Welcome to PhoneNews.com’s liveblog for the HP/Palm Think Beyond event, which is expected to reveal the Palm Topaz tablet and more devices, with the possibility of a retail launch beginning tonight online. Read More for up to the minute coverage.
10:01 – Getting ready to go.
10:03 - And we’re off to the races with no Palm logos to be seen. Anywhere.
10:04 – Music’s louder than my usual DJ sets and is pretty bass-heavy, kind of distracting.
10:10 – Still waiting on the event to start, with people shuffling backstage.
10:12 – Still waiting.
10:16 – Lights are dimming
10:17 – Todd Bradley EVP of Personal Systems on stage talking about “first times”
10:18 – Showing photos of HP laptops. Now onto photos of HP milestone hardware.
10:19 – Droning on about shipping hardware and milestones, moving onto webOS
10:22 – photos of HP’s demonstrating link with homebrew
10:24 – Listing online services talking about consistent experiences and generalities
10:26 – John Rubenstein onstage talking about HP purchase and what Palm can do now
10:27- new Synergy logo and talking up sync between cloud and device.
10:28 – quoting press acclaim
10:30 – WebOS 2.1 confirmed with 50 new features, Verizon Pre 2 up for pre-order starting tomorrow.
10:31 – Shows off Veer: smaller than Pre, resembles credit card with slide out keyboard and HSPA+ support and 8GB storage, 800Mhz Scorpion processor, GPS, 360×400 display, Early Spring release
10:35 – Pre 3 revealed with WVGA display, dual-mode CDMA EVDO Rev A/HSPA+, 5.0 megapixel camera with HD video capture, Wi-Fi N radio, 16GB storage, 1.4 GHz Snapdragon, launch this Summer.
10:38 – Touchpad revealed with specs from previous reports confirmed, Beats audio processing, dual-core Snapdragon, 1GB RAM, Bluetooth, 16/32GB options, gyro/accel sensors and compass.
10:43 – revised user interface for Synergy, Calendar and Palm Profile sync between devices
10:44 - New TouchPad accessories include case, wireless keyboard and Touchstone dock, with case supporting Touchstone
