After months of waiting, the release date for the Touchpad was announced today -- July 1st in the United States, then in the UK, Ireland, France and Germany a few days later. Canada is poised to get it in mid-July, and it will be available in Australia, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, and Singapore by the end of the year.
Not much was said about webOS today, and from a consumer's perspective, it was a boring conference (As it was intended for HP's enterprise customers). HP's CEO, Léo Apotheker, did say the Touchpad would be arriving really soon. The Touchpad was used throughout the conference, and a Pre 3/ Touchpad combo was seen in several promotional video clips.
The first advertisement for the Veer started airing on television this week - and with none other than Champion Boxer Manny Pacquiao! Despite Boxing's popularity declining, I bet Manny's one of the fittest people in the world! The commercial is thirty seconds long, and shows off webOS's strengths - cards and gestures. In my opinion, this commercial is leaps and bounds better than previous commercials for webOS phones, - hopefully it will help sell a few!
“So, why did I get a small phone? Well, if there is one thing I know: little guys can pack a punch.” So, have you seen the ad on TV yet? If so, tell us in the comments! If not, it's been uploaded on youtube:
What do you guys think of the advertising? For a smartphone as unique as the Veer, do you think HP's got the right idea for marketing it?
