HP’s new ZR30w S-IPS LCD display is impressive. It boasts a color resolution of 30-bits per pixel, which means some 1.07 billion displayable colors. That’s about 64 times as many as you can see on an average LCD.

The ZR30w features a 2560 x 1600 resolution, that’s over 4 million pixels. It’s being targeted at small businesses for a price of $1,299. Sadly that just means higher resolution work, while you go home to your not as colorful HDTV.

The folks over at HP have a special place in their hearts for cow manure. And I’m not talking about their press releases. Thank you, I’ll be here all week. Seriously, HP is into dairy cows now in a big way. They think that they could turn manure into fuel and use it effectively.

With the right equipment, methane can be extracted from the manure and since the average cow makes enough waste per day to power a 100-watt light bulb, if they had 10,000 cows…That’s enough fuel to generate a one-megawatt data center.

HP continues to out new laptops, like the G42t which just surfaced on the company’s website. You can get it right now and customize it the way you want. You can choose a Core i3 or i5 processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, a hard drive from 250GB to 640GB, integrated Intel graphics, a 1,366 x 768 resolution panel and a built-in webcam.

Other options include WiFi, optional Bluetooth, a SuperMulti DVD burner or Blu-ray drive, 6-cell Li-ion battery and plenty of software. It starts at just $549.99.

The first time I saw those HP web connected printers I wondered what the point was. I just don’t see anyone wanting to look up recipes or print movie tickets from the tiny screen on their printer when they can use the PC nearby more easily.

HP is now saying that it plans on bringing WebOS to its line of web connected printers. I still don’t see the point. I guess at least HP can point to the loot it spent on Palm and say see, we are using WebOS.

We have heard that the HP TouchSmart line would be getting new CPUs from the Intel Core 2010 line up a while back. Exactly when we would see the small notebooks get the CPU upgrade was unknown. If you have been waiting for one of these machines running a new Intel Core 2010, it has surfaced on Amazon.

The HP TouchSmart tm2-2050us has a 12.1-inch WXGA LED display. The graphics are powered by Intel integrated HD, which is a bit disappointing. The machine has an aluminum finish with a new riptide design in modern argento.

Not everybody can afford the big expensive toys, so HP has some entry level monitors to offer you. HP is planning to launch three new low-priced displays, the 20-inch S2031, 21.5-inch S2231 and the 23-inch S2331. They feature a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, VGA and DVI-D connections, 5ms response time and the use of a two-lamp panel instead of four-lamps, which lowers the power draw.

The S2031 will feature a 1600 x 900 pixel resolution, while the other two models will offer the full 1080p resolution. Pricing for these monitors is $150, $190 and $220.

Palm has fallen quite a long way since those heady days before the Palm Pre was actually offered. HP has now bought Palm for $1.2 Billion. That’s about $5.70 per share of Palm stock. This will help HP get some firm footing into the mobile segment, with Palm’s entire patent history at their disposal. Can we expect some HP phones as soon as within the next two years?

The deal will be official by July 31 2010 and the Current CEO of Palm, Jon Rubinstein might be staying.

This oddly shaped device is yet another motion controller. We don’t have many details, but the HP Swing is being bundled with HP Pavilion desktop PCs in India (for about 29,990 Rupees, or $670).

The controller won’t be available separately, and looking at that design, we doubt it will be released in the states. And even if it was, you wouldn’t want it. It looks a bit like a gel insert with left and right buttons.

HP has announced three new All-in-one PCs. These are all sleek and affordable. The new HP All-in-one 200 features a 21.5″ LED backlit display and is powered by the Intel 2.7ghz e5400 Processor, with 4GB of ram, a 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 7 USB ports, memory card reader and a 1920×1080p resolution. The system is running HP’s MediaSmart Software Suite. There’s also the built-in premium speakers.

There’s an optional matching wireless keyboard and mouse available as well. The system’s launch coincides with Earth Day on thursday, since the HP All-in-one 200 is ENERGY STAR qualified.

Soldiers of the future will have all kinds of cool gear that will not only keep them safe, but also make everyday life easier. HP is one of the companies working on this cool gear. They have some interesting display technologies for one. They are working on a prototype solar-powered lightweight computer display that is flexible enough for a soldier’s wrist.

The display is just 200 microns thick, and is capable of displaying data like maps or directions and will be powered by solar cells. Prototypes go to the military next year. Once they get them, they can be tweaked and get all of the bugs worked out.

By now printers should be easy to set up and use, but they aren’t. Usually you have to install software and drivers before you can do anything. Well, now HP Makes it easier. HP has officially introduced laser printers that offer the HP Smart Install technology, which promise “Plug and Print” capability, throwing the traditional CD for installation out the window.

All you need to do is plug the printer into the computer via USB, and the software is loaded automatically. No more hunting for your printer’s driver CD when you get a new computer. We love it. It makes live much easier.

Both Dell and HP were late getting into the netbook market. The two companies ultimately offered netbooks, but by that time, they were not the most popular machines in the segment. Major computer makers were also lamenting the fact that price of the netbooks drove profits down.

DigiTimes cites sources that claim both Dell and HP are set to reduce their investment s in the 10-inch netbook market. These sources claim that HP may even vacate the market altogether.

There really isn’t any way you could pry my DirecTV DVR from my hands, short of offering me a DirecTV DVR with more storage space and WiFi. I am not even remotely interested in TiVo and its associated monthly fees and hardware costs.

If you are a TiVo HD DVR user who happens to have a HP MediaSmart Home server, you can grab new software that gives you full control over your DVR. The software is called the HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo and lets you do some nifty things like transfer your shows to and from the DVR to the server.

The real geeks out there tend to look at design of computers and netbooks secondary to the performance and hardware the machine offers. There are others out there who buy based on looks more than performance and for this group HP has unveiled its latest netbook designed by Vivienne Tam.

The netbook is the average Mini 210 decked out in gold color with Tam’s “Butterfly Lovers” design on the lid. The design has butterflies on the lid along with matching screen savers and other digital content.

HP has announced the new V1020h, which records at 720p and is a SDHC card-reading pocketcam. It also sports a built-in USB plug and an HDMI port to preview media at native resolution. But the best feature is that it costs just $109.

We don’t have much info on the V1020h’s specs yet though, but at that price it’s already looking like a great deal. Hopefully you like that purple color. If so, it will hit shelves this summer.