Gadget enthusiasts waiting for their chance to snap up a heavily discounted HP TouchPad will have to wait a bit longer. The company is still waiting on details about whether or not it even has more tablets to go around.
"We will have more information available in the next few days about whether or not more will be available and if so, what the details will be about the situation," HP said in a Q&A posted on its blog.
Update: HP said later in the day that it will manufacture one more batch of TouchPads to meet demand.
Earlier this month, HP promised that it had more TouchPads coming from its warehouses, but that now seems less promising. After dropping the price on the tablets to $99 for the 16GB and $149 for the 32GB, TouchPads quickly flew off HP's virtual shelves. The company set up a Web site where people could sign up and receive notification when more TouchPads were available for sale, but HP said it has now shut down that site due to demand.
"We've pulled down the 'notify me' page due to an overwhelming number of requests to be notified," HP said on its blog. "Those who signed up will receive an email as soon as more information is available."
HP said the email notifications will all go out at the same time so people have a fair shot at getting any excess TouchPads that might be available.
As for international sales, HP said it is "sparse on information" about availability. "At this time, other regions have limited to no inventory available. Please check with your chosen retailer or your local hp.com web site for more information," HP said.
If you want accessories, meanwhile, HP said it has limited availability on HP Home & Home Office, but "this situation is changing rapidly."
For more information about already-shipped orders, see the blog post.
HP exec Todd Bradley, meanwhile, suggested in an interview with Reuters that this might not be the end for the TouchPad. "Tablet computing is a segment of the market that's relevant, absolutely," Bradley said. An HP spokesperson also told CNET that the company will likely release an over-the-air update for the TouchPad that will boost functionality.
Recently, HP released six free apps for the TouchPad and said it will unveil more next month. Yesterday, meanwhile, developers with CyanogenMod showed off a TouchPad running Android, but it's still in early stages and CyanogenMod said it needs more TouchPads to complete development.
For more, see PCMag's full review of the TouchPad. For apps, check out the 20 Best Apps For The HP TouchPad slideshow below, as well as the 10 Great Web Apps for the HP TouchPad.