So HP(alm)’s TouchPad is about as close to an iPad as you can get without giving Apple any money (exact same sized display/form factor, etc). HP, beyond the original demo, hasn’t shown much about the product. However, at Sandisk’s booth (who are supplying the Touchpad’s storage), they were giving out full demos:
I can’t imagine this demo will stay live long but enjoy it while you can and just wonder how it’s “Card-based” OS will compare to an iPad 2 running iOS 5.
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