Hewlett-Packard has scheduled Windows-based HP Slate 500 on its website, and as well applied to trademark the term Palmpad, fueling speculation surrounding the company's tablet plans.

HP, the world's largest PC manufacturer, earlier this year proclaimed plans to present a tablet known the HP Slate, with Microsoft's Windows 7 OS. Though, HP shortly purchase Palm for US$1.2 billion and said it will put Palm's WebOS mobile OS on a variety of devices as well as tablets. This led to assumption regarding HP scamper its Slate plans, as power hungry Windows 7 is more suitable for PCs. But present listings suggestion at corporation launching tablets with both Windows and WebOS operating systems.

HP has listed one model of HP Slate 500 on its website. The device contains an 8.9-inch touchscreen and runs on Windows 7 Premium. The device as well has two cameras one video and one yet for users to do "web conferencing," as per the listing. The HP Slate 500 is as well listed on HP's website as being Energy Star capable in a document dated July 12. The Energy Star website lists the tablet having a 1.6GHz processor.