This is HP's 10-inch WebOS Tablet, the Topaz
So this is what HP Palm has been up to.
We know HP Palm has got some big plans for WebOS. The company has an event planned for February 9, and until today, we had very little information as to what that event was about. Widely believed to be a tablet and smartphone affair when the invitations were sent out, there’s now little doubt as to what we can expect from the San Fransisco launch.
Engadget received the following renders from a 'trusted tipster' who claims the tablet depicted is one of two that HP will announce next month. Dubbed the Topaz, the device boasts a 9-inch touchscreen, a front-facing camera and a micro USB port on the bottom.

HP is also expected to launch a 7-inch tablet called the Opal, which is scheduled for a September launch on Verizon and a summer 2012 launch on AT&T. Though release dates aren't solid yet, it sounds as though the Topaz will hit first and both will be packing a 1.2 GHz CPU.
Nothing more specific than that in terms of specifications, though the reported September release has us worried already. We’re seeing some badass Tegra 2 devices and it's only January. Another nine months and who knows what the tablet market will look like.
"Dubbed the Topaz, the device boasts a 9-inch touchscreen"
make up your mind, people.
I know what you mean. Its probably something like a 9.7" screen which they just market as a 10". Its starting to get like hard drives!
I love my Pre Plus.. but i was envious of the ipad... now i can feel included.. I know its stupid.. but i cannot bring myself to buy an apple product.. i have used the ipad and the iphone.. both are awesome.... i just cannot bring myself to buy one. I am very excited.
Which will be very good to read magazines.
Tablet today are too small.
I am seeing some orphan products in the next few years. HP is notorious for creating orphan products.
The hardware is pretty dire but the software is just terrible. I cannot comprehend how some of the faults got through any sort of testing phase. For example, the document viewer cuts off the edges of a standard A4 page so when I get quotes from suppliers, I can read the whole document..... except the numbers on the far right hand side. Useful.
The whole thing pisses me off on a daily basis.
Apple was also very late to the world of slates and were able to succeed.
John Stewart can say he's shrinking again...
But then again, Apple is Apple.