In the past year, the choice of pills has increased dramatically, so you're not limited to the iPad. But for those who can not learn or Android is not familiar with the BlackBerry, one feels so PlayBook is not for them, it was not something else. Until now. Because HP released the HP TouchPad, which runs its own operating system, and a jolly good job they did too.
First impressions
The TouchPad manages to appear lightweight and yet still be sturdy enough to feel as though it is a classy piece of kit. Weightwise, it's about on a par with a 3G iPad (although bear in mind this tablet is Wi-Fi only - a 3G version is due to be launched later in the year). Unlike the iPad it has a plastic casing (so we suspect that HP could, if it saw fit, add a SIM card slot at some stage). But where it is the same as the iPad is in the fact that it has a home button at the bottom of the screen - the Centre key. It is oval in shape, and when you have a notification or message, it flashes gently.