06-10-2008, 08:30 PM
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HP Shipping iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger
"HP today announced the first shipment date of the HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger, a 3G smartphone designed for maximum mobile productivity to a global audience at the HP Connecting Your World conference. The HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger shines with a stylish, glossy, piano-black design and features an integrated QWERTY keyboard, Microsoft Windows® Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system and the latest wireless technologies,(1) to simplify the complexities of business and personal life. The feature-packed HP iPAQ 900 Series offers voice and mobile email communications, along with support for critical business applications. It uses tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE wireless technology to allow customers to make calls(2) and quickly access the Internet around the world, while integrated BluetoothTM and Wi-Fi wireless technology allows for convenient connectivity. "
Ah HP, the company that everyone loves to criticize for their tardiness and odd behavior when it comes to mobile devices (it all went down hill after the 6315... 4 years ago...). Anyway, they're apparently shipping their iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger (A.k.a. a Pocket PC Phone) now, and it doesn't look half bad. WM 6.1, Modern design, Wifi / bluetooth / GPS / GSM / GPRS / EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA / EIEIO (OK, joking about the last one...) and a 3 Megapixel camera. If it is actually shipping, that's a good thing.
Press release after the break.
HP 3G Smartphone Delivers Productivity On the Go
BERLIN, June 10, 2008 – HP today announced the first shipment date of the HP iPAQ Business Messenger, a 3G smartphone designed for maximum mobile productivity, to a global audience at the HP Connecting Your World conference.
Available worldwide beginning June 30, the HP Business Messenger shines with a stylish, glossy, piano-black design and features an integrated QWERTY keyboard, Microsoft Windows® Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system and the latest wireless technologies,(1) to simplify the complexities of business and personal life.
The feature-packed HP iPAQ Business Messenger also offers voice and mobile email communications, along with support for critical business applications. It uses tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE wireless technology to allow customers to make calls(2) and quickly access the Internet from around the world, while integrated Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi wireless technology allow for convenient connectivity.
“As more of the workforce becomes mobile, people are demanding greater sophistication and functionality from smartphones,” said Paul Damiani, vice president and general manager, Handheld Business Unit, Personal Systems Group, HP. “HP has used customer feedback to develop devices that not only provide connectivity, productivity tools and GPS navigation, but also support the business applications that truly keep the on-the-go professional connected.”
The HP iPAQ Business Messenger runs on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system for access to familiar productivity applications and a richer mobile experience with Internet browsing and texting, simpler email and wireless setup, and security enhancements.
The device features an alphanumeric QWERTY thumb keyboard for fast typing, a touch-screen display and a five-way navigation button and scroll wheel on the side allowing convenient one-handed navigation through menus and emails. Built-in Cyberon Voice Commander and HP Voice Reply features enable hands-free emailing and other device commands.(3)
Those constantly on the move will welcome turn-by-turn navigation(4) via built-in GPS. The HP iPAQ Business Messenger also features Microsoft Internet Sharing software that simplifies connecting to the Internet with a notebook PC anywhere high-speed cellular data networks are available.
In addition to the latest entertainment applications from Windows Mobile 6.1, the HP iPAQ Business Messenger features a 3-megapixel camera. Photos captured with an HP iPAQ can be directly uploaded to the leading online photo service Snapfish, as well as other online digital photo services.
The HP iPAQ Business Messenger also supports HP Enterprise Mobility Suite, the HP mobile device management solution that allows easy setup and over-the-air manageability. The suite allows enterprises to remotely manage, help secure and support mobile devices for maximum device performance and access to applications, data and networks.
Pricing and availability
The HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger will be available worldwide. Shipping dates will vary by region and are expected to begin by June 30. Prices will vary by country and region.
More information on the HP iPAQ 900 Series is available in an online press kit at www.hp.com/personal.
About HP
HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers – from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world’s largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $110.4 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2008. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.
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06-10-2008, 09:03 PM
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Intellectual
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I know many folks hate HP for various reasons, but I do like the looks of this PDA. I currently have an HP 6945, and it has served me well. I am a bit disappointed in the screen on this new device; the 910 has a 2.4" while the 6945 has a 3" screen. Despite the smaller screen, the device itself isn't any lighter than my 6945. At least the resolution is improved (320x240 910 vs. 240x240 6945), but really, 320x240 is the same res we were using with wm2002, LOL.
HP has some tough competition with Samsung's static-keyboard device, and perhaps more competition with the upcoming Palm 800 devices. Price will likely be a major factor.
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06-10-2008, 09:13 PM
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Mystic
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Its strange after months of chasing all of the "touchy" feely phones announced, HP's business phone may actually seem revolutionary.
It will surely have people scratching their heads since they probably wont understand what it is. Where's the cube? Where's the gestures?
Sorry, just being a bit silly.
As a potential workhorse, it is somewhat attractive.
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06-10-2008, 09:18 PM
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Theorist
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I was set to get this when it was first announced or the Velocity querty - but after having tried the concept version of Netfront 3.5 and Opera 9.5 I dont think that screen size will work at all well for me. Comparing this to the Samsung Omnia with its 3.2in screen (my current favorite) it doesnt stack up well. Another issue is the onboard memory, with the choice of 8 or 16GB on the Samsung it frees up my memory slot for those GPS apps that are now coming out only on microSD cards. As tomtom has abandoned the PPC market and the better options (Garmin, Oncourse/iGo) are only available preinstalled on a card the Samsung has come at the best time for me. The convenience of the always available keyboard is outweighed by the bigger screen and memory of the Samsung.
Plus there is HP's poor support, will this device receive an upgrade when Internet Explorer Mobile 6 is released?
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06-10-2008, 10:24 PM
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Intellectual
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Not Quite Yet
Not a big deal, but this device isn't actually shipping now. The first paragraph of the press release is a bit ambiguous, but if you look way down to the bottom you'll see:
Shipping dates will vary by region and are expected to begin by June 30.
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06-11-2008, 04:48 PM
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Thinker
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Is it just me or does it seem like a very bad idea to include a camera in a "business phone"? 
I have started caring an old tri-band phone I have in my laptop case and have to move my SIM from my "real" phone (AT&T Tilt) whenever I've visiting a client. It's a royal PITA that would have been solved if they had just left off the pathetic camera in the first place. The Tilt also has a 3M Pixel camera, but with the "pin-hole" size lens, it's worthless anyway and simply causes issues for those of us that can't take cameras everywhere.
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06-11-2008, 09:04 PM
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Intellectual
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Quote:
Originally Posted by daS
Is it just me or does it seem like a very bad idea to include a camera in a "business phone"? |
HP is one of the few companies that produces PDAs both with and without cameras. The 910's predecessor, the 6945, also has a brother called the 6920 that lacks a seeing-eye. I doubt that HP will stray from its previous practice of producing camera-free versions, but who knows.
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06-13-2008, 12:26 AM
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Okay, show of hands...
How many people actually USE their camera? And, how often?
Frankly, I can probably count the number of times I've used my phone's camera in the past four years on one hand. I wouldn't miss it if I never had a camera option again.
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06-13-2008, 03:20 AM
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Pupil
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Jornadas
I really miss the first HP Jornadas, like the 565, it was my first quantum leap on PocketPc's scince the fisrt cassiopeas. I hope this one has the same quality as the old ones.
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06-13-2008, 03:12 PM
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Pontificator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad Adrian
Okay, show of hands...
How many people actually USE their camera? And, how often?
Frankly, I can probably count the number of times I've used my phone's camera in the past four years on one hand. I wouldn't miss it if I never had a camera option again.
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I think this may be a chicken or egg argument. I don't use mine much, but that's primarily because most these cameras are SO awful. If the manufacturer actually included a camera that was half-way decent I would use it much more often. The camera in the Tilt is a total joke. Press the button and wait about 5 seconds for the picture to snap. Gee, why is everything blurry, again? 
Nokia and SE seemed to have figured this out, but it seems most WM manufacturers consider it a necessary evil that only adds to the cost of building the phone.
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