This HP TouchPad came with Android already installed

The first Android-powered TouchPad is now up for sale on eBay. When the TouchPad fire sale kicked off last weekend, it seemed a lot of people were buying the TouchPad with the hope that someone would figure out a way to get Android to run on the device. The folks over on XDA Developers are working hard to port Android to the tablet, however, it looks like one TouchPad owner didn’t even have to try to get Android to run on his slate (or even wait around for someone else to figure it out), because his came running Android 2.2 out-of-the-box.
The device in question was purchased from Best Buy and flashes a Qualcomm Innovation Center logo when it boots up, which suggests that this could be a development unit that accidentally ended up in the retail channels. However, when Engadget contacted Qualcomm for a comment on the tablet, the company said it had nothing to say about the videos purporting to show Android on the TouchPad.
Whether it’s real or fake, it’s up for sale on eBay at the moment and bidding has reached $760. The seller even points out that the winner can use the tablet to apply for the $2100 bounty that’s being offered to the first person to get Android on the TouchPad.











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