Darius Wey
10-18-2005, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://cingular.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1345' target='_blank'>http://cingular.mediaroom.com/index...eases&item=1345</a><br /><br /></div>"HP and Cingular Wireless today announced the HP iPAQ hw6500 series Mobile Messenger, the first Pocket PCs in the United States to use Cingular's high-speed EDGE network. Beginning on Oct. 31, Cingular will be the sole U.S. carrier for this sleek smart device, which delivers wireless email(1) and an array of applications that offer users access to the digital content and services they need for truly effective global communication and mobile productivity. The HP iPAQ hw6500 series is the first generally available Cingular-enabled device to have an integrated global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver.(2) Cingular will sell two versions of the Mobile Messenger, the hw6515 featuring a 1.3-megapixel camera and the hw6510, which will come without a camera. The HP iPAQ hw6500 series also boasts a unique combination of digital wireless voice and data capabilities, including access to Cingular's nationwide EDGE network,(1,3,4) built-in keyboard, and Bluetooth wireless technology.<br />Cingular's EDGE network is the largest and fastest national wireless data network in the United States, with availability in 13,000 cities and towns and along more than 40,000 miles of interstate highways."<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20051018-CingulariPAQ.jpg" /><br /><br />It's taken a century, but the HP iPAQ hw6500 series has finally made it to the USA, thanks to an exclusive partnership between Cingular and HP. The device will be available for $449 on a two-year contract through Cingular stores, outlets, select authorised dealers as well as direct through <a href="http://www.hpshopping.com/">HPshopping.com</a>. This would have been great many months ago, but with the iPAQ hw6700 series just around the corner, I'm guessing a lot of you will hold off for now.