HP TouchPad will not get an easy ride against the Tab 10.1 and iPad 2

WebOS, the OS that everybody loves, but that isn't running on hot smartphone form factors yet, will reach version 3.0 in the coming weeks. The HP TouchPad is the device to bring it to market, and the capacitive tablet can now be pre-ordered in select markets. The official release date for the TouchPad is July 1 for U.S. customers. It's worth noting that AT&T will officially launch a version of the TouchPad this summer, so don't go ahead and pre-order the Wi-Fi model if you want AT&T 3G connectivity. More details will be announced closer to release.

The TouchPad Wi-Fi will be available in 16GB and 32GB versions, selling for $500 and $600, respectively. Optional accessories for the TouchPad include the HP Touchstone Charging Dock, a Wireless Keyboard and a TouchPad Case (all sold separately). U.S. retailers and commercial resellers for the TouchPad include Best Buy, Staples, Office Depot, Walmart, Sam's Club, OfficeMax, Amazon.com, Fry's, Microcenter, other leading local and regional retailers, as well as HP's online stores.

We recently reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - an Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablet that proved to be packed with advanced technology in a super-thin body. The iPad 2 has taken a slightly different route, focusing heavily on its "Supersized iPhone" experience. The HP TouchPad will not get an easy ride against the Tab 10.1 and iPad 2, and let's not forget that 7-inchers like the HTC Flyer (and soon EVO View 4G for Sprint) will claim a stake in the capacitive tablet market too.

HP is confident that the TouchPad will become a success though:

"What makes HP TouchPad a compelling alternative to competing products is webOS," said Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president and general manager, Palm Global Business Unit, HP. "The platform's unmatched features and flexibility will continue to differentiate HP products from the rest of the market for both personal and professional use. This is only the beginning of what HP's scale can do with webOS."

We look forward to giving the TouchPad a run for its money!

The WebOS nuts at PreCentral have received an anonymous tip-off that HP's imminent slate won't be able to edit Office docs out of the box. As much as we'd like to dismiss this as a retaliatory rumor put out by BlackBerry, it emits an unfortunate whiff of truth. While HP has previously made a big deal of the TouchPad's inclusion of the Quickoffice app, it has only said it's "working with Quickoffice" to include document editing, and it has never demoed editing in action. The company has recently been trying to boost its app count, but perhaps it should have put more effort into securing core functionality instead. A glimmer of hope, though: the same tip-off also suggested that at least some editing capabilities will be introduced "via a downloadable update in Q3 2011". Hey, what's the rush?

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iPad accessory Would Be the Best Pioneer’s new receiver lineup?

It was kind of a treat for me because my favorite in-car stereo system when I was in my early teens had been a Pioneer floor mount cassette deck with auto-reverse. As such, the firm managed to earn quite a fond place in my heart.

Up until recently though, Pioneer hasn’t been at the top of their game and had to exit the TV business due to poor sales which is going to be problematic for them long term.

To be sure, TVs, DVD players and receivers are increasingly being integrated into various next-gen platforms.

However, I was extremely impressed with Pioneer's new VSX-1021 A/V receiver with Airplay because of its iPad connection.

In fact, I’ve placed it on my own personal short list of things I want to buy. Yes, it doesn’t ship until early next month but I’ll share with you what was impressive. Here's a hint, it was the smooth integration with Apple's iPad.

iPod/iPhone/iPad Integration

If I were to suggest a few years ago that folks might want to buy a $550 tablet as a remote control for a $550 receiver you’d have called me nuts.

Well, until you see this receiver, you might still call me nuts. 

Still, Pioneer has done an excellent job of creating an app that works with an iPhone or iPod Touch, but shines particularly with an iPad - by turning the receiver into an advanced music device.

From the iPad you can power up the unit, link multiple receivers and sync them to provide "whole house" audio via Apple’s AirPlay.

You can also configure the audio environment and even dynamically place yourself in it so that no matter where you sit you get perfect sound.

You can, of course, manage your audio and video sources - with a particular emphasis on sources that are DLNA complaint.

Setup is a virtual snap with a PC based (iPad version coming - though I thought the PC keyboardwas handy) dynamic manual which walks you step by step through each connection until you are done.

In effect, and I’m just skimming the surface here, you can turn your iPad into the most amazing remote control on the planet short of a $1,000 + custom unit.

And even some of these high end custom remote controls won’t do what the iPad can when connected to this receiver.Oh, and one more thing.

When you change the name on a remote control feature it changes on the remote itself.

Sure, most receivers have programmable remotes but virtually none in this price class have the ability to change the name on the button which can be rather frustrating if you don’t remember which button your changed.

This was guy heaven, if only for the few moments I got to play with the VSX-1021.

Other Features

The receiver is one of the first full featured HDMI 1.4 based products and, as a result, boasts some interesting new options on top of the expected 3D support.

For example, the VSX-1021 can pull audio off of the TV if you want to use it as a media source. 

And, as you would expect, the apps integrate with Pioneer’s new BluRay players making for a nice integrated solution.

But one of the coolest aspects: you don’t have to turn on the receiver to watch TV from a receiver connected source. 

It boasts passive pass through so the TV can see whatever the receiver was last connected to.

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