Date: 15/02/2011

Qualcomm's Snapdragon powering HP TouchPad

Qualcomm said its Snapdragon processors now supports features such as stereoscopic 3D (S3D) entertainment, 1080p 30fps HD video capture and playback, console-quality gaming and full web browsing with Adobe Flash 10 in smartphones and tablets. Qualcomm said its newest chips of this family APQ8060 dual-CPU processor is powering HP TouchPad.

"Our work with industry leaders has allowed us to showcase the full spectrum of Snapdragon's graphics and multimedia capabilities in both the tablet and smartphone space across major software platforms," said Raj Talluri, vice president of product management for Qualcomm. "With more than 75 Snapdragon devices already announced, 150 Snapdragon devices in development and over 100 high end mobile games optimized for our GPU, Qualcomm continues to be a leader in delivering high performance devices to market."

The HP TouchPad is a 9.7-inch tablet with intuitive multitasking touch UI with game capability such as arcade flight simulation game, and Armageddon Squadron II. Squadron II showcases dynamic lighting and shading with enhanced motion blur visual effects to create a real-world gaming experience processed by Qualcomm's Adreno 220 graphic processing unit.

"With the APQ 8060 and Adreno 220 GPU, the HP TouchPad delivers a high-performing and fluid multitasking user interface, as well as offers game and multimedia application developers a high-performance environment for their applications," said Jon Oakes, director of TouchPad Product Marketing at HP.