Information about HP’s HSTNN-W75C has been trickling in ever since the device first appeared on the FCC back in December.  We spotted a lone pic of the device last week, and today we got a read on the device’s battery.

According to FCC filings from HP today, the HSTNN-W75C uses an HP battery with the model number HSTNN-OB45.  This is the same battery used in the HP Compaq 2710P ultralight tablet PC that was released back in 2007.

We’re not sure that’s good news, since the 2710P is a pretty dated device.  I can’t imagine that the form factor of the HSTNN-W75C is much different than the 2710P if the two devices are using the same battery.  Hopefully, the HSTNN-W75C will be a bit more innovative than the HP Compaq 2710P platform in other respects.

We first spotted the HP HSTNN-W75C tablet on the FCC back in December 2009.  Today, the first picture of the device surfaced on the FCC, thanks to a filing by Qualcomm.

Unfortunately, the pic of the HSTNN-W75C (above) doesn’t reveal much.  It is interesting to note, however, that the device appears to have a retractable antenna, which is likely used by the HSTNN-W75C’s Gobi2000 WLAN card.

We don’t know much more at this point, but we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

Looking for a tablet, but don’t want to settle for a thin and fragile iPad?  Well, then, let me point you to the Ruggedbook SR820 Rugged Tablet PC, which just passed through the FCC today.

The SR820 is a Windows XP Embedded Tablet Edition device that sports a 8.9” WSVGA, LED backlit display, and Atom  Z530P 1.6 GHz processor.  The device is billed as drop proof, dust proof, water proof, and sunlight readable.  Other interesting features include GPS, a barcode scanner, b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, and a 2 MP camera.

Sure, the SR820 is designed for industrial applications.  But who says you can’t curl up with one of these things in bed to surf the web or watch YouTube?

A new HP tablet popped up on the FCC today, thanks to a filing by Broadcom.  The device is referred to as the HSTNN-I82C (above), and is described as a ‘HP tablet PC.’

Broadcom previously passed the BCM94321 module through the FCC in HP and Compaq netbooks.  However, this is the first time the module has showed up in a HP tablet.

A possible release date for the HSTNN-I82C shows up in Broadcom’s request for confidentiality.  This letter notes that the planned platform shipping date is 5/14/2010 (below).

Unfortunately, we don’t know anything else about this tablet, nor do we have any pics.  We’ll keep you updated as we learn more, but at this point it appears we can expect to see a new tablet from HP in May.

Toshiba passed a new tablet through the FCC today.  Known as the Portege M780, this device appears to be an incremental upgrade to Toshiba’s Portege M700 line.

FCC filings indicate that the device will have Bluetooth and a/b/g/n WiFi.  However, we don’t know much else about the tablet.

We first spotted HP’s new Touchsmart tm2 tablet back in November, and today HP made the device official – just in time for CES.

According to Engadget, the tm2 will feature a 12.1” touch screen, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, ATI Mobility Radeon GPU and 6 cell battery that will provide up to 9 hours of battery life.  In addition to Windows 7, the tm2 will have a BumpTop 3D desktop and HP’s TouchSmart software that features a touch-enabled Netflix app.

There design of the tm2 looks like a bit improvement over previous TouchSmart tablets, which tended to be on the hefty side.  We’re not sure about the button-less trackpad, but overall it’s definitely good to see the tm2 officially announced and we’re eager to get our hands on one.

From:  Engadget

We first learned of Fujitsu’s T900 tablet on December 17, when the device made an appearance on the FCC.  The T900, also known as the Souther, is one of the first notebooks that we’ve seen with Intel’s new Arrandale (Core i7 M620) processor.

Today, the T900 made another appearance on the FCC, this time with a label pic (above).  We also learned that the T900 will be sold as the TH900 in the consumer market, and the device will feature 802.11 a/b/g/n thanks to an Intel Centrino Puma Peek 2×2 module.

Other than that, there’s not much new with today’s filing.  It does appear however, that the T900 is getting closer to its release.

Today, FCC filings from Broadcom mentioned an unknown tablet from HP called the HSTNN-W75C.  The only thing we know about this device is that it will have WiFi – unfortunately Broadcom’s filings don’t disclose anything else.

The same report also mentions the HSTNN-I77C, which we have already identified as the Touchsmart tm2.  This is the third time the HSTNN-I77C has shown up in FCC reports – hopefully that indicates an impending release.

It looks like 2010 will be a busy year for HP in the tablet department.  I’d imagine that we’ll learn more about these tablets when CES rolls around.

A couple of Fujitsu tablets just popped up on the FCC.  We’re familiar with the LifeBook T5010, which is already on sale world wide.  However, the T900, codenamed ‘Souther’, is new to us.

According to Fujitsu’s test report, the T900 will feature Intel’s new i7-620M ‘Arrandale’ processor.  This dual core processor runs at 2.66 GHz, with a 4MB cache and an integrated graphics processor.

The T900 will feature a 13.3” WXGA display, and 802.11 a/b/g.  Unfortunately, the test report doesn’t tell us much more about the T900, but it does appear that it will be nearly identical in size and shape to the LifeBook T5010.

Our previous post on the mysterious HP HSTNN-I77C speculated that the tablet will be the latest addition to HP’s lustworthy Envy line of notebooks.  However, a new post from the Korea Energy Management Corporation (KEMCO) shows that this device will actually be an updated version of HP’s Touchsmart tm2 tablet.

Although it’s too bad that the HSTNN-I77C will not be part of the Envy line, it is good to see that many of the Envy’s features, including the unibody design and button-less trackpad, have made it to the Touchsmart line.

Since the new Touchsmart tm2 hasn’t been announced yet we have no idea on pricing on availability.  However, the tablet did pass through the FCC today (below) thanks to Intel, indicating that we will likely be seeing the new Touchsmart tm2 soon.