HP Slate - Video Walkthrough, and Pricing Strategy

There is nothing better than some competition between companies!

The Wallstreet Journal reports companies such as Notion Ink, Dell, and Acer are reportedly all developing iPad competitors in one form or another. However HP is looking at undercutting the iPad on pricing as a significant component to that strategy.

Even though HP's Slate was briefly demoed at CES in Vegas a few weeks before Apple announced the iPad, HP is being quiet about the details on the specs and pricing of the device and was waiting for Apple to release the iPad so they could make adjustments to respond competitively. HP CTO Phil McKinney has been very friendly to share some of the history behind the development of the new announced tablet, which is set for a release this year.

Executives from HP will be meeting in the U.S. and Taiwan to tweak the prices and features on the upcoming  Slate. HP has discussed selling a version of the Slate similar to the iPad in size and features, and including a cellular connection for a price below the $629 Apple charges for an equivalent iPad, one of these people said.