Despite the conditions, the forthcoming sale is likely to draw a flood of bargain hungry tablet fans. HP launched a TouchPad fire sale for employees in late September that reportedly met with such ...

One device in particular, the HP TouchPad, was released just a month before webOS went under and is still a favorite among hackers — giving the device the kind of love that HP never could.

As part of this transformation, HP is exploring a potential spin-off or sale of its Personal Systems ... the company has decided to kill off the HP TouchPad just over six weeks after its launch.