HP Goes iPaq Mad

Written by Adam Gosling

Friday, 07 September 2007

Hewlett Packard has rolled out a raft of new handhelds and a handful of notebooks in a massive product announcement that included no less than 59 new products including software and enterprise focussed utilities. Chief amongst the new features in the iPaq range was the inclusion of 3G connectivity and GPS, but Enterprise IT managers will be well pleased with a number of management and customisation utilities that eases the job of managing a large fleet of mobile devices. There are also almost three dozen handheld accessories on the announcement list In all there were five new handhelds (see list at bottom) and three new new laptops with screen sizes ranging from a 14.1-inch widescreen on the HP Compaq 6520, display; to the HP Compaq 6820 with its 17-inch widescreen display. In the middle the the HP Compaq 6720 has a 15.4-inch widescreen. The new iPaq 900 and iPaq 600 are available in tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band GSM/EDGE, in addition to Wi-Fi connectivity. The Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional have 3-megapixel cameras. The iPaq 900 is a QWERTY device. The laptops are well spec'd with Intel Core 2 Duo processor but while extact pricing isn't set in every region the arly indication looks pretty competitive. There were five new handhelds plus five mobile software programs HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger - 3G phone with QWERTY keyboard; HP iPAQ 600 Series Business Navigator - A two-in-one 3G phone and navigation device; HP iPAQ 300 Series Travel Companion - Handheld GPS device for business and personal travel featuring graphics acceleration and available 3D maps; HP iPAQ 200 Series Enterprise Handheld - Powerful, large screen PDA with Wi-Fi that is well-suited to run a broad range of business applications; HP iPAQ 100 Series Classic Handheld - Big screen, simple synchronization and Wi-Fi connectivity; HP Enterprise Mobility Suite - Provides mobile device management capabilities that ease device deployments and management within the enterprise; HP iPAQ Custom Touch - Small lot iPAQ customization conveniently preloads iPAQ devices with custom applications, themes and settings for enterprise customers; HP iPAQ location-based services - A web destination where users can personalize their trip plans, map content and update device software; HP Total Care - A suite of services to help iPAQ customers design, manage and implement business mobility, with application mobilization, one-stop help desk, and leasing and lifecycle management; HP iPAQ Mobile Broadband Connect - Access the Internet on an HP notebook or PC through a tethered iPAQ 3G phone for high-speed mobile broadband connectivity. All in all there was way too much to cover here. Go to the announcement site dubbed Your Life Is the Show. Related news items iPhone Gets Enterprise Credibility -16/07/2007 The One PIM To Rule Them All -25/06/2007 Sony Ericsson Says 'Email For All' -17/06/2007 Two New Walkman Phones From Sony Ericsson -17/06/2007 GPS Phone Solutions From Sony Ericsson -17/06/2007 Newer news items Next-Gen 3G RAZR DownUnder -24/09/2007 Nokia E51: Smarter Than It Looks -19/09/2007 New Pearl Colours Coming -18/09/2007 Palm Goes Consumer With Treo 500v -12/09/2007 First Windows 6 Palm In Australia -12/09/2007 Older news items Optus, Vodafone Adopt A New Windows Smartphone -08/08/2007 NASA Says No iPhones, But BlackBerry Okay -31/07/2007 iPhone Proving Tough Nut To Crack -18/07/2007 New BlackBerry Has Wi-Fi -18/07/2007 MOTO Q 9h In Australia On Vodafone -16/07/2007 Tag This Now: