Hewlett Packard has likened the upcoming webOS tablet to the iPad in a circulating developer memo of Peter Helm. He said that the former Palm team was advancing at full speed with an applications initiative. He also explained that HP was developing the webOS for more phones and equally for tablet-style devices that would resemble to the iPad. A webOS tablet is expected for months from the PC builder but no allusions to Apple have been made until now.
The comments Helm has made are probably intended to give developers some references for the experience of the tablets. They are also indicating that the company is conscious about the effect Apple has on developers.
Hewlett Packard has been aware of Apple’s plans related to the tablet even before the iPad has been unveiled, as it had a prototype of the Windows 7 Slate ready. Since that moment, HP acquired Palm in order to help making tablets and launched a printer with an Android-based tablet as a hybrid control interface and media device.
It is already known that the webOS tablet should run on an ARM processor and would also support multi-touch, but other features are completely unknown for now.
