HP webOS TouchPad: No gesture area; instead, direct manipulation on the screen.

WorldWideTech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

On the HP webOS developer site at the end of the TouchPad specifications you can read the following:

"No gesture area; instead, direct manipulation on the screen." and also says: Gesture support for existing apps provided by thin on-screen strip just below cards"

Source: TouchPad  click on the Touchpad image to scroll down.