10-18-2002, 05:32 PM
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HP iPAQ Pocket PC 5400 Explained
http://www.brighthand.com/article/iPAQ_5400
Steven G. Bush has written an informative article called "HP's iPAQ 5400 Series Pocket PC: Bluetooth and WiFi" which I highly recommend reading.
"Still, the most ground-breaking new addition is the thermal swipe technology used in its fingerprint reader. HP now allows you to secure your device in a variety of ways, from a password to a PIN to a fingerprint, or any combination of the three. To use a fingerprint, you must first "enroll" your fingerprint by training the iPAQ to recognize it."
One of the most interesting trends happening right now in the Pocket PC industry is the widening price range. Before, almost every Pocket PC was positioned as high end. Today, we find brand new Pocket PCs around the $250 mark and we know that Dell will open up a new range around $199. The HP iPAQ 5400 is definitely high end and will be priced accordingly. But don't think HP will let Dell play alone in the low end. Expect to see Pocket PCs from both companies right next to each other price wise just in time for Christmas shopping!
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10-18-2002, 06:01 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Oct 2002
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This is very interesting. I tried to find out how much this device costs, but couldn�t find it. Do you know??
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10-18-2002, 06:06 PM
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Pontificator
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Re: HP iPAQ Pocket PC 5400 explained
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Originally Posted by Andy Sjostrom
Today, we find brand new Pocket PCs around the $250 mark and we know that Dell will open up a new range around $199.
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The real question is...can they steal marketshare away from PalmOS vendors? There is still the possibility, a very small possibility I think, that consumers will still favor PalmOS over PPC. In which case, it won't matter how cheap PPCs become, just as it doesn't matter how expensive/inexpensive Macs are in relation to PCs. PalmOS could be entrenched enough in the public psyche that it is perceived as the "standard". As I say, that is a very small possibility, but one that is not to be ignored.
PalmSource has always viewed the simplicity, elegance, and general popularity of its OS as the key to its success. Now that theory is about to be put to the test. Pop some popcorn and pull up a chair, this is going to be quite a show. 8)
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10-18-2002, 06:11 PM
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Pontificator
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Originally Posted by Glader
This is very interesting. I tried to find out how much this device costs, but couldn�t find it. Do you know??
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I don't know how much it will cost. But I believe the "high end" will stay where it currently is: between $549 and $699.
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10-18-2002, 06:23 PM
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Magi
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Re: HP iPAQ Pocket PC 5400 explained
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Originally Posted by Andy Sjostrom
To use a fingerprint, you must first "enroll" your fingerprint by training the iPAQ to recognize it."
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Training?? I don't think I like the sound of that to much. It sounds a lot like training my voice recognition apps. I would hate to get locked out of my PPC because it failed it's training course, or was just to finicy (how the hell do you spell finicky?) to get it right today.
Dave
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10-18-2002, 06:23 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
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I'm very curious to to what features are included in the two other "high end" models mentioned, the h51xx and h56xx. I suspect one (h56xx) might have Phone Edition, in addition to the BT, WiFi, and biometric models and support CDMA or GSM. As for the other series, I'm at a loss as to what the features there will be. The h54xx looks to be a middle ground between a fully loaded model, and another model with fewer bells and whistles.
Anyone else have some wild speculations?
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10-18-2002, 07:10 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Re: HP iPAQ Pocket PC 5400 explained
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Originally Posted by Foo Fighter
The real question is...can they steal marketshare away from PalmOS vendors?
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I highly doubt that this is the unit that will eat of Palms market cookie, or in general is targeted "against" Palm users. My impression from misc. Palm forums is that most Palm users are very economical when they select a device. They want simplicity, pay for simplicity and thats just what they get. This is more likely to be targeted to the exsisting Pocket Pc market as a re-purchase (iPAQ users?) device. Dell and ViewSonic OTH have a much greater chance of beeing "Palm eaters"
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Originally Posted by Foo Fighter
ThePalmOS could be entrenched enough in the public psyche that it is perceived as the "standard".
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On the other hand Pocket Pc's represent Microsoft and Windows, thats pretty much a standard too. Guess it depends on the customers ability to differentiate between a screwdriver (Palm) and a swiss army knife (PPC) :wink: Personally (thinking of some of my colleagues) i doubt they are.
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10-18-2002, 08:21 PM
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Sage
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It looks like bluetooth comes with everything. I could live without bluetooth if I could have 1xrtt CDMA (is it Sprint or Verizon?), so I'd a lot rather have the combination of CDMA and 802.11b, particularly if they are still not going to have a CF slot. I know 802.11b will be available sometime in SD form, but it's still a pain to have to switch from a storage card to the wireless card.
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10-18-2002, 08:39 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
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A little off topic, but following the previous thought by Disconnected. If we have BT, WiFi, and some phone network (CDMA, GSM, whatever) what other expansion would we need that it only available in CF format. The only ones that I could think of off hand would be GPS, modem, and NIC (although most of the included technologies could fill that gap quite nicely). Is there anything else out there that we would lose by not have an integrated CF slot available to us?
I guess this also begs the question are integrated technologies worth while? I know most people go back and forth on the idea, and I used to be in the camp of non-integration, but the more I look at the new iPaqs the more I begin to think this might not be such a bad idea.
Sorry about the thread hijack.
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10-18-2002, 08:52 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by Disconnected
It looks like bluetooth comes with everything. I could live without bluetooth if I could have 1xrtt CDMA (is it Sprint or Verizon?), so I'd a lot rather have the combination of CDMA and 802.11b, particularly if they are still not going to have a CF slot. I know 802.11b will be available sometime in SD form, but it's still a pain to have to switch from a storage card to the wireless card.
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I like the idea of integrated wireless (GSM, CDMA,BT, WiFi, etc) but still want expansion slots (two). I would prefer to see SDIO+CF. Another good option would be just two SDIO slots. I want memory expansion and at least one IO option. I just don't want a sleave.
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