HP is producing another batch, to sell at a loss...

http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/The-Next-Bench-Blog/More-TouchPads-on-the-Way/ba-p/68749

This has to be a play to try and get some sort of established tablet user base to make a buyout of the WebOS division more appealing. Or the new CEO really is just interested in burning money for the hell of it.