products/pads/touchpad/) - Press Release: [HP TouchPad Brings webOS to the Big Screen](http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/110209xc.html) - Engadget: [HP’s 9.7-inch TouchPad: webOS 3.0 tablet with 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon, coming this summer](http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/the-hp-touchpad/) - Engadget: [HP TouchPad first hands-on](http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/hp-touchpad-first-hands-on/) By the way, HP press images suck, no consistency in all the 3 products. 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