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HP unveiled two new smartphones – HP iPAQ Data Messenger and HP iPAQ Voice Messenger, with one of them sporting a touchscreen and the other one a ROKR-style QWERTY keyboard. Let’s go briefly through each of the devices announced.
First comes the HP iPAQ Data Messenger, which prides itself with a 2.8-inch touchscreen which unfortunately doesn’t go beyond QVGA (320×240 pixels). However, there’s a slide-out QWERTY keyboard on board, making the Data Messenger look like a TyTN II competitor.
The other device, HP iPAQ Voice Messenger, comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA non-touchscreen, and the mentioned QWERTY keyboard which is fitted into an alphanumeric keypad — that’s two characters per key on its 20-key alphanumeric keypad.
In addition, both devices also come with HSDPA support, WiFi, GPS receiver, 3 megapixel camera with LED flash, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR and a microSD memory slot. Windows Mobile 6.1 is running the show.
The HP iPAQ Voice Messenger will be available by mid-November for about $570, while the HP iPAQ Data Messenger will come on the end of November for about $680.
[Via: Unwired View]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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