Technology giants Hewlett-Packard (HP) unveiled its line of wireless, web-connected screens called “DreamScreens” which plays videos, pictures, music and when clubbed with a home WiFi network, allows the user to access social media, weather information and Internet radio streams.

The new ‘DreamScreen’ is a portable touchscreen tablet that can be connected to a wireless system; however, once it's online, it can only use built-in apps for Internet radio, social networking and local playback utilities, not browse the Web.

There are two models in the DreamScreen family: the 100 and the 130. The 100 has a 10.2-inch screen; the 130 has a 13.3-inch screen. They come with stands and are ready for wall mounting out of the box.

Both DreamScreen models have 2 GB of built-in memory and two USB2.0 ports. They also have two memory card slots, which support all the common flash memory formats.

The DreamScreen s have remote controls and touch controls. A built-in clock can show time in digital or analog format with dual time zones. Users can choose their alarm tones or music. The HP DreamScreen works with the Windows Media Player and Windows Media Connect technology.

DreamScreen users can either stream photos and music wirelessly to the devices or drag and drop these to their network-connected devices from their PCs. Users can stream music from the Internet through Pandora. They also have access to HP SmartRadio, a service that aggregates live Internet broadcasts.

Users can also access and view images from Facebook and Snapfish. In addition, users can access five-day weather forecasts for various cities worldwide and can view their calendars.

The DreamScreens have built-in speakers as well as headphone and external speaker jacks.

DreamScreens come in black and have a flush glass widescreen display. They will include 802.11 b or 802.11g wireless capabilities. The 100 is available now at various online outlets at US$249; the 130 will sell next month for $299.