webOS tablet rumors have come in several flavors since the big HP buyout announcement: tantalizing hints from HP execs, dubious rumors, and winks from chipmakers to name just a few. It has us thinking: webOS clearly needs a few more features and functionality before it can be tablet-ready. Sure, webOS apps that are mostly built in HTML, CSS, and Javascipt may scale quite nicely, but some of the can and should be rewritten to take advantage of the extra screen real estate. There’s also the virtual keyboard issue – webOS will need one in order to work on a tablet.
There’s plenty more to think about once you start thinking about the iPad: should a webOS tablet auto-rotate so you can use it at any angle? If so, what do you do about the gesture area? Put it on all 4 sides? Plus, although we’re hesitant to mention it given the history here, it seems crazy for a webOS tablet to ship without a proper document editor.
What other tweaks, changes, or additions do you think webOS needs before it’s tablet-ready?