I fear that as well but since it will be a dual boot, isnt it possible to operate 1 os at a time so that the battery last longer?
Official HP TouchPad Tablet Thread (just getting ready!)
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I fear that as well but since it will be a dual boot, isnt it possible to operate 1 os at a time so that the battery last longer?
Ya...I'll play around w/ it some more today but I'm already thinking sell while it's hot...I might be able to even get someone to pay exactly what I paid for it even tho it's open...I was really disappointed w/ the ereader...I'll try the comic reader before I make my decision...the iPad has really fuckin spoiled my expectations...I don't need a whole bunch of apps...but when I looked to see if there was an alternative ereader the selection was pretty slim...
Ya that's realistic...when I rooted my Pandigital Novel to run Droid battery life decreased...granted the Touchpad is a diff beast so who knows
could it be how epub was formatted, i've read 3 books already with absolutely
no issues. got my comics on there too. a bunch of pdfs.
my only issue is that you can't download pdfs via the web browser. so i have
to copy them from the pc.
this is my first tablet device and i've read more books/magazines in
3 weeks than i can remember.
Na...it shows up straight in iBooks...plus I miss the convenience of swiping a page
This shit is great as a 1st tablet...I'm not knocking the tablet...esp. if you got it for $99-$149...shit even around $200...my shit is I've had an iPad for over a year now...so there are several lil things re: the OS/specific apps that I've gotten accustomed to that make me very critical of other tablets...and ya you will do a gang of reading now...I've dled over $3000 worth of comics since I got my 1st tablet...so the heavy price tag I paid doesn't bother me as much...and I won't even get started on the amount of books I have...I won't be able to read all of them during this lifetime
I found out why I was receiving the weird format where some letters/punctuation marks were being replaced by weird symbols...I had to change the encoding from CP-1252 (Latin) to UTF-8
Also there's no page swipe but you can tap anywhere on the screen to go to the next page or back...I thought you could only use the directional arrows on the bottom...it's weird tho...it doesn't work left to right but top to bottom...tap anywhere on the top half of the screen to go back a page and tap anywhere on the bottom half to advance a page...I wish I was a software dev...
No disagreement here...WEBos is really stable and smooth. I'm a tinkerer and a geek at heart so I love being able to rip open an OS and make changes to every little thing. For example, I can't wait to make my Xoom look like this...
or this...
That's why Android works for me but it's Not a knock on the touchpad. I bought my girl a one also and its perfect for her. My only real knocks is
A.
I was kinda disappointed with the battery life. My battery died watching movies on a 5 hour flight to L.A. and I was expecting at least 8 hours in airplane mode.
B.
The 1.3 Megapixel camera in 2011 is just sad...
Did you have it on full brightness? That plays a huge role in battery life...ya the Droid OS is fun as hell for customizing ya home screen
I have Preware loaded and it just happened...I added a comic via usb...had to restart the Touchpad for it to show up...maybe it's diff if you dl a comic from the net
comic page is taking long to show up too...gotta play around w/ this some more
Thanks...comics show up straight man...I had to reboot it tho each time I add some via usb...the shit is cool man...it's still some minor things I'm not happy w/ only bcuz as I've said the iPad has spoiled me...but for $200 tho I'm chillin...if HP contact me since I on they mailing list then I will just cop another 1 for $99 and then flip it so I get back my $$$ and even out...actually fuck it...all the movies and comics and books and games I get for free I not gonna bitch over an extra $100...this shit is cool for around the house and shit and I can "reserve" the iPad for when I traveling or w/e
has anyone downloaded webos doctor?
My tablet updated fine out the box and I have had no issues (other then the hbogo recently) do i NEED to download webos doctor
My tablet updated fine out the box and I have had no issues (other then the hbogo recently) do i NEED to download webos doctor
El Pirate...if it makes you feel better I took back my iPad 2 today...my brief time w/ the Touchpad has spoiled me as well...the iOS is boring and restrictive...too much so...I just couldn't deal w/ the lack of Flash...after plunking down $500+ for it...of course none of this is new but having the Touchpad just made me hate the fact a lil bit more...in an ideal world I wish I coulda had the Touchpad for $99 and combine that w/ the app library of the iPad...best of both worlds...when the iPad was the only tab on the market I got it cuz I needed something to hold me down when I was traveling...a year later not much progress in the tab game and the whole thing is just overrated...none of the tablets including the iPad has ever given me what I really wanted...still waiting for a Windows-based tablet that operates like a laptop/netbook but in the new tablet form...not them old slabs from before...also I wonder if there's $$$ in a dedicated comic book reader like ereaders...the iPad + Comiczeal is great for reading comics but @ $500 ppl are not gonna spend that just to read comics...I don't have the $$$ or resources to even know where to start but I'd love to see someone come up w/ a dedicated comic book reader...anyway I'm out the tab game until exactly what I want comes out/is released...and yes I had the iPad 2...mods can confirm that yesterday I made a couple of posts using the Dolphin HD browser iPad + Samsung Galaxy + HP Touchpad + iPad 2...and now none
iPad + Samsung Galaxy + HP Touchpad + iPad 2...and now none 
El Pirate...if it makes you feel better I took back my iPad 2 today...my brief time w/ the Touchpad has spoiled me as well...the iOS is boring and restrictive...too much so...I just couldn't deal w/ the lack of Flash...after plunking down $500+ for it...of course none of this is new but having the Touchpad just made me hate the fact a lil bit more...in an ideal world I wish I coulda had the Touchpad for $99 and combine that w/ the app library of the iPad...best of both worlds...when the iPad was the only tab on the market I got it cuz I needed something to hold me down when I was traveling...a year later not much progress in the tab game and the whole thing is just overrated...none of the tablets including the iPad has ever given me what I really wanted...still waiting for a Windows-based tablet that operates like a laptop/netbook but in the new tablet form...not them old slabs from before...also I wonder if there's $$$ in a dedicated comic book reader like ereaders...the iPad + Comiczeal is great for reading comics but @ $500 ppl are not gonna spend that just to read comics...I don't have the $$$ or resources to even know where to start but I'd love to see someone come up w/ a dedicated comic book reader...anyway I'm out the tab game until exactly what I want comes out/is released...and yes I had the iPad 2...mods can confirm that yesterday I made a couple of posts using the Dolphin HD browser
You went from everything to nothing? You are right about iOS is really a bore and after a few minutes its honestly meh
El Pirate...if it makes you feel better I took back my iPad 2 today...my brief time w/ the Touchpad has spoiled me as well...the iOS is boring and restrictive...too much so...I just couldn't deal w/ the lack of Flash...after plunking down $500+ for it...of course none of this is new but having the Touchpad just made me hate the fact a lil bit more...in an ideal world I wish I coulda had the Touchpad for $99 and combine that w/ the app library of the iPad...best of both worlds...when the iPad was the only tab on the market I got it cuz I needed something to hold me down when I was traveling...a year later not much progress in the tab game and the whole thing is just overrated...none of the tablets including the iPad has ever given me what I really wanted...still waiting for a Windows-based tablet that operates like a laptop/netbook but in the new tablet form...not them old slabs from before...also I wonder if there's $$$ in a dedicated comic book reader like ereaders...the iPad + Comiczeal is great for reading comics but @ $500 ppl are not gonna spend that just to read comics...I don't have the $$$ or resources to even know where to start but I'd love to see someone come up w/ a dedicated comic book reader...anyway I'm out the tab game until exactly what I want comes out/is released...and yes I had the iPad 2...mods can confirm that yesterday I made a couple of posts using the Dolphin HD browser
you a funny dude. You sure you don't have a slight case of OCD?
I def do bro I def do
I know I may sound like I'm flip flopping but the tablet game has always been meh to me...the only reason why I fucked w/ the iPad was cuz it was the only joint that was out when I needed some entertainment to last me during a 7 hr wait @ the airport...and it grew on me...it was like settling for a bitch cuz there was no others around...but right now all these "bitches" is looking wack to me
I agree... but for $100 this TP bitch is a keeper
If I paid $100 for it I woulda kept it on gp...I paid $200 and sold it back for the same amount just to get my $$$ back
Since the webosbuzz site is down, I thought I'd share the EA Battleship game link that I found with you all. It's a great game if you have multiple touchpads on the same network. The link is lurker proof, so you all know what to do.
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try the Coby Kyros...costs only $150, has all the features the expensive tablets have and has Flash
webosbuzz should be back soon. I read on their site that they were moving to a different server.
Thanks for the info. Until it is back up, I'll continue to share the links that I find to different apps. I've found a couple more EA game apps.
Scrabble - Lurker Proof Link: [Hide]http://megaupload.com/?d=6HYNQDSL[/Hide]
Connect 4 - Lurker Proof Link: [Hide]http://megaupload.com/?d=W8Y05MSP[/Hide]
I've tested all 3 games, these 2 plus Battleship, on my touchpad and can verify that they all work. Connect 4 plays in the phone emulator mode, but it is still pretty decent. I have 2 touchpads in my house and my young son enjoys playing Battleship and Connect 4 against me.
you don't have the file that allows you to run palm phone games on a fullscreen TP?
got android cm7 installed...able to dual boot...thing runs smooth...havent encountered no bugstested angry birds live wallpaper internet android market gotta say i'm impressed
Link...? How'd you install it?
So you just gonna mention u installed andriod but fail to bless the family? U living foul homes
Installation Guide: CM7 Android for Touchpad
http://www.webosbuzz.com/hp-touchpad/2451-step-step-installation-guide-cm7-android-touchpad.html
http://www.webosbuzz.com/hp-touchpad/2451-step-step-installation-guide-cm7-android-touchpad.html
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