While webOS generally got positive reviews the Pre/Pre Plus faded to the background of the smartphone market. By the time the financially strained Palm released a hardware upgrade (Pre Plus) the phone had lost momentum and their new partner Verizon was focusing on Google’s Android OS-based Motorola Droid. Unfortunately, the hardware wrapped around webOS 1.x was underpowered and flawed, the OS also had more than a few bugs and the consumer experience wasn’t great.

In mid-2009, amid much fanfare, the Palm “Pre” smartphone was launched on Sprint and we all got our first look at webOS. They were looking for something that would vault them back ahead of RIM’s Blackberry in the enterprise marketplace and also compete on the consumer side with Apple’s iOS powered iPhone. belatedly realized that their PalmOS operating system was long past due for an overhaul they created a team to build the next generation of mobile operating system. At the very least, reading this may save you your nightly dose of Ambien.

I’ll probably not get anywhere close to the detail provided by the team of great reviewers that grace. I’m going to attempt to give you my thoughts on the TouchPad’s chance of success and a bit of a review along the way.

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