Singaporeans go crazy over 'giveaway price' tablet


inSing.com, 2 Sep 2011
People were spotted queuing outside Suntec City as early as 2am on Thursday evening.
The prize they're queuing for? The discontinued HP Touchpad, a tablet computer that was touted to be the iPad's competitor.
Following HP's announcement to stop production of the tablet, its price was reduced to US$99.
The current computer fair at Suntec City held a promotion for the device, selling 100 Touchpads a day at S$126 each for the lower end model. Full story