02-13-2006, 12:30 PM
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HP United States Offering the... iPAQ hw6940?
"The HP iPAQ hw6900 Mobile Messenger provides all the essentials to keep your business running even when you're away from the office -- phone, e-mail, and more secure access to business-critical information. At the same time, let your HP iPAQ keep life fun using GPS Navigation, the HP Photosmart Camera, and Microsoft� Windows Media Player 10 Mobile to play your digital music and videos."
Just when you thought the iPAQ product line couldn't get more confusing, it got more confusing. :? As a follow-on from news of the hw6910/hw6915's appearance on the HP UK site, the HP US site started showing the hw6940 earlier in the day. Specs-wise, it appears to be identical to the hw6910 (thus, lacking the 1.3-megapixel camera).
Unfortunately, you'll have to wait a few months before picking one of these up. The hw6940 won't be released until late Spring 2006.
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An official press release can be found here.
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02-13-2006, 03:31 PM
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If I remember correctly, HP did something similar with the US/UK naming of the 6315. As for this device, I guess it would be okay if not for that ridiculous screen. What's with all the backwards progress on Phone Editions?
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02-13-2006, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by gibson042
If I remember correctly, HP did something similar with the US/UK naming of the 6315.
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HP has never been great with model numbers. In fact, the first-generation Mobile Messenger series was one of their worst: hw6510, hw6510a, hw6510b, hw6510c, hw6510d, hw6510h, hw6515, hw6515a, hw6515b, hw6515c, hw6515d, hw6515e, hw6515f, hw6515h. :|
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02-13-2006, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by gibson042
I guess it would be okay if not for that ridiculous screen. What's with all the backwards progress on Phone Editions?
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Don't be too quick to judge the small screen. Once I got used to it I liked it. 
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02-13-2006, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerry Raia
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Originally Posted by gibson042
I guess it would be okay if not for that ridiculous screen. What's with all the backwards progress on Phone Editions?
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Don't be too quick to judge the small screen. Once I got used to it I liked it. |
How can anyone like viewing less information and having to scroll more?
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02-13-2006, 04:59 PM
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I guess we entered a "new" era of lower resolution screens. Has anyone tried viewing a web page with this resolution. Well, I have tried it on the Treo-700W (Should be renamed into Treo 350) and it is useless as I can�t count how many times I had to scroll back and fourth. My understanding was that the benefit of having a communicator over a regular pocket pc was to be able to browse the web. It seems that these screens defeat the whole purpose!
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02-13-2006, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerry Raia
Don't be too quick to judge the small screen. Once I got used to it I liked it. |
I'll readily admit that I haven't even tried one. My complaint is mostly philosophical; 240x240 is directly inferior to the formerly standard 320x240. I wouldn't have anything to say if the square-screen devices were instead 480x480, or even the Treo 650's 320x320 (if the latter was supported by Windows Mobile).
For me personally, VGA is the only way to go. But I doubt that anyone would prefer a low resolution screen over a high one, all else being equal. How much more would you have been willing to pay for a 480x480 hw6515 if one had been available?
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02-13-2006, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
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Originally Posted by gibson042
If I remember correctly, HP did something similar with the US/UK naming of the 6315.
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HP has never been great with model numbers. In fact, the first-generation Mobile Messenger series was one of their worst: hw6510, hw6510a, hw6510b, hw6510c, hw6510d, hw6510h, hw6515, hw6515a, hw6515b, hw6515c, hw6515d, hw6515e, hw6515f, hw6515h. :| |
Well, here are the model numbers for the hw6900 series.
HP iPAQ hw6965 Mobile Messenger � GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, w/ camera - FA747AA#UUF � AP English; FA747AA#ABG � Generic � AUST/NZ English; FA747AA#ARE � Malaysia English; FA747AA#AB0 � T-Chinese (Taiwan); FA747AA#AB5 � T-Chinese (Hong Kong)
HP iPAQ hw6945 Mobile Messenger � GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, w/ camera - FA745AA#ABA � Generic English Commercial (Brightpoint); FA746AA#ABA � Generic English Commercial (Rogers); FA746AA#ABC � Generic French Commercial (Rogers)
HP iPAQ hw6940 Mobile Messenger � GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, w/o camera - FA743AA#ABA � Generic English Commercial (Brightpoint) w/o camera; FA744AA#ABA � Generic English Commercial (Rogers) w/o camera; FA744AA#ABC � Generic French Commercial (Rogers) w/o camera
HP iPAQ hw6925 Mobile Messenger � GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, w/ camera � Cingular branded, US - FA740AA#ABA � Cingular Retail; FA741AA#ABA � Cingular Commercial; FA742AA#ABA � Cingular Commercial (SIM kitted)
HP iPAQ hw6920 Mobile Messenger � GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, w/o camera � Cingular branded, US - FA737AA#ABA � Cingular Retail � w/o camera; FA738AA#ABA � Cingular Commercial � w/o camera; FA739AA#ABA � Cingular Commercial � w/o camera (SIM kitted)
HP iPAQ hw6915 Mobile Messenger � GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, w/ camera - FA736AA#ABU � UK English; FA736AA#ABB � Euro English; FA736AA#ABF � French; FA736AA#ABZ � Italian; FA736AA#ABE � Spanish; FA736AA#ABD � German;
FA736AA#ACB � Russian; FA736AT#ABU � UK English (Top Value); FA736AT#ABB � Euro English (Top Value); FA736AT#ABF � French (Top Value); FA736AT#ABZ � Italian (Top Value); FA736AT#ABE � Spanish (Top Value); FA736AT#ABD � German (Top Value)
HP iPAQ hw6910 Mobile Messenger � GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, w/o camera - FA735AA#ABU � UK English � w/o camera; FA735AA#ABB � Euro English � w/o camera; FA735AA#ABF � French � w/o camera; FA735AA#ABZ � Italian � w/o camera; FA735AA#ABE � Spanish � w/o camera; FA735AA#ABD � German � w/o camera; FA735AA#ACB � Russian � w/o camera; FA735AT#ABU � UK English � w/o camera (Top Value); FA735AT#ABB � Euro English � w/o camera (Top Value); FA735AT#ABF � French � w/o camera (Top Value); FA735AT#ABZ � Italian � w/o camera (Top Value); FA735AT#ABE � Spanish � w/o camera (Top Value); FA735AT#ABD � German � w/o camera (Top Value)
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02-13-2006, 05:36 PM
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WOW
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02-13-2006, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
Well, here are the model numbers for the hw6900 series.
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Glad we got that cleared up! :lol:
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