More than any other cell phones, HP i-PAQ rw6815, displays a highly stylish and changeable multimedia device that turns its appearance in a manner that’s worth being compared to a jewel. The stereo speakers inside confer a quality of the sound which is rather appealing; fun to play games add a note of entertainment to the pleasant mobile phone along with the windows media player and audio/video album. The wireless devices contained in HP i-PAQ rw6815 provide an elite-full experience to the users.

One shouldn’t wonder at the beauty of HP i-PAQ rw6815’s creation since the HP Compaq 8510p has made its appearance in one of the reviews issued by Laptop Reviews Central’s. This notebook provides media and desktop functionalities, having 15.4” diagonal widescreen and weighing only 6.1 lbs with its 1.1” thickness. Isn’t that a beauty? So, one can have a real jewelry kit if possessing both HP i-PAQ rw6815 and HP Compaq 8510p in his gallery of the latest electronic releases!

Going further with the HP i-PAQ rw6815’s technical data one can be persuaded of the quality of the products, HP Comp offers to the customers:

General data : a 2G Network coverage – GSM 900/1800/1900, available on the market since October, 2006 – measuring only 102 (H) x 58 (L) x 19.5 (W) and weighing 140 g, makes the unit to look like a tiny call box. The display has TFT resistive touchscreen of 256 colors, 240 x 320 pixels, 2.7 inches and handwriting recognition. Now the memory is really something: a phonebook containing unlimited entries and fields, calls may be made and received in an unlimited proportion, one may wonder how can a notion of “unlimitless” fit in such a tiny device?! The internal memory though is 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM equipped with a miniSD card slot.

Other data confirm the existence of GPRS of 10 (4+1/3+2 slots) class, a WLAN of Wi-FI 802.11b, Bluetooth v1.2 is also available, USB and infrared aren’t missing as well. And of course, a camera (2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels) is present that can shoot videos. The features include Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, Intel PXA272 416 MHz processor, Intel PXA272 416 MHz processor, SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE), and to conclude HP i-PAQ rw6815 has a stand-by battery up to 240 h and talk time up to 5 hrs 30 min.

All these being said and described above, isn’t HP iPAQ rw6815, a jewel worthy phone?

The subject of this story is a HP smartphone, but unfortunately, it’s not a brand new device, designed from scratch, but an old one, which was officially announced back in 2007. I’m talking about HP iPAQ 910c, which is based on the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system.

Even if, as I said before, the smartphone was announced about 2 years ago, it’s just now that a North American carrier thought of releasing it there.

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The features of the iPAQ 910c include: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), tri-band HSPA connectivity (850/1900/2100 MHz), a full QWERTY keyboard, a 2.4 inch touch sensitive display with a resolution of 320×240 pixels, a 3.2 megapixel camera that comes with autofocus and video recording, GPS navigation, Wi-Fi, an internal memory of 256 MB and a microSD card slot (up to 4GB).

The HP iPAQ 910c smartphone is available, if you’re interested, via Rogers, and it costs approximately $249.95, but with the condition to sign a three year contract agreement. If you’re not willing to do such a thing, then maybe you’d like to have free of contract, for $499.95.

(Source: unwiredview.com)

If you’re not familiarized with flexible displays, let me tell you they are computer displays, a little bit different from others that you have ever seen. They look like paper and they’re based almost entirely on plastic. The technology that made such displays possible also allows them to become portable, consuming less power in comparison with computer displays that are available on the market.

This unbreakable display is entirely the creation of HP and FDC and it’s based on technology invented by specialists from the HP Labs, called the self-aligned imprint lithography (SAIL). “Self aligned” means that the information that has to be patterned is imprinted so that the perfect alignment isn’t ruined despite the “process-induced distortion”.

“The display HP has created with FDC proves the technology and demonstrates the remarkable innovation we’re bringing to the rapidly growing display market”, said Carl Taussig, director, Information Surfaces, HP Labs. “In addition to providing a lower-cost process, SAIL technology represents a more sustainable, environmentally sensitive approach to producing electronic displays”.

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If you imagine that succeeding the first practical demonstration of the flexible displays is a piece of cake (though I suppose that readers are well informed with the technological progress and the difficulty that precede impressive inventions), then let me tell you you’re kind of wrong. The event is the result of hard work, lots of people being involved. The collaborative efforts between FDC and HP as well as other partners brought by FDC, including DuPont Teijin Films and E Ink made the flexible display come true. In order to be created, tasks are very well distributed. FDC is the one who “produces stacks of semiconductor materials and metals on flexible Teonex Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN) substrates from DuPont Teijin Films”.

Then, the substrates are patterned by HP using the SAIL technology, integrating E Ink’s Vizplex imaging film, in order “to produce an actively addressed flexible display on plastic”. This imaging film has a very precise role, meaning it helps images to persist even if voltage isn’t applied, so power consumption is less needed when someone wants to view text.

I’m sure that you’re all conscious about the consequences the production of such affordable displays will have, as it’s going to bring high-resolution flexible displays on the market that can be used for notebook computers, smartphones and all sorts of electronic devices. Not to mention the fact that they will be less expensive than in the present, since one of the most important and more costly components is the display. Let’s pray for HP to achieve its goal, then!

(Source: phonearea.net)

The iPAQ Data Messenger has a large touchscreen display, a full side-out alphanumeric keyboard and GPS and gives a new style to your mobile messaging experience. Therefore, this beautiful 3G smartphone helps you communicate with confidence and distinction. There is a 2.81-inch transmissive TFT touchscreen display with 65 k colors, a resolution of 320 x 240 pixel and LED backlight, which is touch sensitive for stylus or fingertip. It features, on the other hand, an integrated 3.1 Megapixel autofocus camera, with a 5x zoom, LED flash, and 320 x 240 QVGA, 640 x 480 VGA, 1280 x 1024 SXGA, 1600 x 1200 UXGA and a 2048 x 1536 QXGA resolution. Another multimedia feature is the integrated microphone, receiver, speaker and wired stereo handset.

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As far as the memory is concerned, there is a 128 MB SDRAM main memory for running applications and 256 MB flash ROM. In order to expand the storage capacity, you have 1 micro-USB connector for synchronization and charging and a 64-bit Micro SD card slot for memory expansion, which supports up to 8GB.

You can type and text quickly with the full alphanumeric slide-out keyboard, and there are also a 5-way optical navigation, 2 soft keys, ringer/sound switch, send/end buttons, keyguard button, volume control, camera button, 2 quick access keys (Windows Start and OK).

The iPAQ Data Messenger gives you the chance to communicate intelligently, by using email, phone and Internet, with advanced wireless technology, such as integrated WLAN 802.11 b/g, with WPA2 security and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, in many countries around the world. Where WiFi is available, connect without using data plan minutes. In addition, you can send instant messages with Windows Live. Data Messenger comes with 3G wireless broadband connectivity for voice and data, Quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1900 MHz), Tri-band UMTS, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA.

Measuring 5.7 x 1.71 x 11.4 cm and weighing 160 grams, this HP iPAQ comes with a removable/rechargeable 1140 mAh Lithium-Polymer (user changeable) battery.

HP iPAQ Voice Messenger is almost similar to the Data Messenger model, but it differs as far as the keyboard is concerned. The device is packing a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 LED-backlit screen, a 20-key keyboard and most everything else already mentioned on its big brother. However, the Voice Messenger is not a touchscreen phone, but it also features Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Edition. Compared to the iPAQ Data, this one is lighter at 107 grams, measures 5.0 x 1.36 x 11.4 centimeters and features a 1260 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery.

If you’re interested in the HP smartphones, the Voice Messenger is expected to be sold starting November 5th for an amount of €399 ($532), while the Data Messenger will hit the market on November 22nd, with a price of €499 ($665).

(Source HP)

There aren’t too many details available yet. However, the latest iPaq will feature a touchscreen and keypad and will use Microsoft Corporation’s Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system. In addition, the smartphone will be able to send and receive emails and access the Internet.

It’s well known the fact that people recognize HP as laptops and desktop PCs manufacturer rather than a smartphone maker. As a matter of fact, the company is quite new in this area, as it has been selling iPaq-branded devices since it acquired personal-computer maker Compaq Computer Corporation in 2002. HP has released several models in the past, including the HP iPaq hw6945 Mobile Messenger and the HP iPaq 510 Voice Messenger (the first Windows Mobile 6 smartphone). Both devices aimed at businesses and they weren’t typically sold to retail stores.

HP spokesman Mike Hockey said that the most recent iPaq device, the HP iPaq 910c Business Messenger, focused once again on the business area and was launched this summer. The smartphone is a well-stocked, messaging-centric device for mobile professionals and it has to endure the competition from HTC, Samsung and Motorola. More and more companies tend to enter the smartphone realm, such as PC maker Dell or the PC maker Acer of Taiwan who revealed its plans to launch a smartphone at the end of this year or early 2009.

In addition, the spokesman said that “the iPaq brand is extremely strong around the world, especially in the European market”. Actually, this is the reason why the new device will most likely be released in Europe within two months and only later in the world-wide.

(Source The Wall Street Journal)

It’s easy to type on a QWERTY keyboard and edit the images captured with the built-in 3MP camera on the large 2.4-inch transflective TFT touch-sensitive display with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, and using the scroll wheel you can browse through emails and documents. Windows Mobile adds corporate email and advanced business applications, which you can handle while talking on the phone using Voice Commander and HP Voice Reply.
The Voice Reply capability can be used to reply to your emails verbally and use your hands to finish something else.

In addition, Google Maps with the GPS module work together to find the best directions so you to arrive anywhere you need in the shortest time, watching turn-by-turn instructions.

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In your free time you can simply relax while listening to the music via Windows Media Player, watch cool videos or play some Java games.
HP iPAQ 910 Business Messenger runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system powered by a processor reaching 416MHz speeds. The memory is of 128MB SDRAM and 256MB Flash ROM. Other features include miniUSB for stereo headsets, microSD card, CMOS camera type with 4x digital zoom, stylus input, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, and a 1940 mAh Li-Poly battery.

The iPAQ 111 is a Personal Digital Assistant PC brought by HP to help you in your work while on the go with its Windows Mobile 6 Classic OS, Microsoft Office Mobile (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile and PDF support software.
To play on the way you have Bluetooth peripherals to connect the headphones or keyboards, and you can also view, manage or share pictures through the e-mail function.

While in the waiting room, you can play the games from the PDA or you can download others from the Internet, and why not listening some music in the headset or watch some nice videos with the Windows Media Player 10 Mobile.
With the iPAQ 111 it is easy to stay up to date with your tasks if you use its Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g support with WPA2 security in the hotspots from airports, cafes or hotels, and it also allows you to synchronize your e-mails and documents.

Described as an affordable device, the HP PDA runs on a powerful Marvell PXA310 624MHz processor, having 64MB SDRAM memory and 256 MB of flash ROM.
It is equipped with a microphone, receiver, speaker, a 3.5mm 4 pin headphone jack, a miniUSB 2.0 port for sync/data/charge, and a SDIO high-capacity card slot.

It has also integrated Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR1.

And let’s not forget about the display, which is a 3.5-inch transflective TFT RGB color touchscreen, with a resolution of 240×320 pixels and LED backlight technology.

The device measures 116.7mm x 68.9mm x 13.6mm and weights 114.6g with the 1200 mAh Li-Ion rechargeable battery included.

You can find it at a price of $300.

Now, the iPAQ 500 series started a new HP line which is to become reality due to cooperation with not very popular manufacturers. Hewlett-Packard announced two new WM6 devices, and the both will the Professional edition and feature touch-sensitive displays.

The iPAQ 600 and iPAQ 900 are similar in functionality, including quad-band GSM and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 7.2Mbps global-roaming 2G/3(.5)G support, 520 MHz Intel Marvell PXA270 Processor, 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM, WiFi 802.11b/g, and Assisted GPS. Both come with QVGA displays, 3-megapixel auto-focus cameras, Bluetooth 2.0, microSD slots and reasonable size.

The iPAQ 600 series will be available as the iPAQ 610c and the iPAQ 610 (which won’t have a camera). The European version will probably be iPAQ 614(c) as it was with the 500-series. Moreover, the candybar unit features a 2.8” display and measures 4.6 x 2.37 x 0.69 in (117 x 60.3 x 17.5 mm) with weight of 5.1 oz (145 g). A keyboard is available but it still has a “scroll-wheel” built in, in order to offer a comfortable one-handed navigation.

The display for the is in landscape orientation (2.46”-large unit) and the dimension are very similar to the 600-series, measuring 4.45” x 2.52” x 0.63” (113 x 64 x 16 mm) with weight of 5.15 oz (146g).However, the iPAQ 900 series add the full QWERTY keyboard, making it similar to the Motorola Q9h/Q9m and the BlackBerry phones.

Although HP did not announce an official manufacturer, it is believed that the new iPAQs are based on OKWAP (Chinese manufacturer) phones and that either it or Inventec will manufacture them.