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HP's latest all-in-one computer – the Omni 27 – will change the way you think about desktop PCs. Unveiled a week prior to the largest consumer electronics trade show of the year - 2012 CES - this beauty comes packed with 6 gigs of RAM, up to 2 terabytes of storage, a built-in DVD drive, Beats Audio, and offers a choice of dual or quadcore Intel processors. An optional Blu-Ray disc drive, TV tuner and HDMI-in port is also available.

The Omni's 27-inch diagonal HD display isn't touchscreen like the company's TouchSmart line, but is gorgeous nonetheless with its edge-to-edge glass that tilts up to 25 degrees for comfort. However, just like HP's TouchSmart all-in-one PCs, the Omni 27 includes HP's Magic Canvas software which lets you expand the desktop horizontally to accommodate photos, videos and applications. The Omni 27 is HP's first non-touch PC to include Magic Canvas.Read more

HP has announced the Folio 13 Ultrabook. It measures 0.7 inches thick and weighs 3.3 pounds which makes it a little heavier than the MacBook Air. One of the deal-breakers of the Folio 13 is that it has a battery that has enough juice to power the Ultrabook for up to 9 hours.

The Folio 13 has a metal outer shell, a backlit keyboard and a single-surface Imagepad for the trackpad. Technical specs include a 128GB SSD as standard, along with 4GB of RAM. The processor is a 1.4GHz Core i3, although it has an optional 1.6GHz Core i5 for those interested in more power. For connectivity and ports, it has Ethernet, HDMI Out, USB 3.0, as well as a card reader. It also has WiFi.

On the security front, the Folio 13 will feature a TPM Embedded Security Chip to protect your hard-drive information & email data. To ensure that your Ultrabook does not get heated up, you have HP CoolSense technology and there is multi-touch gesture support with HP ImagePad. Also onboard is HP TrueVision HD webcam and Dolby Advanced Audio system.Read more

Best Buy announced late last week that beginning online Tuesday, November 1 and in-store November 4, you can purchase the HP TouchPad for just $149.99 when you buy an HP or Compaq Laptop, Desktop or All-in-One computer.

Running the HP TouchPad webOS operating platform, the tablet features a 9.7-inch multitouch display, virtual QWERTY keyboard, and comes with 32 GB of storage space.

Additional features include a 1.3-megapixel front-facing webcam, Wi-Fi, VPN support, Beats Audio sound, and Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite. TouchPad is also compatible with HP's printing solutions, so you can wirelessly print documents, photos and emails to compatible wireless and networked HP printers.

The MSRP of the 32GB HP Touchpad is $599.99, so picking it up for only $149.99 is a steal! You can get all the details on the offer here.

For more information on all tablets at Best Buy, visit www.bestbuy.com/tablets.

When you think of office printing, it's hard not to think of HP. It's a safe bet that any person or company who has ever owned a printer has probably owned an HP.

Over the course of the last couple of years, HP has sought to really innovate what a printer looks like and the way we use them. Take their latest Photosmart eStation C510a. This baby is a fast color inkjet multi-function device with a unique difference. HP calls this "difference" the Zeen, a removable touchscreen control panel running the Android 2.1 operating system and offering tablet-PC-like functionality, including Web browsing. It even acts as detachable eReader.

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Cost: $249.99-$399.99
Where to Buy: Amazon

No one can argue that tablets are probably the best selling consumer electronics product this year. Marrying a printer with a tablet is an interesting idea to say the least, but if you're willing to spend a little more on your inkjet, you do get a pretty nice little ancillary Android device that allows you to do some limited, but fun functions.

The 7-inch Zeen looks and works great as the C510a control panel. Its color touchscreen is gorgeous, and it accepts "taps" and "swipes" for navigating and performing key printing functions. When the Zeen is undocked, you still are able to control the Photosmart eStation, or you can print from an SD card loaded in the top-mounted slot, as well as print Web pages.Read more

Sure, you've heard plenty about the wireless printing capabilities of many inkjet printers. But what about laser printers? Thanks to a new firmware update from HP, select HP LaserJet printers and MFPs will get mobile printing functionality allowing you to print documents from your smartphone, tablet or laptop directly to your HP LaserJet device. This includes cloud connectivity that enables HP ePrint Wireless Direct and Apple AirPrint.

HP ePrint Wireless Direct Printing allows you to connect directly to an HP ePrint-enabled printer without a network or internet connection. Users simply walk up and connect to a printer from any Wi-Fi-enabled mobile device with a peer-to-peer connection.

AirPrint enables iPad, iPad 2, iPhone and iPod touch customers using iOS 4.2 or later to print wirelessly from select apps and programs directly to any AirPrint-enabled HP LaserJet printer or MFP without the need to install drivers.Read more

Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced that the first 46 LTE powered notebook - the HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr Entertainment PC with 4G LTE - will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com on July 28.

Announced at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, the HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr is 1.2-inches thin but has the power to stream high-definition content, play games; video chat; and download music, photos and videos fast thanks to Verizon's 4G LTE network. It also features HP CoolSense Technology to help keep it cool.

Features:

• 4G LTE – customers can expect download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G mobile broadband coverage areas
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 11.6-inch High-definition HP BrightView LED Display (1366 x 768)
• 1.60 GHz AMD Dual-Core Processor E-350
• 320 GB hard drive with HP ProtectSmart hard drive protection
• Memory: 2 GB DDR3 RAM
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• VGA webcam with integrated digital microphone
• Multi-format digital media card reader for SD cards and multimedia cards
• Weight: 3.52 lbs

The first HP TouchPad just launched this month and already the company is bringing us another model. The HP TouchPad 4G will be available "in time for back-to-school" exclusively on AT&T's HSPA+ 4G mobile broadband network.

Featuring a faster 1.5-GHz processor (the original had a 1.2-GHz Qualcomm SnapDragon processor), 32 GB of internal storage, integrated GPS and AT&T wireless mobile broadband capabilities, the connected version lets you get more done in more places – not just Wi-Fi hotspots. Of course, you'll still have access to AT&T's Wi-Fi Hot Spots nationwide (with qualifying data plans).

The HP TouchPad 4G includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, and runs webOS 3.0. In addition, it supports Adobe Flash Player Beta, offers video calling capabilities, and can print wirelessly to compatible networked HP printers. It includes Quickoffice for viewing Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, along with Adobe Reader.Read more