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In a response to a direct question about the potential release of a tablet device, HP’s Todd Bradley told a room full of analysts and shareholders that HP would release their HP tablet in 2011, after a huge amout of speculation surrouding the story.

You’ll see us with a Microsoft product out in the near future and a webOS-based product in early 2011

Bradley stated, also going on to suggest that tablets were always on the cards for the company after HP’s purchase of PALM.

I for one can’t wait for the release of the webOS tablet; the operating system is generally easier to use and far more intuitive than either the iPhoneOS or the current Android offering, and it should scale up extremely well to a larger tablet screen.Despite it’s lack of popularity in the smartphone market, the operating system genuinely is excellent and I can imagine it proving far more popular in this format.

I’d be surprised if the final version was anything other than excellent, as the company are by no means strangers to the tablet world. They’ve got the much anticipated Window 7 tablet coming on sale later this year, although this is far more likely to be designed to appeal to businesses, with the webOS tablet being the consumer targeted model.

HP have so far released no information regarding potential price or availability of either tablets, as they have so far simply intimated a rough period for scheduled release.

We shall be keeping a close eye on the progression of HP’s webOS tablet, and will release a review of the Windows 7 tablet just as soon as we can get our grubby little hands on one.

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Guest post written by John, who’s a freelance copywriter by trade but is currently undergoing his Prince2 accreditation at London Prince2 so he can get a proper job!