HP iPAQ hw6510 Mobile Messenger

Palm phone

Description:

HP iPAQ hw6510 Mobile Messenger offers integrated GSM/GPRS/EDGE technologies and is packed full of high-end features including an integrated keyboard, GPS Navigation, and multiple messaging capabilities - in a stylish, lightweight design.

Features :

Integrated GSM/GPRS/EDGE technologies to deliver the broadest range of high-speed data and voice connectivity.GPS Navigation powered by Tom Tom offers turn-by-turn, visual and spoken directions. This model comes with a choice of one city map from Tom Tom’s wide selection. Additional maps purchased separately. Integrated keyboard, making it easier to type e-mail, notes and instant messages at anytime. Private messenger – send and receive messages through SMS, for text, and MMS for messages that combine text, sounds, images and video. Also features instant messaging for quick and easy real-time communication. Business tool – Exchange 2003 enables you to synchronize your Outlook inbox, calendar, contacts, and tasks and remotely check appointments and other important information. Secure Digital (SDIO) and Mini-SD slots for greater storage and expansion capabilities. Integrated Bluetooth wireless technology for wireless communication with other Bluetooth devices.

Specifications:

There are immediate advantages as well as problems with this: it’s the older operating system, so it is a proven architecture, so HP doesn’t need to develop and test from the ground up. This should make it reliable and also keep the cost down. That’s why you’ll find the same processing power and memory as you would in any mid-range to high-end iPaq, namely the 312MHz Intel XScale PXA270 processor and 128MB of memory.

The device itself comes with a touch sensitive screen as well as a full QWERTY micro-keyboard. The small keys don’t feel as robust as those on the similar-shaped Palm Treo 650 do. The Messenger is wider, so it’s actually more comfortable to use and you’ll soon find yourself writing long emails on the device as well as reports. When it comes to connectivity, the OS is fully compliant with all the leading email technologies, so you can set it up with Exchange server had have email pulled to the device, or you can opt to take the Blackberry route and have mail pushed straight to the device.

The screen is 3in in size and supports the standard 320 x 240 resolution, making for a bright and trouble free screen. Bluetooth and infrared come as standard but HP has chosen to leave Wi-Fi out. While this may seem a curious choice, we have to applaud a far more beneficial tool for the mobile traveller: GPS. This is the only telephony-enabled device that comes with GPS built-in as standard. And with no awkward antenna or aerial, you’ll find that it’s a benefit without a compromise.

Conclusion:

The HP iPaq hw6510 Mobile Messenger may not be the best looking device on the market and as with all connected PDAs, there’s a trade-off between the usability and the size of the unit. That said, it works well and the quality of the device isn’t in question. We’re just concerned that HP has taken the easy route and not really released a device to try and push the market forward, which results in a ‘me too’ kind of product.

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