HP shows off its slate device with teaser videos

Rosie Khdir takes a look into the latest news and videos from HP surrounding its Slate device, revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Following the recently announced release date for a certain other slate we have all come to know and love, HP has decided to get in on the action.

HP has posted videos (see below) on YouTube showing a computer-rendered model of the tablet in action, and boy is it a beauty!

According to what the video suggests, the Slate will have two-way video chat capabilities, a USB port, a SD card slot and image capture features. The Slate will run on Windows 7 and will be roughly the same size as its rival the iPad.

The HP Slate and the iPad differ in various ways, for example, you cannot connect a camera or SD card to the iPad without a dongle (which you have to pay extra for). One more prominent contrast is the fact that the HP Slate will support Adobe Flash, whereas the iPad will use HTML 5, a controversial decision that has the tech world divided.

The blog post that accompanied the videos, stated:

“Think about the last time you chatted with friends over Skype on your notebook. Or uploaded a picture from your mobile phone to Facebook or Flickr. How about the last time you viewed images or video from an SD card or a USB device. We know that you expect to be able to capture and share digital content on your mobile devices. And the HP slate device excels there.”

Rumours are already circling of a June release date, with estimated prices of around $500/€400/£350. PC Site® will keep you updated with all the news as it comes in, but until then, have a gawp at the videos!