HP's $99 / £60 TouchPad can run Ubuntu

[Mark]

HP's $99 / £60 TouchPad can run Ubuntu

With HP shutting off some of their company, one of the biggest things to instantly come out of this was their HP TouchPad being sold off for just $99 (Was originally around $300 I think).
It sold out around the US this past week, (don't think it ever hit the UK), much of the reason is due to what you get for this price: a colour PDF / book reader that doubles as a web browser, email client and much more.

I don't believe it yet supports mainstream releases of Ubuntu, more modded community versions since many Ubuntu applications are compiled for x86 processors instead of ARM chips, like the one in the TouchPad.
For now, Firefox, Chromium, and LibreOffice appear to be working, in addition to TightVNC for remote access to other computers.

Ubuntu will run on a separate partition, meaning that the device can still boot into webOS as needed. (webOS being the OS that it shipped with)

Some devices have also been found to run Android (being sent out by HP like this!) instead of webOS.

[bigsharn]

It's released in the UK, but the price points are similar to that of an iPad and a Galaxy S (£250 new from Amazon)

The 4Gb Touchpad II is avaliable for £99.99 from Amazon, but for that pricepoint you'd be better off getting a second hand netbook (Like the one Mark's trying to sell... Seriously, ask him about it)