HP introduces its first WebOS tablet, the HP TouchPad

HP has just introduced its first tablet computer, the HP TouchPad. It runs HP's WebOS operating system, has a 9.7-inch, 1024-by-768 display, and weighs 1.6 pounds. The TouchPad supports video chatting, voice phone calls, and uses a dual-core 1.2-GHz processor. Storage is either 16GB or 32GB, and it has a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass.

HP also unveiled two new WebOS phones, the Pre 3 and Veer; the latter is the smallest WebOS phone to date.

Update: HP's TouchPad website is live; photo of the device after the jump.

Update: HP's press release says the Wi-Fi version of the TouchPad will be available this summer, followed later this year by 3G and 4G versions. But no pricing or exact availability is being announced yet.

The HP TouchPad WebOS tablet
Photo: HP

—Jeff Fox

—Jeffrey Fox