Here’s some more news of HP/Palm’s webOS tablet, Topaz.PreCentral has obtained documents regarding the upcoming Palm Topaz WebOS tablet, revealing preliminary specs as well as more details about the tablet’s cloud support.To start off with, the tablet will be powered by a Qualcomm dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and an integrated Adreno 220 Graphics processor will speed up graphics for the tablet.
The Topaz will feature a 1.2GHz Qualcomm-based processor with an integrated Adreno 220 GPU, 512MB of DDR2 memory, 9.7-inch capacitive display at XGA (1024 x 768) resolution with an oleophobic (germ resistant) Gorilla Glass front , Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera and dual-band 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi radio.
Additional features will include 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of internal storage, optional mobile broadband, accelerometer, gyroscope, light sensor, microphone and an eight hour battery. A WiFi-only model is also planned and will be released as well with HSPA, LTE and CDMA variants also being rumored with carrier SIM locks and A-GPS support.
The documents also provide an overview of the new WebOS experience, revealing that the Touchstone device as well as HP servers will play a key role in delivering a seamless experience between various HP products. For instance, there will not be tap-to-share via NFC, but Touchstone tap-to-share. Also, a cloud service provided by HP will offer Snapfish for photos, Melodeo music integration, HP Cloud Drive and HP Cloud Canvas. There’s a lot going on here, so we look forward to see the official announcement next month.
