HP unveils new Android-powered touchscreen laptop – ‘Slatebook 14’

Over this past weekend, HP introduced its new Android-powered touchscreen laptop called the 'Slatebook 14.' Priced at $399, the new HP Slatebook 14 is scheduled to hit the markets in July/August. The device will be available in only one - somewhat unusual - color option: black with a tinge of yellow.

The HP Slatebook 14 will run Google Android OS version 4.3 'Jelly Bean', and will use Apple technology. To be equipped with a 14-inch 10-point capacitive touchscreen, the Slatebook 14 will be powered by a 1.8 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor.

Though the mentioned processor is not as powerful as some of NVIDIA's other processors, the chip will still use four ARM Cortex-A15 processors and will boast a GPU with 72 custom cores.

Some of the other noteworthy features of the 3.75-pound HP Slatebook 14 will include 2GB of RAM; onboard storage options of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB; front-facing webcam; Beats Audio speakers; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; 1 USB 3.0 port; 2 USB 2.0 ports; 1 HDMI port; and up to 9 hours of battery life.

In addition, the Slatebook 14 will also enable the users of the device to utilize the Google Play Store; thereby unfolding for them the opportunity to purchase as well as use millions of apps will be available at the store.


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