Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today

#1

Post by malte » Wed, Feb 09, 2011, 4:17 PM UTC

Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today
palm.com

Re: Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today

#2

Post by xal » Wed, Feb 09, 2011, 4:39 PM UTC

Please oh please open source it. You failed to do it with Be, please learn from the past!

Re: Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today

#3

Post by mikecane » Wed, Feb 09, 2011, 4:41 PM UTC

The countdown clock is for the website refresh. The live event begins at 10AM PST.

Re: Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today

#4

Post by ugh » Wed, Feb 09, 2011, 4:47 PM UTC

mikecane wrote: post #3

The countdown clock is for the website refresh. The live event begins at 10AM PST.

That’s 6 pm in London, 19:00 in Paris and Berlin, right?

Times zones make my brain hurt.

Re: Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today

#5

Post by xuki » Wed, Feb 09, 2011, 4:49 PM UTC

xal wrote: post #2

Please oh please open source it. You failed to do it with Be, please learn from the past!

I don't think so. WebOS is a valuable asset and HP definitely want to keep it to themselves.

We'll see =).

Re: Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today

#6

Post by fname » Wed, Feb 09, 2011, 4:52 PM UTC

Touchpad leak: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/palm-touchpad-leaked-1-5-...

Re: Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today

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Post by allwein » Wed, Feb 09, 2011, 4:58 PM UTC

fname wrote: post #6

Touchpad leak: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/palm-touchpad-leaked-1-5-...

Sadly, there's no news on the relevant question yet. Will it be price competitive with the iPad?

Re: Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today

#8

Post by ddkrone » Wed, Feb 09, 2011, 5:10 PM UTC

I really hope they do come out with something nice. I wrote applications for the palm pre with their ares IDE and it was a blast. They just don't have the user base to make it worthwhile for developers and it sucks because I don't think anything beats HTML/Javascript when it comes to writing mobile apps.

Re: Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today

#9

Post by ugh » Wed, Feb 09, 2011, 5:10 PM UTC

allwein wrote: post #7

fname wrote: post #6

Touchpad leak: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/palm-touchpad-leaked-1-5-...

Sadly, there's no news on the relevant question yet. Will it be price competitive with the iPad?

I think there are several unanswered relevant questions:

1. Is it priced competitively (base model between $400 and $600)?

2. Does the software fit the form factor (unlike current Android tablets)?

3. Is its hardware up to the task (not in terms of specs but in terms of “snappiness”) and does it have competitive battery life?

4. Will it be available immediately or very soon?

Some of those questions will be answered today, others only later in reviews.

Re: Remind HN: webOS Announcement Today

#10

Post by binbasti » Wed, Feb 09, 2011, 5:19 PM UTC

ugh wrote: post #4

mikecane wrote: post #3

The countdown clock is for the website refresh. The live event begins at 10AM PST.

That’s 6 pm in London, 19:00 in Paris and Berlin, right? Times zones make my brain hurt.

Try http://everytimezone.com