HP India Showcases New VoiceTab Series

NEW DELHI, February 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Announces Deepika Padukone as Brand Ambassador

Hewlett-Packard India recently showcased at an event in New Delhi its newly launched HP Slate6 VoiceTab and HP Slate7 VoiceTab, plus four new mobile devices which are built for enhanced performance and maximum mobility.

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The HP Slate VoiceTab series are slim and light tablets with voice calling capability⁽¹⁾, powered by a quad-core processor running on Android 4.2.2 (Jellybean) Operating System and offer 3G⁽²⁾  connectivity with Dual SIM convenience.

HP Slate6VoiceTab (15.2 cms diagonal and HP Slate7VoiceTab (17.8 cms) diagonal come with power-packed entertainment features such as dual front firing stereo speakers, front and rear HD⁽³⁾ cameras.The VoiceTabs have 16GB built-in storage expandable to 32GB via MicroSD card.

Speaking at the event, Rajiv Srivastava, vice president and general manager, Printing and Personal Systems, HP India said, "India's next generation needs next generation tools - the HP Slate6VoiceTab and Slate7VoiceTab are engineered for the way they multitask and stay connected. These devices deliver performance people can trust - it's more than a tablet and smarter than a phone."

HP today announced the talented and successful Indian film star, Deepika Padukone, as its brand ambassador.

Speaking about the association with HP, Deepika Padukone said, "I feel proud to be a part of the HP family. HP products are innovative, performance-driven and easy to use especially when on the move. This is exactly what I want from my devices. I have been using the new HP Slate6 VoiceTab for some time now and think it's a must-have for anyone who wants performance and style."

The new HP Slate VoiceTabs come with a range of exciting and useful applications preinstalled, including:

• HP Connected Music⁽⁵⁾for downloading and streaming music
• HP Box Storage⁽⁶⁾with free 25GB Cloud Storage for documents and files
• HP ePrint application to print wirelessly with a HP ePrint enabled printer⁽⁷⁾ 
• HP Connected Photo⁽⁸⁾for managing and storing your photographs
• Exciting tailor-made offers from MakeMyTrip⁽⁹⁾, India Today Group⁽¹⁰⁾and Bagittoday⁽¹¹⁾
• Kingsoft Office to open Office files such as Word and Excel
• Skype and WeChat for instant messaging⁽¹²⁾

HP Slate6VoiceTab is priced at MRP INR 23688.5 and HP Slate7VoiceTab is priced at MRP INR 17287⁽⁴⁾.

Next-Generation Products

• HP Omni10 is a 25.6 cm Full HD Gorilla Glass display, which provides robust performance with an Intel Baytrail Z3000 Quad Core processor and Windows 8.1⁽¹³⁾. Equipped with Microsoft® Windows Office 2013, side-by-side app viewing and up to nine hours of battery life⁽¹⁴⁾, the HP Omni10 can keep up with even the busiest work schedules, suited for either work or play. HP Omni10price will be announced soon.
• HP Envy17 Leap Motion Special Edition (SE) notebook is the world's first notebook PC with Leap Motion technology. It senses natural hand and finger movements in the air for easy navigation and control, offering pinpoint accuracy to make games, modeling and presentations come to life. With a vivid 43.9 cm diagonal optional full HD⁽³⁾display, latest Intel processor and NVIDIA graphics, HP Envy17Leap Motion SE notebook provides faster and more responsive experience. It is priced at MRP INR 1, 18711.5⁽⁴⁾.
• HP Pavilion 15 TouchSmart Notebook is a 39.6 cm notebook PC powered with Intel i5 4thGeneration processor with 2GB discrete graphics, running on Windows 8.1 and is sleek, stylish and lightweight. Priced at MRP INR 51825.3⁽⁴⁾, it is the perfect choice for all your needs.
• HP 15 Notebook offers true reliability, maximum performance and includes exciting features such as a HDwebcam⁽³⁾. HP 15 Notebook is priced at MRP INR 29,995.3⁽⁴⁾and comes with a trendsetting, black gloss finish.

Additional information about the new HP portfolio is available at http://www8.hp.com/in/en/home.html

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1. Voice capabilities require a separately purchased service contract. Check with service provider for coverage and availability in a specific area.
2. Wireless Broadband use requires separately purchased service contract. Check with service provider for coverage and availability in a specific area. Connection speeds will vary due to carrier networks, location, environment, network conditions and other factors.
3. High-definition content is required for high-definition images.
4. MRP (Inclusive of all taxes)
5. With HP Connected Music powered by Meridian music lovers can unlock and enjoy their favorite music from a variety of music services around  the house on a PC or tablet. Beats Audio, on select HP PCs and tablets, is designed to provide the richest sound and an expansive playlist. 
6. HP Box Storage is a cloud-based solution for storing, managing and accessing content on cloud from anywhere. 
7. With the HP ePrint application, customers can easily print while at home or on the go, and the exclusive native printing capability enables customers to print directly from most applications.
8. HP Connected Photo, powered by Snapfish by HP, offers seamless access to photos from a PC or mobile device or social media sites like Facebook in one location, enabling customers to make the most of the holidays by printing photos, creating cards and invitations-directly from the application. Customers also can create artistic and mobile-friendly Deco Prints, or commemorate the season with new Premier Lay-flat Photo Books on Snapfish.
9. Travel vouchers from MakeMyTrip are redeemable using the MakeMyTrip Mobile App on eligible HP Slate VoiceTab devices. By launching the latest version of the app, customers will be prompted to enter their email address and promo code - 'HPTAB'. Customers will receive an email from MakeMyTrip with voucher codes and applicable terms and conditions.
10. Three month free subscription of India Today Group digital magazines is available using the India Today Group App on eligible HP Slate VoiceTab devices. Click on the FREE Magazine banner within the app to register and see full terms and conditions.
11. Receive 15 per cent off purchases through the Bagittoday App on eligible HP VoiceTab devices for three years. Terms and conditions apply. For more information call 1800 4254999
12. HP Slate VoiceTab devices are Skype-ready for audio and video conferencing.(6,7)
13. Not all features are available in all editions of Windows 8. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers and/or software to take full advantage of Windows 8 functionality. See microsoft.com.
14. Testing conducted by HP consisting of full battery discharge while running a series of productivity scripts against the following applications (which may or may not be included with a particular product): Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe Photoshop® CS2, Apple QuickTime 7.1, Intervideo WinDVD 8, Macromedia Flash 8, Microsoft Office 2003 Pro, Microsoft Project 2003 and Winzip 10.0. Prior to testing, the system was fully charged and set to display brightness of 60 nits, auto dim disabled, wireless off, suspend and hibernate disabled, and all other programs, utilities and services not essential to running the computer system or battery life test. Battery life will vary depending on the product model, configuration, loaded applications, features, use, wireless functionality, and power management settings. The maximum capacity of the battery will naturally decrease with time and usage.

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