HP Announces the iPAQ 1940

[Janak Parekh]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/parekh-20030623-HP-1940.pdf' target='_blank'>http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/ima...623-HP-1940.pdf</a><br /><br /></div>Today, HP is also announcing the impending release of the iPAQ 1940 units.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/parekh-20030623-HP-1940.jpg" /><br /><br />While HP doesn't have the specs up on their press kit page, I've linked our copy of the data sheet. The unit, an evolution of the 1910, has a Samsung 2410 266MHz ARM processor, 64MB of RAM (and apparently most will be actually useable), a 3.5" transflective display, integrated Bluetooth, an SD slot explicitly capable of SDIO (and which will be compatible with a 802.11b SDIO card), and is .5" thick and weighs 4.37 oz. For those of you who don't need the CF of the 2210, this sounds like an ideal unit.

[GuSo]

Cool Device u Know how much it will be?

[ctmagnus]

2.5 mm headphone jack?!? Very odd imo.

[Dave Conger]

Cool Device u Know how much it will be?

$299

[Dave Conger]

2.5 mm headphone jack?!? Very odd imo.

All 1910 series devices use that. I agree, would have been better to fit a more standard size for simply a headphone.

[Michel]

Anyone knows how that Samsung chip performs?
Can it be overclocked?

[Anthony Caruana]

I am curious... I would have thought, at least from what I can see from Austrlaia, that built in Bluetooth is less "useful" than inbuilt WiFi.

Just my $0.05

[TopDog]

I am curious... I would have thought, at least from what I can see from Austrlaia, that built in Bluetooth is less "useful" than inbuilt WiFi. Not from my perspective. I mainly need to be online with my PDA when I'm outside/not-at-home, and then I use GPRS and bluetooth.

Hmmm... looks like I'll be selling my Axim with Socket BT-card soon if this unit is as cool as it sounds ;-)

[pro_worm]

But it doesn't have spell checker :(
And there is no way to add it :evil:

[Dave Conger]

But it doesn't have spell checker :(
And there is no way to add it :evil:

If the would just put in the dang 32MB ROM...but I guess that would up the price at least $50.

[ECOslin]

I was intrigued by this device with alternative processor. I'd like bluetooth integrated. The deal killer was the lack of a CF slot.

Edward

[Skoobouy]

Just a couple of notes from the Brighthand forums:

2.5 mm headphone jack?!? Very odd imo.

All 1910 series devices use that. I agree, would have been better to fit a more standard size for simply a headphone.

I read from Huanzhinong in Brighthand that "1940 and 1930 has a adapter in the package." If that's true, then this is virtually a non-issue.

But it doesn't have spell checker :(
And there is no way to add it :evil:

If the would just put in the dang 32MB ROM...but I guess that would up the price at least $50.

Two things: first, vispi from Brighthand wrote, "the transcriber has a spellcheck, so all you need is installed transcriber." And second, I read that Pocket Word is the same across both PPC2k3 versions.

[roberto_torres]

Anyone knows why HP didn't used an Xsacale processor on this one?
I think PXA 256 would have been a more ovious choice.

[ConceptVBS]

Anyone knows why HP didn't used an Xsacale processor on this one?
I think PXA 256 would have been a more ovious choice.

Quote from PCWorld:

"All the HP handhelds share integrated Bluetooth technology for short-range wireless connectivity, and all come with printing software that lets users print documents on Bluetooth or infrared printers, says Cindy Box, HP's director of marketing for handhelds. "With our new launch on Monday, we've got the broadest range of handheld products than ever before," she says.

The range of HP's handheld products is the most impressive part of Monday's announcement, since the new devices themselves are largely incremental upgrades over previous iPaqs, says Todd Kort, a Gartner analyst. But other new features are important, such as the use of Bluetooth, SDIO, and transflective displays across all of the new models, he adds.

Newest HP Handhelds

HP's new h1940 is the same size and weight as the older h1910 PDA, but HP switched to a 266MHz processor from Samsung Electronics for the new handheld, Box says. The h1910 currently uses a 200MHz XScale processor. The Samsung chip offers performance in between that of a 300MHz XScale and a 400MHz XScale processor, but provides a better value than the 400MHz chip, she says.

Samsung's processor integrates the graphics controller and memory management functions directly onto the chip, which cuts down on the number of components needed on the PDA's motherboard, Box says.

The h1940 comes with a 3.5-inch screen and 64MB of SDRAM. The device measures 4.46 inches high by 2.75 inches wide by .5 inches thick, and weighs 4.37 ounces.

It will cost $299 in the U.S., but a lower-priced version called the h1930 is available outside the U.S. now and in the U.S. in the third quarter, Box says. The h1930 will come without integrated Bluetooth and with a 203MHz Samsung processor, she adds. "

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,111272,00.asp

[Crystal Eitle]

Poor ol' 1910 sure looks sad next to its shiny younger sister the 1940. Curiously, the 1910 still is listing at $299 on the HP site, the same price as the 1940.

[swimmer]

Curiously, the 1910 still is listing at $299 on the HP site, the same price as the 1940.
Does that mean they're shipping it already?

[HTK]

I was just waiting for that
the new ipaq from the 1900 series

[rmasinag]

AMEN! Jump for joy! hehehe
I'll prolly have this baby for my bday which is 5 days after it becomes available.

Finally, small formfactor with BT!

I'm pretty sure someone will come out with an overclock for the Samsung chip down the road so I'm not worried, just have to make sure to buy an extra battery.

It's good to be a geek these days :mrgreen:

[Jonathan1]

One word......BENCHMARKS

Show me the benchmarks. Until I see real world results I will remain carefully optimistic.