<s>
The	O
HP	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
500	I-Device
is	O
a	O
multi-touch	B-Application
capable	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
that	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
CES	O
2010	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
22	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
Chief	O
Technology	O
Officer	O
,	O
Phil	O
McKinney	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
2010	O
is	O
the	O
optimal	O
year	O
...	O
there	O
is	O
now	O
this	O
convergence	O
of	O
low	O
cost	O
,	O
low	O
power	O
processors	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Operating	O
System	O
-	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
that	O
is	O
touch	O
aware.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Slate	O
500	O
has	O
a	O
three-megapixel	O
camera	O
on	O
its	O
back	O
panel	O
and	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
resolution	O
webcam	B-Protocol
on	O
the	O
front	O
panel	O
,	O
an	O
8.9	O
"	O
capacitive	O
multi-touch	B-Application
screen	O
supporting	O
1024×600	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
resolution	O
with	O
digitizer	O
and	O
pen	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Slate	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
1.86GHz	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
Z540	O
processor	O
with	O
2GB	O
DDR2	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
64GB	O
of	O
onboard	O
solid	O
state	O
flash	O
storage	O
and	O
one	O
standard	O
USB	O
2.0	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireless	O
capabilities	O
include	O
the	O
built-in	O
WiFi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Slate	O
500	O
runs	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
which	O
includes	O
native	O
touch	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	O
Systems	O
and	O
HP	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
full	O
web	O
"	O
experience	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Slate	O
500	O
,	O
including	O
full	O
hardware	O
accelerated	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
content	O
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
upgraded	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
the	O
display	O
resolution	O
will	O
preclude	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
tiled	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
HP	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
back	O
ordered	O
for	O
six	O
weeks	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
extraordinary	O
demand	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
Engadget	B-Application
claimed	O
that	O
a	O
source	O
said	O
that	O
HP	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
build	O
only	O
5,000	O
Slates	O
,	O
but	O
received	O
orders	O
for	O
9	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
said	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
lightweight	O
,	O
sturdy	O
device	O
,	O
with	O
...	O
a	O
slick	O
industrial	O
design	O
and	O
several	O
hardware	O
advantages	O
over	O
the	O
iPad.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
only	O
criticism	O
was	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
specialized	O
interface	O
for	O
touchscreen	B-Device
use	O
;	O
rather	O
,	O
the	O
Slate	O
has	O
no	O
additional	O
software	O
beyond	O
what	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Professional	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
CNET	O
review	O
considered	O
this	O
a	O
limitation	O
for	O
productivity	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
