HP brings WebOS to phones, TouchPad (photos)

Hewlett-Packard today launched a new round of WebOS devices, including a long-anticipated 9.7-inch tablet called the TouchPad.

The TouchPad is pictured alongside the new Pre 3 smartphone after the two were announced in San Francisco today. The new version of the Pre doubles the display resolution of the previous model, and adds HD video recording and a front-facing camera, along with squeezing in a 1.4GHz Qualcomm processor.

The TouchPad features a 9.7-inch multitouch display, a virtual keyboard, instant-on access, support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta, and the ability to integrate with HP's other WebOS devices, including the newly announced Pre 3 and Veer.

A view of browsing and sharing photos on the TouchPad.

Browsing recipes on the TouchPad.

The Veer, one of the two new phones also announced today, is a scaled-down version of the Pixi, and is small enough to fit easily in the palm of a hand. It's being positioned as an alternative to what HP dubbed "jumbo phones."

Facebook shown on HP's tiniest WebOS phone, the palm-size Veer.

The Veer incorporates a slide-down keyboard, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, 8GB of storage, and an 800MHz Snapdragon processor.

HP says it will begin shipping the Veer to customers in the spring, though the company did not specify pricing.

Similar to HP's other WebOS phones, the Veer can also function as a Wi-Fi hot spot to provide connectivity with other electronics.

A close-up view of the Veer slide-down keyboard.

A view of the back of the Veer shows the lens of the 5-megapixel camera with geotagging enabled.

A side view of the Veer, which is about the size of a credit card, and no thicker than a deck of cards.

The Pre 3 smartphone running HP WebOS boasts a 1.4GHz Snapdragon processor, a 3.6-inch WVGA display, a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, GPS, and Wi-Fi.

The back of the Pre 3, with a soft black finish.

A side view of the Pre 3.

The Pre 3 shown next to its predecessor, the Pre 2.