We’re here live at HP’s webOS event in San Francisco, where the company is expected to unveil a series of new phones and a tablet called the TouchPad. HP has decked out the Herbst Pavilion in San Francisco for the main event, and the room is filled with journalists, analysts, partners, staff and guests.
HP acquired Palm last year for $1.2 billion, and now the company is looking to cash in on its investment. Can the hardware giant help Palm make a comeback in a market dominated by Android and iOS? Will the TouchPad be a viable competitor to the iPad or will it simply flop? What else does HP have up its sleeve?
We’re about to get some answers. Here are my live notes from today’s event:
HP’s WebOS event: Live Notes
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All times are in Pacific Time
9:55 AM: After waiting in line for 20 minutes, I’m finally in the Herbst Pavilion. There is HP blue everywhere.
9:58: We’re being ushered into the room now. There’s a giant screen with HP’s logo and at least 200 people packed in this room. I hear there won’t...
