Guest leemain88 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 now we have a excellent rom for our vega's in the form of vegacomb, i was looking for a new gizmo to tinker with and stumbled across the announcement of the HP touchpad being axed.Dixons have confirmed this and are slashing the prices of the touchpad to £89 for the 16gb and £115 for the 32gb.....my question is are any dev's out there looking to pick one of these tabs up at a bargain price and what is the possibility of the beloved android being ported to it???? cheers :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cass67 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 now we have a excellent rom for our vega's in the form of vegacomb, i was looking for a new gizmo to tinker with and stumbled across the announcement of the HP touchpad being axed.Dixons have confirmed this and are slashing the prices of the touchpad to £89 for the 16gb and £115 for the 32gb.....my question is are any dev's out there looking to pick one of these tabs up at a bargain price and what is the possibility of the beloved android being ported to it???? cheers :) Yeah good luck getting a hold of one .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leemain88 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Yeah good luck getting a hold of one .. iv'e got one reserved at my local store :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dibbles Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 It might be better to have posted your request in the "General" section of the forum rather than just within the Vega section. That way it is "on topic" and other devs who do not frequent this section might see it and offer a response. :) http://android.modaco.com/forum/364-general-discussion/ Good luck in grabbing one, not sure what I would do with it even at the price it is offered at.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yogimax Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 (edited) Aaaarrrgggghhhh - in my rush to try to get a fire sale Touchpad, I left my vega at work! Now what am I going to have to play with this evening :( ps Didn't get one of the mythical beasts either.... Edited August 22, 2011 by Yogimax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaxiP Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 If I can get one, I'll take it but so far, no stock anywhere near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Marchant Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I placed an order late yesterday afternoon on the basis I would get a price match or return it. Waiting for order confirmation. There is a thread / forum going over at XDA about porting Android onto it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MartzWeb Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 not a single one available in Northern Ireland through dixons, currys or pcworld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IanTurner Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) Staples had some. Their website crashed from the load of folks looking for a bargain :lol: Apparently there is a development team looking at porting Android Gingerbread to the touchpad but their wikipage lists the developers as zombies so I assume they need brains as they say the developers don't know who they are yet. Hope none of the vegacomb devs have managed to buy one Edited August 23, 2011 by IanTurner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HypoTurtle Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 not a single one available in Northern Ireland through dixons, currys or pcworld. Well they are all essentially the same company (DSG) so they would have the same stock. Been looking to see if they can be bought from the south but no luck on that front either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rebeldx Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 i got 1 :) carphone warehouse, my missus went n got there just as it was opening this morning have 2 b brutally honest ............. it's actually really really good, needs more apps ala android market, n email client is pretty poor, also not being able 2 have shortcuts 2 apps etc on homescreen is a bit of a pain but the UI is awesome, the display is quality as is the audio ....... everything just works, n works really well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MartzWeb Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Well they are all essentially the same company (DSG) so they would have the same stock. Been looking to see if they can be bought from the south but no luck on that front either. true, all the same company, but not always the same deals and their stock levels aren't always that accurate, so it's worth checking around. i also checked ebuyer and cpw but no joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest phil8715 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) i got 1 :) carphone warehouse, my missus went n got there just as it was opening this morning have 2 b brutally honest ............. it's actually really really good, needs more apps ala android market, n email client is pretty poor, also not being able 2 have shortcuts 2 apps etc on homescreen is a bit of a pain but the UI is awesome, the display is quality as is the audio ....... everything just works, n works really well There's rumours Argos might be dropping the price of the Hp TouchPad maybe tomorrow. I knew they had been reduced in the US, I thought they wouldn't do it here in the UK because places like DSG would rather send them back to HP than sell them for £89. Looks like they've taken off the DSG website.It's on the Pc World Website but when I click onto the link it just takes me back to the same page. If I could get one, I would probably sell my Vega to fund one. Edited August 23, 2011 by phil8715 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest phil8715 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Argos have reduced the price to £89 for 16gb and £115 for 32gb. Buts it's only available for home delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IanTurner Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Argos have reduced the price to £89 for 16gb and £115 for 32gb. Buts it's only available for home delivery. An hour later and sold out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest simonta Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I got to say, I don't get it. £90 odd pounds on a tablet that received poor reviews, has been shot dead by it's creator, will have no upgrades, bug fixes or onwards support for it's operating system and a very limited supply of apps that can only shrink. About the only thing going for it is there's a faint hope of someone porting Android to it. Or am I missing the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest premieral Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I got to say, I don't get it. £90 odd pounds on a tablet that received poor reviews, has been shot dead by it's creator, will have no upgrades, bug fixes or onwards support for it's operating system and a very limited supply of apps that can only shrink. About the only thing going for it is there's a faint hope of someone porting Android to it. Or am I missing the point? That about sums it up for me Simon :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mitchb23 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Comet have the following statemnet from HP which seems to read they are dropping the hardware but will continue to develop operating system , I'll believe it when i see it right enough. "HP has made the decision not to continue developing webOS devices. However, the company is deeply committed to the future of the webOS platform. HP is also fully committed to the ongoing support and service of customers who purchased webOS devices. We will honor our product warranties and will continue to provide market leading support via services such as webOS Butler, our free setup support service available to all purchasers of HP webOS products for the first 90 days after purchase. Furthermore, HP intends to enhance the webOS platform and ecosystem and support, innovate and develop applications that deliver relevant and compelling benefits to the markets in which we compete. HP TouchPad owners can look forward to a continued delightful experience, over-the-air updates that enhance the platform and add functionality and a growing applications catalog." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Minimonkey Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Looks like it will be getting android port on it soon enough so maybe there will be a section on Modaco..... http://www.androidguys.com/2011/08/23/android-ported-touchpad/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest worto03 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 simonta, on 24 August 2011 - 09:38 AM, said: I got to say, I don't get it. £90 odd pounds on a tablet that received poor reviews, has been shot dead by it's creator, will have no upgrades, bug fixes or onwards support for it's operating system and a very limited supply of apps that can only shrink. About the only thing going for it is there's a faint hope of someone porting Android to it. Or am I missing the point? That about sums it up for me Simon :) me too! I've been generally confused by all the hysteria and wondered if I'm missing the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lesd Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 me too! I've been generally confused by all the hysteria and wondered if I'm missing the point. Well, I guess it's a lot of hardware for the money, but I already have a tablet, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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