HP announces Pivot for Touchpad WebOS

FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP has announced Pivot for its upcoming Touchpad tablet to highlight apps and developers along with editorial content.

Pivot is essentially a monthly digital magazine for the Touchpad. It will aim to complement the HP App Catalogue for the Touchpad with featured apps and content from journalists and photographers at leading publications.

HP said, "Pivot will include visually driven editorial pieces, columns from notable guest writers sharing their perspectives on digital culture, feature stories focused on applications around specific topics, and in-depth reviews"

The content will be tailored to each individual user rather just a one size fits all approach. Pivot will be customised depending on things like the owner's lifestyle, interests and region.

The goal with Pivot seems to be to use it as a method for helping users discover what the Touchpad has to offer, since after all it's a new operating system for the tablet market.

Apparently there is support from some developers for Pivot. "We love the TouchPad and the webOS platform for game development," said Cedrick Collomb, chief technology officer at Fearless Studios.

"It's built from the ground up for seamless connectivity between devices and it's an open platform, which makes development that much easier."

The Touchpad is due to be released on 15 July and can be pre-ordered from £399 for the 16GB version. It will come with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and a 9.7in touchscreen to rival the Apple Ipad 2. µ