/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/webos-and-touchpad-works-well-in-medical-environmentsWebOS is now open-source, but is it useful? Those who condemned the HP Touchpad for being made with too much plastic had no foresight. Researchers from Stanford University picked the Touchpad for that exact reason, to use in the strong magnetic...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/webos-and-touchpad-works-well-in-medical-environmentsSun, 11 Dec 2011 00:16:23 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:35f95b06-aef5-4275-99ec-34ad3260441eDAB1<p>Another interesting development from HP for the tablet that won&#39;t die!</p><p>I am curious if the WebOS was part of PALM when HP bought them out last year?&nbsp; Still, it is not often that a company gives away a potentially valuable piece of software.&nbsp; Maybe HP wants to see if others can make something out of technology they could not.&nbsp; If anyone picks this up and uses it for something good, I would be interested in hearing what they made and how easy WebOS was to use.&nbsp; There could be hidden value in the software.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=13260&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">