HP has unveiled it's first smart phone line up, the HP iPAQ 500 Series that promises to deliver a flexible wireless email experience...
HP has unveiled it's first smart phone line up, the HP iPAQ 500 Series that promises to deliver a flexible wireless email experience through convenient voice control and hands-free operation.
The iPAQ 500 Series Voice Messenger features Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) capabilities, 'push' email, and the latest Windows Mobile 6 operating system.
The new iPAQ smart phone is available with more than 20 voice commands for hands-free operation. Using a powerful "voice reply" feature, users can reply to emails by dictating and sending a voice response. Users can also listen to email and text messages, navigate through phone and calendar tasks, and speak to start applications.
Additionally, the HP iPAQ Voice Messenger has built-in Wi-Fi to provide business customers a VoIP alternative to traditional office phone set-ups. By integrating it with office phone systems, businesses can eliminate the need for desk phones and benefit from streamlined communications and reduced IT management.
According to HP, based on the new Windows Mobile 6 platform, the HP iPAQ 500 series provides business professionals with an enhanced Outlook Mobile experience, allowing users to view emails in their original HTML format, and enjoy quick access to contacts with the ability to search a call history and contacts database. In addition, the built-in Microsoft Office Mobile suite provides a familiar, easy-to-use experience.
Moreover, the smart phone is the first iPAQ device to offer over-the-air device management capabilities that HP acquired with its purchase of Bitfone Corp. HP claims that using these capabilities, businesses can remotely manage and support the iPAQ devices' performance, security and access to applications, data and networks.
Apparently, users can erase data on lost or misplaced devices to some extent, configure and repair units, and provide updates.
Additionally, the smart phone also offers digital entertainment features such as listening to music, playing videos and games, and sharing photos wirelessly, while the connectivity options include GSM/EDGE and Bluetooth wireless technology. It supports continuous talk time of up to six hours on a fully charged battery.
The HP iPAQ 500 series Voice Messenger is expected to be available in USA this Spring from HP and select authorized dealers. The pricing has not been released as it may vary internationally.
Probably a okay handheld. Better than the iPhone at least. Arrogant apple, they suck. But i think it is tupid to put a lowercase "i" in front of everything. stupid people of america.