HP’s $99 Tablet Fiasco
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Thanks to David for sending this out to me! Support the channel on Patreon to get early access to these videos! https://patreon.com/MichaelMJD 2011 was a wild time to be a webOS user. In a span of just 49 days, HP released the platform's first tablet - and then stopped making webOS hardware altogether. Today we're going to unbox the company's very short lived answer to the iPad, and the efforts made to keep it alive after HP pulled the plug. webOS Museum: https://appcatalog.webosarchive.org/ Action Retro's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7dVE96_75U Chapters: 00:00 - Setting the scene... 00:33 - Some backstory 04:53 - Unboxing 07:24 - Trouble in paradise 10:29 - webOS demo 23:21 - Android situation was crazy 26:03 - Booting into Android 28:06 - Outro ● Gear I use to make these videos: https://www.kit.co/mjd Camera: https://amzn.to/3ipyKc5 Tripod: https://amzn.to/3pqxycn Microphone: https://amzn.to/35UbkXb Editing Software (Premiere): https://amzn.to/39kawfS Thumbnail Editor (Photoshop): https://amzn.to/3lVqVN6 ● Affiliate Links: Get a FREE 30-DAY TRIAL of Amazon Prime: https://amzn.to/2xVmMB3 Get a FREE TRIAL of Audible: https://amzn.to/44CX7tN Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/?tag=teammjd-20 ● Music/Credits: TouchPad Out of Stock Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pswansen/6076873182/ Background Music: "A Kiss For Amanda", "Blue Mood", and "Walk Through the Park" from the YouTube Audio Library "Mining by Moonlight", "Truth of the Legend", "Acid Jazz", and "Spy Groove" by Kevin MacLeod of http://www.incompetech.com Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It Amazon Affiliate Notice: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. All Amazon links that I provide will use my affiliate code with Amazon. Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research. #MichaelMJD #webOS #TouchPad
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