The Teardown [the HP TouchPad]
The HP TouchPad tablet achieved massive 'sales' following its retail price cut in the US for the 16MB version. The design is well integrated with new silicon from communications specialist Qualcomm. Specifically, the TouchPad features a brand new asynchronous dual core 1.2GHz applications processor, the APQ8060. With asynchronous capabilities with dual-core computing, the TouchPad can take advantage of power savings when shutting down individual cores that are not needed. Another interesting part of the design is HP's useof InvenSense's three-axis gyroMEMS sensor a real player in a space previously dominated by ST Microelectronics.