WebOS-based TouchPad by HP

After months of anticipation, HP has finally announced the WebOS-based TouchPad, a full-on tablet complete with a 9.7-inch display, a dual-core processor, slick multitasking capabilities, and video chat. Missing in action at Wednesday's lavish San Francisco press conference, however, was the actual "Palm" brand name.

The 1.5-pound, 13.7mm-thick TouchPad will go on sale this summer, said HP, which didn't reveal any pricing details. Also coming later this year: the HP Veer, a mini version of the old Palm Pre smartphone, as well as a new, bigger brother, the Pre3.

HP's Todd Bradley, EVP of the company's personal computing division, also dangled the possibility of bringing the WebOS platform to printers and even PCs, although he left any and all details to the imagination Wednesday.

Under the hood, the upcoming TouchPad tablet will boast a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm "Snapdragon" processor, along with optional embedded 3G networking, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 16GB or 32GB of storage.