HP has big plans for the Palm webOS. While we’ve just heard that the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus are about to hit the UK, HP has been looking to the future and it doesn’t just hold an HP webOS tablet. There are  webOS-packing printers on the way too. Seriously…

Those rumours that the HP Slate could be ditching Windows 7 in favour of webOS are looking ever more reasonable. During HP’s earnings call, its CEO Mark Hurd outlined its plans for Palm and they’re pretty wide-reaching.

Hurd said HP will put “webOS into a variety of form factors including slates and web-connected printers.” That last part is a new suggestion but it makes sense. HP has already launched an app store for the HP Photosmart Premium, building webOS into new models would simply take that a step further.

Prior to being pounced on by HP, Palm boss Jon Rubenstein talked up the potential of webOS tablets but there’s no reason the OS shouldn’t make its way into lots other devices. HP also says it will even sling the mobile OS into netbooks which will could give Chrome OS netbooks a run for their money.

Let us know: do you think webOS has what it takes to power the tablets and printers of our dreams?

Due TBC | £TBC | HP (via CNET)

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  • Daymo

    I for one cant wait for a WebOS powered tablet to come out, I have had a Palm pre for 6 months now and just love the simple interface and multitasking.

    • http://www.electricpig.co.uk Ben Sillis

      I’m glad HP is swapping Windows 7 for some a bit less power hungry – and a lot more fun to use – on its tablet.

  • smartphone

    webOS has more than what it takes. It’s small, consumes less power, and yet capable of running high-end games like Need for Speed and Asphalt 5 in flawless 3D performance! webOS has the very BEST multitasking mobile operating system today. Put this puppy on a faster processor and it will fly! HP will turn their next generation into smart print servers that will no longer require printer drivers. Just send your document or photos from your smartphone or mobile device anywhere in the world to these internet-connected HP webOS printers and it will handle the rest instantly! HP webOS Printers will be the next generation Fax machines of the future.

  • Craig Wilkinson

    Web OS is ok, but after 4 months with a Palm Pre, I’m ready to ditch it for a turd sandwich….

    They’re not well made, and I’m uncertain if it’s the fault of the hardware or the software, but the OS constantly hangs. It hangs to the point that I can press the phone icon, and it acknowledges the touch, yet won’t start the phone application. If I had to pick one word, it would be: LAME.

    Don’t bother with HP if this is the way they’re going, it’ll waste your time, and they’ll ditch the OS within a year for something with a higher rate of reliability, like Windows 3.11.

    • http://www.electricpig.co.uk Ben Sillis

      Sorry to hear that Craig – hopefully the Palm Pre Plus’ extra memory will go some way to solving that. We should be reviewing it soon…

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