HP Slate 2 Windows 7 Tablet: $699 Price, Worldwide Availability Later This Month!

The HP Slate 2 features the same 8.9″ display with capacitive multi-touch support. It also support pen input and now includes a new Swype keyboard with support for finger or stylus input alike. It has an Intel Atom Z670 processor, a 3 megapixel camera on the back and a front-facing camera for video calling.

The tablet claims faster boot times, and supports a variety of applications and also packs security and connectivity for everyday professional mobile computing. Besides all that, the tablet is now available for just $699 and also optionally supports 3G connectivity for high-speed internet access.

Other interesting features include support for a couple of USB 2.0 ports and HDMI-port via the HP Slate dock,  full-featured Windows environment, greater security, and much more. Here's a quick look at its security features:

- A TPM Embedded Security Chip protects data - from email to information on the hard drive.

- Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools provides user control and management of the TPM chip to increase secure user authentication, improved personal secure drive integrity, secure email and support protected digital certificate applications.

- BIOS support for Computrace Pro helps protect against data theft by allowing customers to remotely delete data at the file, directory or operating system level and keep confidential information more secure.

- Through a single user interface, HP Connection Manager offers easy control over wireless connections, including Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth® and optional integrated 3G Mobile Broadband for convenient internet and intranet access from more places around the world.
According to HP:

HP Slate 2 is priced at $699 and will be available all round the globe later this month.